Favorite NPC Voice Acting Performances

Tesman85

The voice acting is so good on average, that I have a hard time choosing! So many of the main cast, like Abnur Tharn, the Prophet and Cadwell are just perfect for the roles. Also, both Ayrenn and Emeric are voiced excellently. Some other definite favourites in no particular order are:

- Isobel; her voice acting is near perfect, it conveys the lovable personality of the character so well
- Dayna Imayn; very pleasant, her lines and voice makes going to Vivec bank always a pleasure
- Magistrix Vox; very believable performance of a crazed, grieving mother. Her "I see you" and the ensuing laughter always give me chills.
- Tilenra Sildreth; the acting makes the humour of her quest twice as enjoyable, since it's exaggerated in just the right proportion for a comic story.
- Silurie; something about that husky voice is alluring, and it fits the character.
- jurisreeve Lorne; her actor conveys the emotions of the character very believably without going over the top.
- Sotha Sil
- Sir Hughes; just the perfect voice for the role, and well emoted.

SpacemanSpiff1

stuga. you can really tell she's been looking for you for a while.

ArchangelIsraphel

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

I love Verandis' newer voice actor (No offense to Gatt, but he was doing a LOT of voices, so it was nice to have an exclusive voice for Verandis). I find it incredibly soothing. I also really love Robbie Daymond's performance as Fennorian (and I've caught a few other performances of his scattered throughout).

There is one voice actor whom I haven't heard in a while, the voice of Telenger the Artificer. I've made a few attempts on the internet to try and find his voice actor, but with no results. They haven't brought back the character, and I don't think I've heard the voice in a long long while, so I'm a bit concerned that something may have happened to the actor. If anyone knows anything, I would be very grateful.

@Wolf_Eye I feel the same! I love the new voice actor they chose for Verandis, his performance was amazing. I felt it added so much depth and emotion to the character. Like you I still enjoyed the original very much, but having him be more distinct really added to his character.

I adored Robbie Daymond as Fennorian as well. I was already a fan of his performance as Prompto in FF15, and was thrilled when I found out he played Fenn. What other NPC's were voiced by Robbie? I wonder if they're some I like and have not yet realized are him.

wenchmore420b14_ESO

For those who truly love the voice acting and the actors, here is a OLD clip from launch with the behind scenes of John Cleese, Kate, Bill and more discussing their characters and shots of them recording their lines. I loved watching it at the time.
Hope you enjoy it too!
Huzzah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-Jun_uRFQ

SerafinaWaterstar

Alfred Molina for Abnur
Bill Nighy for Emeric
Guy who does Ashur (love his voice)

And I’d listen to Billy Boyd reading the phone directory.

But most voice actors in this game are splendid!

Jacozilla

Not even a close contest - Lady Laurent and Stibbons.

Their ongoing escapades are one of the only things I look forward to when new chapter launches. Their side quests are far more enjoyable than entire chapter story.

Ilsabet

I got so into writing up my little spiels that I forgot I was going to quote a couple of people too.

SatanicSister wrote: »

I once (years back) had a major crush on Angof the Undying because of his voice. If anyone knows who was the voice actor for him, I'd be happy to know.

I believe that's Steve Blum. His voice is highly crushable. Nevermind, I have been stood corrected.

Androrix wrote: »

I do LOVE the tour guide at the wayshrine in Grahtwood. She really nails that sort of half-bored, repetitive tone you can hear when someone is answering the same question over and over by rote.

I love her too for the exact same reason.

Castagere

No love for Sheogorath ? I love that crazy guy.

rpa

I like the Malcolm McDowell's delivery on Molag Bal's (rather silly) lines. Too bad the dolmen comment voice at least for me bugs most times.

AcadianPaladin

"The skins of those you love will fly as my banners." Molag Bal

"You doomed yourself by coming here. You know that, don't you?" Vaults of Madness boss

"Welcome to my web." Spindleclutch boss

All the dialogue with Queen Ayrenn.

cyclonus11

Any of the Tim Russ-voiced NPCs

Etherea1

Did you hear that?"
"There's someone alive over here!"
"Help me get this cocoon open."

Finedaible

I've always thought Malcom McDowell's performance as Molag Bal to be some of the best in the game, and John Cleese as Cadwell obviously.

Pretty much any Thieve's Guild character's voice acting was superb. It really shows how much they really cared about writing and dialogue back then.

spartaxoxo

The person who voiced Tiras Tirethi in the Veyond quest really blew me away with his performance. He didn't have a lot to work with dialogue wise, so it made all the more impressive. He first made me absolutely despise him and his arrogance, only to come around and feel a lot of empathy for him and to even like the character. I think it takes a lot of talent to make a big impression with only a little screen time.

Other voices I really enjoy are Narsis Dren, Fennorian, Count Verandis, Raz-um-Dar, Caldwell, Bastian, Naryu, Queen Aryenn, Darien, Lady Arabelle, Zaji, Caska, Rada-al-Saran, Mehrunes Dagon, and Jakarn.

The way Jakarn says "Hey good looking" makes me smile every time. Immediate buy as a house guest.

However, I really wanted to shout out Tiras because these other characters who's performance I enjoyed had a lot more to work with.

Supreme_Atromancer

Etherea1 wrote: »

Did you hear that?"
"There's someone alive over here!"
"Help me get this cocoon open."

"mmmmboss? I... don't think he's listening"

Castagere wrote: »

No love for Sheogorath ? I love that crazy guy.

Completely forgot. Sheo's voice acting is top notch. Very entertaining.

Supreme_Atromancer

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Other voices I really enjoy are Narsis Dren, Fennorian, Count Verandis, Raz-um-Dar, Caldwell, Bastian, Naryu, Queen Aryenn, Darien, Lady Arabelle, Zaji, Caska, Rada-al-Saran, Mehrunes Dagon, and Jakarn.

Yeah, they're all fantastic. In fact, the more I read the thread, the more I'm reminded that its pretty much all top-notch.

On paper, I wouldn't even like Zaji and Caska's kinda slapstick routine but ya can't listen to them and *not* smile. Zaji's tempo, in particular is just on point. So good.

Northwold

wenchmore420b14_ESO wrote: »

For those who truly love the voice acting and the actors, here is a OLD clip from launch with the behind scenes of John Cleese, Kate, Bill and more discussing their characters and shots of them recording their lines. I loved watching it at the time.
Hope you enjoy it too!
Huzzah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na-Jun_uRFQ

This is bringing back memories of sitting in a coffee shop in the National Theatre in London and hearing, from some corner, the voice of Dumbledore booming around (that sort of thing happens quite a lot there) and cutting through all background noise. Michael Gambon's voice is something else, like it was designed for performance.

Seminolegirl1992

The new Count Verandis. His voice acting in Skyrim was amazing, but even more so in the Reach. It's not often that I'm moved by the writing or voice acting in ESO, but that one stands out to me so much so that I'd replay it. They have got to bring him back.

Seminolegirl1992

Tesman85 wrote: »

The voice acting is so good on average, that I have a hard time choosing! So many of the main cast, like Abnur Tharn, the Prophet and Cadwell are just perfect for the roles. Also, both Ayrenn and Emeric are voiced excellently. Some other definite favourites in no particular order are:

- Isobel; her voice acting is near perfect, it conveys the lovable personality of the character so well
- Dayna Imayn; very pleasant, her lines and voice makes going to Vivec bank always a pleasure
- Magistrix Vox; very believable performance of a crazed, grieving mother. Her "I see you" and the ensuing laughter always give me chills.
- Tilenra Sildreth; the acting makes the humour of her quest twice as enjoyable, since it's exaggerated in just the right proportion for a comic story.
- Silurie; something about that husky voice is alluring, and it fits the character.
- jurisreeve Lorne; her actor conveys the emotions of the character very believably without going over the top.
- Sotha Sil
- Sir Hughes; just the perfect voice for the role, and well emoted.

Laura Bailey is a legend. Definitely agree. I hope they cont to hire her and other CR voice actors because they're so professional.

Seminolegirl1992

AcadianPaladin wrote: »

"The skins of those you love will fly as my banners." Molag Bal

"You doomed yourself by coming here. You know that, don't you?" Vaults of Madness boss

"Welcome to my web." Spindleclutch boss

All the dialogue with Queen Ayrenn.

Heh, I often wonder how much joy voice actors get when they get a comically evil voice line. They sound like they really get into it.

JKorr

SatanicSister wrote: »

I once (years back) had a major crush on Angof the Undying because of his voice. If anyone knows who was the voice actor for him, I'd be happy to know.

I can't find any mention, but @ZOS_BeckyIchnoski might know.

Wolf_Eye

ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

I love Verandis' newer voice actor (No offense to Gatt, but he was doing a LOT of voices, so it was nice to have an exclusive voice for Verandis). I find it incredibly soothing. I also really love Robbie Daymond's performance as Fennorian (and I've caught a few other performances of his scattered throughout).

There is one voice actor whom I haven't heard in a while, the voice of Telenger the Artificer. I've made a few attempts on the internet to try and find his voice actor, but with no results. They haven't brought back the character, and I don't think I've heard the voice in a long long while, so I'm a bit concerned that something may have happened to the actor. If anyone knows anything, I would be very grateful.

@Wolf_Eye I feel the same! I love the new voice actor they chose for Verandis, his performance was amazing. I felt it added so much depth and emotion to the character. Like you I still enjoyed the original very much, but having him be more distinct really added to his character.

I adored Robbie Daymond as Fennorian as well. I was already a fan of his performance as Prompto in FF15, and was thrilled when I found out he played Fenn. What other NPC's were voiced by Robbie? I wonder if they're some I like and have not yet realized are him.

Robbie has quite the range, so it can sometimes be hard to pick him out. For example, did you know he did Dirge Truptor? That's the human daily quest giver in Southern Elsweyr (Dragonguard refuge/aka Tideholm). He's the one constanly writing in his book. I would have never known it was him if it weren't for the credits!

I could also swear to you that he's that wood elf daily quest giver in Western Skyrim. I don't have confirmation, but the voice stands out to me and you can (kind of) hear Fenn in it.


More obviously, there's that wandering Breton knight in High Isle. He's a random encounter. You'll know him when you hear him because he sounds EXACTLY like how Fennorian would sound if Fenn was a pompous pain in the arse, LOL : P

Necrotech_Master

• sheogorath
• molag bal
• cadwell
• auger of the obscure
• hermaeous mora

probably plenty more im missing lol

i liked lyranth too, but only in the earlier appearances like ICP, they changed the modulation on the voice in blackwood and its just not great, it feels like its way too deep compared to the earlier higher pitch

ArchangelIsraphel

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

ArchangelIsraphel wrote: »

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

I love Verandis' newer voice actor (No offense to Gatt, but he was doing a LOT of voices, so it was nice to have an exclusive voice for Verandis). I find it incredibly soothing. I also really love Robbie Daymond's performance as Fennorian (and I've caught a few other performances of his scattered throughout).

There is one voice actor whom I haven't heard in a while, the voice of Telenger the Artificer. I've made a few attempts on the internet to try and find his voice actor, but with no results. They haven't brought back the character, and I don't think I've heard the voice in a long long while, so I'm a bit concerned that something may have happened to the actor. If anyone knows anything, I would be very grateful.

@Wolf_Eye I feel the same! I love the new voice actor they chose for Verandis, his performance was amazing. I felt it added so much depth and emotion to the character. Like you I still enjoyed the original very much, but having him be more distinct really added to his character.

I adored Robbie Daymond as Fennorian as well. I was already a fan of his performance as Prompto in FF15, and was thrilled when I found out he played Fenn. What other NPC's were voiced by Robbie? I wonder if they're some I like and have not yet realized are him.

Robbie has quite the range, so it can sometimes be hard to pick him out. For example, did you know he did Dirge Truptor? That's the human daily quest giver in Southern Elsweyr (Dragonguard refuge/aka Tideholm). He's the one constanly writing in his book. I would have never known it was him if it weren't for the credits!

I could also swear to you that he's that wood elf daily quest giver in Western Skyrim. I don't have confirmation, but the voice stands out to me and you can (kind of) hear Fenn in it.


More obviously, there's that wandering Breton knight in High Isle. He's a random encounter. You'll know him when you hear him because he sounds EXACTLY like how Fennorian would sound if Fenn was a pompous pain in the arse, LOL : P

I had NO idea!! My mind is absolutely blown right now, especially since I always liked Dirge and found his personality amusing, even if he's just a quest giver. I'm so excited to know he played these npc's.

Thank you so much for telling me! I must now go chase each one down and give them a second listen.

old_scopie1945

Nisuzi, She is the Khajiit that gives the Delve daily quests in Rimmen, Northern Elsweyr. I think she is quite the character with great dialogue.

ZOS_BeckyIchnoski

Hello everyone! First off, I love reading threads like this so thank you!

A few questions answered and random comments from me:

Someone asked about Angof’s voice actor. That is Andre Sogliuzzo. He is also the voice of Tulashurr (I saw someone mention him) and many other random Khajiit. Also, Stibbons! What a talent.

Wanted to +1 Jenna O’Gara’s singing. Those bard sessions were a dream to listen to.

Telenger the Artificer is Troy Baker. Don’t worry! We will find a role for him again. With a lot of the original cast as people have noticed, you hear them all over the place and as the same race. For example, someone pointed out how Jurisreeve Lorne was one of the only roles where Audrey Wasilewki isn’t playing a Nord. Well, that’s kind of true! She was originally hired as Khajiit and Nord so you will hear plenty of that in early zones. So, we love to bring back our original actors for roles that are unique and different than what you are used to hearing. (By the way, Audrey was so excited about her detective role!)

Lots of Robbie Daymond love! Since someone mentioned Ardanir and someone asked about his other roles … Ardanir is also Robbie. And he voices Safik, Dani’s sister in Southern Elsweyr. And yes, Dirge Truptor.

Stefan Mornard. I must comment. Between Roger Craig Smith’s acting and our new VO Supervisor, DB Cooper’s directing, his VO turned out amazing! Those were lovely sessions to be a part of.

Speaking of directors, I want to give a shout out to Cindy Robinson who has also been directing a lot of our VO during the past couple of years. For instance, she directed all of Ember’s VO sessions alongside our VO Supervisor Jessica Crowe. And she’s one of our original actors! Someone mentioned Dayna Imayn and Magistrix Vox. Those are both voiced by Cindy. And she’s Euraxia Tharn!

I also have to say that I love Arox the Mutilator (Mark Whitten) and Sotha Sil (Matthew Jayson Cwern). Those might be my two personal favorite NPCs. The combination of Sotha Sil’s writing by Leamon Tuttle and Matthew’s performance is just … the kiss of the chef! Matt said that one of his inspirations for Seht’s voice was Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Robert Ford.

And of course, Laura Bailey was so pleasant to work with! What a great Izzy.

Androrix

Thank you for the insights, Becky!

SerasWhip

I like Kate Beckinsale as Queen Ayrenn

blktauna

I can not completely explain my deep enjoyment of Arox the mutilator.

Also Elam Drais, Anyone with Wes Johnson's voice, the ever delightful Fennorian, Xuthas , Riilis who has left no scenery for anyone else to chew on, and original Lyranth who makes ICP a hoot to run.

16BitForestCat

@ZOS_BeckyIchnoski I'm glad you're here! This is the perfect thread to ask my own voice actor credit question I've been trying to find an answer to since 2017: who is the voice actor for Revus Demnevanni? And a second question from my guildmates: is the voice actor for Revus the same in Blackwood as in Morrowind? (Sounds the same to me, but about three guildies are convinced it's a different actor. Kinda like when some players insisted Sereyne the NPC didn't have the same voice as Sereyne the houseguest, but nope, it was Tara Strong all the way.)

Revus is my favorite ESO character and a favorite of a lot of my friends, so we'd really love to know who's behind the voice of that fantastic ill-luck mage. It's such a great voice: I thought I heard it from a few other ESO NPC's, but I can't find credits for them either, so my question goes unanswered. ^^; Thanks so much! A lot of the voice acting in this game just hits my buttons in exactly the right way. It makes playing a pleasant experience, so thanks for your hard work.