Matthew Mercer

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Matthew Mercer
Matthew Mercer at Animate Miami 2014 (1).jpg
Mercer in Miami 2014
Born
Matthew Christopher Miller

(1982-06-29) June 29, 1982 (age 39)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
OccupationVoice actor, game designer, chief creative officer
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2017)​
Websitewww.matthewmerceronline.com Edit this at Wikidata

Matthew Christopher Miller (born June 29, 1982) is an American voice actor. He is best known for his work with Studiopolis, Viz Media, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Funimation, and NYAV Post in anime, cartoons, and video games. He decided to use the surname Mercer, which members of his family had used in the past, because it is a less common name than Miller and would thus avoid confusion.

In anime, Mercer voices Kagaya Ubuyashiki in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Kiritsugu Emiya in Fate/Zero, Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Aikurō Mikisugi in Kill la Kill, Kanji Tatsumi during the second half of Persona 4: The Animation, the second voice of Yamato and Pain in Naruto series, Trafalgar Law in the Funimation re-dub of One Piece, Hit in Dragon Ball Super and Leorio in Hunter x Hunter (2011).

In video games, he voices Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 6, Kurtis Stryker in Mortal Kombat 9, Chrom and Ryoma in Fire Emblem, Jack Cooper in Titanfall 2, Espio in Sonic the Hedgehog , McCree in Overwatch, Yusuke Kitagawa in Persona 5, MacCready in Fallout 4, Midas and Syd in Fortnite, Edér Teylecg in Pillars of Eternity, and Gangplank and Kindred's Wolf in League of Legends. He also voices Walter in Shin Megami Tensei IV.

In addition to his voice work, Mercer also developed and is the Dungeon Master for the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role.[1]

Early life[]

Mercer was born Matthew Christopher Miller on June 29, 1982, in West Palm Beach, Florida.[2] His family moved to Los Angeles when he was young.[3] He attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California.[4]

Career[]

Mercer at the 2017 WonderCon

Mercer began his career performing English walla and additional characters in several Japanese anime, and has since also worked in cartoons, video games, and radio commercials. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as Anime Expo and Anime Matsuri. His work has expanded to a multitude of roles in cartoons, video games and radio commercials. He directed and produced the web series There Will Be Brawl,[5] based on the Super Smash Bros. video game series, where he provided the voices for Meta Knight and portrayed the role of Ganondorf. Mercer also produced the web series Fear News with the Last Girl, and acted in several shows from the Geek & Sundry and Nerdist networks.

Mercer is the Dungeon Master in the web series Critical Role, which launched on Geek & Sundry in 2015, where he leads several other voice actors through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.[6][7] Mercer's work as Dungeon Master has led to the development of two campaign books being published about his world of Exandria. The first is the Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting (2017) published through Green Ronin Publishing.[8] The second is the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount (2020) published through Wizards of the Coast, thus making Exandria an official Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting.[9][10] After becoming hugely successful, the Critical Role cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, Critical Role Productions;[11][12][13][14] Mercer is the company's chief creative officer.[15] Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on Kickstarter to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million.[16] In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled The Legend of Vox Machina.[17][18] In October 2020, Mercer became the creative advisor for the Critical Role board and card game imprint called Darrington Press.[19] In June 2021, Mercer was added to the cast of Exandria Unlimited, a spinoff of Critical Role, as a player.[20][21][22]

In 2016, Mercer served as the Dungeon Master for Force Grey: Giant Hunters, which ran for 2 seasons.[23] In 2017, he was the Dungeon Master for the Nerdist show CelebriD&D, which puts D&D-playing celebrities into a small, mini-campaign where they are paired with role-players.[24]

Personal life[]

Mercer married voice actress and Critical Role co-star Marisha Ray on October 21, 2017. They live in Los Angeles together with their corgi Omar.[25]

He has a brother who writes and performs music under the alias of Dave Heatwave.

Matthew has stated in an interview on the Critical Role YouTube channel that he suffered from a stutter when he was young. His father had also suffered from a stutter and got Matthew speech therapy who managed to reduce the effect to where only certain words will trigger it. He also suffers from body dysmorphic disorder, and has always struggled with his physical appearance.[26]

Filmography[]

Voice acting[]

Anime[]

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2010 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Nigel Garrett [27]
2012 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital Rihan Nura Press[28]
2013 Persona 4: The Animation Kanji Tatsumi Replacement voice [29][30]
2013–18 Naruto: Shippuden Yamato, others [31]
2013 Fate/Zero Kiritsugu Emiya [32]
K Kuroh Yatogami [33]
Pokémon Origins Grouped under "Cast" [34]
Digimon Fusion Reapmon, Beelzemon, Omnimon, others [29]
2014–present Sword Art Online Kikuoka Seijirou First appears in extra edition SAO II Credits
2014 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Sinbad [35]
2014–present Attack on Titan Levi Ackerman [36]
2014–15 Kill la Kill Aikuro Mikisugi Also OVA [37]
2014 Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Chamber [38]
Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals Might Guy [39]
2015 One Piece Trafalgar Law Funimation dub [40]
Sailor Moon Prince Demande Viz Media dub [41]
2015–16 Aldnoah.Zero Koichiro Marito [42]
2015 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Kiritsugu Emiya TV series [43]
Attack on Titan: Junior High Levi [44]
Daimidaler the Sound Robot Kouichi [45]
2016 Brothers Conflict Yusuke Asahina [46]
Sailor Moon Crystal Prince Demande [41]
2016–17, 2019 Hunter × Hunter Leorio Paladiknight 2011 series [47]
2016 Black Butler: Book of Circus Joker [48]
Fairy Tail Silver Fullbuster [49]
Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement Mitsunari Ishida [50]
2017–19 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Jotaro Kujo Stardust Crusaders, Diamond Is Unbreakable, Golden Wind [51]
Dragon Ball Super Hit Funimation dub [52]
2019 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Yamato [53]
Ultraman Narrator, Bemular, others Netflix ONA [29]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Kagaya Ubuyashiki [54]
2020 Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Nameless, Agents, US Embassy Staffer Netflix ONA [29]
Persona 5: The Animation Yusuke Kitagawa [55]
2021 Fruits Basket God (Ep. 61) Season 3 [56]

Animation[]

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
2011–12 ThunderCats Tygra [29]
2013 Beware the Batman Ice Pick Joe [29]
2015 DC Super Friends Superman, Two-Face [57][58]
Wabbit Bigfoot [59]
2016–17 Regular Show Chancer Sureshot, Recap Robot, others [60][61][62]
2017–19 Avengers Assemble Hercules, Tiger Shark, others [63][64]
2017 Marvel's Spider-Man Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino, Comic Book Guy #1, Reporter [65][66]
Zak Storm Golden Bones [67]
Freedom Fighters: The Ray Black Arrow, Doll Man, Oliver Queen / Green Arrow Web series [68][69]
2018 Voltron: Legendary Defender Lieutenant Hepta [70]
2020 Close Enough Additional voices Web series [29]
Blood of Zeus Hermes [71]
Family Guy Additional voices

Films[]

List of English dubbing performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source
2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta Leon S. Kennedy Limited theatrical release [72][73][74]
2019 Promare Gueira [75]
One Piece: Stampede Trafalgar Law [76]
List of voice and dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source
2012 Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Melvin Voyager English dub [29]
Resident Evil: Damnation Leon S. Kennedy English dub [29]
2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Tony Stark / Iron Man English dub [29]
Leo the Lion Maximus Elephante [77][78]
2014 Justice League: War Guard [29]
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison Mui English dub [79]
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher Tony Stark / Iron Man English dub [29]
One Piece Film: Z Bins English dub [29]
2015 Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Richard Max English dub [80]
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Mech Guard #1, Wealthy Jock [29]
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! Captain America, Gingerbread Men [29]
2016 Batman: Bad Blood Hellhound, Chuckie Sol [29]
2017 K: Missing Kings Kuroh Yatogami English dub [81]
2021 Justice Society: World War II Hourman [82]
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Stryker, Smoke [83]

Video games[]

List of voice and dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[84][85]
2004 Scaler Scaler Resume
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Albert Genette Resume
World of Warcraft General Vezax, Halion, Captain Drok, Rexxar Resume
2008 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Treasure Hunter Cid Resume
Rise of the Argonauts Phaiden Resume
2009 Street Fighter IV Fei Long [29]
Star Ocean: The Last Hope Edge Maverick Resume
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard Dockworker, Elite Commander, Employee Tester [29]
Wolfenstein Erik Engle Resume
Brütal Legend Gravedigger Resume
2010 No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Skelter Helter, Bishop Shidax [29]
Super Street Fighter IV Fei Long [29]
Ninety-Nine Nights II yeah Resume
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Keiji Maeda Ending credits[86]
Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage Rei English dub [87]
2011 Mortal Kombat Kurtis Stryker Press
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Henry Ledore Press
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny James [29]
2012 Soulcalibur V Z.W.E.I. Press
Guild Wars 2 Male Norn Player, Arkk, several minor characters [88]
Dead or Alive 5 Bayman Press
Resident Evil 6 Leon S. Kennedy [89][90]
2013 Fire Emblem: Awakening Chrom [29][91]
Aliens: Colonial Marines Keyes [29]
Gears of War: Judgment Pilot, Onyx Soldier, PA Officer Credited under "Voiceover Thanks" [92]
Shin Megami Tensei IV Walter [29]
Tales of Xillia Alvin [29]
Batman: Arkham Origins Anarky Press
Knack Gundahar [29]
République Prizrak [29]
2014 Hearthstone Rexxar, others [93]
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes The Eye, Prisoner 12282 [29]
Destiny Guardian: Human Male also motion performance [94][95]
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Haiji Towa English Dub, Uncredited
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Kanji Tatsumi [96]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Chrom
Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle Guardian Zephyrus [29]
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Kilrogg Deadeye [97][98]
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Kanji Tatsumi [30]
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- Zato-1 [99]
2015 Saints Row: Gat out of Hell Gallows Dodger, Demons, Blackbeard [29][100][101]
Evolve Abe [29]
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Trey [29][102]
Pillars of Eternity Edér, Aloth, others [103][104]
Batman: Arkham Knight Robin [105]
League of Legends Gangplank, Kindred (Wolf) [106]
Fallout 4 MacCready, Mr. Sumner, Z1-14 [107]
Minecraft: Story Mode Aiden, Otis, TNT Dustin, The Old Farmer, Additional Voices [29]
Xenoblade Chronicles X Lao [29]
Stella Glow Klaus [29]
2016 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Pain, Eight-Tails (Gyuki)   [108]
Fire Emblem Fates Ryoma, Shigure, Azama [109]
Mighty No. 9 Mighty No. 1 Pyrogen [110]
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Espio the Chameleon [111]
Overwatch McCree [112][113]
Zero Time Dilemma Sigma Klim [29][114]
Skylanders: Imaginators Spyro the Dragon [115]
Final Fantasy XV Cor Leonis [116][117]
Titanfall 2 Jack Cooper   [29]
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Ira Kingdom Hearts χ Backcover movie [29]
Fire Emblem Heroes Ryoma, Chrom, Azama, Shigure [29]
Club Penguin Island Rory [118]
Persona 5 Yusuke Kitagawa also Royal in 2020 [29][119]
Puyo Puyo Tetris Ex [29]
Injustice 2 Deadshot [120]
Batman: The Enemy Within Mr. Freeze, others [29][121]
Sonic Forces Espio the Chameleon, additional voices
Star Wars Battlefront II Luke Skywalker [29]
2018 Monster Hunter: World Field Team Leader, Huntsman [122]
Dragon Ball FighterZ Hit [29]
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Edér, Aloth, Shaun Gilmore [123]
Death's Gambit Death, Zuma [124]
Lego DC Super-Villains Nightwing, Deadshot [125]
Epic Seven Basar, Corvus, Jecht [126]
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight Yusuke Kitagawa [29]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Chrom, Yusuke Kitagawa Yusuke through Joker DLC released in April 2019 [29]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Ira [29]
Judgment Mitsuru Kuroiwa [29]
Catherine: Full Body Yusuke Kitagawa under DLC Persona 5 credits [29]
Indivisible Zebei [29]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Espio the Chameleon
Death Stranding The Ludens Fan, Med Voice, Bomb Countdown [29]
2020 Fortnite: Battle Royale Midas, Iron Man Fortnite Wiki
Sonic at the Olympic Games Espio the Chameleon
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV George Nome, Olivert Reise Arnor [127]
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Goro Majima English dub
2021 Persona 5 Strikers Yusuke Kitagawa [29]
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Additional voices [128]
Guilty Gear Strive Zato-1, Eddie English dub [29]

Other media[]

List of voice performances in other media
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009 There Will Be Brawl Ganondorf, Kirby, others Also director and co-creator
Hosted on The Escapist website		 [129]

Live-action[]

Films[]

List of acting performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2015 Mythica: The Darkspore Szorlok Premiered on CONtv [130][131]
Mythica: The Necromancer [132]
2016 Mythica: The Iron Crown Funded through Kickstarter [133][134]
Mythica: The Godslayer [135][136]

Web series[]

List of appearances in web shows and series
Year Title Role Notes Source
2015–present Critical Role Dungeon Master Dungeons & Dragons role playing game show, also creator and producer [6]
2016–2017 Force Grey Wizards of the Coast D&D show presented by Nerdist and Geek & Sundry [23][137]
2015–2018 CelebriD&D Celebrity guest D&D show presented by Nerdist [138][139]
2019 UnDeadwood Clayton "The Coffin" Sharpe Main role; 4 episodes. Limited series using the Deadlands RPG system presented by Critical Role Productions [140][141]
Dimension 20: Escape from the Bloodkeep Kraz-Thun / Leiland Main role; 6 episodes. RPG Web Limited Series presented by CollegeHumor [142][143]
2020 Dimension 20: Pirates of Leviathan "Unlucky" Jack Brakkow Main role; 6 episodes. RPG Web Limited Series presented by CollegeHumor [144][145]
2021 Exandria Unlimited Dariax Main role; 8 episodes. Limited series presented by Critical Role Productions [20][21][22]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Between the Sheets: Matthew Mercer". Between The Sheets. October 31, 2018. 6 minutes in. Critical Role.
  3. ^ "Between the Sheets: Matthew Mercer". Between The Sheets: Matthew Mercer. October 31, 2018. 6 minutes in. Critical Role.
  4. ^ MATTHEW MERCER - Resume | Actors Access
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  25. ^ @marisha_ray (October 22, 2017). "It is done!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Between the Sheets: Matthew Mercer, retrieved June 6, 2021
  27. ^ "Nigel Garrett". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  28. ^ "2015 Guest - Matthew Mercer". SacAnime. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  29. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "Matthew Mercer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 20, 2017. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b Matthew Mercer [@matthewmercer] (June 27, 2014). "I just heard we are green lit to talk about it! I am voicing Kanji Tatsumi in "Persona 4 Arena Ultimax" and "Persona Q"!