Wes Johnson

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Wes Johnson
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Johnson in 2021
Born (1961-06-06) June 6, 1961 (age 63)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • cartoonist
  • comedian
  • voice artist
Years active1989–present [1]
SpouseKim Barrett
Children3

Wes Johnson (born June 6, 1961) is an American actor, cartoonist, comedian and voice artist, who has appeared in such films as A Dirty Shame , Head of State , The Invasion , For Richer or Poorer and Hearts in Atlantis . He has appeared on television in Homicide: Life on the Street , The Wire , and Veep . Wes is married to his childhood sweetheart Kim Barrett Johnson. They are the parents of three sons. [2]

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In January 2025, Johnson was hospitalized in an Atlanta intensive care unit after being found unresponsive in his hotel room. He was in Georgia to host a benefit event for Alzheimer's. [3]

Career

Johnson co-presented with the legendary Wolfman Jack for two years on his last nationally syndicated radio show, writing comedy sketches and performing them with the Wolfman live on a weekly basis. Johnson has written for and appeared in various comedy troupes including Fresh Victims, Gross National Product, and The Loyal Opposition. He also created the comic strips Martini 'N Clyde and Joe Fan, which have been published in The Washington Times and Sports Fan Magazine, respectively.

Johnson is the P.A. announcer for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals. [4]

Johnson was the series announcer for America's Most Wanted on FOX until December 2009, replacing the late Don LaFontaine in September 2008. [4]

Johnson filmed the pilot "Bennie's" with Ed Asner in summer 2016. He portrayed a character named "Walter".

Johnson's voice has appeared in cartoons, commercials and video games.

He provided voice acting for three installments of The Elder Scrolls : Morrowind , Oblivion , and Skyrim . [4] He voiced Lucien Lachance, the Gray Fox, the Arena Announcer, Sheogorath, Hermaeus Mora, Emperor Titus Mede II and was the default voice for Imperial males in Oblivion. In 2014, Johnson reprised the role of Sheogorath for the YouTube series Elder Scrolls Lore by the channel ShoddyCast. Later in 2015 he voiced the super mutant King Ludd as well as Scribe Bigsley in ShoddyCast'sThe storyteller: A Fallout Lore Series. [5]

He also lent his voice to Star Trek: Legacy , which features the voices of all five original TV Captains, and the video game Star Trek: Conquest .

He appeared in Fallout 3 as the nefarious Mister Burke as well as the Super Mutants Fawkes and Uncle Leo, the Protectrons, Sentry Bots, and Scribe Bigsley. In Fallout 4 he reprised the Protectrons, as well as playing The Silver Shroud and Moe Cronin.

He plays Z'aanta in Square Enix's Octopath Traveller.

Johnson has appeared on The Shari Elliker Show on WBAL in Baltimore, Maryland, Broadminded on XM 155, and reviewed movies weekly for The Chip Franklin Show on KOGO in San Diego, California.

He appeared as a guest narrator for symphonic black metal band Epicland on the album Bound for Greatness.

He appeared in the short films Oblivion in Real Life and Oblivion in Real Life II on the LaFave Bros YouTube channel. Johnson declined payment for his appearances, instead asking viewers to consider donating to the Alzheimer's Association. [6]

He also has a YouTube channel.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 For Richer or Poorer Tourist Man
1998The YardThe Wood Guy
2001 Hearts In Atlantis Sports Announcer
2003 Head of State Teamster
2004 A Dirty Shame Fat Fuck Frank
2004Ted's 12Pete Palmer
2007 The Invasion News Stand Vendor
2015Sally PacholokDr. Dubrowski
2020Volkov OriginFather O'MalleyPost-production [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Space Ghost Coast to Coast HimselfSeason 3, Episode 9: "Surprise"
1996 Unsolved Mysteries RichardSeries 8, Episode 18
1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Victor ResnickEpisode: "Abduction"
1998–2009 America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back Announcer / BTK Killer / Prescott Sigmund / Trevor Mitchell20 Episodes
2001Sketch PadAnnouncer
2003 The Wire Security SupervisorEpisode: "Storm Warnings"
2009 Phineas and Ferb Additional voicesEpisode: "The Chronicles of Meap"
2011 Police P.O.V. Announcer
2012Downunder HorsemanshipNarrator11 Episodes
2013 Veep PeterEpisode "Signals" / TV short
2016Bennie'sWalterEpisode: "Elevator"
2016–2017The Grindhouse RadioHimself3 Episodes
2019–Urgablob Audio AdventureUrgablob1 Episode

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Boethiah, Malacath, Molag Bal
2003 Unreal II: The Awakening Additional voices
2004 World of Warcraft
2005 Hammer & Sickle English Dub
2006 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Lucien Lachance, Sheogorath, Imperial Watch and other roles
Night Watch Additional voices
Star Trek: Legacy Menvek, Klingon Captain, Borg
2007 The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Sheogorath, Bruscus Dannus, Dyus
Star Trek: Conquest Cardassian Officer, Federation Officer, Klingon Admiral #1
AMF Bowling Pinbusters! Big Money
2008 Fallout 3 Mr. Burke, Fawkes, Protectrons, Sentry Bots, Super Mutants, Scribe Bigsley, Swampfolk, Various unnamed NPCs [8]
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Hermaeus Mora, Emperor Titus Mede II, Sheogorath, Lucien Lachance, Dremora [8]
2015 Fallout 4 Moe Cronin, Protectron, The Silver Shroud, Super Mutants
2017 The Elder Scrolls: Legends Sheogorath, Arena Announcer
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Maghar Orc (Male)
Fallout 76 Protectrons, Mister Fluffy, Boomer [8]
2020 Fallout 76: Wastelanders Professor-bot, Sunny, Boomer
2020–2023 The Elder Scrolls Online Ard Caddach, Hermaeus Mora
2023 Starfield Ron Hope

Short film

YearTitleRole
1999The PitchPitcher
200348 Hours to RomanceBuck Conway / Buddy Johnson
2007Mr. ComedyPie Investigator No. 1
2008Last CallDonald Pettiway
2018Oblivion in Real LifeVoices
2019Oblivion in Real Life II
65 Years of the Big Go!

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