Chris Parson
Chris Parson | |
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 Parson at the 2018 Florida Supercon | |
| Born | Christopher L. Parson |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | gochrisparson |
Christopher L. Parson is an American voice actor and a 2001 graduate of the USC School of Cinema Television (now USC School of Cinematic Arts). Parson began his career working primarily as an assistant in talent management while still a student, and worked briefly in digital artist management for Sony Pictures Imageworks.
It was after being laid-off from Sony that Parson decided to pursue a career in voiceover, one he entered after responding to a classified ad on the popular website Craigslist.
He subsequently appeared as the narrator in several documentaries, appearing on The Fifth Element special edition DVD and The Pursuit of Happyness DVD, as well as VH1's mini-series Fabulous Life: Really Rich Real Estate. Parson also served as the narrator for the Fox series Nashville.
Parson had voiced the title role (as well as many others) on Comedy Central's animated series Lil' Bush, and has lent his voice to episodes of Fox's popular shows Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show, and Disney's Handy Manny.
Currently, he is the on-air promotions voice for the popular cable network, Syfy. He became the voice of Syfy after its rebranding in July, 2009.
Parson's voice is also featured in Gore Verbinski's animated feature, Rango, starring Johnny Depp.
Parson has also provided voice overs for several video games; he voiced the character Yusuf Tazim in Assassin's Creed: Revelations and has provided additional voiceover work for Red Faction: Guerrilla, Infamous 2, Mafia III, Grand Theft Auto V, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, Prototype 2, and Overwatch.[1] Recently, he voiced the character Gladiolus Amicitia in Final Fantasy XV, Final Fantasy XV: Comrades, Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus, Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep and Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis.
Parson resides in Los Angeles, California and is represented by SBV Talent.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Southpaw, Or: What I Learned About Being Left-Handed | Short film; also producer, director, writer, editor and cinematographer | |
| 2007 | Jesus & George | Khalil, Miller | Short film |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Hep Cat, Cat Spy Analyst | |
| 2011 | Rango | Hazel Moats, Kinski, Stump, Clinker, Lenny, Boseefus, Dirt Kid | |
| 2014 | Batman: Assault on Arkham | Stout Guard | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Yellowbird | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Gladiolus Amicitia | English dub |
| 2017 | The Son of Bigfoot | Bigfoot/Dr. Harrison, Guard at Desk | English dub |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Jiminy Japoopy | Episode: "Flesh Fur Fantasy/Substitute Sweetheart" |
| 2007–2008 | Lil' Bush | Lil' George, Lil' Al Gore, Lil' John Kerry, Lil' Bill Clinton, Additional Voices | 16 episodes |
| 2007 | Revisioned: Tomb Raider | 2 episodes | |
| 2007 | The 1/2 Hour News Hour | Guy White | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Nashville | Narrator | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Mind of Mencia | George W. Bush | Episode: "Episode #4.8" |
| 2009 | Family Guy | Charlie Sheen, B.B. King | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Chowder | Fan, Dog Ball Rider, Head Coach | Episode: "Big Ball" |
| 2010 | The Cleveland Show | Michael Cera | Episode: "How Cleveland Got His Groove Back" |
| 2011–2012 | Handy Manny | Totts | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Extreme RVs | Narrator | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Bill | Episode: "Helping Hand" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kids Trivia | The Host | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Goblin | |
| 2008 | Jumper: Griffin's Story | Italian Policeman | |
| 2008 | 007: Quantum of Solace | Rivera, Additional Voices | |
| 2008 | Legendary | Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Watchmen: The End Is Nigh | Rasto, Southern Prisoners | |
| 2009 | Red Faction: Guerrilla | ||
| 2011 | Rango | Lars | |
| 2011 | Might & Magic Heroes VI | Krill | |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Lt. Driscoll | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Male Pedestrians | |
| 2011 | Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Wham-Shell | |
| 2011 | Infamous: Festival of Blood | Male Pedestrians | |
| 2011 | Assassin's Creed: Revelations | Yusuf Tazim | |
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2012 | Gotham City Imposters | ||
| 2012 | Prototype 2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | Wham-Shell | |
| 2013 | The Croods: Prehistoric Party! | Grug | |
| 2013 | Metro: Last Light | Artyom | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
| 2013 | Skylanders: Swap Force | Wham-Shell | |
| 2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Wham-Shell | |
| 2014 | Project Spark | Haakon | |
| 2014 | World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | Exarch Akama | |
| 2015 | Rise of the Tomb Raider | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | Wham-Shell | |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Junkrat | |
| 2016 | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Akama | |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Gladiolus Amicitia | English dub |
| 2017 | Heroes of the Storm | Junkrat | |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XV: Comrades | Gladiolus Amicitia | English dub |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus | Gladiolus Amicitia | English dub |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XV: Monster of the Deep | Gladiolus Amicitia | English dub |
| 2017 | Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis | Gladiolus Amicitia | English dub |
| 2018 | Far Cry 5 | ||
| 2018 | God of War | Additional Voices | |
| 2018 | Prey: Mooncrash | Ramon Delgado, Benjamin Wheeler, Kerry Stafford | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2019 | Metro Exodus | Artyom | |
| 2019 | The Elder Scrolls: Blades | Male Elves | |
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2020 | XCOM: Chimera Squad | Whisper | |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Exos Heros | David Johnson, Nermash | |
| 2020 | Mafia: Definitive Edition | Additional Voices |
References
External links
- Chris Parson at IMDb