Irish-American actor
Roger Clark
Clark in March 2024
Born (1978-07-14 ) July 14, 1978 (age 46) Citizenship Occupations Years active 2000–present Spouse
Children 2
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 .
Early life
Clark was born in the United States[ 1] on July 14, 1978, 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 50 audiobooks.[ 12]
Personal life
Clark has dual American and Irish citizenship. He married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2014. They have two sons, Colin and Ruari. Colin, born on February 18, 2013, is on the autism spectrum .[ 17]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009
Max & Helena
Narrator
Short film
2013
Good
Narrator
Short film
2013
The Pervenche Game
Narrator
Short film
2014
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Duke Theseus
2016
A Writer's Retreat
Randolph Blythe
Short film
2017
Float
Roger
Short film
2018
Happy Birthday to Me
The Boss
Short film
2019
Rawmouth
Guard #1
Short film
2022
Hazardous
Roger
Short film; also producer
2022
Bunker
Cpl. Miller
2023
A Death To Die For [ 18]
Brian McNeely
Short film; also producer
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
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
–
Episode: "Death Trap"
2011
Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers
Various characters (voices)
Episodes: "Part 1" and "Part 4"[ 7]
2013
Zero Hour
Patron
Episode: "Chain"
Video games
Awards and honors
References
^ a b "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet" . The Irish Times .
^ "Roger Clark, Actor, Greater London/New York" .
^ Gorman, David (April 15, 2019). "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet" . The Irish Times . Retrieved August 22, 2019 .
^ 🔴LIVE with Roger Clark aka Arthur Morgan from RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 , retrieved 2021-03-21
^ a b "Behind The Voice Actors | Roger Clark" . behindthevoiceactors.com .
^ Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). "2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed" . Screen Rant .
^ "The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners" . Polygon . Retrieved 5 November 2018 .
^ Fogel, Stefanie (March 14, 2019). " 'God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations" . Variety .
^ "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Red Dead Redemption 2" . interactive.org . Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences . Retrieved 22 February 2024 .
^ "Tantor Media - Roger Clark" . tantor.com . Retrieved 2021-03-21 .
^ Clark, Roger (January 25, 2021). "A Lockdown Letter From Roger Clark, AKA Arthur Morgan" . GAMINGbible . LADbible . Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 .
^ A Death To Die For , retrieved 2023-10-20
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