Dave Fennoy

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Dave Fennoy
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Fennoy in Phoenix, Arizona, 2017
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NationalityAmerican
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1990–present
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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 , Lucius Fox in Batman: Arkham Knight and Batman: The Telltale Series and Rodin in Bayonetta . 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 began 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]

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
ProStars Bo Jackson 13 episodes
1993 Bonkers Additional VoicesEpisode: "Weather or Not"
1994 Aladdin ManEpisode: "Bad Moon Rising"
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Additional Voices10 episodes
Problem Child Additional Voices13 episodes
1995 ABC Weekend Special Feather-brained boyEpisode: "Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale"
What-a-Mess Additional Voices3 episodes
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"
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]
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]
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]
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 Polendina
2020 Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures FrancoisEpisode: "Chicken Masked Mystery On Ice"
2022 Cars on the Road Town Marshall, Justice Stern [7] 2 episodes
2023 Fright Krewe Aloysius 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
Strange Frame Yapnetanchor Noiz [7]
2013 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Rodin [7] English dub
2015 The Laws of the Universe Part 0 Tokuo Yanase [7]
2017 The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature Mouse Henchman #2 [7]
Deep Additional VoicesUncredited
2018 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Blockbuster, Tobias Whale [7]
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]
Tachyon: The Fringe Commander Alberion Obulo
2004 World of Warcraft Vol'jin
2005 Ultimate Spider-Man Nick Fury
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble Hulk Davidson, Fire Leo, Kuwaga [7]
2006 Saints Row Marcel/Stilwater's Residents
Project Sylpheed Raymond Logan [8]
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]
Rise of the ArgonautsDaedalus
Too Human Troy, Traitor Leader
2009 Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Tetrax Shard
Prototype Additional Voices
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Maximilian Zane
Bayonetta Rodin, Sapientia, Additional Voices
2010 Mass Effect 2 Warlord Okeer, Ronald Taylor, Tarak, Turian Commuter
Star Trek Online Kagran
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Soldiers [7]
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Gabriel Tosh [7]
Mafia II Sammy Stevens
Fallout: New Vegas Jed Masterson [7] Honest Hearts DLC
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Warpath [7]
Driver: San Francisco Additional voices
Saints Row: The Third Pedestrians
Law & Order: Legacies Dr. Montrose [7]
2012 The Darkness II JP Dumond
The Walking Dead Lee Everett [7] Main role
5 episodes
Zen Pinball 2 Lee Everett
The Secret World Zuberi, Vampire Hunter
Guild Wars 2 Captain Rahim, Nicabar Steelweaver
2013 Marvel Heroes Blade Uncredited
Dota 2 Batrider, Ember Spirit, Faceless Void, Huskar, Jakiro, Venomancer, Wraith King [7]
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Outsider Grunt, Additional voices
Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
Infinity Blade III Therin, Additional voices
The Wolf Among Us Bluebeard [7]
2013–16 Skylanders seriesThunderbolt, Slobber Tooth
2013 Batman: Arkham Origins Enforcers
The Walking Dead: Season Two Lee EverettUncredited
Episode: "No Going Back"
2014 Infamous Second Son Concrete Knight
The Elder Scrolls Online Additional voices
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Decepticon Shotgunner, Lockdown Gunner [7]
Bayonetta 2 Rodin, Sapientia [7]
Dreamfall Chapters Likho
Vainglory Baptiste
Tales from the Borderlands Finch, Additional voices
2015 Evolve Additional voices
Batman: Arkham Knight Lucius Fox
Lego Dimensions B. A. Baracus, M. A. Maracus, Agent Hawkins
Minecraft: Story Mode Gabriel the Warrior [7]
Fallout 4 Max Loken, Malcom Latimer [7]
Street Fighter V Oro, Azam, Taylor [7]
2016 RWBY: Grimm Eclipse Dr. Merlot
Batman: The Telltale Series Lucius Fox
2064: Read Only Memories Narrator
Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler! LL Seet T, Sheriff Deputy, Pirates, Yoloti
Mafia III Charles Laveau [7]
Enderal: The Shards of Order The Black Guardian, Maél Dal'Loran
Final Fantasy XV Weskham Armaugh [7]
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Additional Voices
Fortnite: Save the World Director Riggs [7]
Friday the 13th: The Game Detective Joe Maddery [7]
LawBreakers Additional voices
Batman: The Enemy Within Lucius Fox [7]
SpellForce 3 Gor
2018 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Shaw [7]
State of Decay 2 Sydney Clement
Lego The Incredibles Judge
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido Jinrai, Narrator [7]
Marvel's Spider-Man Howard
Fallout 76 Super Mutants, Derek Castle, Parker [7]
Darksiders III Abraxis, Usiel, Human [7]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate RodinArchive audio
2019 The Walking Dead: The Final Season Lee EverettEpisode: "Broken Toys"
Crackdown 3 Djimon Keita [7]
Gears 5 Jeremiah Keegan [7]
Rage 2 Rick Trans, Abadon Mutants [7]
Remnant: From the Ashes Male Voice 2, Reggie [7]
Enderal: Forgotten Stories Maél dal'Loran, The Black Guardian
Concrete Genie Creatures [7] Credited as David Fennoy
Afterparty Satan [7]
2020 Fallout 76: Wastelanders Grahm, Munch
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout Roadblock, Cobra B.A.T.S [7]
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Howard
2021 Marvel's Avengers Zawavari
2022 Triangle Strategy Lionel Khapita [7]
Rumbleverse Skip Leggerday
Bayonetta 3 Rodin [7]
Cookie Run: Kingdom Captain Caviar Cookie [7]
RWBY: ArrowfellDr. Pietro Polendina
2023 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Howard
2024 Granblue Fantasy: Relink Ghandagoza [7]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak Bergard Zeman, citizens [7]
Rosewater Henry Dixon, Kurt Dawson, Jerome Hawkins, Dr. Clark [9]
TBA Ember Sword Dalcor Kritana [10]

Live-action

List of acting performances in film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Reasonable Doubts Sgt. MallyEpisode: "Legacy"
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"
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"
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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