# Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

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 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. He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the University of Glamorgan. After living and working in London for a number of years, he relocated to New York City in the early 2010s.

## 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. He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 150 audiobooks.

## Personal life

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

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Max & Helena | Narrator | Short |
| 2013 | Good | Narrator | Short |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2022 | Bunker | Cpl. Miller | |
| 2023 | A Death To Die For | Brian McNeely | Short |
| 2024 | Damn Handy | Roger | Short |

### 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) | Episode: "Part 1 & 4" |
| 2013 | Zero Hour | Patron | Episode: "Chain" |

### Video games

| 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 |
| TBA | Evolutis: Duality | Ricky Peril | Voice |

## Awards and honors

| 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 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Nominated |
| 2019 | NAVGTR Awards | Performance in a Drama | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Nominated |
| 2019 | D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Character | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Nominated |
| 2019 | British Academy Games Awards | Performer | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Nominated |