Stephen Russell is a voice actor, most known for his voice acting in the Thief game series as the protagonist Garrett. He also voiced Karras, chief antagonist of Thief II: The Metal Age, as well as voicing some of the minor characters in the series, such as guards, Hammerites, the lovable oaf, Benny. Russell additionally contributed the voice of the starship Von Braun's central computer XERXES and that of William Bedford Diego in Irrational Games' System Shock 2. He has since become a popular figure in both communities. Recently, he has voiced the mutant Harold in Fallout 3, as well as Andy, and All Mr. Handy and Mr. Gutsy models in the game.
Russell makes his debut film appearances as Bob in the 2007 independent film Noëlle and as Luther Norris in the romantic comedy film Chatham scheduled for release in 2008. He played a minor role in the 2009 film The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. He was also a voice actor in the game Fallout 3 as Andy, Mister Buckingham, The Great One, Wadsworth,Seargent RL-3, Cerberus and All Mr. Handy and Mr. Gutsy models in the game.
The fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, features Russell voicing a range of characters including; Barbas the talking dog, the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile and Mercer Frey the leader of the Thieves Guild.
In the cinematic trailer for the Thief reboot, it seems that he will not be voicing the new Garrett. The new voice actor, Romano Orzari, will be replacing his long-standing role. Eidos' choice has resulted in a significant backlash from fans, ranging from the Youtube Comments on their Out of Shadows trailer to petitions, which is still gaining signatures. The developers however stand firmly by their decision.
- “We’re huge fans of Stephen Russell ourselves and he was originally our first choice for Garrett - he even recorded some early dialogue. However there was a disconnect between our imagination of Garrett and Stephens voice, today. We had to remain objective from our own nostalgia and make the decision that was best for the game. We’re really confident in our decision, can’t wait to show you more :)” [source uncited]
Stephen Russell on IMDB
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