The voices that shaped fighting games (4/4: Celebrity Edition)
by jacobrosales-50526 | created - 11 Aug 2021 | updated - 2 days ago | PublicI've grown to love fighting games, but I've also grown to appreciate the many voice actors that put their best efforts into the voices of these iconic characters. While I have listed lesser-known voice actors, anime voice actors, and higher-budget voice actors, this list will feature voice actors higher than the likes of Steve Blum or Laura Bailey: the celebrity category. Here are some of the few celebrities who have lent their voices to the fighting game genre.
This is the fourth episode & finale of this series.
To paraphrase Japanese professional fighting game player Tokido: "Fighting games are something so great."
(Actor(s) denied entry: Austin St. John, the voice of Jason Lee Scott/Mighty Morphin' Red Ranger in "Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid", won't be added due to being involved in a crypto scam back in 2022.)
(Removals: Tara Strong, the voice of Harley Quinn in the Injustice series, has been removed, due to promoting NFTs, being a supporter of PETA, tweeting Islamophobic remarks during the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict, et cetera. Justin Roiland, the voice of Rick & Morty in MultiVersus, has been removed for engaging in domestic violence and sexual misconduct. Ronda Rousey, the voice of Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat 11, has been removed, due to her poor voice performance as the character and, most of all, her overall divisive online reputation.)
(Side note 1: With the removal of Tara Strong, Phil LaMarr has replaced her as the actor with the most fighting game voice roles on this list, having voiced five characters.)
(Side note 2: May Carl Weathers and Jason David Frank rest in peace…)
(With all four lists created, to say that I'm disappointed in actors like Hellena Taylor, Chuck Huber, Reuben Langdon, and Tara Strong would be an understatement.)
Members of the fighting game community I would like to mention since they don’t have IMDb pages:
Jeremy "Vicious" Lopez (Play-by-play commentator for Street Fighter 6)
Steve "TastySteve" Scott (Play-by-play commentator for Street Fighter 6)
James "jchensor" Chen (Color commentator for Street Fighter 6)
1. Adam Baldwin
Actor | Serenity
Adam Baldwin is an American actor who is from Illinois. He is known for playing Jayne Cobb from Firefly and Serenity, Hal Jordan in various DC cartoons and games and Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket. He also acted in Independence Day, The Patriot, Predator 2, American Underdog, Superman: ...
Hal Jordan/Green Lantern (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
2. Alan Tudyk
Actor | Rogue One
Alan Tudyk was born in El Paso, Texas, but grew up in Plano, where he attended Plano Sr. High. In 1990, he went on to study drama at Lon Morris Jr. College. While there, he was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for Drama. He was also named Most Likely to Succeed and Sophomore Beau. During this ...
Green Arrow (Injustice series)
3. Alanna Ubach
Actress | Bombshell
Hardly recognizable from one character to the next, Alanna González Ubach has starred in over 150 theater, film and television projects, including the Peabody Award winning "Men of a Certain Age", HBO's "Hung" as Yael Koontz, the Oscar-winning "Coco" as Mama Imelda, critically acclaimed "Euphoria" ...
El Tigre (from El Tigre: the Adventures of Manny Rivera) (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2)
4. Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Actress | Mortal Kombat
Bridgette Wilson was born in Gold Beach, Oregon, on September 25, 1973. The brown-eyed actress grew up there with her parents, Kathy and Dale Wilson, and sister, Tracy Wilson. Her first taste of fame came in 1990 when she won Miss Teen USA. The next year she was in Los Angeles taking acting classes...
Sonya Blade (Mortal Kombat 11 (1995 Movie skin))
5. C. Thomas Howell
Actor | The Outsiders
After an eye-catching performance in the teen coming-of-age epic The Outsiders (1983), ex-child rodeo star C. Thomas Howell was a promising young actor in the mid-1980s.
Christopher Thomas Howell was born in Los Angeles to Candice (Webb) and Chris Howell (a professional bull rider turned stuntman). ...
Captain Cold (Injustice 2)
6. Carl Lumbly
Actor | Men of Honor
Carl Lumbly is an actor respected for his steadfast talent, versatility and class. His prolific career includes over 150 credits in theatre, film, television and voiceover, with extensive critical acclaim for his work.
A familiar face on television, Lumbly's most recent memorable appearance was in ...
Martian Manhunter (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
7. Carl Weathers
Actor | Predator
Carl Weathers was born on January 14, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana. A famous and successful football star at San Diego State, he played with the Oakland Raiders and retired from the sport in 1974, in order to give full attention to his goal: to be a real actor.
Weathers first played small parts ...
Jax Briggs (Mortal Kombat X (DLC skin based on Al Dillon from Predator))
(Rest in peace. Your performances as Al Dillon, Apollo Creed, and Greef Karga will never be forgotten.)
8. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987). A US Army brat, he was born in Tokyo and lived in various cities while growing up. His father was in the army, stationed at Ft. Bragg (NC), Ft. Polk (LA) and Ft. Hood (TX). His...
Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat 11)
9. Christopher Lambert
Actor | Highlander
Though born in Great Neck, Long Island, Christopher Lambert's family left the US when he was only two years old. His father was a United Nations diplomat assigned to Switzerland and, as a result, Chris was educated at private boarding schools in Geneva. Inspired through his having appeared in a ...
Raiden (Mortal Kombat 11 (1995 Movie skin))
10. Clancy Brown
Actor | The Shawshank Redemption
A tall, wavy-haired US actor with a deep, resonant voice, Clancy Brown has proven himself a versatile performer with first-class contributions to theatre, feature films, television series and even animation.
Clarence J. Brown III was born in 1959 in Urbana, Ohio, to Joyce Helen (Eldridge), a concert...
Mr. Krabs (from SpongeBob SquarePants) (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2)
11. Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios
Actor | Jurassic World Dominion
Electronic music lovers and fans all over the world know Dimitri "Vegas" Thivaios as half of the monolithic brotherly duo Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike and as ambassador of the worldwide phenomenon, Tomorrowland.
Voted #1 Dj's of the world once again in 2019, the brothers are superstars in the ...
Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat 11 (Dimitri Vegas skin))
(His voice performance was LAUGHABLY AWFUL.)
12. Estelle
Actress | Steven Universe
Estelle was born on January 18, 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for Steven Universe (2013), Obsessed (2009) and Ride Along (2014).
Garnet (from Steven Universe) (MultiVersus)
13. Frank Welker
Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Frank Welker was born in Colorado. He followed his dream to California, and started a voice acting career which has spanned over five decades and hundreds of credits. Frank has worked with fellow voice actors Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Don Messick, Heather North, and Stefanianna Christopherson on ...
Garfield (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl)
14. Haley Joel Osment
Actor | The Sixth Sense
Haley Joel Osment is an American actor who has proven himself as one of the best young actors of his generation. He is the first millennial male to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting.
Osment was born in Los Angeles, California, to Theresa (Seifert), a teacher, and actor Eugene ...
Sora (from Kingdom Hearts) (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (recycled voice clips))
15. J.K. Simmons
Actor | Whiplash
J.K. Simmons is an American actor.
He was born Jonathan Kimble Simmons in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, to Patricia (Kimble), an administrator, and Donald William Simmons, a music teacher. He attended the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Montana, Missoula, MT (BA in Music).
He had ...
Omni-Man (from Invincible) (Mortal Kombat 1)
16. James Marsters
Actor | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
James graduated from Davis High School and attended Juilliard, the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and the American Conservatory Theatre. After spending ten years doing stage work he finally moved to L.A. to pursue a career in film and television. After appearing in several guest roles...
Fused Zamasu (Dragon Ball FighterZ)
17. Jason David Frank
Actor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
Jason David Frank is well-known for his role of Tommy Oliver in the long-running family television show Power Rangers. He is the voice of Emissary in Transformers: Titans Returns and brings Bloodshot to life in the highly-anticipated project Ninjak vs.the Valiant Universe. Always one looking for ...
Tommy Lee Jones/Mighty Morphin' Green Ranger, Lord Drakkon (Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid)
(Rest in peace. Once & Always, you will forever be the most iconic sixth Ranger.)
18. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Actor | Double Impact
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, to Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, an accountant. "The Muscles from Brussels" started martial arts at the age of eleven. His father introduced him to martial arts when he saw his son was ...
Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat 1 (Jean-Claude Van Damme skin))
19. Jeff Pilson
Soundtrack | Without a Paddle
Jeff Pilson was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He has dedicated his life to music. In 1983 Jeff was asked to join Dokken as the bassist along side vocalist Don Dokken, Guitarist George Lynch and drummer Mick Brown. He joined the band and from there they went on to record Tooth & Nail in 1984, Under...
Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat (2011))
20. Jeffrey Combs
Actor | Re-Animator
Jeffrey Combs was born on September 9th, 1954 in Oxnard, California. He grew up in Lompoc, California with a plethora of siblings both older and younger. He attended the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, and the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of ...
Brainiac (Injustice 2)
21. Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Actor | Watchmen
Jeffrey Dean Morgan endeared himself to audiences with his recurring role on ABC's smash hit series Grey's Anatomy (2005). His dramatic arc as heart patient Denny Duquette, who wins the heart of intern Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) in a star-crossed romance, made him a universal fan favorite. He ...
Negan Smith (from The Walking Dead) (Tekken 7)
22. Jim Cummings
Actor | Winnie the Pooh
Born James Jonah Cummings on November 3, 1952, he grew up in Youngstown, Ohio.
Sooner or later, he moved to New Orleans. There, he designed Mardi Gras floats, was a singer, door-to-door salesman, and a Louisiana riverboat deckhand.
Then Cummings moved to Anaheim, California, where he started his ...
CatDog (Cat), Shredder (from TMNT) (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl)
Taz the Tasmanian Devil (from Looney Tunes) (MultiVersus)
23. John Cena
Actor | The Suicide Squad
John Felix Anthony Cena was born on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts to Carol Cena and John Joseph Cena. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien. When he was in college, he played football. He then ...
Peacemaker (from DC Extended Universe) (Mortal Kombat 1)
24. John DiMaggio
Actor | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
John DiMaggio is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and producer from Plainfield, New Jersey. He is best known for voicing Bender on Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, King Zøg on Disenchantment, The Joker from Batman: Under the Red Hood and Jerry Jumbeaux Jr from Zootopia. He can ...
Jake the Dog (from Adventure Time) (MultiVersus)
25. Kate Micucci
Actress | When in Rome
Kate Micucci was born in New Jersey and spent most of her school years in Pennsylvania. As a kid, she focused on playing outside in the woods and playing classical piano. In college, she majored in art, focusing on painting and making puppets. She received an A.A. in Fine Arts from Keystone College.
...
Velma Dinkley (from Scooby-Doo) (MultiVersus)
26. Keith David
Actor | The Princess and the Frog
Keith David is a classically trained actor, winning 3 Emmys out of 6 nominations as well as being nominated for a Tony award. He starred in the recently concluded TV series "Greenleaf" for Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. Upcoming films include "Horizon Line" with Allison Williams ("Get Out") and "...
Spawn (Mortal Kombat 11)
27. Kelly Hu
Actress | The Scorpion King
On February 13th, 1968, a girl of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian ancestry was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Herbert, was a salesman and her mother, Juanita, worked many odd jobs to help support the family. She has one older brother, Glenn. She is a former Miss Teen USA, and modeled in Japan...
D'Vorah (Mortal Kombat series (MKX to MK11))
Li Mei (Mortal Kombat 1)
28. Lacey Chabert
Actress | Mean Girls
Lacey Nicole Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi, to Julie (Johnson) and Tony Chabert, a representative for an oil company. She is of Cajun (French), Italian, English, and Scottish ancestry. Chabert started in drama and music performances in and around her hometown in Mississippi from an early ...
Zatanna (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
29. Linden Ashby
Actor | Mortal Kombat
Born in Florida, blonde and handsome actor, after graduating from Bolles High School in Jacksonville, Florida, Ashby took a degree in psychology and business administration at Fort Lewis College in Durango in Colorado, and then moved to New York where he studied acting at Neighborhood Playhouse. ...
Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat 11 (1995 Movie skin))
30. Maisie Williams
Actress | The New Mutants
Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born April 15, 1997) is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting ...
Arya Stark (from Game of Thrones) (MultiVersus)
31. Maria Canals-Barrera
Actress | Wizards of Waverly Place
Maria Pilar Canals is an American actress who is known for playing Theresa Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place. She also played Connie Torres in the Camp Rock film series, Hawkgirl from Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, She-Hulk from Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Sunset ...
She-Hulk (Marvel vs. Capcom 3)
32. Mark Rolston
Actor | The Shawshank Redemption
Mark knew he wanted to be an actor at age nine; he took his career and studies to Europe to fulfill his dream. Once there, he was asked by five major acting schools to join them. He chose the Drama Centre London, where he studied for five years. Mark then beat out 2,000 others for an important ...
Lex Luthor (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
33. Matthew Lillard
Actor | Scooby-Doo
Matthew Lillard was born in Lansing, Michigan, to Paula and Jeffrey Lillard. He lived with his family in Tustin, California, from first grade to high school graduation. The summer after high school, he was hired as an extra for Ghoulies Go to College (1990). Matthew was the MC of the Nickelodeon ...
Ultra Instinct Shaggy (from Scooby-Doo) (MultiVersus)
34. Megalyn Echikunwoke
Actress | Night School
Ebubennem Megalyn Ann Echikunwoke was born May 28, in Spokane, Washington. Her father was Nigerian and her mother is of English and Scots-Irish descent. Her last name, "Echikunwoke", means "leader of men" and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader of the Igbo, which technically ...
Vixen (Injustice 2 (Premier skin for Cheetah))
Jacqui Briggs (Mortal Kombat 11)
35. Megan Fox
Actress | Transformers
Megan Denise Fox was born on May 16, 1986 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and raised in Rockwood, Tennessee to Gloria Darlene Tonachio (née Cisson), a real estate manager and Franklin Thomas Fox, a parole officer. She began her drama and dance training at age 5 and at age 10, she moved to Port St. Lucie, ...
Nitara (Mortal Kombat 1)
(Damn. Her performance was so dull and emotionless. Either she was poorly directed, or she just isn't cut out for voice acting.)
36. Neal McDonough
Actor | Minority Report
Multi talented and award winning actor Neal McDonough has been blessed to have an incredible career in the film industry.
He is now producing films alongside his wife Ruvé for the McDonough company. Films such as THE WARRANT, BREAKERS LAW, REDSTONE, BOON, BLACK SPARTANS ,and most recently the hit ...
The Flash, Nightwing (Injustice: Gods Among Us)
37. Peter Weller
Actor | RoboCop
Peter Frederick Weller was born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to Dorothy Jean (Davidson) and Frederick Bradford Weller, a federal judge and career helicopter pilot for the United States Army. He traveled extensively as his father literally flew around the world. Before he was out of his teens, he ...
RoboCop (Mortal Kombat 11)
38. Phil LaMarr
Actor | Pulp Fiction
A Los Angeles native, Phil is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School, Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of Mad TV (1995) and as Marvin in Pulp Fiction (1994).
In addition to numerous appearances on stages across the country, in ...
Aquaman (Injustice series)
Kotal Kahn (Mortal Kombat series (MKX to MK11))
John Stewart/Green Lantern (Injustice 2 (Premier skin for Hal Jordan's Green Lantern))
Dormammu (Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
Geras (Mortal Kombat 1)
39. Robert Englund
Actor | A Nightmare on Elm Street
Veteran character actor Robert Englund was born in Glendale, California, to Janis (MacDonald) and John Kent Englund, an aeronautics engineer. Since 1973, Robert has appeared in over 75 feature films and starred in four TV series. He has starred alongside Oscar-winners Henry Fonda, Susan Sarandon ...
Freddy Krueger (from A Nightmare on Elm Street) (Mortal Kombat (2011))
Scarecrow (Injustice 2)
40. Sylvester Stallone
Actor | Rocky
Sylvester Stallone is an athletically built, dark-haired American actor/screenwriter/director/producer, the movie fans worldwide have been flocking to see Stallone's films for over 40 years, making "Sly" one of Hollywood's biggest-ever box office draws.
Sylvester Stallone was born on July 6, 1946, ...
John Rambo (Mortal Kombat 11)
41. Thea Trinidad
Actress | Fighting with My Family
is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and actress currently signed to WWE, where she performs on SmackDown brand under the ring name Zelina Vega. She previously worked in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Rosita, and for various independent promotions under her ...
Color commentator (Street Fighter 6)
42. Tom Kenny
Actor | SpongeBob SquarePants
Tom Kenny grew up in East Syracuse, New York. When Tom was young he was into comic books, drawing funny pictures and collecting records. Tom turned to stand-up comedy in Boston and San Francisco. This led to appearances on every cable show spawned by the stand-up epidemic of the '80s and '90s as ...
SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl series)
CatDog (Dog) (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl)
43. Tricia Helfer
Actress | Battlestar Galactica
Tricia Helfer is a Canadian cover girl model-turned-actress who has developed her resume beyond the catwalk to include many diverse roles highlighting her versatile and natural screen presence. Best known as the face of the series, and for her Leo award-winning lead performance as the humanoid, ...
Sonya Blade (Mortal Kombat X)
44. Vincent Cassel
Actor | Black Swan
Blue-eyed Vincent Cassel was born in Paris to a leading actor father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, and a journalist mother, Sabine Litique. Often labeled as a tough guy because of his roles, eclectic choices and talent have made of him a star of European cinema. First in La haine (1995), the young actor, ...
Victor Chevalier (Tekken 8)
(Side note: Cassel provides Victor's voice lines in French.)
45. Vincent Rodriguez III
Actor | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Vincent Rodriguez III was born on August 10, 1982 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015), Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021). He has been married to Gregory Wright since August 2015.
Raiden (Mortal Kombat 1)
46. Will Yun Lee
Actor | Altered Carbon
Will Yun Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia, to Jung Ja Lee and Soo Won Lee, who had recently emigrated from Korea. He was raised by both immediate and extended family and moved often, exposed to life on the tough Bronx streets and idyllic Hawaiian beaches. By his teens he was living in the San ...
Kung Lao (Mortal Kombat X)
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