Stefanie Joosten
Stefanie Joosten | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1988 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden[4] |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress[2] |
| Years active | 2011–present[2] |
| Known for | Quiet in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Agency | Free Wave, Panasonic, Canon, Nikon, McDonalds, Tommy Hilfiger[1] |
| Website | stefanijoosten |
Stefanie Joosten (born 5 August 1988) is a Dutch model and actress living in Japan since 2011. She first gained widespread public attention when Japanese developer Konami revealed she would be providing the motion capture, voice, and likeness for the character Quiet in the 2015 video game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Early life
Stefanie Joosten was born in Roermond, Limburg, in the southeastern reaches of the Netherlands. She was a fan of Pokémon from an early age. She attended the Bisschoppelijk College Broekhin in Roermond, where she followed a bilingual (Dutch and English) course.[1] Claiming to have been obsessed with the otaku culture since she was young, Joosten decided to study Japanese language and culture at Leiden University.[4] In 2009, she went to Kyoto for a year as part of an exchange program.[2] It was after this experience that she decided she would move to Tokyo after earning her degree back in the Netherlands.[3]
Career
While in Japan, Joosten came into contact with several modeling agencies that happened to specifically seek Western models. She started doing modeling jobs in 2011. After doing numerous small acting roles and commercials,[3] she got a call from a mystery agent who was looking for models to help with an undisclosed video game. Joosten, who had been into Japanese games since childhood,[3] became suspicious when she recognized one of the people during the auditions. She later found out this was the famous video game developer Hideo Kojima, giving her an idea of what she had auditioned for. She was chosen as both the visual and voice model for Quiet, a central female character in the Metal Gear game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.[2][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gekitsui | Mary | TV miniseries |
| 2015 | Do es Deka | TV miniseries | |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Quiet | Voice (English and Japanese), facial capture & motion capture Video game |
References
- ^ a b In Japan vindt niemand mij vreemd (Dutch), NRC Handelsblad
- ^ a b c d e f Interview met Stefanie Joosten - Van student tot MGS5-personage (Dutch), XGN (19 september 2015),
- ^ a b c d Stefabie Joosten: Interview with a Quiet rising star, Japan Today
- ^ a b Stefanie Joosten talks about playing Quiet in MGSV: The Phantom Pain, Metal Gear Informer (18 April 2015)
- ^ Interview: Stefanie Joosten | Quiet - Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain