Voiceover for Games
Credits include:
Total War: Warhammer 2 & 3, Dark Souls 2, Lego Marvel Superheroes, Tin Hearts, The Excavation of Hobs Barrow, Rogue Trader 40k, Forgotton Anne, Live A Live, The Bard’s Tale IV, Neuronet: Mendax Proxy.
Having grown up with a ZX Spectrum and been a console owner all the way up to the current generation, voicing games has always been a huge passion of mine.
As games become more advanced and filmic, authentic characterisation and believable performances are becoming more important, regardless of whether you’re playing a grounded character or a very heightened one. Having trained at one of the foremost drama schools in the UK, the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, has provided me with an entire toolbox of techniques to draw upon depending on the project. I have also coached extensively with Dave Fennoy, Tom Keegan and Adele Cutting on a huge variety of different gaming material.
Essential for gaming work is the ability to inhabit a number of different characters at the drop of a hat, as some projects require a whole host of different voices to populate a world.
As many games involve long sessions and a series of ‘efforts’ to be recorded, having rock-solid vocal technique and stamina is also vital.
Having worked on a huge range of projects, from triple AAA titles to small Indie projects and everything in-between, I have extensive experience of delivering performances perfectly suited to each individual project. Being a gamer doesn’t automatically make you proficient at voicing them, but my experience lends me a greater understanding of the mechanics of different genres, and how a vocal performance can serve that. Having recorded both VO and full motion-capture, I’m fully prepared to conduct extensive sessions in person or via remote direction, with Source Connect, ipDTL, Skype and Zoom all available.
Video Game Showreel
Rogue Trader 40k
Dracula
Neuronet: Mendax Proxy
Onward
Games I’m featured in…
Behind the Scenes…
Fantasy Orc (Warhammer 40k)
Heartfelt Hero (Assassin’s Creed)
Manipulative Villain (Bioshock)
Raging Cockney (Peaky Blinders)
Benefits of hiring Chris for your game…
Chris has been a passionate gamer since the 1980s, when he wouldn’t blink twice at the 20 minute loading times of his XS Spectrum. Having hedged his bets during the Nintendo vs Sega console wars of the 1990s by playing both, he’s been a regular gamer ever since (check out his top 10 games as discussed on his blog here.
It was Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect that showed him how actors could bring real depth to characters in the medium. Since making his debut in Dark Souls II, he has played everything from romanceable companions to over a dozen different NPCs in the same title.
Emotional Depth and Complexity
Chris’ extensive actor training means he can access authentic emotions quickly and apply them with rigour. This is an invaluable skill in keeping gamers immersed in the experience while also allowing to explore alternate takes with collaborators to make sure character choices are credible, dynamic and varied.
Vocal Transformation and Character Creation
Chris uses the Laban to create clearly defined characters, both vocally and physically when required. This ensures that all choices are fully inhabited and each character is unique, avoiding formulaic or stereotypical end results. You can check out how Chris applies his approach in the video below.
Recording in the Ideal Space for Voice Acting
One of the main priorities in the creation of Chris’ studio was to have the space to fully explore a character’s physicality while maintaining the highest possible audio quality. As a result, he has the room to shout, run and jump or be quiet and intimate without having to adjust a thing. This ensures the focus is ALWAYS on the performance rather than the tech.
Being centrally located in London, UK, Chris is also within easy reach of all the major audio service providers for video games, such as Side UK, Pitstop Productions, Molinare, Liquid Violet and OMUK.
Always delighted to work with gaming audio specialists across the UK!