Roger Craig Smith is an American voice actor. He is known for his voice roles in video games such as

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in the ''

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'' series (2009–2017),

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in the ''

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'' series (2009–2011), Kyle Crane in ''

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'' (2015), the titular character, E-123 Omega, and the Wisp Announcer (among other characters) in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series (2010–present), and Mirage in ''

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''. In addition, he has voiced

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in several

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projects, and

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in '' Batman: Arkham Origins'' (2013), '' Batman: Arkham Shadow'' (2024), and several other DC projects featuring the character.

Early life and career

Smith was born in

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and raised in

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. He is of Scotch-Irish descent. Smith acted in productions while at non-profit organization MYART in middle school as well as at Foothill High School. He attended

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where he briefly performed stand-up comedy for five years. He graduated from the Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in 2003 with a degree in screenwriting. While studying at Chapman, he hosted a local variety show. Upon graduating from college, he left stand-up comedy and begin pursuing voice acting full time in 2004, his stand-up routines also helped him in his approach to his voice acting career.

Career

Smith's voice work has been called upon by companies such as

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. Since 2007, he has been the narrator for ''

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''. Smith became the third official voice of the

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character

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in the video game series of the same name beginning in 2010, replacing

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. Outside of the video games, he reprised the role as the character again in the animated spinoff television series ''

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'', as well as in cameo roles in ''

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'' and its sequel ''

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''. In January 2021, he revealed on his Twitter account that he would no longer be voicing the character, which was later retracted in May 2021, when he announced his return to the franchise. Smith also voices

from the ''

'' series,

in the ''

'' series, Hawkodile and Richard from ''

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'', Baron Draxum in

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Season 2, Captain America / Steve Rogers in several ''

'' projects, Deidara in '' Naruto: Shippuden'',

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and various other characters in ''

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'', Shinji Hirako in ''

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'', Martin Reest in ''

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'', and Batman / Bruce Wayne in '' Batman: Arkham Origins'', '' Batman: Arkham Shadow'', '' Batman Ninja'', and '' Superman: Red Son'', Kyle Crane in ''

'' and Mirage in ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Animation

Anime

Video games

Web

Theme parks

References

External links

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