Paul Mercier (actor)

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Paul Mercier
Born (1962-07-13) July 13, 1962 (age 61)
United States
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active1990–present
Spouse Paula Tiso
Website paulmercier.com

Paul Mercier (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for voicing Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 and Specter in the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs video game series.

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Career

Mercier decided to pursue acting his senior year in high schoo, while playing Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof . After working for a touring company and other theaters in the Washington D.C. area, he enrolled in Adelphi University in 1980. Mercier also trained for three years at the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Mercier moved to California where he gained Screen Actors Guild credentials. [1]

Roles

Animation

Anime

Films

Live action television

Video games

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References

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  3. ".hack//Quarantine (2004 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 11, 2021. 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)
  4. Capcom (April 27, 2004). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege . Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.