- Jovenshire: "Matt Mercer, why are you so amazing?"
- Matthew Mercer: "Um, genetics; I'm genetically engineered."
- — Matthew Mercer's genetic superiority[src]
Matthew Christopher "Matt" Miller (born June 29, 1982), known professionally as Matthew Mercer, is an American voice actor known for his role in English dubs of Japanese anime, as well as cartoons, films, and video games, and his role as the Dungeon Master on Critical Role. He has appeared on Smosh Games a total of three times, making two appearances as in 2012 and one in 2019 alongside fellow Critical Role cast member Sam Riegel.
History[]
Matthew Mercer is an American voice actor and web show host, best known for his work in anime, cartoons, and video games as well as his work as a Dungeon Master on the web series Critical Role. In anime, he voices Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Kiritsugu Emiya in Fate/Zero, Jotaro Kujo in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4: The Animation and Trafalgar Law from the Funimation redub of One Piece. In video games, he voices Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil, Chrom in Fire Emblem, Jack Cooper in Titanfall 2, McCree in Overwatch, Yusuke Kitagawa in Persona 5, MacCready in Fallout 4, and Edér Teylecg in Pillars of Eternity. In addition to voice-over, he also developed the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role, of which he plays the Dungeon Master.
Matt began his career in high school doing English walla and additional characters in several Japanese anime and has since worked with a variety of media. He has been a guest at conventions around the world and his work has expanded to a multitude of roles in cartoons, video games and radio commercials. He directed and produced the web series There Will Be Brawl, based on Super Smash Bros., where he provided the voices for Kirby and Meta Knight and portrayed the role of Ganondorf. Mercer also produced the web series Fear News with the Last Girl and acts in several shows from Geek & Sundry and Nerdist.
Matt is the Dungeon Master in the Geek & Sundry web series Critical Role, where he leads several other voice actors through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Matt's work as Dungeon Master led to a campaign book published through Green Ronin Publishing titled Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting. In 2016, Mercer served as the Dungeon Master for Force Grey: Giant Hunters and in 2017, Mercer was the Dungeon Master for the Nerdist show CelebriD&D.
On October 14, 2016, Marisha Ray, a fellow voice actor and member of the cast of Critical Role, announced her engagement to Mercer. They married on October 21, 2017.[1]
Appearances[]
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SCARIEST GAME, feat. LEON KENNEDY |
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LEON KENNEDY DIES IN AN INTERVIEW | |
| Gaming With A Twist | Mystery Glove Challenge w/ Critical Role | |
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Try Not To Laugh Challenge 41 w/ Critical Role |
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External links[]
Matthew Mercer on Wikipedia- Matthew Mercer on IMDb
- Matthew Mercer on the Critical Role Wiki
