Christopher Randolph (born 1959 in

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) is an American actor known for providing the English voice for Hal "Otacon" Emmerich and Dr. "Huey" Emmerich in the ''

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'' series. Prior to landing his role as Otacon, he auditioned for multiple parts, including Solid Snake. After

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was recast from playing Snake in '' Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes'', Randolph became the longest serving English voice actor in the franchise, having a role in all but one main Metal Gear Solid series game since 1998 (the exception being '' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater''). He also writes, directs, and teaches acting. He received an MFA from the graduate acting program at

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. His on-screen guest appearances include TV shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He's appeared on several soap operas, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', where he continues to recur as ER Doctor Tompkins, and he has leading roles in the short films ''Convention'', directed by

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(''

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''), and ''Pumpkin Hell'', directed by Max Finneran. His numerous stage credits include ''

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'' on

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with

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, and many Off-Broadway and regional productions around the country. He is the brother of actress Tod Randolph, and singer/songwriter Nick Randolph of the group

Stonehoney Stonehoney is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. Stonehoney consists of Shawn Davis on vocals and electric guitar, Phil Hurley on vocals and lead electric guitar, Dave Phenicie on vocals and bass guitar, and Nick Randolph (Brother of actor ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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* * Living people 1959 births American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Male actors from Boston 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors {{US-voice-actor-1950s-stub