Roger Craig Smith (born 11 August 1975) is an American voice actor. He is well known for his video game voice roles as

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in the ''Resident Evil'' series (2009–2017),

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in the ''

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'' series (2009–2011),

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in the series of the same name (2010–present), and

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in several

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projects.

Early life

Smith attended

Chapman University Chapman University is a private research university in Orange, California. It encompasses ten schools and colleges, including Fowler School of Engineering, Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Fowler School of Law, and Schmid College of Scie ...

where he briefly performed stand-up comedy for five years. He graduated from the Chapman University's

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in 2003 with a degree in screenwriting. 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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, E! and

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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

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 redacted in May 2021, when he announced his return to the franchise. Smith also voices

from the ''

'' series,

in the ''

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'' series, Hawkodile and Richard from ''

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

'' projects,

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in '' Naruto: Shippuden'',

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and various other characters in ''

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'',

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in ''

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'', Martin Reest in ''

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'', and Batman / Bruce Wayne in '' Batman: Arkham Origins'', ''

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'', and '' Superman: Red Son''. He also voiced Kyle Crane in ''

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'' and Mirage in ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Animation

Anime

Video games

Web

Theme parks

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Roger Craig Living people American male video game actors American male voice actors 21st-century American male actors Chapman University alumni American stand-up comedians American male comedians Sega people 20th-century American comedians 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American comedians Year of birth missing (living people)