Shawn Fonteno - Wikipedia Shawn Fonteno This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( April 2016 ) Shawn Fonteno ( 1968 - 04 - 08 ) April 8, 1968 ( age 49 ) Watts, Los Angeles, California Nationality American Other names Solo Occupation Actor, voice actor, rapper Years active 2000 -- present Children Relatives Young Maylay ( cousin ) Shawn D. Fonteno, also known as Solo, is an American actor and rapper who is known as the voice and the acting performer of Franklin Clinton from the video game Grand Theft Auto V. Fonteno 's performance in Grand Theft Auto V was mainly recorded using motion capture technology. Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Video games 4 Accolades 5 References 6 External links Early life Fonteno was raised in Watts, Los Angeles. He joined gangs and sold drugs, but a near - fatal shooting prompted him to seek a career in music and acting. He is cousins with Young Maylay, who voiced Carl Johnson, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas. Acting career Fonteno has also acted in films such as The Wash. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 3 Strikes Big Mo The Wash Face Beef II Himself Credited as Solo 2017 Grow House Bam Video games Year Title Role Notes Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas Grove Street Families gang member Tarnell Credited as Solo 2013 Grand Theft Auto V Franklin Clinton Voice and motion capture Accolades Year Nominee / work Award Result 2014 Grand Theft Auto V Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game Nominated References Jump up ^ ( with Ned Luke, Steven Ogg, Gerald Johnson, Vicki Van Tassel, Abdel Gonzalez, Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Traci Godfrey, Janet Hubert, Ryan Woodle, Thomas Poarch, Will Cart, Keith Randolph Smith, Jackie Long, and Joe Curnutte ) ^ Jump up to : Molina, Brett ( 9 October 2013 ). `` Interview : Crime pays for ' Grand Theft Auto V ' actors ''. USA Today. Retrieved 8 March 2014. Jump up ^ `` Shawn Fonteno ''. The New York Times. External links Shawn Fonteno on IMDb Shawn Fonteno on Twitter Shawn Fonteno on Facebook This article about an American voice actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This article about a United States film actor or actress born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shawn_Fonteno&oldid=808839144 '' Categories : Living people African - American male actors American male voice actors American male film actors American male video game actors West Coast hip hop musicians Gangsta rappers 21st - century American male actors Rappers from Los Angeles Male actors from California African - American male rappers Male actors from Los Angeles People from South Los Angeles American voice actor stubs American film actor, 1960s birth stubs Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from April 2016 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2016 Year of birth missing ( living people ) All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Italiano Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 5 November 2017, at 14 : 28. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays the voice of franklin in gta 5
Answer: Shawn D. Fonteno