Michael Hollick

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Michael Hollick
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Hollick at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008.
Born
Michael Andrew Hollick

(1973-08-05) August 5, 1973 (age 48)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Angela Tsai
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Michael Andrew Hollick (born August 5, 1973[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for being the voice and physical actor of Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV.[2][3]

Career[]

Hollick has appeared in plays like De La Guarda,[4] Fuerzabruta[5][6] on off-Broadway, and Tarzan[7] and Jumpers on Broadway.[8] Other credits include minor TV-roles in Law & Order, Hawaii Five-0, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[9] and Sex and the City.[10] He played the villainous character Scar in the Las Vegas-production of The Lion King.[11]

After the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Hollick argued that he was not paid enough for his work on the game. He received $100,000 for his work while the game grossed $600 million in total.[2][3][12]

Personal life[]

Hollick lives in Las Vegas.[1] He is married to actress Angela Tsai. On July 22, 2010, Tsai gave birth to their son, Maxwell Ming Hollick.[13] In 2015, Tsai gave birth to their daughter Eva.

Hollick attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[14] Hollick currently works for Disney's The Lion King in Las Vegas, Nevada and Morristown, New Jersey. Tsai and Hollick bought a house in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey in late 2015 for work purpose only.[citation needed]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Stop Marshall Movitz Short film

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Coach/Paramedic Episode:
"Wrong Is Right"
"Justice"
2002 Sex and the City Dickie Sailor Episode: "Anchors Away"
2006–2009 Endorphin 2.7 Crash & Fall Endorphin Guy Screaming Episode: 2
Law & Order Nick Carvahal/Minister Episode:
"Fame"
"Dignity"
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Barry Epstein Episode: "Privilege"
2008 Internet Superstar Niko Bellic - Guest Episode: "Live in San Francisco"
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Naval Intel Officer Lt. Granger Episode: "Makani 'Olu a Holo Malie"

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Niko Bellic Voice and motion capture
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Dialogue reused from the original game
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
2011 Homefront Motion Capture
2015 Dying Light: Cuisine & Cargo Ronald "Razor" Tomasino Cuisine & Cargo DLC Content

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Award category Title of work Result
2008 Spike Video Game Award Best Male Voice Actor Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV Won

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Search results for Michael Hollick in Brooklyn, NY". Intellus.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "A Video Game Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Pay". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Niko's voice earned about from GTA IV". Joystiq.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "De la Guarda - Musical, Comedy". TeleCharge.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Don't Slump: Stand, Gawk, Collaborate". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Cast & Creative". FuerzabrutaNYC.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Tarzan: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)". Target.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Theater Review; Odd Brits A-Leaping With Bodies Or Brains". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  9. ^ "Michael Hollick Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  10. ^ "Anchors Away Season 5, Episode 1". Seplis.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  11. ^ "Life as Uncle Scar in The Lion King — and Scar's new baby". LasVegasSun.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  12. ^ Vasanth Sridharan (May 21, 2008). "Grand Theft Auto IV Voice: I've Been Robbed! (TTWO)".
  13. ^ "Unexpected birth of 'Lion King' actor's son is drama to the Max". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  14. ^ "About Michael Hollick". www.michaelhollick.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18.

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