Kiff VandenHeuvel | |
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Born | Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel April 24, 1970 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
Education | Calvin College [1] |
Occupation(s) | Actor, teacher, director, podcast host [2] |
Years active | 1998–present |
Television | Richie Rich , Parks and Recreation , Family Guy , Fameless |
Spouse | Cheri Lynne VandenHeuvel |
Kiff VandenHeuvel (born Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel) is an American actor, director and teacher of both improvisational comedy and voiceover. [3]
He is the host of the voiceover podcast, All Over Voiceover with Kiff VH. [4] [5] His film credits include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , Nightcrawler , La La Land , and Behind the Candelabra as Wayne (the half-brother of Liberace (Michael Douglas)). He is best known for his work as Zachary Hale Comstock in BioShock Infinite , [6] Skavak in Star Wars: The Old Republic , Walter in Telltale's The Walking Dead , and as Cliff Rich on the Netflix series Richie Rich . [7] [8] [9]
Kiff was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the oldest of five sons. [10] His youngest brother, Andrew Vanden Heuvel, discovered an asteroid in 2003. His grandfather, Ralph Heynen, was a pastor at Pine Rest , an institution in Cutlerville, Michigan. He had a radio broadcast where he would record his sermons in his study and they would be sent to radio stations across the country. [10] Whenever VandenHeuvel's family would visit his grandparents, he made a beeline to his grandfather's study and played with the recording equipment. This is where he credits the beginning of his VO career, playing with his grandpa's recording rig. [10]
VandenHeuvel attended and graduated from Calvin College, in Grand Rapids, with a degree in Communications Arts and Sciences. [10]
VandenHeuvel is an alumnus of The Second City Detroit and The Second City Cleveland mainstage casts and has been working with The Second City comedy theatre since 1998. [11]
VandenHeuvel has appeared in a world premiere in Adam Rapp's urban drama Gompers as the not-so-bright but big hearted doorman/lookout Shoe, which premiered at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [12]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Additional Voices | |
2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Wayne | |
2014 | Nightcrawler | Editor | |
2015 | Danny Collins | Marty | |
2016 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Officer Mazzuccheli | |
2016 | La La Land | New Coffee Shop Manager | |
2021 | The Little Things | Tow Truck Driver | |
2022 | Belle | Kei's Father | Voice, English dub [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Incredible Crew | Construction Worker | Episode: "Rodney Tape Face" |
2012–13 | Guides | Garrett Monahan | 7 episodes |
2013 | Parks And Recreation | Dewey | 2 episodes |
2015 | Richie Rich | Cliff Rich | 21 episodes |
2015 | The Last Ship | Granderson's Guard | 2 episodes |
2015 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Kiff O'Shannon | Episode: "Kerry Washington/Dave Salmoni/Ne-Yo" |
2015–16 | Fameless | Kiff | 11 episodes |
2016 | Disappeared | Narrator | 10 episodes |
2016 | Henry Danger | Burples the Clown | Episode: "A Finata Full of Death Bugs" |
2016 | You're The Worst | Heathstead | Episode: "A Rapidly Mutating Virus" |
2016 | The Thundermans | Falconman | Episode: "The Thundermans: Banished!" |
2016–18 | This Is Us | Dave Malone | 3 episodes |
2017 | Documentary Now! | Father of Hot Daughter | Episode: "Globesmen" |
2017 | Family Guy | Woody | Voice, episode: "The Finer Strings" |
2017 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Older Han Solo | Voice, episode: "Tracker Trouble" |
2018 | NCIS | Metro P.D. Sergeant Peter Todd | Episode: " Date with Destiny" |
2018 | I'm Dying Up Here | Craig | Episode: "Plus One" |
2018 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Ambrose, Mezmo | Voice, 2 episodes |
2018 | The Rookie | Kurt Rubenovic | Episode: "Crash Course " |
2018 | Black-ish | Officer Mike | Episode "Don't You Be My Neighbor (2 " |
2018–19 | Solved | Gary, Hubbard | 2 episodes |
2018 | Baskets | Scott the Golfer | Episode: "Moving On" |
2020 | The Blacklist | CSI Agent | Episode "Rassvet" |
2020 | Mom | Zeke | Episode: "Astronauts and Fat Trimmings" |
2021 | The Mosquito Coast | Officer McMury | Episode: "Light Out " |
2021 | The L Word: Generation Q | Warner | Episode: "Luck Be a Lady." |
2021–present | The Croods: Family Tree | Grug Crood | Voice, 39 episodes |
2021 | What If...? | Obadiah Stane | Voice, episode: "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?" |
2021 | Gen:Lock | Marc Holcroft | Voice, 5 episodes |
2021 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Carl | Episode: "Sundown" |
2022 | Thermae Romae Novae | Cassius (English voice) | Episode: "All Baths Lead to Rome" |
2022 | Bosch: Legacy | Jeremy Graff | Episode: "Pumped" |
2022 | Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story | Frank Currier | Episode: "God of Forgiveness, God of Vengeance" |
2022–Present | Young Rock | Pat Patterson | Recurring Guest Star (7 episodes S2) |
2023 | Pluto | Alexander (English dub) | Episode: "Episode 1.8" |
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition | Vince |
2008 | Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | Additional Voices |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Skavak, Axis, Jordel Tlan, Oren Ward, Slave Leader, Tre Nareves |
2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Dr. Norman Bick |
2013 | BioShock: Infinite | Zachary Hale Comstock |
2013 | Disney Infinity | Incredibles Newscaster |
2013 | The Walking Dead: Season Two | Walter |
2014 | The Evil Within | Oscar Connelly, Police Officer B, Villager C [14] |
2014 | World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | Additional Voices |
2015 | StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | |
2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | |
2016 | Fallout 4: Nuka-World | Grandchester Mystery Mansion System |
2016 | StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops | Additional Voices |
2016 | Dishonored 2 | Male Guard Elite |
2016 | Batman: The Telltale Series | Victor Zsasz, Enforcer #3, COA #1 |
2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Additional Voices |
2018 | Spider-Man | |
2020 | XCOM: Chimera Squad | Floyd Tesseract, Additional Voices |
2020 | Mafia: Definitive Edition | Additional Voices |
2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons | Pilot |
2020 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Roxxon Security, Additional Voices |
2020 | Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition | Sheriff William "Billy" Holme |
2022 | Saints Row | The Dust King, Character Voices |
2023 | Diablo IV | Additional Voices |
2023 | Starfield | Claudio Amsterdam |
2023 | Spider-Man 2 | Additional Voices |
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