Roger Clark (born July 14, 1978) is an

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actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Arthur Morgan through performance capture in the 2018 video game '' ">Red Dead Redemption 2'', a role which garnered him critical acclaim and numerous accolades.

Early life

Clark was born in the United States on July 14, 1978, the son of an Irish mother and an Irish-American father. The family spent each summer vacationing in his mother's hometown of

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. When he was 12 years old, the family permanently moved to Sligo, where he later completed his

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. He later moved to

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to study theatre, media, and drama at the

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. After living and working in

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for a number of years, he relocated to

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in the early 2010s.

Career

Clark provided the performance capture for Arthur Morgan, the protagonist of the 2018 video game ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in a fictiona ...

''. His performance earned him numerous awards and nominations. He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 150 audiobooks.

Personal life

Clark has dual American and Irish citizenship. He married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2014. They have two sons; the eldest (born 2013) is on the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and honors

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Roger Living people 1978 births 21st-century American male actors American expatriates in Ireland American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Male actors from New Jersey American people of Irish descent The Game Awards winners