Roger Craig Smith

Template:Infobox actor**Roger Craig Smith** (born August 11, 1975) is an American voice actor and former stand-up comedian best known as the voice behind Chris Redfield in the *Resident Evil* series, Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the *Assassin's Creed* games, Deidara in the hit anime *Naruto Shippūden*, Zhang Liao in *Dynasty Warriors*, as the current voice of Steve Rogers / Captain America in *Ultimate Spider-Man*, *Avengers Assemble* and *Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United*, Thomas and others in *Regular Show*, Shinji Hirako in *Bleach*, Martin Reest in *Monster*, Percy and Belson in *Clarence*, Bruce Wayne / Batman in *Batman: Arkham Origins,* *Batman Unlimited* and *Batman Ninja*, Kyle Crane in *Dying Light* and is the official voice of Sonic the Hedgehog since 2010. He also voices the character Mirage in *Apex Legends*.

## Biography

Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Smith graduated from Chapman University's Dodge College of film and media arts in 2003 also with a degree in screenwriting. In 2004, his screenplay "Modesto Rules" was a semi-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. Out of a record-setting 6,073 screenplays submitted, Smith's was one of only 132 to make it to the semi-finals. Since then, Smith has worked on projects for both the small and big screens.

Smith originally began his career as a stand-up comedian, performing stand-up comedy in the mid 90s in film school before getting into voice acting in 2000, his stand-up routines also helped him influenced his voice over career. Smith's voice work has been called upon by companies including Disney and Disney Television Animation, Cartoon Network, Microsoft Game Studios, Sony, Wal-Mart, Baskin-Robbins, E!, TLC. He has been cast as the lead voice actor in a number of video games, including Sonic the Hedgehog from 2010 onwards, Chris Redfield in the *Resident Evil* series from *Resident Evil 5* onwards as well as Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the *Assassin's Creed* series.

## Filmography

### Animation Dubbing

#### Animated Series

* *Gormiti* (2008-2010) - News Reporter (ep. 18), Rock Gormiti (ep. 18)

#### Animated Films

* *Delhi Safari* (2012) - Marela, Bharela
* *Monkey King: Hero is Back* (2015) - Pig

### Anime Dubbing

#### Anime

* *Naruto* (2002-2007) - Raiga Kurosuki, Dan Kato, Idate Morino, Tea Civilian (ep. 104), Inabi Uchiha (ep. 129), Kota (ep. 129)
* *Duel Masters* (2003-2006) - Prince Maurice
* *Bleach* (2004-2012) - Shinji Hirako, Noba, Hō, Ryusei "Kenryū" Kenzaki, Marechiyo Ōmaeda (ep. 111), Citizen (ep. 113), Central 46 Member (ep. 212), Stealth Force Member (ep. 366), Additional Voices
* *Monster* (2004-2005) - Martin Reest
* *Eyeshield 21* (2005-2008) - Additional Voices
* *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion* (2006-2007) - Gilbert G.P. Guilford, Sonthi Khun-moo, Britannian Ruffian (ep. 9), Otaku (ep. 18), Black Knight (ep. 24), Additional Voices
* *Kekkaishi* (2006-2008) - Byaku
* *Blue Dragon* (2007-2008) - Gustav, Jibral Soldier (ep. 46)
* *Mega Man Star Force* (2007) - Tom Dubius
* *Naruto Shippūden* (2007-2017) - Deidara, Ashitaba, Biscuit, Dan Katō, Inabi Uchiha, Medical Unit Guard, Sand Border Guard, Sand Ninja (ep. 4), Sand Ninja (ep. 7), ANBU (ep. 112), Hayama Shirakumo (ep. 190), Guard (ep. 290), Leaf Villager (ep. 443)
* *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2* (2008) - Gilbert G.P. Guilford, Additional Voices
* *Stitch!* (2008-2011) - Husk & Hull, Nosy, Squeak, Rock (ep. 31), Chris (ep. 61), PJ (ep. 61), Alien Professor (ep. 64), Wishy-Washy (ep. 66), Dark End (eps. 83-84)
* *Kurokami: The Animation* (2009) - Seiji (eps. 2-3)
* *Iron Man* (2010) - Trainee 2 (ep. 1), Agent B (ep. 2), Air-Traffic Controller 2 (ep. 3), Professor Yamaguchi (ep. 3), Kawashima (ep. 4)
* *Wolverine* (2011) - Agent Ang Machida
* *Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress* (2016) - Biba Amatori
* *Aggretsuko* (2018-present) - Manumaru
* *Dino Girl Gauko* (2019-2020) - Elizabeth (eps. 31-32), Ichiro (eps. 31-32)
* *Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045* (2020-present) - John Smith, Security (ep. 10)
* *Ninjala* (2020) - Additional Voices

#### Anime Films

* *Patlabor: The Movie* (1989) - Kiichi Goto (Bandai Dub)
* *Patlabor 2: The Movie* (1993) - Kiichi Goto (Bandai Dub)
* *Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence* (2004) - Briefing Voice, Yamadori Transport Pilot (Animaze Dub)
* *Naruto The Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel* (2005) - Temujin
* *Naruto The Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom* (2007) - King's Guardsman
* *Resident Evil: Degeneration* (2008) - Curtis Miller
* *The Laws of the Universe Part 0* (2015) - Eisuke
* *Batman Ninja* (2018) - Bruce Wayne/Batman
* *The Laws of the Universe Part 1* (2018) - Eisuke
* *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection* (2019) - Gilbert G.P. Guilford

### Video Game Dubbing

* *Sonic Free Riders* (2010) - Sonic the Hedgehog
* *Sonic Colors* (2010) - Sonic the Hedgehog, Announcer
* *Sonic Generations* (2011) - Sonic the Hedgehog
* *Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds* (2011) - Chris Redfield
* *Sonic Lost World* (2013) - Sonic the Hedgehog, Announcer
* *Ace Combat: Infinity* (2014) - Additional Voices
* *Final Fantasy XV* (2016-2019) - Additional Voices
* *Mobius Final Fantasy* (2016-2019) - Marsalis
* *Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite* (2017) - Chris Redfield
* *Kingdom Hearts III* (2019) - CDA 00903, Corporal, Trailer Boy
* *Final Fantasy VII Remake* (2020) - Additional Voices
* *Puyo Puyo Tetris 2* (2020) - Sonic the Hedgehog
* *Cookie Run: Kingdom* (2021) - Sonic Cookie (archive audio)

## External Links

* Roger Craig Smith at the Internet Movie Database
* Roger Craig Smith at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia

1. ↑ https://www.sonicstadium.org/2021/01/roger-craig-smith-hints-departure-from-sonic-voice-acting-role/
2. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-26/roger-craig-smith-to-continue-voicing-sonic-the-hedgehog-in-future-games/.173258