Liam O'Brien | |
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Born | Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S. | May 28, 1976
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, writer, director |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | Amy Kincaid (m. 2002) |
Children | 2 |
Liam Christopher O'Brien (born May 28, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer, and director. He is a regular cast member of the Dungeons & Dragons actual play series Critical Role, playing Vax'ildan ("Vax"), Caleb Widogast, and Orym. [1] He has been involved in many video games, cartoons, and English-language adaptations of Japanese anime. His major anime roles include Gaara in Naruto , Naruto Shippuden , and Boruto , Vincent Law in Ergo Proxy , Captain Jushiro Ukitake in Bleach , Lloyd in Code Geass , Kenzo Tenma in Monster , Akihiko Sanada in Persona 3 , and Nephrite in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon .
In cartoons, O'Brien has voiced characters in shows such as Star Wars Rebels , Transformers: Robots in Disguise , Avengers Assemble , Wolverine and the X-Men , and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. . In video games, he voiced Gollum in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its sequel, Caius Ballad in Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII , War in Darksiders , Asura in Asura's Wrath , Ieyasu Tokugawa in Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes , Illidan Stormrage in World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm , Yasuo in League of Legends , Grimoire Weiss in Nier and Nier: Replicant ver.1.22474487139... , the Warden in For Honor , and Barker in Titanfall 2 .
He is an automated dialog replacement writer for anime and has provided voice direction for over 300 episodes of anime such as Naruto . He has also voice directed for video games such as The Last of Us , Evolve , Resident Evil 5 , and Resident Evil 6 . [2]
Liam Christopher O'Brien was born in Weehawken, New Jersey, [3] on May 28, 1976. [4] His mother, Lois Wiltse O'Brien, worked as an educator as well as a quality assurance trainer and consultant. [5] He has a sister named Cara. [5] His family were Reformed Christians, [6] and he was "raised by a Christian mother and attended 15 years of Christian schooling", but would later describe himself as agnostic. [7] He began acting in high school at St. Peter's Preparatory School. After moving to New York City to attend the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, [8] he worked in theater on various productions around the country. [3] [9] [10] He met Crispin Freeman while working on a production of Romeo & Juliet in Cincinnati, Ohio, which helped him get voice-over work back in New York. [8]
O'Brien affirms that he often plays characters that are insane or evil geniuses, although he has also voiced comedic characters such as Fukuyama in Girls Bravo . He describes Cumore from Tales of Vesperia as "extremely unhinged". In Darksiders , he voices the lead character War, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. He describes his voicing as deeper than his usual voice, and that he portrayed War as a fairly old soul who isn't surprised at the events around him. In the video game-based film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children , he voiced Red XIII. [8] In addition to voice acting, he has worked as a voice director and writer on various video games and anime shows. [8]
He is also a cast member of the popular web series Critical Role , in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons . [2] [11] Critical Role was both the Webby Winner and the People's Voice Winner in the "Games (Video Series & Channels)" category at the 2019 Webby Awards; [12] the show was also both a Finalist and the Audience Honor Winner at the 2019 Shorty Awards. [13] After becoming hugely successful, the Critical Role cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, Critical Role Productions. [14] [15] [16] [17] Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on Kickstarter to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million. [18] In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled The Legend of Vox Machina , [19] O'Brien reprised his role as Vax'ildan. [20] In June 2021, O'Brien was added to the cast of Exandria Unlimited , a spinoff of Critical Role. [21] [22] [23] O'Brien is also one of the narrators for the audiobook edition of the novel Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin (2021). [24] [25]
O'Brien married voice actress Amy Kincaid in 2002. [8] [26] [27] The couple have two children: a daughter and a son. They live in Los Angeles. [28]
He suffers from hyperacusis, a hearing disorder that makes him unusually sensitive to everyday noises. [29]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2001 | Boogiepop Phantom | Yoji Suganuma, others | CA | |
Gokudo | Tei | |||
2002 | His and Her Circumstances | Hideki Asaba, Fukada Kohei | ||
Revolutionary Girl Utena | Mamiya Chida | |||
2003 | Figure 17 | Toru | ||
Wolf's Rain | Soldier | [30] | ||
DNA² | Junta Momonari | CA | ||
K.O. Beast | Bud Mint | |||
2004 | Yukikaze | Various characters | ||
Texhnolyze | Man C | |||
.hack//Legend of the Twilight | Tom | |||
Gad Guard | Truck Driver | |||
R.O.D. | Various characters | Also as William Markham | ||
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | ||||
Paranoia Agent | Mitsuhiro Maniwa, Man on Phone 2 | |||
Comic Party | Taishi Kuhonbutsu | |||
Gungrave | Executive A, Researcher, Sam | |||
Marmalade Boy | Akira Mizutani, Alex | |||
2005 | Girls Bravo | Kazuharu Fukuyama | [8] [31] | |
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology | Ryuichi, Mover, Odagiri, Zashiki Warashi, Gorgeous | CA | ||
Mermaid Forest | Yuta | |||
Samurai Champloo | Young Yamane, Eel Shop Owner, others | |||
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue | Various characters | |||
Koi Kaze | Kei Odagiri, Man, Friend A | |||
Duel Masters: Season 2 | Shobu Kirifuda | |||
Tenjho Tenge | Shin Natsume | |||
The Melody of Oblivion | Horu, Person of the Cape | |||
Mermaid Forest | Yuta, others | |||
DearS | Various characters | |||
Ghost Talker's Daydream | ||||
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG | Gino, others | |||
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo | Andrea Cavalcanti | |||
Saiyuki Reload | Various characters | |||
Scrapped Princess | Furet | |||
Leave it to Piyoko! | Thin Blob | OVA | ||
2006–09 | Naruto | Gaara, Kotetsu Hagane | ||
2006–07 | Haré+Guu | Dr. Clive | [32] [33] | |
2006 | Boys Be... | Makoto Kurumizawa | Voice director and script writer | [34] |
Kannazuki no Miko | Tsubasa | CA | ||
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock | Rin's Captor, Subordinate | |||
Gun Sword | Ray Lundgren, Wild Bunch C | |||
Kamichu! | Shika, Inu Osho, Konoha Kamaitachi, others | |||
The Prince of Tennis | Nanjiro Echizen, Arai | |||
Fate/stay night | Archer | |||
Ergo Proxy | Vincent Law | |||
Paradise Kiss | Seiji Kisaragi | |||
2007–14 | Bleach | Jushiro Ukitake, Sora Inoue | ||
2007 | Blue Dragon | Dolsk | ||
To Heart | Various characters | |||
Cutie Honey | Seiji's Contact | Live-action dub | ||
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Baseball Team Captain | |||
The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye | Various characters | |||
Phoenix | Ohtomo | |||
2008 | Code Geass series | Lloyd Asplund | ||
Buso Renkin | Gota Nakamura, Hideki Okakura | |||
Descendants of Darkness | Hisoka Kurosaki | |||
2009–10 | Monster | Kenzo Tenma | ||
2009–19 | Naruto: Shippuden | Gaara | ||
2010 | Slayers series | Rezo | Revolution and Evolution-R | [35] [36] |
2013 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital | Hidemoto Keikain | [37] | |
2012 | Redline | Frisbee | ||
2012–13 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Jamil, Markkio and Issac | ||
2013–15 | Digimon Fusion | Deckergreymon, Neptunmon, Mercurymon, others | [38] | |
2013 | Fate/Zero | Kariya Matou | [38] | |
2014–15 | Sailor Moon | Nephrite | Viz dub | [39] |
2015 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Gihren Zabi | [40] [41] [42] | |
Sailor Moon Crystal | Nephrite | [43] | ||
2016 | Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement | Ieyasu Tokugawa | [44] | |
2018–19 | Baki | Atsushi Suedou, Valentin Sokolov | Netflix ONA | [38] [45] [46] |
2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Gaara | [47] | |
Ultraman | Dan Moroboshi | Netflix ONA | [38] [48] | |
2020 | Marvel Future Avengers | Red Skull, Doctor Strange | [38] |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [49] |
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2008–09 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Warren Worthington III / Angel / Archangel, Nightcrawler, Nitro | [8] | |
2010 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Captain Anatoly Krimov / Red Star, others | Episode: "Union of the Snake" | [38] |
2012–14 | NFL Rush Zone | RZ6.0/Richard Zimmer, Zich, others | [38] | |
2012–18 | Sofia the First | Additional voices | 2 episodes | |
2013–17 | Avengers Assemble | Red Skull / Iron Skull, Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange, Blood Brother #2, Skully, Skull-Net, others | [38] | |
2013 | Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel | Red Skull | [38] | |
2014–15 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Arkon, Red Skull, others | [38] | |
2014 | Regular Show | Tango | Episode: "Gold Watch" | [38] |
2014–17 | Star Wars Rebels | Supply Master Yogar Lyste, Morad Sumar, others | [38] [50] | |
2015 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Underbite, Kickback, others | [38] | |
2016 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Doctor Strange | Episode: "Miles from Home" | [38] [51] |
Pickle and Peanut | Head Mannequin | Episode: "Bats/Movie Camp Out" | [52] | |
2019 | Amphibia | Additional voices | 3 episodes | |
Carmen Sandiego | Professor Gunnar Maelstrom, Vlad, Boris, ACME Agent. | [53] | ||
DC Super Hero Girls | General Zod | 3 episodes | ||
2020 | Spider-Man | Doctor Strange, Symbiote Supreme, Robber 2, Golem 2 | 2 episodes | |
2021 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Nikdo, Bandit #1, Bandit #4 | Episode: "Princess of Nothing" | |
Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Bolo, Raney, Captured Falleen, Tactical Droid, Scrapper | 3 episodes | ||
2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Vax'ildan "Vax" Vessar, Vorugal | [54] [55] |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
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2005 | Aquarian Age the Movie | Lancelot Army Commander | CA | |
2006 | Patlabor: The Movie | Det. Kataoka | Bandai Visual dub | CA |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Red XIII | [38] | ||
2009 | Redline | Frisbee | [56] | |
Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Shichigoro | [38] | ||
2010 | Planet Hulk | Hiroim | [38] | |
2012 | Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | Ieyasu Tokugawa | [38] | |
2014 | JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time | Aquaman, Batwing Computer | [38] | |
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United | Red Skull | [38] | ||
2015 | Tiger & Bunny: The Rising | Lunatic / Yuri Petrov | [57] | |
The Last: Naruto the Movie | Gaara, Kotetsu Hagane | [38] | ||
2016 | Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell | Doctor Strange | [58] | |
2023 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | Red Skull | Disney+ special | [59] |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
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2005 | One Missed Call | Hiroshi Yamashita | CA | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source [49] |
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2015 | The Phoenix Incident | Jacob Reynolds | [94] [95] [96] | |
Web series | ||||
2015–present | Critical Role |
| Cast member; Dungeons & Dragons web series | [97] [98] |
2018–2020 | All Work No Play | Himself | A web series where O'Brien and Sam Riegel catch up over a drink and try a new activity each episode. The show was developed from their original AWNP podcast (2012–2017). | [99] [100] [101] |
2020 | AWNP: Unplugged | Himself | A spinoff web series during the COVID-19 pandemic where Riegel and O'Brien caught-up via video chat. | [102] [103] |
2021 | Exandria Unlimited | Orym of the Air Ashari | Main role; 8 episodes. An anthology spinoff series of Critical Role. | [21] [22] [23] |
2023–2024 | Candela Obscura: The Circle of Tide & Bone | Cosmo Grimm | Main role; 3 episodes. An anthology limited series. | [104] [105] |
2024 | Candela Obscura: The Circle of the Crimson Mirror | Game Master | Main role; 3 episodes. An anthology limited series. | [106] [107] |
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