Roger Clark (born July 14, 1978) is an Irish-American actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying
Arthur Morgan Arthur Morgan may refer to:
* Arthur Morgan (Australian politician, born 1856) (1856–1916), Premier of Queensland, Australia
* Arthur Ernest Morgan (1878–1975), American administrator, educator and engineer
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through
performance capture
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in 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 1899 and f ...
''.
Early life
Clark was born in
New Jersey
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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
Sligo
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. When he was 12 years old, the family permanently moved to Sligo, where he completed his
Leaving Certificate
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For each leaving certifica ...
. He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the
University of Glamorgan
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. After living and working in
London
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for a number of years, he relocated to
New York City
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in the early 2010s.
Career
Clark provided the
performance capture
Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robo ...
for
Arthur Morgan Arthur Morgan may refer to:
* Arthur Morgan (Australian politician, born 1856) (1856–1916), Premier of Queensland, Australia
* Arthur Ernest Morgan (1878–1975), American administrator, educator and engineer
* Arthur Morgan (Australian politic ...
, 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 1899 and f ...
''. His performance earned him numerous awards and nominations.
He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 50 audiobooks.
Personal life
Clark married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2011.
They have two sons, Colin and Ruari.
Colin, born on February 18, 2013,
is on the
autism spectrum
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards and honours
References
External links
*
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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