Michael Hollick

Michael Hollick
Hollick at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Angela Tsai
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Michael Hollick is an American actor. He is known for providing the voice and motion capture of Niko Bellic in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.[1][2]

Early life

He attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[3]

Career

Hollick has appeared in plays like De La Guarda, Fuerzabruta on off-Broadway, and Tarzan and Jumpers on Broadway.[4][5][6][7][8] Other credits include minor TV roles in Law & Order, Hawaii Five-0, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Sex and the City.[9][10] Hollick played the villainous character Scar in the Las Vegas production of The Lion King.[11]

In 2004, he was hired by Rockstar Games to provide the voice and motion capture of Niko Bellic in their video game Grand Theft Auto IV, which was released in April 2008. After the game's release, Hollick argued that he was not paid enough for his work, having received $100,000 for his work while the game grossed $600 million in total.[1][2][12]

Personal life

Hollick has been married to actress Angela Tsai since 2007.[13] On July 22, 2010, Tsai gave birth to their son.[13] In 2015, she gave birth to their daughter.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Stop Marshall Movitz Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Coach, Paramedic Episode:
"Wrong Is Right"
"Justice"
2002 Sex and the City Dickie Sailor Episode: "Anchors Away"
2006–2009 Law & Order Nick Carvahal, Minister Episodes: "Fame", "Dignity"
2009 Endorphin 2.7 Crash & Fall Endorphin Guy Screaming Episode: 2
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Barry Epstein Episode: "Privilege"
2008 Internet Superstar Niko Bellic/Guest Episode: "Live in San Francisco"
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Naval Intel Officer Lt. Granger Episode: "Makani 'Olu a Holo Malie"

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Niko Bellic Voice and motion-capture
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Dialogue reused from the original game
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
2011 Homefront Motion-capture
2015 Dying Light: Cuisine & Cargo Ronald "Razor" Tomasino Cuisine & Cargo DLC Content

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Cabaret Singing Waiter [15]
1995 The Secret Garden Timothy [15]
1995 The Most Happy Fella Jake [15]
1997–present The Lion King Scar, Pumbaa, Zazzu [15]
1998 Godspell Performer [15]
2004 Jumpers Greystoke [15]
2006–2007 Tarzan Mr. Clayton, Kerchak [15]
2007–2014 Fuerza Bruta Performer [15]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Award category Title of work Result
2008 Spike Video Game Award Best Male Voice Actor Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV Won

References

  1. ^ a b Schiesel, Seth (May 21, 2008). "A Video Game Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Pay". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Niko's voice earned about from GTA IV". Joystiq.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "About Michael Hollick". www.michaelhollick.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Theater Review; Odd Brits A-Leaping With Bodies Or Brains". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "De la Guarda - Musical, Comedy". TeleCharge.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. ^ Isherwood, Charles (October 25, 2007). "Don't Slump: Stand, Gawk, Collaborate". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Cast & Creative". FuerzabrutaNYC.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Tarzan: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)". Target.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  9. ^ "Anchors Away Season 5, Episode 1". Seplis.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  10. ^ "Michael Hollick Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  11. ^ "Life as Uncle Scar in The Lion King — and Scar's new baby". LasVegasSun.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  12. ^ Vasanth Sridharan (May 21, 2008). "Grand Theft Auto IV Voice: I've Been Robbed! (TTWO)". Business Insider. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Unexpected birth of 'Lion King' actor's son is drama to the Max". LasVegasSun.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  14. ^ "It's good to see the 'King'". Timesonline.com. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h "Michael Hollick theatre profile".