Hannah Telle

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Hannah Telle
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Telle in 2011
Born
Hannah Rebecca Telle

(1987-09-18) September 18, 1987 (age 37)
Education University of Southern California (BS)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • songwriter
  • voice actress
  • singer
Years active2008–present

Hannah Rebecca Telle (born September 18, 1987) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Her roles include Max Caulfield in the Life Is Strange series. [1]

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Early life

Hannah Rebecca Telle [2] was born on September 18, 1987, [3] to Don and Kim Telle. She grew up in Shelby, North Carolina, and has a younger brother. [4] She took an interest in acting at the age of six and joined community theatre. [4] [5] [6] She did her early schooling from North Carolina School of the Arts and started attending the University of Southern California in 2006 for acting and filmmaking but dropped out in 2009. [7] [1] [8] She is bipolar and has struggled with depression and anxiety throughout her life. [1] [4] [5]

Career

Telle submitted roles on actorsaccess.com and secured parts in indie films. She had a minor role in an episode of iCarly (2012) as a harp player. [9] [10] She starred in the film Two Pints Lighter (2013) as Lucy; Asbury Park Press described her performance as "charming". [11] She was cast in Square Enix's Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014) as Rose Campbell / Iris Campbell for motion capture. [12]

In July 2014, Telle was asked to audition for the video game Life Is Strange (2015) based on her role in Murdered; she was cast as Max Caulfield at the Blindlight studio. [13] [14] She also voiced other characters including Courtney Wagner. [15] Edge 's Jen Simpkins described her casting as "inspired". [16] Telle was surprised by the game's success and its community, [17] and expressed interest in reprising the role, [18] including in Life is Strange: Before the Storm despite the ongoing voice actor strike. [19] She reprised the role in 2018 in the downloadable content bonus episode "Farewell". [20]

Telle released her debut alternative album Hollow Glow in 2016. [21] [22] In 2018, she starred as Max in the horror film Flesh & Blood  [23] and as Kate in I'd Kill for You. [24] She released the albums Walking Away from the Dream in 2019 and Waking Up to Tomorrow in 2023. [5] She reprised her role as Max Caulfield in Life Is Strange: Double Exposure (2024), [25] [26] which she considered the "highlight of [her] acting career". [27] Her performance was praised, [28] [29] [30] [31] and she was nominated for Best Performance at the Game Awards 2024 [32] and the 14th New York Game Awards. [33]

Personal life

Telle lives in Los Angeles. [4] She returned to the University of Southern California and graduated with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience in 2022. [8] She is a vegetarian and has four cats. [34]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 iCarly Harp PlayerEpisode: "iApril Fools" [9]
Days of Our Lives Waitress2 episodes[ citation needed ]
2013FixerDanaMiniseries
2014 Unusual Suspects Diann AnthonyEpisode: "Death Comes Calling"
2021 Made for Love Customer's WifeEpisode: "Let's Meet"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2008Sex and the USAEllaDebut[ citation needed ]
2010The Day Abby Went Into David's BackyardAbby
NoveltiesShery
6 WomenSylvia
2011Over & OutTaylor Larkin
30 Square MilesKennedy
2012Leonor Greyl: The ArtistThe Make-Up ArtistShort
FranchiseFranchise
PasteMags
2013FirefilesJennifer
2014Two Pints LighterLucy [11]
PhotobombLeah[ citation needed ]
2015Childhood MammariesTweetyShort
Turning HomeAshley
2016Flesh & BloodMaxShort [23]
2017Ray & Remora: Don't Shoot Me DownRemora[ citation needed ]
2018I'd Kill for YouKate [24]
2020GautreauxAgnesShort[ citation needed ]
Six MatchesFox

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRole
2014 Murdered: Soul Suspect Rose Campbell / Iris Campbell
2015 Life Is Strange Max Caulfield / Courtney Wagner
2018 Life Is Strange: Before the Storm - "Farewell"Max Caulfield
2024 Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Max Caulfield

Discography

TitleAlbum details
Hollow Glow
  • Released: September 21, 2016 [35]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryResultTitleRef.
2024 The Game Awards 2024 Best PerformanceNominated Life Is Strange: Double Exposure [36]
2025 New York Game Awards Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a GameNominated [37]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Melody Caudill (March 14, 2024). "Career Woman and Hannah Telle Take Charge". Talkhouse . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Hannah Telle [@hannahtelle] (January 21, 2022). "✨Wow my graduation photos arrived!!" . Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ Hannah Telle [@hannahtelle] (September 18, 2022). "Enjoying my birthday today!" . Retrieved January 6, 2025– via Instagram.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Allen, Wade (January 23, 2017). "Hannah Telle's Hollywood". The Shelby Star . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Beyers, Kurt (November 1, 2021). "Hannah Telle's folky psych-rock enters gently into a new day with Waking Up To Tomorrow". upcoming100. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ Bentz, Katy (December 18, 2023). Plus One Interview with Hannah Telle . Retrieved January 8, 2025– via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Hannah Telle [@hannahtelle] (January 21, 2020). "✨Officially a senior @USC for neuroscience!" . Retrieved January 7, 2025– via Instagram.
  8. 1 2 "Hannah Telle". New York Comic Con . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Hart, Aimee (January 12, 2021). "All of the Life is Strange: True Colors voice actors". Gayming Magazine . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ Aliance Gamer Brasil (July 21, 2017). ENTREVISTA com HANNAH TELLE - Voz de MAX CAULFIELD em LIFE IS STRANGE [INTERVIEW with HANNAH TELLE - Voice of MAX CAULFIELD in LIFE IS STRANGE]. Retrieved January 8, 2025– via YouTube.
  11. 1 2 Biese, Alex (March 1, 2013). "A blood-sucking comedy". Asbury Park Press . p. J13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Green, Paul (September 12, 2019). Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives: Supernatural and Paranormal Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Film, Television, Games and Other Media. McFarland & Co. p. 117. ISBN   978-1-4766-7800-9.
  13. ↑ Riaz, Adnan (August 12, 2015). "Hannah Telle: Involvement in Life Is Strange is the 'Greatest Honor'". Hardcore Gamer . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Red Archer Live (March 26, 2022). An Interview With Hannah Telle [Max Caulfield in Life is Strange] . Retrieved January 7, 2025– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Hannah Telle: 'I Never Want Anyone Else To Play Max Caulfield In Life Is Strange!'. Player 1 vs The World. August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2025– via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Simpkins, Jen (February 1, 2020). "The Making of... Life is Strange". Edge . No. 341. pp. 88–91. ISSN   1350-1593. EBSCOhost   140932696.
  17. ↑ Riaz, Adnan (September 17, 2015). "Hannah Telle Reveals Life Is Strange 'Definitely Exceeded All of my Expectations'". Hardcore Gamer . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  18. ↑ Riaz, Adnan (January 4, 2016). "Hannah Telle '100 Percent' Interested in Reprising Role for Life Is Strange Sequel". Hardcore Gamer . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ Švelch, Jan; Švelch, Jaroslav (January 2022). "Recasting Life Is Strange: Video Game Voice Acting during the 2016–2017 SAG-AFTRA Strike". Television & New Media . 23 (1): 44–60. doi:10.1177/1527476420962784.
  20. ↑ Barker, Sammy (December 1, 2017). "Ashly Burch, Hannah Telle to Reprise Life Is Strange Roles for Bonus Episode". Push Square . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ Allen, Wade. "Hannah Telle concert tonight". The Gaston Gazette . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  22. ↑ Allen, Wade (January 23, 2017). "Hannah Telle's Hollywood". The Shelby Star . Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  23. 1 2 DeFellipo, Michael (May 31, 2018). "Review: Merlin Camozzi's Flesh & Blood (A Violent, Primal Tale of Desperation)". horrorsociety.com. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Hannah Telle". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  25. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (October 28, 2024). "Why 'Life Is Strange' Team Took on the 'Challenges' of Bringing Max Back for 'Double Exposure' 10 Years After That Split Ending". Variety . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  26. ↑ Taylor-Kent, Oscar, ed. (September 2024). "Life is Strange: Double Exposure". Play . No. 43. p. 25.
  27. ↑ West, Josh (November 14, 2024). "Hannah Telle had the 'highlight of my acting career' while reprising her role as Max in Life is Strange: Double Exposure, and it had nothing to do with the main mystery". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  28. ↑ Goldberg, Harold (October 28, 2024). "5 Eerie Games to Haunt During Halloween Week". The New York Times . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  29. ↑ King, Andrew (October 28, 2024). "Life Is Strange: Double Exposure Review - Times Change". TheGamer . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  30. ↑ Jones, Rebecca (October 29, 2024). "Life is Strange: Double Exposure review - the most satisfyingly speculative, but least intimate, entry into the franchise yet". VG247 . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Life Is Strange: Double Exposure". Edge . No. 404. December 25, 2024. pp. 110–111. ISSN   1350-1593. EBSCOhost   180642979.
  32. ↑ King, Andrew (November 20, 2024). "Whatever Your Opinion On Life Is Strange: Double Exposure, It Deserves To Win Best Performance". TheGamer . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  33. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (January 7, 2025). "New York Game Awards 2024 Nominations". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  34. ↑ Heaney, Duncan (October 7, 2024). "Life is Strange: Double Exposure: The Hannah Telle cat interview". Square Enix . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  35. ↑ Mineo, Mike (September 14, 2016). "Listen: Hannah Telle - "Hollow Glow"". Obscure Sound: Indie Music Blog. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  36. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (November 18, 2024). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: 'Astro Bot,' 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' Lead With 7 Nods Each". Variety .
  37. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (January 7, 2025). "New York Game Awards 2024 Nominations". Variety . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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