Dave Fennoy

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Dave Fennoy
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Fennoy in Phoenix, Arizona, 2017
Born
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1990–present
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SpouseMonique Fennoy

Dave Fennoy is an American voice actor. [1] His video game roles have included Lee Everett in The Walking Dead , Bluebeard in The Wolf Among Us , Finch in Tales from the Borderlands , Gabriel the Warrior in Minecraft: Story Mode , and Lucius Fox in Batman: Arkham Knight and Batman: The Telltale Series . He also voiced "JP Dumund" in the Vendettas mode in The Darkness 2 , as well as Satan in Afterparty .

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Early life

Fennoy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland [ citation needed ] and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio. [2] He was a child actor at the Karamu House in Cleveland. [3] In his senior year of high school, he was president of the theater club and directed as well as performed in several plays, before attending Macalester College in St Paul Minnesota as a theater major. Fennoy left college when he began touring as a professional musician. He later returned and graduated from Howard University with a degree in jazz studies and a guitar minor. [3]

Career

Fennoy being interviewed at the 2017 Game On Expo in Phoenix, Arizona Dave Fennoy with attendee (36160199740).jpg
Fennoy being interviewed at the 2017 Game On Expo in Phoenix, Arizona

Fennoy started as a DJ in the San Francisco bay area when he first became interested in voiceover work. [4] He created a demo tape, which was seen by Joan Spangler, a talent agent in San Francisco, who signed him. [4] He booked his first audition, a spot for the California Lottery; however, after quick success, things slowed down to a near halt.[ citation needed ] He began taking voiceover classes to remedy the situation.[ citation needed ] In 1989, an agent by the name of Leigh Gilbert invited Fennoy to sign with her agency in Los Angeles. [4] He turned the offer down, as he was the morning DJ at local radio station KSOL at the time.[ citation needed ]

In February 1990, the radio station fired Fennoy, so he contacted Gilbert and moved to Los Angeles.[ citation needed ] Once there, he quickly found himself voicing commercials, television promos and cartoons. One of his first jobs was as the voice of RoboCop in a telephonic RoboCop game. [5] In 1990, he voiced his first character in an animated series, Dick Scott in New Kids on the Block . The following year, he voiced Bo Jackson in ProStars . In 2008, Fennoy began doing the five second voice-overs in the beginning of Hulu video clips. ("The following program is brought to you with limited commercial interruption by...") [6]

One of his most notable roles, if not the most notable, has been that of Lee Everett in The Walking Dead by Telltale Games.

Personal life

Fennoy lives with his wife, Monique. He used to lend his voice to radio until it was suggested to him by a colleague that he should attempt to pursue work as a voice actor. He has since made a homemade voice acting studio in the basement of his house.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 New Kids on the Block Dick Scott15 episodes
1991 Darkwing Duck Additional VoicesEpisode: "Jail Bird"
Credited as David Fenoy
1991 ProStars Bo Jackson 13 episodes
1993 Bonkers Additional VoicesEpisode: "Weather or Not"
1994 Aladdin ManEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising"
1994 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Additional Voices10 episodes
1994 Problem Child Additional Voices13 episodes
1995 ABC Weekend Special Feather-brained boyEpisode: "Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale"
1995 What-a-Mess Additional Voices3 episodes
1995 Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series Cop #1, Kid #2 [7] Episode: "Dixie Dolts/Neither Rain Nor Sleet Nor Dumbness"
1996 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Alvin HuxleyEpisode: "Mobster from Dimension X"
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Clark, GuardEpisode: "Race Against Danger"
1996-1997 Bruno the Kid Additional Voices2 episodes
1997 Spicy City Additional VoicesEpisode: "Raven's Revenge"
1999–2000 Rocket Power Announcer, Assistant2 episodes
2004 Kim Possible ExterminatorEpisode: "Rewriting History"
2006 Ben 10 Tetrax, Radio Newscaster, Doctor2 episodes [7]
2009 The Secret Saturdays MayorEpisode: "Something in the Water" [7]
2010 Ben 10: Alien Force TetraxEpisode: "The Secret of Chromastone"
2011 The LeBrons Otis the LionEpisode: "Lion" [7]
2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Pong Krell4 episodes [7]
2012 Archer George, Commander Kellogg3 episodes
2013 Ben 10: Omniverse Tetrax Shard (Dimension 23)Episode: "Store 23" [7]
2015 Shimmer and Shine NeighborEpisode: "A Very Genie Halloweenie" [7]
2015–16 Mixels Globert, Boogly, Krog, Kramm, King, Sergeant3 episodes [7]
2015–16 Guardians of the Galaxy Korath the Pursuer, Lead Guard, Chitauri Gunner5 episodes [7]
2016 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Overload3 episodes [7]
2017 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! MeldonEpisode: "Ghost in the Mystery Machine" [7]
2017 Star Wars Rebels Kryze Pilot, Lead Eldar Warrior, Stormtrooper Episode: "Heroes of Mandalore: Part 2"
2017–19 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Bernard, Spanky, Ofrang, Kappa, Guard, Jad, Tree, Nerd #1, Security Guard #27 episodes [7]
2019–present RWBY Dr. Pietro Polendina5 episodes
2020 Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures FrancoisEpisode: "Chicken Masked Mystery On Ice"
2022 Cars on the Road Town Marshall, Justice Stern [7] 2 episodes
2023Fright KreweAloysius Grey [7]

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video, feature and television films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Gen13 Additional Voices
2006 Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther T'Chaka [7]
2007 Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix Tetrax Shard, Alien #1, Prisoner #2 [7]
2012 Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens Tetrax Shard [7] Television film
2012 Strange Frame Yapnetanchor Noiz [7]
2013 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Rodin [7] English dub
2015 The Laws of the Universe Part 0 Tokuo Yanase [7] English dub
2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Mouse Henchman #2 [7]
2017 Deep Additional VoicesUncredited
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Blockbuster, Tobias Whale [7]
2018 Incredibles 2 Additional Voices
2020 Barbie: Princess Adventure Alfonso [7]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 King's Quest VI Pawnshop Owner
1993 Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! Mark, Billy Dee [7]
1997 The Curse of Monkey Island King Andre, Pirate #3 [7]
1999 Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance Dunari, Lando Calrissian [7]
2000 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Toy Dampner [7]
2000 Tachyon: The Fringe Commander Alberion Obulo
2004 World of Warcraft Vol'jin
2005 Ultimate Spider-Man Nick Fury
2005 Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble Hulk Davidson, Fire Leo, Kuwaga [7]
2006 Saints Row Marcel/Stilwater's Residents
2006 Project Sylpheed Raymond Logan [8]
2006 Spider-Man: Battle for New York Nick Fury [7]
2007 Tomb Raider: Anniversary Kin "Kold" Kade [7]
2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Ed [7]
2008Rise of the ArgonautsDaedalus
2008 Too Human Troy, Traitor Leader
2009 Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Tetrax Shard
2009 Prototype Additional Voices
2009 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Maximilian Zane
2009 Bayonetta Rodin, Sapientia, Additional Voices
2010 Mass Effect 2 Warlord Okeer, Ronald Taylor, Tarak, Turian Commuter
2010 Star Trek Online Kagran
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Soldiers [7]
2010 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Gabriel Tosh [7]
2010 Mafia II Sammy Stevens
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Jed Masterson [7] Honest Hearts DLC
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Warpath [7]
2011 Driver: San Francisco Additional voices
2011 Saints Row: The Third Pedestrians
2011 Law & Order: Legacies Dr. Montrose [7]
2012 The Darkness II JP Dumond
2012 The Walking Dead Lee Everett [7] Main role
5 episodes
2012 Zen Pinball 2 Lee Everett
2012 The Secret World Zuberi, Vampire Hunter
2012 Guild Wars 2 Captain Rahim, Nicabar Steelweaver
2013 Marvel Heroes Blade Uncredited
2013 Dota 2 Batrider, Ember Spirit, Faceless Void, Huskar, Jakiro, Venomancer, Wraith King [7]
2013 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Outsider Grunt, Additional voices
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2013 Infinity Blade III Therin, Additional voices
2013 The Wolf Among Us Bluebeard [7]
2013–16 Skylanders seriesThunderbolt, Slobber Tooth
2013 Batman: Arkham Origins Enforcers
2013 The Walking Dead: Season Two Lee EverettUncredited
Episode: "No Going Back"
2014 Infamous Second Son Concrete Knight
2014 The Elder Scrolls Online Additional voices
2014 Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Decepticon Shotgunner, Lockdown Gunner [7]
2014 Bayonetta 2 Rodin, Sapientia [7]
2014 Dreamfall Chapters Likho
2014 Vainglory Baptiste
2014 Tales from the Borderlands Finch, Additional voices
2015 Evolve Additional voices
2015 Batman: Arkham Knight Lucius Fox
2015 Lego Dimensions B. A. Baracus, M. A. Maracus, Agent Hawkins
2015 Minecraft: Story Mode Gabriel the Warrior [7]
2015 Fallout 4 Max Loken, Malcom Latimer [7]
2015 Street Fighter V Oro, Azam, Taylor [7]
2016 RWBY: Grimm Eclipse Dr. Merlot
2016 Batman: The Telltale Series Lucius Fox
2016 2064: Read Only Memories Narrator
2016 Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler! LL Seet T, Sheriff Deputy, Pirates, Yoloti
2016 Mafia III Charles Laveau [7]
2016 Enderal: The Shards of Order The Black Guardian, Maél Dal'Loran
2016 Final Fantasy XV Weskham Armaugh [7]
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Additional Voices
2017 Fortnite: Save the World Director Riggs [7]
2017 Friday the 13th: The Game Detective Joe Maddery [7]
2017 LawBreakers Additional voices
2017 Batman: The Enemy Within Lucius Fox [7]
2017 SpellForce 3 Gor
2018 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Shaw [7]
2018 State of Decay 2 Sydney Clement
2018 Lego The Incredibles Judge
2018 Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido Jinrai, Narrator [7]
2018 Marvel's Spider-Man Howard
2018 Fallout 76 Super Mutants, Derek Castle, Parker [7]
2018 Darksiders III Abraxis, Usiel, Human [7]
2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate RodinArchive audio
2019 The Walking Dead: The Final Season Lee EverettEpisode: "Broken Toys"
2019 Crackdown 3 Djimon Keita [7]
2019 Gears 5 Jeremiah Keegan [7]
2019 Rage 2 Rick Trans, Abadon Mutants [7]
2019 Remnant: From the Ashes Male Voice 2, Reggie [7]
2019 Enderal: Forgotten Stories Maél dal'Loran, The Black Guardian
2019 Concrete Genie Creatures [7] Credited as David Fennoy
2019 Afterparty Satan [7]
2020 Fallout 76: Wastelanders Grahm, Munch
2020 G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout Roadblock, Cobra B.A.T.S [7]
2020 Spider-Man: Miles Morales Howard
2021 Marvel's Avengers Zawavari
2021 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak Bergard Zeman [7]
2022 Triangle Strategy Lionel Khapita [7]
2022 Rumbleverse Skip Leggerday
2022 Bayonetta 3 Rodin [7]
2022 Cookie Run: Kingdom Captain Caviar Cookie [7]
2022RWBY: ArrowfellDr. Pietro Polendina
2023 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Howard
2024 Rosewater Henry Dixon, Kurt Dawson, Jerome Hawkins, Dr. Clark [9]

Live-action

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Reasonable Doubts Sgt. MallyEpisode: "Legacy"
1993 Murder, She Wrote TV InterviewerEpisode: "Threshold of Fear"
1998 Men in White Glaxxon (voice)Television film [7]
2004 Joan of Arcadia PoetEpisode: "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray"
2004 Medical Investigation Flute MusicianEpisode: "Alienation"
2005 King's Ransom Radio DJ (voice)
2008 Diary of a Tired Black Man Guy with Dreads
2012 Raising Hope BarryEpisode: "The Last Christmas"
2015 Henry Danger Henry Hart (deep voice)Episode: "Captain Jerk"
2016 Mom NarratorEpisode: "Sticky Hands and a Walk on the Wild Side"
2016 Bad Internet Commercial VoiceoverWeb series
Episode: "The Year-Long Ad Experience"
2020 Young Sheldon Thoth (voice)Episode: "A Baby Tooth and the Egyptian God of Knowledge"

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