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Robert Clotworthy is an American voice actor and narrator. He is best known as the narrator for the
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series '' Ancient Aliens'' and '' The Curse of Oak Island'' and his role as the voice of Jim Raynor in the '' StarCraft'' video game series.


Career


Early career

Clotworthy's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen. In an interview, he stated, "My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions. I met some of the finest voice talent ( Jerry Stiller,
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etc.) and they inspired me."


Role as Jim Raynor

Clotworthy starred as the voice of Jim Raynor in the ''StarCraft'' series of
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s. He first appeared as Raynor in '' StarCraft'', and reprised his role in the expansion '' StarCraft: Brood War''. A reader's poll for
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voted Raynor one of video gaming's top ten heroes, with GameSpot giving specific praise to Clotworthy's voice acting. Twelve years after the release of ''StarCraft'', Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty''. The storyline of ''Wings of Liberty'' focuses primarily on the Terrans and Raynor in particular, with Raynor taking the role of main character. A review of ''Wings of Liberty'' on ITP.net stated that Raynor was "voiced to perfection" by Clotworthy and he was selected as the winner of "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting" by reactiontime.co.uk. He returned to the role with the expansions '' StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm'' and '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'', as well as
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's crossover video game ''
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''.


Other roles

Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs. He appeared as "Forensic Technician" in four episodes of the 1980s US TV series ''
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''. He was the narrator on the
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nominated documentaries '' Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy'' and '' Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed''. He worked on ''
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''. He also narrated ''Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest'' and ''Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight''. Clotworthy has guest starred on ''
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'', ''
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''. In 2014, he voiced the Espheni (referred to as "The Monk") in the
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'', and made an on-screen appearance in ''
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'' as a Veteran Affairs doctor who consults with Chris Kyle. He also voiced the Black Knight/Zelgius and Finn in
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's mobile game '' Fire Emblem Heroes''. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


References


External links


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