Logan Cunningham is an American actor. He is best known for his voice roles in video games developed and published by American independent video game development studio

Supergiant Games Supergiant Games, LLC is an American independent video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher based in San Francisco. It was founded in 2009 by Amir Rao and Gavin Simon, and is known for the critically acclaimed games ''Bastion (vide ...

. Cunningham's voice over work in video game titles has received recognition from the video game industry. He was conferred the Performer in a Supporting Role BAFTA Award in 2021 for his work as multiple characters in the roguelike video game ''

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Career

The 2011 title ''

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'' is Logan Cunningham's first acting project in the video game industry. He agreed to participate in the project as a personal favor for his friends. As the principal voice actor of ''Bastion'', Cunningham worked closely with the game's audio director

Darren Korb Darren Korb (born November 5, 1983) is an American songwriter, composer, and voice actor. Korb is best known for writing the music featured in ''Bastion'', ''Transistor'', ''Pyre'' and ''Hades'', all of which were developed by indie developer Sup ...

and recorded his lines as the game's narrator from a small closet within an apartment in New York. ''Bastion'' critical and commercial success allowed Cunningham the opportunity to resign from his job at a movie theater to undertake full-time work as an actor. Cunningham hosted the inaugural New York Game Awards at the Cantor Film Center in 2012. Cunningham would continue his role as the principal voice actor of subsequent titles developed and published by Supergiant Games, sometimes voicing multiple characters as in 2017's ''

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'' and 2020's ''Hades''. Cunningham plays six different named roles in ''Hades'': Lord

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, Asterius, and The Storyteller. Cunningham also voiced the game's patch notes during its early access developmental period. Cunningham has received critical acclaim for his video game voice acting work, which has been described by critics like ''

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'' staff and Jordan Devore from ''

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'' as an essential element that positively impacted the critical success enjoyed by Supergiant Games' titles. Notable accolades received by Cunningham include the Lead Performance in a Comedy NAVGTR Award in 2012 for his role in ''Bastion'', as well as the Performer in a Supporting Role at the 2021 BAFTA Games Awards for his roles in ''Hades''. In May 2021, Cunningham was the subject of a

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event titled "Games Performance Masterclass" hosted by BAFTA.

Personal life

Cunningham grew up in the Bay Area and San Jose in the state of

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. Cunningham is a childhood friend of Amir Rao, the co-founder of

. They met each other through youth soccer events. Cunningham later attended a high school which has a well developed theater program, where he became acquainted with Darren Korb. Cunningham, Korb and Rao all moved to New York for their college education; Cunningham in particular attended the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University.

Works

Video games

Film

Television

Accolades

References

External links

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