Voice Actors News

Inside the Voice Cast of DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island

DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island is now playing in theaters, introducing audiences to a fantasy adventure filled with creatures drawn from Filipino mythology and an ensemble voice cast that includes H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco, Jenny Slate, Manny Jacinto, Lea Salonga, Dolly de Leon, Jo Koy and Ronny Chieng. Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, […]

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The Last of Us Brings Original Abby and Lev Actors Back for Season 3

September 29, 2026 by Austen Moret

HBO’s The Last of Us is once again bringing performers from the original video games into its live-action adaptation. Laura Bailey and Ian Alexander, who originated the roles of Abby and Lev in The Last of Us Part II, have joined the cast of Season 3 alongside John Goodman. This time, however, both actors will […]

Four Voices of Goku Unite for a Kamehameha in Houston

September 27, 2026 by Ashley Bryant

Few anime characters have a voice as instantly recognizable as Goku, but exactly which voice comes to mind depends heavily on where and how a fan discovered Dragon Ball. That unusual part of the character’s international history was on display in Houston when four actors who have portrayed Goku in different languages came together and […]

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Brings Together a Huge English Voice Cast

September 25, 2026 by Tom Aglio

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave has introduced one of the largest new character ensembles in Nintendo’s long-running tactical RPG series, accompanied by an equally extensive English voice cast. Released exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, 2026, the new game follows four central heroes whose individual stories become connected through the Heroic Games, with dozens […]

Ray Gunn Reveals Full Voice Cast for Brad Bird’s Long-Awaited Animated Noir

September 23, 2026 by Austen Moret

Brad Bird’s long-awaited animated film Ray Gunn has revealed its expanded voice cast as the project moves closer to a December release after more than three decades in development. Netflix released the film’s first full trailer on September 23, 2026, offering a substantial look at the retro-futuristic city of Metropia and the voices inhabiting it. […]

How Pamela Adlon Found the Voice of a 21-Year-Old Bobby Hill

September 19, 2026 by Tom Aglio

When King of the Hill returned with its characters several years older, Pamela Adlon faced a voice-acting problem that the original series never had to solve. Bobby Hill was no longer the eccentric adolescent audiences remembered. He was 21 years old, living an adult life of his own, and theoretically well past the age when […]

How One Audiobook Narrator Can Voice an Entire Cast

September 17, 2026 by Leah Arscott

A novel can place four or five characters in the same room, send them through a rapid conversation and introduce several more people before the chapter ends. In the audiobook version, every one of those voices may come from the same performer. A solo narrator can be responsible for dozens of speaking characters while also […]

Inside Julia Whelan’s Career After Narrating 700 Audiobooks

September 14, 2026 by Austen Moret

For many performers, narrating several dozen audiobooks would represent a substantial body of work. Julia Whelan’s career has reached a very different scale. By 2026, the actor, narrator, author and director has recorded roughly 700 audiobooks, creating a catalog that stretches across romance, literary fiction, thrillers and numerous other corners of publishing. That number makes […]

Mike McFarland, Voice Actor and ADR Director Behind Dragon Ball and One Piece, Dies at 56

September 12, 2026 by Tom Aglio

Mike McFarland, the veteran voice actor and ADR director whose career included decades of work on some of the most recognizable English-language anime productions, has died at the age of 56. News of McFarland’s death was confirmed on September 10, 2026. His career stretched from the early years of Funimation’s Dragon Ball productions through later […]

What Audiobook Narrators Do Before They Read the First Line

September 9, 2026 by Virginia Welch

When an audiobook begins, the narrator may sound as though they are simply opening a book and telling the story. By the time listeners hear that first sentence, however, an experienced narrator may already have spent hours studying the manuscript, tracking characters, researching pronunciations and deciding how the written story should work as a spoken […]

Mark Cooper Turned His Love of Superheroes Into a Voice Acting Career

September 4, 2026 by Ashley Bryant

Mark Cooper spent years surrounded by the kinds of characters that would eventually become part of his professional life. The Detroit native grew up with superheroes, Power Rangers and other character-driven entertainment, interests that remain visible throughout his home workspace today. Now 39, Cooper has turned some of that enthusiasm into a growing voice acting […]