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Roger craig smith roles11/4/2023 ![]() At that point, I was cautiously optimistic, as it's difficult to celebrate certain roles until you see the game on a shelf, or hear it on TV, etc… Even after you've booked a role, it's sometimes very easy to have something change in the process and they might recast you. In the end, it was my agent that called to congratulate and book me on my first Sonic session. So, I was just happy to be called back by the casting director and to be in the running. Most VO folk tend to develop a thick skin when it comes to auditioning, because you face countless rejections on a daily basis. As such, I had simply been heading out to various auditions and callbacks for the role of Sonic, but I didn't give it too much thought. ![]() The process usually has the actors far removed from the folks that actually make decisions in the industry. RCS: Well, I was never really approached by Sega, as much as it was I simply showed up to an audition. What were your first thoughts on being approached by SEGA to be the new voice behind Sonic? NL: You're currently the voice for SEGA's blue mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, appearing in Sonic Colours (Sonic Colors in North America) for the Wii and DS. From there, it was just learning, making mistakes, learning some more, and trying to keep branching out for other VO opportunities. Then, I started pounding the pavement in Orange County (my local area) and finally bugged enough people for a long enough period of time that they gave me a shot behind the mic. So, I started looking into training classes in SoCal and took a few different courses. I finally realized I wasn't hearing too much from people wanting to know where I'd be performing my comedy next, but more about who represented me for voice over. Eventually, I had people asking me about voice over work after they'd see me perform on the standup stage. RCS: I started performing as a comedian in my early twenties and developed a number of little characters and voices in my act. NL: Tell us how you began your career as a voice actor? Some of my video game roles include Sonic The Hedgehog, Chris Redfield from Resident Evil, and Ezio Auditore da Firenze from Assassin's Creed. I work as a narrator for shows like Say Yes to the Dress on TLC and Yard Crashers on DIY Network I voice the character of "Thomas" in Regular Show on Cartoon Network recently appeared as "The Pulverizer" in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Nickelodeon have done various voices for Out There on IFC and will be voicing "Captain America" in the upcoming Avengers Assemble on Disney XD. Roger Craig Smith: Hello! Thanks for having me! My name is Roger Craig Smith and I'm a voice actor from California. Can you please introduce yourself to our readers? Nintendo Life: Hello Roger! Thanks for taking the time out to chat with us here at Nintendo Life, we're huge fans.
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