Do you know that Marvel’s Nick Fury gave his voice to Officer Tenpenny in San Andreas? Today I’ll tell you about 10 Hollywood actors who appear in video games.
1) Samuel L. Jackson
San Andres’s main antagonist’s voice was provided by Marvel’s Nick Fury, whose real name is Samuel L. Jackson, and talking about Frank Tenpenny. Frank was a corrupt police officer in the LSPD and one of the crash leaders.
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2) Kevin Spacey
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is popular for his work in House of Cards, The Usual Suspects, and Seven. He was seen in ‘Call of Duty – Advanced Warfare’ as Jonathan Irons. Call of Duty – Advanced Warfare, which was released in 2014, is a 1st person shooter game and was published by Activation. His character Jonathan Irons started as a supporting character but as the story progressed, we came to know that Jonathan was the main antagonist.
3) Ray Liotta
Goodfellas and Field of Dreams and Shades of Blue’s legendary actor Ray Liotta did a voice-over for an iconic and the most-played character of all time (10 Hollywood Actors Who Appear in Video Games). Yes, you guessed it right! GTA-Vice City’s main character is Tommy Vercetti. Those were the days when we used to play only the whole day. Though Ray had said he was stunned by the success of GTA-Vice City because he had no idea about video games and their market. Hence he felt that he was being charged less.
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4) Kristen Bell
Veronica Mars, The Good Place, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall actress Kristen Bell also contributed to video games. In addition to Disney’s Frozen, Kristen Bell has also given her voice to Lucy Stillman in the Assassin’s Creed series. Although Lucy’s character was killed in Assassin’s Creed-Brotherhood.
5) Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel is one of the highest-grossing actors in the world, who is famous for his Fast and Furious franchise character Dominic Toretto. Diesel has appeared in many games like Chronicles of Riddick, Escape from the Butcher, and Assault on Dark Athena which are adaptations of movies into video games (10 Hollywood Actors Who Appear in Video Games). Diesel plays the character of Riddick in these games. Both games are first-person action games and the storyline is also interesting.
Apart from these, he appeared in Diesel-The Wheelman. The Wheelman was an open-world driving experience game, which was launched in 2009 across various platforms. He also played his iconic character in 2020’s Fast & Furious Crossroads. This game was a racing and action RPG, which was based on the Fast & Furious film franchise. Critics, however, viewed this game in a very hostile light. They were delisted within 2 years of their release. Vin Diesel’s fans should not worry because in 2023 Vin Diesel will play Santiago’s role in Ark 2. Ark 2 is a sequel to Ark Survival Evolved which was released in 2017.
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6) Megan Fox
Famous actress Megan Fox is known for Transformers and Jennifer’s Body. She played the character Amelia in Stormfall – Rise of Balur. It is an MMO RPG mobile game, which was released in 2015 for iOS and Android. It was very popular among mobile gamers and was downloaded more than 10 million times on the Play Store.
7) Keanu Reeves
Internet’s most beloved actor who is also known as Internet’s boyfriend and who is famous for his wholesomeness and action-packed movies, like the John Wick franchise (10 Hollywood Actors Who Appear in Video Games). In Cyberpunk 2077, which was released in 2020 he was seen playing the character of Johnny Silverhand, which is the main character for most of the story. Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action role-playing video game developed and published by CD Projekt Red.
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8) Kit Harrington
Jon Snow aka Kit Harrington also portrayed a negative role in a video game. He played the character of Salen Kotch in Call of Duty-Infinite Warfare. Salen Kotch was the main antagonist. Although it’s weird to know that Kit Harrington portrayed a villain’s role in an interview, he said that he was very excited to have a villain’s role. This is because he is usually cast as a good guy. He also said that he enjoyed playing psychotic and unpredictable characters, but seriously, Salen Kotch’s character in COD-Infinite Warfare was something else and if you haven’t checked it out yet, then you definitely should.
9) Giancarlo Esposito
Better Call Saul’s Gus Fring aka Giancarlo Esposito also appeared in a famous game (10 Hollywood Actors Who Appear in Video Games). You guessed it right! He was seen playing the role of Anton Castillo in Far Cry 6. He played a negative role here as well. Far cry 6 was released on 7th October 2021. This was the 6th major game in the Far Cry series, which was set on a fictional Caribbean island named Yara.
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10) Rami Malek
From cyber security engineer to the noted singer Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek has done it all but do you know that he has portrayed a protagonist in a fantasy horror game? Until Dawn, which was released in 2015 for PlayStation 4. Rami played the character of Joshua Washington in this game. Critics praised Until Dawn for its butterfly effect system. (10 Hollywood Actors Who Appear in Video Games)
