Stephen Russell

For the Taoist practitioner, see The Barefoot Doctor.

Stephen Russell is an actor, writer, Theatre Director and voice actor, arguably best known for his voice acting in the Thief computer game series as the protagonist Garrett. He also voiced the character of Karras, Garrett's chief antagonist in Thief II: The Metal Age, as well as voicing many of the supporting characters (such as the guards) in the series. Russell additionally contributed the voice of the starship Von Braun's central computer XERXES and that of William Bedford Diego in Irrational Games' System Shock 2. He has since become a popular figure in both gaming communities. He was also provided the voices of Andy, Mister Buckingham, The Great One, Wadsworth, Sergeant RL-3, Cerberus and All Mr. Handy and Mr. Gutsy for the 2008 game Fallout 3.

A member of the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre (WHAT) since 1987, Russell has been a mainstay on the stage of WHAT for over 20 years and has also acted with the Huntington Theatre Company, New Repertory Theatre, Stoneham Theatre and the Lyric Theatre. He lives and works in Wellfleet and is a proud member of Actors' Equity and the Screen Actors Guild.

Russell made his debut film appearances as Bob, in the 2007 independent film Noëlle and, in 2008 appeared as Luther Norris in the romantic comedy film Chatham. In 2009 played a minor role in the film; The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.

Also, he did early voicework for the main character in BioShock Infinite, however the official voice actor is now confirmed as Troy Baker.

The fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls series, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, features Russell voicing a range of characters including; Barbas the talking dog, the Daedric Prince Clavicus Vile and Mercer Frey the leader of the Thieves Guild.

External links

• Stephen Russell at the Internet Movie Database