Top 10 Actors Who Became Surprisingly Good Voice Actors

you recognize their voices and you'd probably recognize their faces too welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 actors who became surprisingly good voice actors all right buddy we can do this the easy way or my vote heartless before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos for this list we're taking a look at actors who started out primarily taking on live-action roles but eventually became prominent voice-over performers we've excluded actors who've only experimented with voice-over work on one occasion the office of the president can't coexist with a living god that won't submit to it number 10 Matthew Lillard after breaking out in films like scream Matthew Lillard landed the role of shaggy Rogers in the live-action scooby-doo movie later in Looney Toons back in action Lillard meets up with an animated shaggy voiced by Casey Kasem you made me sound like a total space cadet man I'm sorry for the way I was I was trying to be real character this was far from Kasem's first performance as shaggy as he'd been voicing the character since 1969 although shaggy criticizes Lillard for his portrayal this scene could actually be seen as one actor passing the torch to another Kasem voiced shaggy for the last time in 2009 five years before his death like me and Scoob ordered a pizza then we just fell asleep watching a Vincent van ghoul movie since then Lillard has delivered his spot on shaggy impression in several animated shows and movies like isn't it groovy how things come full circle number nine Wilfred L Wilfred L is perhaps best known for playing Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World in a 1999 episode Eric tries to impress a girl by claiming to be Batman what makes this especially funny is that he really is Batman the same year that episode aired Ford al took on the role of Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond I gave myself time offered behavior as the Batman of the future Fidel began a highly successful career as a voice actor over the years Fidel has voiced several other superheroes including Deadpool in ultimate spider-man and star-lord in the animated guardians of the galaxy oh you remembered me it's just so nice of course Fidel has also voiced his fair share of sidekicks most notably Ron stoppable in Kim Possible every drop Calculon miles away from free refills number 8 Sean Astin making his big-screen debut at the age of 13 as Mikey in the Goonies Sean Astin went on to play the titular character in Rudy and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy in the 21st century Astin has also branched out with several voiceover roles in multiple DC projects he's lent his voice to Billy Batson also known as Shazam his most notable voice-over role though would have to be Rafael in the 2012 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles this is amazing since many of Astin's live-action characters have been humble underdogs you wouldn't think he'd be the ideal choice to play the turtle with the most attitude but his take on Rafael was nothing short of badass number 7 Freddie Prinze jr. through films like I know what you did last summer and she's all that Freddie Prinze jr. solidified his place as one of the 90s definitive heartthrobs it's not about that while Prince might not be in a list or nowadays he's managed to remain relevant through several memorable roles in animation Prince has lent his voice to a few Bioware games notably playing James Vega in Mass Effect 3 nice view but this place it's just so not what I'm used to in Star Wars rebels prince turned in what might be the most compelling performance of his career as Jedi Master kanan jarrus Oh leave it pies away give yourself after playing a live-action fred in 2002 scooby-doo and its 2004 follow-up prints went on to voice the character in a Robot Chicken sketch reuniting with co-star Matthew Lillard this explains everything number 6 Howie Mandel Howie Mandel is a well known television host and stand-up comedian but his voiceover resume might take some people by surprise that's largely because his characters sound nothing like the Canadian actor believe it or not Mandel started out voicing the lovable gizmo in gremlins demonstrating a unique gift for creature voices Mandel landed a gig on Muppet Babies voicing Skeeter animal and Bunsen honeydew for the first two seasons adopting a similar one to the voice he used for Skeeter Mandel played the titular character on Bobby's world an animated series he also created to think Mandel accidentally created this voice at age 11 while choking on birthday cake much like Bobby his talents are anything but generic number 5 Scarlett Johansson having played the resilient Black Widow in the MCU and a seductive alien and under the skin Scarlett Johansson has proven herself to be a very gifted physical actress even when you take her body out of the equation though Johansson can deliver a powerful performance with her voice alone ok well don't worry I'm not gonna stalk you and Samantha in her she evolved an operating system into a three-dimensional fleshed out character how many brain cells do I have that's easy - some argued that Johansson deserved serious awards consideration for her groundbreaking voice-over work you can be with me whew since then she's lent her distinctive voice - CAW in the jungle book ash in Singh and nutmeg and I love dogs in terms of voiceovers she certainly come a long way since the spongebob squarepants movie and what's so wrong with being a kid anyway kids rule number four JK Simmons this oscar-winning character actor can do little wrong portraying a variety of colorful personalities in both live-action and animation and how do you think they're gonna feel about their mayor who is a lion on the big screen Simmons voiced may early adore Lion Heart in Zootopia and the villainous Kai in Kung Fu Panda 3 some of Simmons most beloved voiceover roles have been on the small screen however that your mind and your spirit be free he's acted as the wise Airbender Tenzin in the Legend of Korra and the mysterious Ford Pines in gravity falls Simmons has even reprised his role as Jay jonah Jameson in various Marvel shows and also satirized the character on The Simpsons stop the press and send my wife some flowers and bring me an Advil what do you mean you don't work for me you're hired none less you're hired you're fired now that you don't work here we can be friends now that we're friends how come you never calls I'm friend you are god I love this business Simmons has additionally branched out with video games voicing Cave Johnson in Portal 2 and commercials voicing the yellow M&M science isn't about why it's about why not number 3 Keith David his charismatic actor can dominate the screen as demonstrated in films like Armageddon the fate of the planet is in the hands of a bunch of retards I wouldn't trust with a potato gun it's mr. David's deep booming voice that makes him one of a kind however it was perfectly tailored to voice the command and Goliath and gargoyles getting the audience pumped with every word that came out of his mouth take what's left of your man and be gone David brought a similar magnetism to characters like spawn and dr. faciliate in The Princess and the Frog you and I both know the real power in this world ain't magic its money his powerful voice has also made him the go-to guy to play authority figures whether it's the US president in Rick and Morty or the flame King in Adventure Time the recipient of three Primetime Emmys for narration and voiceovers he's one of the best in the business what is it you see number two Patrick Warburton as David puddy on Seinfeld Patrick Warburton proved that nobody can play a meathead better than him yeah that's right with a deep voice that's both laid-back and passionate at the same time Warburton was born for animation voicing Superman he reunited with Jerry Seinfeld for a series of American Express advertisements I mean surround sound it's like it's like you're there his more mainstream voiceover roles include Joe Swanson on Family Guy Brock Samson on The Venture Brothers and Kronk in the Emperor's New Groove squeaky squeak squeaker squeakin Warburton might not have a vast array of different voices in his repertoire but the signature voice he brings to all his characters couldn't be better suited to the medium he's simply the best at what he does I had a great day before we get to our top pick here are some honorable mentions Katara I even wash all the clothes have you ever smelled your dirty socks let me tell you Nemo new comer of orange and white you have been called forth to the summit of Mount hock a loogie barely Schmeling nah no way man ballads make me want to hurl Oh chunk it's contained number-one mark hamill it's funny as Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill portrayed what might be the most iconic hero in cinematic history in animation however Hamill has primarily specialized in voicing villains look like pest control while Hamill's played a few heroic characters like skips on regular show his our sinister roles include the Hobgoblin and spider-man Colonel mooska in the English dub of castle in the sky and fire lord ozai in Avatar The Last Airbender if you have any real courage you'll stick around until the Sun comes out he's even returned to a galaxy far far away tapping into his dark side as Darth Bane of course Hamill's most acclaimed voice-over role would have to be the Joker in various DC properties when it comes to evil cackling Hamill always gets the last laugh do you agree with our picks check out these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day you

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Length: 10min 29sec (629 seconds)

Published: Mon Jul 30 2018