Kevin Miller (voice actor)

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Kevin Miller
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Miller in 2023
Born (1977-12-21) December 21, 1977 (age 46)
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • comedian
  • writer
  • podcast host
  • teacher
  • live streamer
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Katherine Smethurst
(m. 2010)
Children2
Website Official website

Kevin Miller (born December 21, 1977) [1] [2] is an American voice actor, comedian, writer, podcast host, teacher, live streamer and gamer, known for his role as the voice of Sly Cooper, the main character in the video game series of the same name. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Kevin Miller was born in Minot, North Dakota on December 21, 1977. [2]

Career

Miller began his voice acting career in 2000, he was cast as the voice of Sly Cooper in the 2002 video game, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus . [3] Miller has since reprised the role in its follow up sequels, Sly 2: Band of Thieves , Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time . [3] [5] [6] He would also voice the character again in PlayStation Move Heroes , PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Bentley's Hackpack . [3]

He has also directed voice recording sessions for several video games companies, such as Sega, Namco, The Learning Company, Sony, Paramount and others. [4] He also performs in live action as an improvisor within the comedy groups ComedySportz and Unscriptables and is the co-host of the Second Funniest Podcast, now known as The Gamerland Podcast. [4] [7] Outside of acting, Miller is also a voice-over teacher, he would offer teach private coaching for newcomers who want to get into voice acting. [4]

Personal life

Kevin Miller has been married to his wife Katherine, since 2010. [8] Together, they have two children. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Sly Cooper and the Gang in 'Timing Is Everything'Sly Cooper (voice)Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013GeexNarrator (voice)Episode: "Pilot"
2021 Archibald's Next Big Thing Bonk (voice)Episode: "Switched! / Free Range Chickens"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2000Soliloquy Learning AssistantNarratorEducational game
Tales of Destiny II Reid HershelEnglish version
Jet Set Radio Noise Tanks
2001 Forever Kingdom BossEnglish version
2002 Magic Pengel Mono
Men in Black II: Alien Escape Coffee Worms
Jet Set Radio Future Noise Tanks
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Angel [3]
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus Sly Cooper
Shinobi Additional voicesEnglish version
The House of the Dead III Daniel CurienUncredited
Magic Pengel: The Quest for ColorMono
2003 Virtua Cop 3 James [3]
Nightshade OnibiEnglish version [3]
2004 Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums Cole Gannon
Blood Will Tell TahomaruEnglish version [3]
Sly 2: Band of Thieves Sly Cooper
Echo Night: Beyond Additional voicesEnglish version
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
2005 Virtua Quest Sei, Dot
Scooby-Doo & the Scary Stone DragonTerrance Walker [3]
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves Sly Cooper
2011 PlayStation Move Heroes [3]
2012 PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
2013 Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Bentley's Hackpack
2015Kragos the DishonoredPong
2018 Dynasty Warriors 9 SoldierEnglish version

Live-action

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006The War That Made AmericaRevolutionary War SoldierEpisode: "Unintended Consequences"
2015Kragos the DishonoredPongShort film

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–presentSecond Funniest Podcast/The Gamerland PodcastHimself/Co-host [4]

Writing credits

YearTitlePositionNotes
2010Just Like MeStoryShort film
2013Day of the Midnight Dragons
2015Last OutCo-writer
Stipulations
2016Stonewood
2017Succeeding Is Believing
2018Ed, Joy and Dr MalloyVideo

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References

  1. Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (December 22, 2022). "12.21.22" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 "28 Great Actors from our Great State". KX News. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Kevin Miller (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 21, 2019. 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "TheKevinMiller.com". TheKevinMiller.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Matt Patches (August 1, 2014). "There Are More Great Pop-Culture Raccoon Performances Than You Think".
  6. Martin Robinson (June 24, 2011). "Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time". Eurogamer.
  7. Jennica Schwartzman (December 23, 2020). "Sly Cooper's Kevin Miller On His Weekly Twitch Gameplay Stemming From His Beloved Podcast".
  8. Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (September 4, 2020). "Sorry I didn't mention here! I'm celebrating my 10 year anniversary with my wife tonight but will Twitch next week! Join the discord for regular updates https://t.co/wUMhgYg59d" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 via Twitter.
  9. Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (June 22, 2020). "My 7 year old son made a menu for my Father's Day dinner. I of course selected the crawling ribs we both are hungry for in @YoungHorses Bugsnax https://t.co/72pRCmGJEw" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 via Twitter.
  10. Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (April 14, 2020). "Played "Birthday Alien Sharks" with my 5 year old daughter. The beasts can eat and see through anything but after using our ice Elsa powers to study their insides (pictured here) we learned they just wanted to be ridden back to their planet and have a birthday picnic. https://t.co/YwMV727HXJ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 via Twitter.