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FFX/X-2 Voice Actors
By: CrystalOfLies Date: March 22, 2014, 1:16 pm
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So I know all of you... 'enjoy' the charming voice acting in
these games, but what you didn't probably know is that these
voice actors are actually quite professional and have done a lot
of work before and after these games were released. In fact,
some are very active in the VA business today.
This is an information thread about the voice actors, who they
voiced and what other works they have done.
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James Arnold Taylor: voiced Tidus and Shuyin. He debuted on his
voice work voicing Muzu from the English dub of Miyazaki's
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He has done tons of work in
the VA industry, currently doing the voice of Ratchet from
Ratchet and Clank, the Leader from Hulk: Agents of S.M.A.S.H.,
Johnny Test and most of the villains from Johnny Test, Fred
Flintstone and many more characters. He also did Yggdrasil from
Tales of Symphonia, Leonardo from TMNT (2007), Wooldor Sockbat
and the Jew Producer from Drawn Together and was the voice of
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Plokoon from the now-finished Clone Wars TV
series. He is now, out of Ewan McGregor, Alec Guinness and
himself, the actor who has played Obi-Wan Kenobi for the longest
time period. He's also known for providing voice doubling for
Michael J. Fox, Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale and Johnny Depp,
among others.
Before his performance in FFX, he was quite obscure and not well
known, only just getting into the VA industry several years
after his job of working on radio plays, and only doing minor
voices. While he was voice doubling Michael J. Fox's role as
Milo Thatch for Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Jack Fletcher, the
voice director for Atlantis and FFX, heard his voice and
auditioned him for a 'top secret' role, which was Tidus' English
voice. After it was released, his business skyrocketed due to
the success of FFX, and has since then been accepted into many
more major roles in both movies, TV and video games. To this
day, James credits his role as Tidus for his success.
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Hedy Burress: voiced Yuna and Anima's Fayth. She also did the
voice of Brigitte "Rosie" Stark from Valkyria Chronicles I and
II; as well as Chloe Bixen in the sequel, Sonia Redbird from
Project Sylpheed, various voices in Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic, Agrias Oaks from Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of
the Lions, and a few others.
She debuted in her small job as a voice actor with FFX. Her main
profession is being an American actress. She debuted in the
acting business in the 1996 movie Foxfire, playing Maddy Wirtz.
She is also a theatre actress. Since then, she has appeared in
many TV programs and movies; such as ER. House M.D., Cabin by
the Lake, The Animatrix, and more.
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John DiMaggio: voiced Wakka and Kimahri. He has also done tons
of work in the VA industry, probably best-known for voicing
Bender from Futurama. He also voiced Jake from Adventure Time,
Tiny from Crash Nitro Kart, Gilgamesh from FF XII and XIII-2,
all the penguins from The Penguins of Madagascar, G.I. Jeremy
from Johnny Bravo, and many more.
In 2001, he won an Annie for his outstanding performance as
Bender from Futurama. Funnily enough, he, along with the rest of
the cast, was also nominated for a Golden Raspberry in 2011 for
the Worst Screen Ensemble in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but
didn't win.
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Paula Tiso: voiced Lulu and the fayth of the Magus Sisters. She
has done a moderate amount of voice work in video games, such as
Jihl Nabaat from FF XIII(-2), Laughing Octopus from MGS4, Blake
Hargrove from Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, many voices in
EverQuest II, and more. She has done a few anime roles such as
Ruby in Burn-Up Excess and Ohka in :hack//Legend of the
Twilight.
She is married to famous voice actor Paul Mercier, known for his
role as Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 4.
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Matt McKenzie: voiced Auron. Surprisingly, the only other video
game role he has done as a voice actor is Shen from League of
Legends. However, he is an American actor, and has appeared in
lots of movies and shows, such as Mr. Hayman from Pet Shop of
Horrors, Gary from Two and a Half Men, Dr. Weld Ram from Star
Trek: Deep Space Nine, Doctor Fedler from House M.D.,and other
mostly minor roles.
Due to his naturally gruff voice, the characters that he plays
or voices have always been serious or grumpy. He has also
performed in theatres such as the Pacific Resident, Old Globe
and Notre Dame.
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Tara Strong: voiced Rikku. She is a very prolific voice actor,
having doing tons of roles in television, video games and films.
She debuted her voice work in 1986, voicing Anna from The Care
Bears. Her most noteworthy roles are Bubbles from Powerpuff
Girls, (Princess) Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony:
Friendship is Magic, Raven from Teen Titans, Timmy Turner from
The Fairly OddParents, Dil Pickles from Rugrats, Ben Tennyson
from Ben 10, and Juliet Starling from surely you jestlipop
Chainsaw. She is friends with James Arnold Taylor, having worked
with him on several projects; being Talwyn from Ratchet and
Clank, both Princess Clara and Toot Braunstein from Drawn
Together, and Janella from TMNT.
Tara was nominated for four Annie Awards and a Daytime Emmy. She
also won an Interactive Achievement Award for her performance as
Rikku in X-2. Her first major role as a voice actor was Hello
Kitty from Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theatre. She moved to Los
Angeles due to the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
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Will update with more characters in time.
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