Robbie Daymond was born in Chesterfield, Missouri on March 11, 1982,[2] the son of Laura Marks. His mother is of German descent.[3] His father left the family when Daymond was an infant, leaving his mother to raise him with the help of her parents in Warrenton, Missouri.[4] He took an interest in acting when he was 10 after participated in the play On Golden Pond.[4][5]
After Daymond's mother remarried, he was adopted by his step-father Gregory Allen Howard in 1995 and changed his last name to Howard. His family then moved to St. Charles, Missouri. In 2000, he attended Webster University, but later transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he graduated with a BFA in Theatre Performance in 2004. He taught and performed at the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, which was related to UNLV, and received his MFA at UNLV in 2007.[4]
Career
In 2007, Daymond moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a college instructor at the New York Film Academy and Quixote Studio. He did some acting in film, television and commercials, but started doing more voice-over work in 2009; by 2011, he was working full-time in voice acting for cartoons, anime, and video games.[4]
From June to August 2021, Daymond starred in Exandria Unlimited, an actual play spinoff limited series of the web series Critical Role.[1] He played Dorian Storm, an air genasi bard.[7][8] He continued to play Dorian in Critical Role's third campaign as a guest star for the first fourteen episodes.[9][10][11] In March 2022, he reprised the role in the two part special Exandria Unlimited: Kymal.[12][13] He then reprised the role again in Critical Role's third campaign for another block of episodes in 2024.[14][15]Polygon opined that Dorian had a "beautiful storyline" with Daymond's "stand out" performance which "was so integral to the start of Campaign 3" – "he participated in the cast's goofy asides and reactions, but also left room for moments of gravitas and emotional exploration. Part of what makes his performance as Dorian such a joy to watch is the knowledge that he is new to the table, and fairly new to the hobby".[16] In 2023, he starred in the actual play Candela Obscura: The Circle of the Vassal & the Veil as Professor Howard Margrove; this horroranthology series was produced by Critical Role Productions.[17][18] Daymond is also one of the narrators for the audiobook edition of the novel Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin (2021).[19][20] In 2025, Daymond joined Critical Role's main cast for the upcoming fourth campaign scheduled to premiere in October 2025.[21]
↑ "Nier: Automata (2017 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (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 credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved May 17, 2021.
↑ Toylogic Inc. Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 24:51.
↑ "Guilty Gear Strive (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (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 credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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