Roger Craig Smith

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Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith GalaxyCon Raleigh 2021 (cropped).jpg
Smith at GalaxyCon in July 2021
Born (1975-08-11) August 11, 1975 (age 46)
OccupationVoice actor, stand-up comedian
Years active2004–present
Websiterogercraigsmith.com

Roger Craig Smith (born August 11, 1975) is an American voice actor and former stand-up comedian. He is best known for his video game voice roles as Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series (2009–2017), Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the Assassin's Creed series (2009–2011), Sonic the Hedgehog in the series of the same name (2010–present), and Captain America in several Marvel projects (2012-present).

Early life[]

Smith was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, on August 11, 1975.[1][2] He graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in 2003 with a degree in screenwriting.[3]

Career[]

Smith speaking at the GalaxyCon 2018 WonderCon in Anaheim, California

Smith originally began his career as a stand-up comedian, performing for five years while at film school before getting into voice acting full time in 2004; his stand-up routines also helped him in his approach to his voice acting career.[3][4][5]

Smith's voice work has been called upon by companies such as Disney/Disney Television Animation, Cartoon Network, Xbox Game Studios, Sony, Wal-Mart, Baskin-Robbins, E! and TLC.[6][7]

Since 2007, he has been the narrator for Say Yes to the Dress.[8]

Smith became the third official voice of the Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog in the video game series of the same name beginning in 2010, replacing Jason Griffith.[9][10][11] Outside of the video games, he reprised the role as the character again in the animated spinoff television series Sonic Boom,[12] as well as in cameo roles in Wreck-It Ralph and its sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet. In January 2021, he revealed on his Twitter account that he would no longer be voicing the character.[13][14] But just four months later in May 2021, he announced his return.[15][16]

Smith also voices Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the Assassin's Creed series, Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series, Hawkodile and Richard from Unikitty!, Captain America / Steve Rogers in several Marvel projects, Deidara in Naruto: Shippuden, Thomas and various other characters in Regular Show, Shinji Hirako in Bleach, Martin Reest in Monster, and Batman / Bruce Wayne in Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman Ninja, and Superman: Red Son. He also voiced Kyle Crane in Dying Light and Mirage in Apex Legends.[17]

Filmography[]

Film[]

List of voice performances in films
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Patlabor: The Movie Kiichi Goto Bandai Visual English dub[9]
Patlabor 2: The Movie Kiichi Goto Bandai Visual English dub
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Yamadori Transport Pilot Animaze English dub
2007 Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams Prince Phillip Direct-to-video[9]
2008 Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel Temujin English dub[18]
Resident Evil: Degeneration Curtis Miller English dub[18]
2009 Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure Bolt, Stone Direct-to-video[9]
Jennifer's Body Radio DJ, ADR Voices
2011 Assassin's Creed: Embers Ezio Auditore da Firenze Short film
2012 Wreck-It Ralph Sonic the Hedgehog Cameo[9][18]
Delhi Safari The 2 Monkeys English dub[9]
2013 Planes Ripslinger, Jigsaw 2 [18]
2014 Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie Deidara English dub
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United Steve Rogers / Captain America Direct-to-video[19]
2015 Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Bruce Wayne / Batman Direct-to-video[20]
Regular Show: The Movie Frank, Jablonski, Fast Food Guy Television film
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Bruce Wayne / Batman Direct-to-video[21]
The Laws of the Universe Part 0 Eisuke English dub[22]
2016 Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants Bruce Wayne / Batman Direct-to-video[23]
2017 The Star Chamberlain
The Son of Bigfoot White Rabbit
2018 Batman Ninja Bruce Wayne / Batman English dub
Direct-to-video
Ralph Breaks the Internet Sonic Cameo
2020 Bigfoot Family Bigfoot / Dr. Harrison, Arctic Hare, Guard
Superman: Red Son Bruce Wayne / Batman Direct-to-video[9]
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie Diamondhead, Waybig, Steam Smythe Television film

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007–present Say Yes to the Dress Narrator [8]
2014-2015 Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) Narrator Seasons 13-14

Animation[]

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Celebrity Deathmatch Tobey Maguire Ep. "Tobey Maguire vs. Jake Gyllenhaal"
2008–2009 Wolverine and the X-Men Forge, Hellion, Kamal
2010–2011 Robotomy Tacklebot, Steve
2010–2012 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Captain Marvel
2011 Young Justice Ocean Master, L-5, Gamma Leader, Reporter
2011–2013 Fish Hooks Pass, Nigel
2011–2017 Regular Show Thomas, Low Five Ghost, Doug The Doppelganger (Episode 27), Additional voices
2012–2017 Ultimate Spider-Man Steve Rogers / Captain America, Ghost Spider
2013 Sofia the First Luciano Ep. "The Amulet and the Anthem"
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload Steve Rogers / Captain America Television special
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Pulverizer, Mutagen Man
2013–2017 Clarence Belson Noles, Percy
2013–2019 Avengers Assemble Steve Rogers / Captain America / Iron Patriot,[24]
Space Phantom,[25] Torgo,[26] Great Gambonnos,[27]
Grim Reaper,[28] J.O.E.Y.,[29] Radioactive Man,[30] Winter Soldier,[31]
Orka,[32] others
2014 Manly Skinny-Ripped, Eyes-No-Eyes, Zealots
2014–2015 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Steve Rogers / Captain America
2014–2016 Transformers: Rescue Bots Taylor
2014–2017 Sonic Boom Sonic the Hedgehog, Dave the Intern, Admiral Beaverton, Gunther, Morpho, Dreamcaster, Professor Cluckins, Sonic the Hedgehog (alternate dimension), Retro, Dave the Intern (alternate dimension), Cyborg Sonic, Dave the Intern (Mirror Dimension), Sonic the Hedgehog (Mirror Dimension), UT
2015 Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled Steve Rogers / Captain America Television special
2015–2016 Pickle and Peanut PAL-SCAN, MC, Klaus
2015–2017 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Jetstorm, Slipstream, Airazor
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Gus, Jasper, Announcer, Chet
2016 Breadwinners Kenneth / Buhduece's Booty, Muscle Bread
Future-Worm! Sauce Starbolt
2016–2017 The Powerpuff Girls Dax, Malty Brown
2016–present Ben 10 Diamondhead, Forever Knight, Steam Smythe
2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Hideo Ep. "Ninki Ninja Fight Town"
2017–2018 Guardians of the Galaxy Steve Rogers / Captain America
2017–2020 Unikitty! Hawkodile, Richard, Master Hazard, Theodore
2018–2020 Harvey Street Kids Pinkeye / Bobby the Elder / Billy the Skunk
2018–present Marvel Rising Steve Rogers / Captain America, Wilson, Karl
2018–2020 Spider-Man Steve Rogers / Captain America, Douglas, Venomized Captain America [9]
2019 The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Agent Chad Ep. "See You Laser, Alligaser" or "Goop! There it is"
American Dad! Guy Fieri Ep. "Flavortown"
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Sonic the Hedgehog Ep. "Let's Meet Sonic"[33]
2019-2021 Carmen Sandiego Moose Boy Ep. "The Stockholm Syndrome Caper"
2020–2021 The Owl House Warden Wrath, Jacob, Additional Voices
2020 Big City Greens American Rat Ep. "Super Gramma!"
2020–present DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders Chillbert Ep. "Huttsgalor Holiday"
2021–present He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Kronis / Trap Jaw
2021 Amphibia Additional Voices
2021 Arcane Claggor
2021 Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous B.R.A.D. and B.R.A.D.-X Season 4

Anime[]

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Duel Masters Prince Maurice the Merciless
2005–06 Naruto Idate Morino, Inabi Uchiha, Kota, Raiga Kurosuki, Shura
2006 Zegapain Kyo Sogoru, Abyss As Bill Lemas
2006–12 Bleach Shinji Hirako, Ryusei Kenzaki / Kenryu
2008–09 Code Geass Gilbert G.P. Guilford, Otaku (Ep. 18)
2009–10 Monster Martin Reest
2009–16 Naruto: Shippuden Deidara, Bisuke, Dan Katō, Hayama Shirakumo
2010 Kurokami: The Animation Seiji
Kekkaishi Byaku
2011 Marvel Anime: Iron Man Professor Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kawashima, Taurus Eps. 3–4
Marvel Anime: Wolverine Agent Machida
2018 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Biba Amatori
Aggretsuko Manumaru
2020 Marvel Future Avengers Steve Rogers / Captain America, Visco [9]
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 John Smith, Otomo's Security [9]

Video games[]

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Castle Shikigami 2 Kim De John [9]
2006 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action Runt [18]
Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII Player [34]
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Soviet Soldiers, Intercom English dub[9]
2007 Medal of Honor: Vanguard PFC 1st Class Harrison Pike [18]
Digimon World Data Squad ShineGreymon, Tsukasa Kagura, DemiDevimon [9]
Soulcalibur Legends Siegfried Schtauffen Uncredited; English dub[9]
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Enemy Soldiers English dub
Too Human Aspel, Davin, Second Wolf, Male Civilian #1
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 Towa, Bando English dub[9][18]
Soulcalibur IV Siegfried Schtauffen Uncredited; English dub[9]
Tales of Vesperia Clint / Zagi Uncredited; English dub[9]
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Duke, Lift-Ticket
Assassin's Creed II Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Final Fantasy XIII Cocoon Inhabitants English dub
Resident Evil 5 Chris Redfield English dub[9]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 Deidara English dub[9][18]
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny Siegfried Schtauffen Uncredited; English dub[9]
Naruto Shippuden: Legends Akatsuki Rising Deidara English dub[9][18]
Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 Deidara, Bando, Towa English dub[9][18]
2010 Alice in Wonderland March Hare [9]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 Deidara, Doshin English dub[9][18]
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Soldiers English dub
Red Dead Redemption The Local Population
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Supreme Commander 2 Seargent Daxil
Samurai Warrior 3 Keiji Maeda English dub
Sonic Free Riders Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Deidara English dub[9][18]
Sonic Colors Sonic the Hedgehog, Wisp Announcer English dub
Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles Deidara English dub[9][18]
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Tangled: The Video Game Axel [9]
2011 PlayStation Move Heroes Gleeber
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Chris Redfield
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Sensor Operator
Assassin's Creed: Revelations Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Golden Ticket
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Chris Redfield English dub
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact Deidara English dub[9][18]
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Chris Redfield English dub
Sonic Generations Sonic the Hedgehog, Wisp Announcer English dub
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games English dub[35]
2012 Avengers Initiative Zzzx, Captain America
Armored Core V Men of Honor Unit C, Zodiac No. 2, AC Pilot English dub[36]
Resident Evil: Revelations Chris Redfield English dub
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Captain America, Venom, Human Torch
Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed Sonic the Hedgehog
Soulcalibur V Siegfried Schtauffen, Ezio Auditore da Frirenze Uncredited; English dub[9]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storms Generations Deidara English dub[9][18]
Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure Francesco Bernoulli
Resident Evil 6 Chris Redfield English dub[9]
The Avengers: Battle for Earth Venom, Captain America, Human Torch
2013 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Deidara English dub[9][18]
Planes: The Video Game Ripslinger
Skylanders: Swap Force Boom Jet
Lego Marvel Super Heroes Captain America, Human Torch
Disney Infinity Francesco Bernoulli
The Wonderful 101 Wonder-Blue English dub
Batman: Arkham Origins Bruce Wayne / Batman
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Sonic Lost World Sonic the Hedgehog, Wisp Announcer English dub
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ruggiero Ferraro, Abstergo Market Analyst
Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
2014 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Sonic the Hedgehog English dub[35]
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes Captain America, Francesco Bernoulli
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Deidara English dub[9][18]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier – The Official Game Captain America, Winter Soldier, Taskmaster
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Sonic the Hedgehog
Skylanders: Trap Team Bushwack
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Bat-Mite, Riddler, Skeets
Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
2015 Dying Light Kyle Crane
Disney Infinity 3.0 Captain America, Francesco Bernoulli
Skylanders: SuperChargers Bushwack
Lego Dimensions Riddler, Plovar, Sonic the Hedgehog, Frank the Foreman, The Lego Batman Movie Riddler [35]
2016 Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars Sakkra Advisor
Lego Marvel's Avengers Daredevil [9]
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Deidara English dub[9][18]
Assassin's Creed: Identity Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Final Fantasy XV Additional Voices English dub
Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
2017 Star Wars Battlefront II Kylo Ren (Unmasked)
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Chris Redfield [9]
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition Clint / Zagi Uncredited; English dub, Archive Footage[9]
Sonic Forces Sonic the Hedgehog, Wisp Announcer [35]
Ben 10 Diamonhead
Star Wars: Battlefront II Kylo Ren
Super Smash Heroes Yuuki Minato / Lion Heart English dub
2018 Lego DC Super-Villains B'Dg, Mister Miracle, Skeets, Orion
Lego The Incredibles Gazerbeam
Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Striker Deidara, Avatar English dub[9][18]
Marvel Powers United VR Captain America, HYDRA Soilder [9]
Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Satyrs
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sonic the Hedgehog English dub[35]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Corporal, CDA Officers, Trailer House Boy
Apex Legends Mirage
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Chick Gizzard Lips [9]
Remnant: From the Ashes Mad Merchant [9]
Team Sonic Racing Sonic the Hedgehog, Wisp Announcer [35]
The Outer Worlds Graham Bryant [9]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog English dub
2020 Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Doctor Nitrus Brio, TV Announcer
Sonic at the Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Mobile game
English dub
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Daigo Dojima English dub
Bugsnax Snorpy Fizzlebean
Fortnite Jones
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Ezio Auditore da Firenze Cameo; archive audio
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Sonic the Hedgehog English dub[35][37][38]
2021 Sonic Colors: Ultimate Sonic the Hedgehog, Wisp Announcer English dub

Web[]

List of voice performances in web series
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Batman Unlimited Bruce Wayne / Batman
2021 Sonic Colors: Rise of The Wisps Sonic the Hedgehog English dub

Theme parks[]

List of voice performances in theme parks
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Sonic Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog [9]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Roger Craig [@RogerCraigSmith] (August 11, 2020). "Much love right backatcha! Thanks so very much! "I NEED AN EGG!"Red heart" (Tweet). Retrieved February 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Sonic The Hedgehog May Lose His Voice". SVG. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Voice Actor | RogerCraigSmith.com". website. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Roger Craig Smith: The Voice Behind the Voices". August 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Roger Craig Smith on How Standup Influenced His Voiceover Career".
  6. ^ Hazeldine, Julian (April 2014). Speedrun: The Unauthorised History of Sonic The Hedgehog. Lulu.com. p. 108. ISBN 9781291831887.
  7. ^ Melendez, CJ (June 16, 2011). "Chrrrrissss! Roger Craig Smith Interview". Rely on Horror. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Yahr, Emily (August 8, 2014). "What the 'Say Yes to the Dress' voiceover guy, Roger Craig Smith, has learned narrating a show about wedding gowns". Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  9. ^ 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 "Roger Craig Smith (visual voices guide)". Retrieved July 20, 2013. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ^ "English Video Game Actors Join Disney's Wreck-It Ralph Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. ^ "Roger Craig Smith Departs from Sonic Voice Acting Role". January 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Roger Craig Smith Steps Down as the Voice of Sonic". January 28, 2021.
  13. ^ EST, Christopher Groux On 1/28/21 at 12:04 PM (January 28, 2021). "Sonic the Hedgehog actor Roger Craig Smith retires from character after 10 years". Newsweek. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Roger Craig Smith [@RogerCraigSmith] (January 28, 2021). "Welp, 10 years was an amazing run. Onward to new zones! Much love to the fans who've been so kind.