Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

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Roger Clark (born July 14, 1978) is an Irish-American actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Arthur Morgan through performance capture in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, a role which garnered him critical acclaim and numerous accolades.

Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978 (age 47)
Citizenship
  • American
  • Irish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Yearsactive2000–present
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Roger Clark
Clark at the Phoenix Convention Center in 2024
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978 (age 47)
Citizenship
  • American
  • Irish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Molly Clark
(m. 2014)
Children2
Signature
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Early life

Clark was born in the United States[1] on July 14, 1978,[2][3] the son of an Irish mother and an Irish-American father. The family spent each summer vacationing in his mother's hometown of Sligo in Ireland. When he was 12 years old, the family permanently moved to Sligo, where he later completed his Leaving Certificate.[1] He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the University of Glamorgan.[4][5] After living and working in London for a number of years, he relocated to New York City in the early 2010s.[6]

Career

Clark provided the performance capture for Arthur Morgan, the protagonist of the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. His performance earned him numerous awards and nominations.[7][8][9][10][11] He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 180 audiobooks.[12]

Personal life

Clark has dual American and Irish citizenship.[13] He married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2014.[14] They have two sons;[15] the eldest (born 2013)[16] is on the autism spectrum.[17]

Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Max & Helena Narrator Short
2013 Good Narrator Short
The Pervenche Game Narrator Short
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream Duke Theseus
2016 A Writer's Retreat Randolph Blythe Short
2017 Float Roger Short
2018 Happy Birthday to Me The Boss Short
2019 Rawmouth Guard #1 Short
2022 Hazardous Roger Short
Bunker Cpl. Miller
2023 A Death To Die For Brian McNeely Short[18]
2024 Damn Handy Roger Short
2025 Round the Decay Whelan Newport
The Red Admiral N/a
A Debt to Die For Brian McNeely Short
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Television

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2005 I Shouldn't Be Alive Brad Episode: "Shark Survivor"
2006 Perfect Disaster Chuck Brewer Episode: "Super Typhoon"
2007 The Wild West Captain Weir Episode: "Custer's Last Stand"
2008 True Heroes N/a Episode: "Death Trap"
2011 Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Various characters (voice) Episode: "Part 1 & 4"[7]
2013 Zero Hour Patron Episode: "Chain"
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Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Shellshock 2: Blood Trails Sgt. Jack Griffin / Zombies Voice
2014 Smite Dreamweaver Ganesha Voice
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Arthur Morgan Performance capture
2021 Back 4 Blood Additional cast Voice
2022 Tactics Ogre: Reborn Additional voices Voice; English version
2023 Fort Solis Jack Leary Performance capture
2025 Rosewater Phillip Boylan / Timothy King / Thug Voice
2026 Marathon General Davic Reed Voice[19][20]
Starfinder: Afterlight Narrator Voice[21]
TBA Evolutis: Duality Ricky Peril Voice
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Awards and honors

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Year Award Category Work Result
2018 The Game Awards Best Performance Red Dead Redemption 2 Won
2019 New York Game Awards Best Acting in a Game Nominated
NAVGTR Awards Performance in a Drama Nominated
D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Nominated
British Academy Games Awards Performer Nominated
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References

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