Draft:List of video games featuring real-life actor likenesses

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Video games featuring the likenesses of real-life actors offer a unique blend of cinematic storytelling and interactive gameplay. By incorporating digital representations of well-known actors, these games capture their physical appearance, voice, and acting style to enhance the immersive experience. From early experiments in the 1990s to today's advanced motion capture and photorealistic graphics, the technology behind these games has evolved dramatically. This list highlights notable examples of video games that have successfully merged the film and television industry with the gaming industry.

Year	Title	Actor(s)	Character(s)	Notes
2021	Far Cry 6	Danny Trejo Michael Mando	Danny Trejo Vaas Montenegro	Trejo makes a guest appearance in the DLC expansion "Dani & Danny vs Everybody.." Vaas is the protagonist of the first DLC episode for Far Cry 6, "Vaas: Insanity."
2020	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	Jack Black	Officer Dick	Officer Dick is an unlockable character in the game.
2009	Brütal Legend	Jack Black	Eddie Riggs	Edward "Eddie" Riggs is the protagonist of the game and is voiced by and modeled after Jack Black.
2013	Saints Row IV	Roddy Piper Keith David	Roddy Piper Keith David	Roddy Piper is introduced in the game as part of Keith David's nightmare simulation.Keith David serves as the main protagonist's vice president.
2006	Saints Row	Keith David	Julius Little	Julius is voiced by Keith David and modeled after him.
2008	Saints Row 2	Keith David	Julius Little	In the sequel to Saints Row, Julius is once again voiced by and modeled after Keith David.
1998	Apocalypse	Bruce Willis	Trey Kincaid	Trey Kincaid is the primary protagonist and playable character.
2007	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII	Gackt	Genesis Rhapsodos	Genesis' appearance is based on Japanese rock star Gackt, who also voiced the character and provided theme songs for the series' other spin-off, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII.
2007	Stranglehold	Chow Yun-fat	Inspector 'Tequila' Yuen	Chow Yun-fat reprised his role from Hard Boiled.
2003	Bujingai: The Forsaken City	Gackt	Lau Wong	The likeness of Japanese pop icon Gackt was used to create Bujingai protagonist using CG models and motion capture.
1999	Omikron: The Nomad Soul	David Bowie	Boz	Bowie himself acts as two different characters, an unnamed performer in a band and the revolutionary figurehead Boz, and also provided songs for the game's soundtrack.
2014	Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	Kevin Spacey Tom Hanks Troy Baker	Jonathan Irons Jonathan Irons Jack Mitchell	Jonathan Irons, the main antagonist, is portrayed by Kevin Spacey. His voice and likeness were later replaced with Tom Hanks via a patch after numerous allegations of sexual misconduct were made against Spacey. Troy Baker provided voice and motion capture for Jack Mitchell, the game's main protagonist.
2019	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order	Cameron Monaghan	Cal Kestis	Monaghan plays the game's protagonist, Cal Kestis, a Padawan survivor of Order 66.
2023	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor	Cameron Monaghan	Cal Kestis	Monaghan reprised his role as the game's protagonist in the sequel to Fallen Order.
2001	Onimusha: Warlords	Takeshi Kaneshiro	Samanosuke Akechi	Film actor and singer Takeshi Kaneshiro was the character model and Japanese voice actor for Samanosuke Akechi.
2002	Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny	Yūsaku Matsuda	Jubei Yagyu	The hero was modelled after the late Japanese actor Yūsaku Matsuda.
2004	Onimusha 3: Demon Siege	Jean Reno	Jacques Blanc	Jacques is one of the two main protagonists.
2008	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	Sam Witwer	Galen Marek	Galen Marek, also known as Starkiller, is the game's main protagonist.
2010	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II	Sam Witwer	Galen Marek	Witwer reprised his role as the game's protagonist in the sequel to The Force Unleashed.
2019	Days Gone	Sam Witwer	Deacon St. John	Witwer portrayed playable protagonist Deek through motion capture.
2008	Soulcalibur IV	Sam Witwer	The Apprentice	The character, also known as Starkiller, real name Galen Marek is a Sith Warrior who appears as a guest character in the fighting game franchise.
2022	The Callisto Protocol	Sam Witwer	Leon Ferris	Captain Leon Ferris is the game's main antagonist.
2022	Horizon Forbidden West	Lance Reddick Sam Witwer	Sylens Walter Londra	Sylens is a returning character in the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn. Walter Londra serves as the main antagonist of the DLC expansion "Burning Shores".
2017	Horizon Zero Dawn	Lance Reddick	Sylens	Sylens is the deuteragonist of the game.
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay	Vin Diesel	Richard B. Riddick	Vin Diesel lends his voice and likeness to the enigmatic anti-hero Riddick.
2009	Wheelman	Vin Diesel	Milo Burik	Milo Burik, played by Vin Diesel, is the protagonist of The Wheelman.
2009	The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena	Vin Diesel	Richard B. Riddick	Diesel reprised his role as the game's protagonist in this next entry in The Chonicles of Riddick franchise.
2020	Fast & Furious Crossroads	Vin Diesel	Dominic Toretto	Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Tyrese Gibson reprised their roles as Dom, Letty and Roman in this game based on the Fast & Furious film franchise.
2024	Ark 2	Vin Diesel	Santiago	Vin Diesel stars as legendary ARK hero Santiago.
2013	Beyond: Two Souls	Elliot Page Willem Dafoe Kadeem Hardison	Jodie Holmes Nathan Dawkins Cole Freeman	Elliot Page, Willem Dafoe and Kadeem Hardison provided voice and motion capture for their respective in-game characters.
2003	Postal 2	Gary Coleman	Gary Coleman	Gary Coleman is a major character in Postal 2 and its expansions, "Apocalypse Weekend" and "Paradise Lost".
2018	Marvel's Spider-Man	Stan Lee	Short Order Cook	The character makes a brief appearance during the mission "Don't Touch the Art". He is voiced by and modeled after Spider-Man co-creator, serving as Lee's last video game cameo prior to his death.
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	Ricky Gervais	Ricky Gervais	He is one of the several performers in the Split Sides club and has several routines that can be viewed by the main character.
2016	Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton is a non-playable character, an engineer stationed aboard the UNSA SWC-141 Retribution.
2008	Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Yumi Kikuchi	Raging Raven	Model, singer, and voice actress Yumi Kikuchi, is one of the real-life models used for Raging Raven, one of the game's enemies known as the Beauty and the Beast Unit.
2014	Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes	Hideo Kojima	Intel Operative	Hideo Kojima is the VIP target that Big Boss and Miller were trying to rescue in the "Intel Operative Rescue" mission.
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Hideo Kojima	Intel Agent	Hideo is available on Mother Base in The Phantom Pain, if the player managed to extract him in Ground Zeroes.
2020	The Last of Us Part II	Logic	Small Rattler	Logic plays the role of a minor antagonist called simply ‘Small Rattler.’
2012	Far Cry 3	Michael Mando	Vaas Montenegro	Michael Mando lent his voice and likeness to the game's main antagonist, Vaas.
2000	The Sims	Drew Carey	Drew Carey	Drew Carey makes a cameo appearance in "The Sims: House Party", an expansion pack for The Sims, as an NPC who appears in a limousine when the player throws a successful party.
2018	Judgement	Takuya Kimura	Takayuki Yagami	Japanese singer and actor Takuya Kimura, who provided both the facial features and the Japanese voice acting, plays the main protagonist Takayuki Yagami.
2020	Cyberpunk 2077	Keanu Reeves Hideo Kojima	Johnny Silverhand Oshima	Keanu Reeves plays Johnny Silverhand, one of the game's main characters. Hideo Kojima makes a cameo in a hotel bar if the player meets a certain number of requirements
2023	Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty	Idris Elba	Solomon Reed	Idris Elba's character, Solomon Reed, was added to the game in the Phantom Liberty expansion and can be found in Night City before the player starts Phantom Liberty's main quest.

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