Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

Roger Clark
Clark in March 2024
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978 (age 46)
United States
Citizenship
  • American
  • Irish
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Molly Clark
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(m. 2014)​
Children2
Signature

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[1] on July 14, 1978,[2][3] 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.[1] He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the University of Glamorgan.[4][5] After living and working in London for a number of years, he relocated to New York City in the early 2010s.[6]

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.[7][8][9][10][11] He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 150 audiobooks.[12]

Personal life

Clark has dual American and Irish citizenship.[13] He married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2014.[14] They have two sons, Colin and Ruari.[15] Colin, born on February 18, 2013,[16] is on the autism spectrum.[17]

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 [18] 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" [7]
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
2024 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 Nominated
NAVGTR Awards Performance in a Drama Nominated
D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Nominated
British Academy Games Awards Performer Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (June 20, 2020). "I'm only 41 but I threw my back out once putting a dish into the dishwasher" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Palmer, Steve J. [@steve_j_palmer] (July 14, 2020). "Happy Birthday @rclark98!! Until we can hang out safely in-person post-coronavirus, go have cake, with that clean shaven mug of yours!! #big42" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Roger Clark, Actor, Greater London/New York".
  5. ^ Gorman, David (April 15, 2019). "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. ^ 🔴LIVE with Roger Clark aka Arthur Morgan from RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2, retrieved 2021-03-21
  7. ^ a b "Behind The Voice Actors | Roger Clark". behindthevoiceactors.com.
  8. ^ Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). "2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed". Screen Rant.
  9. ^ "The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners". Polygon. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. ^ Fogel, Stefanie (March 14, 2019). "'God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations". Variety.
  11. ^ "D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Red Dead Redemption 2". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Tantor Media - Roger Clark". tantor.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  13. ^ Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (September 4, 2020). "I have dual nationality (American and Irish) and I care about both countries a lot" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (April 25, 2021). "7 years married today. What was she thinking? Love you Molly" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (July 13, 2016). "Tweets to my adult sons, I'm very happy with the way Colin started to learn to share with Ruari" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (February 19, 2020). "Happy 7th birthday to my eldest boy Colin. You teach me more than I try to teach you" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Clark, Roger (January 25, 2021). "A Lockdown Letter From Roger Clark, AKA Arthur Morgan". GAMINGbible. LADbible. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  18. ^ A Death To Die For, retrieved 2023-10-20