Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

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Roger Clark
Roger Clark - Great Philadelphia Comic Con.jpg
Clark in April 2019
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978 (age 43)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)Molly Clark
Children2
Signature
Roger Clark signature.svg

Roger Clark (born July 14, 1978) is an Irish-American actor and voice actor. He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Arthur Morgan in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2.

Early life[]

Clark was born in New Jersey[citation needed] on July 14, 1978,[1][2] the son of an Irish mother and an Irish-American father. The family spent each summer vacationing in his mother's hometown of Sligo. When he was 12 years old, the family permanently moved to Sligo, where he completed his Leaving Certificate.[3] He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the University of Glamorgan.[4][5] After living and working in London for a number of years, he relocated to New York City in the early 2010s.[6]

Career[]

Clark provided the voice and motion capture for Arthur Morgan, the protagonist of the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. His performance earned him numerous awards and nominations.[7][8][9][10] He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 50 audiobooks.[11]

Personal life[]

Clark married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2011.[12] They have two sons, Colin and Ruari.[13] Colin, born on February 18, 2013,[14] is on the autism spectrum.[15]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream Duke Theseus

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Wild West Captain Weir Episode: "Custer's Last Stand"
2011 Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Various characters (voices) 2 episodes[7]
2013 Zero Hour Patron Episode: "Chain"

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Shellshock 2: Blood Trails Sgt. Jack Griffin / Zombies Voice
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Arthur Morgan Voice and motion capture

Awards and honours[]

Year Award Category Work Result
2018 Game Awards Best Performance Red Dead Redemption 2 Won
2019 New York Game Awards Best Acting in a Game Nominated
2019 NAVGTR Awards Performance in a Drama Nominated
2019 British Academy Games Awards Performer Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (June 20, 2020). "I'm only 41 but I threw my back out once putting a dish into the dishwasher" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Palmer, Steve J. [@steve_j_palmer] (July 14, 2020). "Happy Birthday @rclark98!! Until we can hang out safely in-person post-coronavirus, go have cake, with that clean shaven mug of yours!! #big42" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/red-dead-redemption-2-roger-clark-plays-his-best-game-yet-1.3857238
  4. ^ https://www.mandy.com/actor/profile/roger-clark
  5. ^ Gorman, David (April 15, 2019). "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. ^
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