Matt McKenzie

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Matt McKenzie
Other namesMatt MacKenzie
OccupationActor
Years active1987present
Children2
RelativesTerri Gross (sister)

Matt McKenzie is an actor best known for his voicework in games and movies. He is the voice of Auron in the RPG games Final Fantasy X , Final Fantasy X-2 , and Kingdom Hearts II . He also provided the English voice of Borgoff in the movie Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust , Ptolemy in Reign: The Conqueror , and Major Elliot in the animated movie Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within . McKenzie has also guest starred in some well-known movies ( Gods and Monsters with Sir Ian McKellen, in which he portrayed Colin Clive) and TV shows such as Star Trek: Voyager , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , JAG , 7th Heaven , That '70s Show , The O.C. and recently 24 as Agent Hollister. He also had a cameo role in Clint Eastwood's The Rookie as Inspector Wang. He appeared in an episode of House M.D. as Doctor Fedler, where he talks briefly with Robert Chase about The Beatles. He appeared on two episodes of AMC's Mad Men as Crab Colson. Most notably, he voiced Agent Smith and various Agents in The Animatrix .

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McKenzie is often typecast as grumpy or serious due to his somewhat "gruff" voice. He appeared in theater productions performed in the Pacific Resident Theatre, the Old Globe Theatre and the Notre Dame Theatre. Some of his highlight shows have been Anna Christie , Scotland Road , Barbarians, and An Ideal Wife .

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989The Cover Girl and the CopFBI Agent
She's Out of Control Airport Security Officer
1990 Club Fed Fred
The Rookie Detective Wang
1992In Sickness and in HealthDarrenTelevision film
Dragon SlayerGalen (voice)Video
English version
1994 Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills Princeton CoachTelevision film
1997 Bio Hunter Komada (voice)Video
English version
Twilight of the Dark Master Junk (voice)English version [1]
1998 Gods and Monsters Colin Clive
The Odd Couple II Pilot
1999 Black Mask Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho (voice)English version
Princess Mononoke Additional Voices (voice)English version
2000Architecture of ReassuranceMaggie's FatherShort film
WantedAgent Baker
Gen13 Additional Voices (voice)
2001The GhostNight Cruiser Cop #1
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Major Elliot (voice) [1]
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Borgoff (voice)English version [1]
2002Role of a LifetimeCop
2003The Bottom LineDaveShort film
The Animatrix Agent #1 (segment "World Record")
Agent (segment "Beyond" and "A Detective Story") (voice)
[1]
2004Out for BloodJoggerVideo
2007 Tekkonkinkreet Assassin 3 (voice)English version
2014Heaven's Hard PitchesDavid MartinShort film
2015The Big DayRoad Rage (voice)Short film
2018Brother XDrunk ManShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Moonlighting InmateEpisode: "Cool Hand Dave: Part 2"
1988 L.A. Law Peter MontalEpisode: "Hey, Lick Me Over"
1989 Married... with Children ReporterEpisode: "At the Zoo"
Dallas Mark RandazzoEpisode: "Hell's Fury"
1991 Life Goes On Cop #1Episode: "Last Stand in Glen Brook"
Equal Justice AttorneyEpisode: "What Color Are My Eyes?"
1992 Murphy Brown Secret Service AgentEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming to Luncheon"
Empty Nest ManEpisode: "R.N. on the Rebound"
Knots Landing MaxEpisode: "The Price"
1993 Beverly Hills, 90210 Reporter #3Episode: "The Child Is The Father to the Man"
1994 Murder, She Wrote Corporal Desmond O'GaraEpisode: "Northern Explosion"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Dr. Weld RamEpisode: "The Alternate"
Ellen OfficerEpisode: "Mrs. Koger"
1995 Platypus Man SportscasterEpisode: "NYPD Nude"
Cybill JumpmasterEpisode: "Call Me Irresponsible"
1996 Silk Stalkings Gordon KellerEpisode: "Appearances"
1997–1998 Todd McFarlane's Spawn Additional Voices (voice)6 episodes
1998 Smart Guy NewscasterEpisode: "Rooferman, Take One"
Ally McBeal Officer BarnesEpisode: "The Inmates"
Family Matters Mitch2 episodes
That '70s Show Patrolman #1Episode: "The Best Christmas Ever"
1999 Profiler NickEpisode: "Where or When"
3rd Rock from the Sun Mr. WheelerEpisode: "The House That Dick Build"
Seven Days Dr. ChapelEpisode: "Parkergeist"
Sliders Tony JacobsEpisode: "A Current Affair"
7th Heaven KenEpisode: "Forget Me Not"
Tekkaman Blade II Goliate (voice)English version [1]
1999–2000 The Jamie Foxx Show IRS Agent, Executive Head2 episodes
2000 Pet Shop of Horrors Mr. Hayman, Roger (voice)2 episodes
English version
2001 Bette Business ManEpisode: "Of Men and Meatballs"
JAG Felton SwaggardEpisode: "Retreat, Hell"
Star Trek: Voyager Port Authority OfficerEpisode: "Natural Law"
2002 Judging Amy Attorney Jeff FranklinEpisode: "The Bottle Show"
2003 Reign: The Conqueror Ptolemy (voice)4 episodes
English version
2004 The Bernie Mac Show Christopher's DadEpisode: "Stiff Upper Lip"
Las Vegas Detective Bill ClarkEpisode: "The Count of Montecito"
2005 The West Wing Republican Convention Speaker #2Episode: "Things Fall Apart"
The O.C. Prom AnnouncerEpisode: "The O.Sea"
House M.D. Dr. FedlerEpisode: "Daddy's Boy"
2006 The Unit Security OfficerEpisode: "Security"
2006–2007 Veronica Mars Tom Barry3 episodes
2007 24 Agent Hollister4 episodes
Two and a Half Men GaryEpisode: "Putting Swim Fins on a Cat"
2008 Mad Men 'Crab' Colson2 episodes
2011 Medium Managerial TypeEpisode: "Only Half Lucky"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Final Fantasy X Auron English version [1]
2003 Final Fantasy X-2 AuronEnglish version [1]
2006 Kingdom Hearts II AuronEnglish version [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Matt McKenzie (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 30, 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)