Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

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Roger Clark
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Clark in March 2024
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978 (age 46)
Citizenship
  • American
  • Irish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Molly Clark
(m. 2014)
Children2
Signature
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Roger Clark (born July 14, 1978) is an Irish-American actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Arthur Morgan through performance capture in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2 , a role which garnered him critical acclaim and numerous accolades.

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Early life

Clark was born in the United States [1] on July 14, 1978, [2] [3] the son of an Irish mother and an Irish-American father. The family spent each summer vacationing in his mother's hometown of Sligo in Ireland. When he was 12 years old, the family permanently moved to Sligo, where he later completed his Leaving Certificate. [1] He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the University of Glamorgan. [4] [5] After living and working in London for a number of years, he relocated to New York City in the early 2010s. [6]

Career

Clark provided the performance capture for Arthur Morgan, the protagonist of the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2 . His performance earned him numerous awards and nominations. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 150 audiobooks. [12]

Personal life

Clark has dual American and Irish citizenship. [13] He married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2014. [14] They have two sons, Colin and Ruari. [15] Colin, born on February 18, 2013, [16] is on the autism spectrum. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Max & HelenaNarratorShort
2013GoodNarratorShort
2013The Pervenche GameNarratorShort
2014A Midsummer Night's DreamDuke Theseus
2016A Writer's RetreatRandolph BlytheShort
2017FloatRogerShort
2018Happy Birthday to MeThe BossShort
2019RawmouthGuard #1Short
2022HazardousRogerShort
2022 Bunker Cpl. Miller
2023A Death To Die For [18] Brian McNeelyShort
2024Damn HandyRogerShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 I Shouldn't Be Alive BradEpisode: "Shark Survivor"
2006 Perfect Disaster Chuck BrewerEpisode: "Super Typhoon"
2007The Wild WestCaptain WeirEpisode: "Custer's Last Stand"
2008True HeroesEpisode: "Death Trap"
2011 Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Various characters (voices)Episode: "Part 1 & 4" [7]
2013 Zero Hour PatronEpisode: "Chain"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Shellshock 2: Blood Trails Sgt. Jack Griffin / ZombiesVoice
2014 Smite Dreamweaver GaneshaVoice
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Arthur Morgan Performance capture
2021 Back 4 Blood Additional castVoice
2022 Tactics Ogre: Reborn Additional voicesVoice; English version
2023 Fort Solis Jack LearyPerformance capture
2025 Rosewater Phillip Boylan / Timothy King / ThugVoice
TBAEvolutis: DualityRicky PerilVoice

Awards and honors

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2018 The Game Awards Best Performance Red Dead Redemption 2 Won
2019 New York Game Awards Best Acting in a GameNominated
NAVGTR AwardsPerformance in a DramaNominated
D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Nominated
British Academy Games Awards Performer Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet". The Irish Times .
  2. "Roger Clark, Actor, Greater London/New York".
  3. Gorman, David (April 15, 2019). "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet". The Irish Times . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. 🔴LIVE with Roger Clark aka Arthur Morgan from RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 , retrieved 2021-03-21
  5. 1 2 "Behind The Voice Actors | Roger Clark". behindthevoiceactors.com.
  6. Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). "2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed". Screen Rant .
  7. "The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners". Polygon . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  8. Fogel, Stefanie (March 14, 2019). "'God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations". Variety .
  9. "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Red Dead Redemption 2". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  10. "Tantor Media - Roger Clark". tantor.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  11. A Death To Die For , retrieved 2023-10-20