Roger Craig Smith, From Hedgehogs to Superheroes | Behind The Voice

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This is our second episode of “Behind The Voice,” where we give you a look into the lives and careers of the actors who voice the game characters you play. In addition to chatting about where he started, and telling us what the heck a “vocal fingerprint” is, Roger shares how he came to center humility and gratefulness in his daily life and work. He tells us how his long career has let him step back and see the bigger picture.
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[@Ominus]

His voice in dying light was too good

[@dutchvanderlinde4713]

Really tho he killed It

[@YubberNubbers]

Especially when Karim died. “God dammit! Stupid fucking kid!!!” Like you can really hear the pain.

[@makeradcliffegreatagain]

@@YubberNubbers rahim*

[@betokun3462]

Fr people sleeping on him

[@lyndonmacaraig6108]

Brecken, rahim… rahim is dead. He was bitten by a zombie

[@RyokoUeharaRR]

His Kyle Crane Voice was on the next level

[@varvr4988]

He's not a voice actor! he's a GRE agent! CRANE!

[@laxeiumo]

crane on a crane 🏗

[@idk-qc9zy]

I really love his voice in dying light🥲so deep and mature 🌚

[@TanveerAlam-xu1hl]

"you assholes take the fucking cake"and the toad voice line was super amazing

[@barcahehehe2129]

​​​​@@TanveerAlam-xu1hl Crane to tahir -"Your'e not the kind of loose end you leave untied" For me thats the coldest line the history of video games

[@OfficialTAC]

“WILL YOU JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!”Crane to Rais

[@user-oo8zt1sc1c]

I really enjoyed his work in Dying Light, so expressive, you feel Crane's emotions when playing. An extraordinary voice actor.

[@HEROINEOFRHYMES]

Roger has one of the most recognizable voices in media, you can instantly tell its him just by his voice register.

[@bigtaz504]

Such a under rated actor. He is one of the greats.

[@Someone-hv7tv]

Chris is Ezio. Nice to know, this dude really is everywhere.

[@emilianoizanagi2245]

The man of many voices!

[@OlafLesniak]

Ezio, Sonic, Captain America and Chris Redfield were his best.

[@Yeetsogodd]

Kyle crane

[@mynzah4605]

Sonic was his worst

[@Yeetsogodd]

@@mynzah4605 agreed

[@swayzay6361]

Yo u can't forget mirage

[@rdogboyo573]

What about mirage?

[@TheEnigma271]

Funny I get the impression that mirage is closest to his actual self

[@hamster2644]

Yeah because he only has to put like 1 slight pitch into his voice and he gets mirage XD for the other ones he actually has to use a deeper voice or a way higher pitch

[@populotis_2665]

@@hamster2644 Damien?

[@hamster2644]

@@populotis_2665 what up hun!

[@populotis_2665]

@@hamster2644 who tf r u

[@ScribbleGraPhics]

2 words, Crane here

[@quynhhoang6023]

I really love you as Sonic, please don’t ever leave!!

[@rdogboyo573]

I preferred him as mirage

[@crystallinegazer]

This aged badly.

[@kxnnoir]

yeah :(

[@FlamingFoxProd]

Bad news, friend.

[@infintebruh007]

Well mate we got some bad news for you.

[@Li8aGun92]

I love that his normal voice it literally his Sonic voice.

[@Valenfield5]

One of my favorite voice actors Roger Craig Smith best voice of is Chris Redfield, Roger Craig Smith is Chris Redfield and he will always be one of my favorite voice actors I also like him as Batman, Sonic, Thomas Regular show, Captain America and Deidara from Naruto but to me whenever I hear his voice I always think of and hear mostly Chris Redfield he's the best

[@nekogamer2508]

What about Crane from dying light

[@Ezio_47]

His voice is a masterpiece during talk as EZIO ❤

[@alepmok]

Man loved him as mirage

[@YumiAndHisDrip]

Goodbye buddy. Best Sonic VC in my opinion

[@dronedroidmeau]

i can't believe his natural voice sounds so close to Crane's. He did so frickin well on Dying Light. Great job bro

[@marvdatboi]

Love his Captain America

[@anastasya445]

Me too...🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍

[@grantbaugh2773]

Agreed. His voice is the one in my head whenever I read comics.

[@anastasya445]

@@grantbaugh2773 Yes, and fanfics. )))

[@vizions1551]

Very cool! Didn't know he did those characters, big fan and now that you see the chill side of him, even more of a fan. My daughter just sent me a picture with him from a convention! 😊

[@selenatrujillo1079]

Thank You Roger Craig Smith to voice characters that I'm happy and loved with.💕

[@BenJabituya]

I finally met Roger Craig Smith yesterday at the TooManyGames convention. I got my photo taken with him and he autographed my copy of “Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020” for my Nintendo Switch. Another one scratched off my bucket list!

[@duderap1857]

He never mentions his work in dying light as Kyle crane ☹️ I loved him in dying light!

[@Omar-ok7gd]

The Best Chris Redfield Voice Ever

[@division1806]

True art, is an explosion!

[@HumeAnn]

So underrated and unappreciated when he's got one of the best voices (if not THE best voice) I've ever heard in games. Keep up the great work man

[@robertlimbrick9580]

Arkham Origins: Cool Me who only remembers one line from Batman: *ALFRED!*

[@femto8402]

He doesn't work in Arkham Knight but Origins only

[@stevenoudie7695]

That line had so much emotion in it, hes so talented

[@user-kh7bp2iz2j]

I really love his performance of Chris Redfield's voice at Re 5 and Re 6, he did a great job

[@chelseawilliams4377]

Ngl I'll always love him as Crane and Chris, it's like vocal ASMR for me 😭

[@the_weal_mawa]

He's an amazing talent. He's able to create so many different fantastic voices for all of these well known characters!

[@EyesOfByes]

This is the best sounding Zoom call thus far. A relief for the ears ❤️

[@StygianFilms]

Holy shit, he did mocap for Mirage too? I didn't know they were involved in anything beyond the voices. That's fun to know.

[@Lackooo84]

Stupid capcom skipped the best Chris Redfield.

[@johncristovam6438]

Yeah, unfortunately. Hope they will call him again in the future; i feel that Chris aint longer the same without him.

[@farzanzahedieh3483]

Because Capcom doesn't use union actors.

[@crispytoastexe]

hes now my favorite voice actor, first mirage, then I realize he voices lots of other amazing characters, even Chris from re5

[@rdogboyo573]

I am Ezio. I am batman... I am Chris Redfield I AM CAPTAIN AMERICA! iM mIrAgE

[@erronblack8266]

What's wrong with Mirage?

[@Sub2Derkka]

Ayo why you hatin on my boy mirage

[@ProGoinggo202]

im sonic sonic the hedgehog

[@seymenyilmayan]

I am Ezio

[@K3ntucky123]

Kyle Crane here

[@charlesbradshaw205]

This guy is really good in regular show I wonder if he’s gonna do a lot of acting in sonic frontiers

[@SaturnSZN]

It’s gonna be a darker game, and since Ian Flynn is writing the script I think his performance will be better

[@charlesbradshaw205]

@@SaturnSZNwow I’m so excited!

[@gamingirl1278]

His voice acting in Sonic frontiers is his best Sonic performance.

[@gcfbibs]

the way his talking voice sounds like an older sonic

[@ebonkinght]

He’s my definitive voice for Captain America

[@miek99]

I always thought chris redfields voice in RE 6 was superb (all the voice actors were terrific) and then i loved kyle crane and now mirage. Blown away when i learnt its all from this same talented guy.

[@swedenyes1042]

OH SONAMY, SPICY!!

[@RobloxIsCool5000]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sanosoneee009]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@AdmiralColdhead]

Back after he posted his retirement from Sonic The Hedgehog

[@ChubbyEmoClown]

He sounds more like Sonic when he talks normal

[@Nigoyhahajok]

Bro ezio good old days 🙂💔

[@shahjmir]

I love his voice as Mirage from Apex so amazing

[@zedchy7144]

It almost feels like I heard roger craig smiths voice in cartoons and anime like everytime from ben 10 (2016 reboot) to some charecters in the powerpuff girls like seriously

[@Tulf42]

Some may say he's not as good as the more iconic actors like Kevin Conroy's Batman, Chris Evans' Captain America or Jason Griffith's Sonic the Hedgehog, but I respect him as an actor as he has put as much work and involvement into the characters he's done.

[@ggt47]

Yes!

[@quynhhoang6023]

So true

[@Toysonicandfriends2]

He is my favourite sonic actor ever

[@omerkrmdyn]

where is "I'm Kyle Crane"?

[@laneylion]

One day I will hug Roger

[@christon16able]

Mirage is my main. His jokes and ultimate are what keeps me enjoying Apex Legends. His jokes and sad backstory are relatable. Roger is the reason I have alot of dad jokes in my pockets.lol

[@steelcube6816]

love this man as mirage

[@RamblinManTV]

Cheers for Kotaku UK being forced to close

[@gimmer6014]

Man, his work as Crane isnt even mentioned here and yet he did a stellar job with it. Maybe its because of tbe mature nature of Dying Light? Still feels like a shame.

[@Idgasfrrr]

I really like as sonic he is really accurate at it

[@re11o]

A true Icon.

[@mrbingbongidk8497]

This is my Chris

[@4youramusement.]

I love that sonic and mirage are just his normal voice

[@Deadpool50923]

I can hear his voice whenever i read Captain America comics

[@tanequawoodson7609]

Legend iconic voice actors

[@prodneph]

Roger Craig Smith & Mark Hamill are top tier Voice Actors 🙏

[@varunbhatt8215]

The greatest voice actor

[@ArmarosTheSHADOWgod]

Why am I only finding out this man is my childhood and still my teen hood the hell is he Batman, Ezio and Sonic

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

I swear to god if you notice, the dudes with these deep ass voices are so famous in this world. They're so lucky lol

[@alperyigitfrat4449]

You forget Kyle Crane

[@toanrtgamin9698]

Real life Ezio? Sir? Are you?

[@Lifeisbutanillusion]

Best Chris Redfield of all time. Chris just isn't Chris anymore without the voice of this legend. #Capcom

[@shazam4106]

Thomas on regular show? I knew he sounded familiar

[@jupiterjaheim6550]

Fr

[@ElectricToast2099]

Bring back highlight reel, pls.

[@omariwalker1006]

Great guy!

[@nathanael6058]

Very well edited video.

[@ninjakombatant9722]

Goodbye Roger, you will be missed.

[@ninjakombatant9722]

@@Guys._. No shit. I meant his voice acting career as Sonic

[@ninjakombatant9722]

@@Guys._. If he did. He dies with honor.

[@bakedbeans5494]

He's back.

[@SpinnyTard]

he’s still sonic lmaooo

[@Juanito_was_here]

I really enjoy his belson from clearance, pulverizer tmnt 2012 and Kyle crane dying light

[@LordMTF1]

I think Roger famous because he voiced Sonic and Ezio

[@naotarali9001]

I Miss you voice Zhang Liao in DW8

[@trustsaylee8693]

Fan of this guy. Our voice are similar

[@rhapsodyinblue]

ayo its the man behind the hedgehog

[@BigDan98]

When I heard him in Outer worlds it made me laugh, he was like posh Crane

[@slammyslamajama]

He's the voice of say yes to the dress. That's how I got here XD

[@HyperShadow42]

Some people may prefer Jason Griffith or Ryan Drummond, but Roger will always be my favorite voice for Sonic

[@bubbaford4461]

His Russian Batman voice in Superman Red Son instantly reminded me of Ezio

[@jr.gamer6476]

I’m just curious but how many of you can name most of his characters he voices?

[@CheddarMannn]

I really don't understand how did he not reprise his role as Batman anywhere else

[@aaronjackson1493]

For real, love the guy's performance. Now we got him and Jason O'Mara who voiced Batman in Justice League War and Son of Batman to carry on Kevin Conroy's legacy💯💯

[@Sub2Derkka]

I can now only see these characters as mirage

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

Only Mirage and Kyle Crane are his normal voices. The rest are drastically different

[@chocolateconleche24]

Yes, that’s the voice Magic

[@brandonlantigua8861]

ezio from assassins cred

[@brandonlantigua8861]

Creed*

[@seismicrocket]

The best Chris Redfield VA and of course Kyle Crane wouldn't be Kyle Crane without RCS

[@lukekoverman5699]

I loved him in dying light as Kyle crane

[@gryzord9231]

The Best

[@RobloxPremium114]

ROGER CHRIST SMITH GOT SONIC'S VOICE XD

[@SilentSkipper.]

He also voiced ripslinger in planes 2013

[@maniik_flix4837]

Mirage is just Roger talking. Mostly

[@darthcaliginous2066]

He could definitely play Captain Levi if Matthew Mercer decided he’s done with it💯

[@BazixiEdits]

This guys amazing but does anyone remember he voiced shinji

[@promiseomiponle810]

Wtf?! I fuckin knew mirage sounded familiar😂🔥

[@matttan8066]

No books...no wisdom...just you, fratello mio

[@schrettarichie3927]

Happy 47th Birthday to Roger Craig Smith

[@kaseycombs6968]

Reminder he played Ripslinger in Disney’s Planes

[@jordonvazquez7620]

He sounds like the union version of Eric Vale

[@promiseomiponle810]

All I hear is sonic fr😭

[@fatimaabid8256]

My guy dose captain America, Sonic and god dam BATMAN and soooo many more

[@danemarkert9887]

Roger Craig Smith 2010 to 2022