Roger Clark (actor, born 1978)

Roger Clark (born July 14, 1978) is an Irish-American actor and voice actor. He is best known for portraying Arthur Morgan through performance capture in the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2.

Roger Clark
Clark in April 2019
Born (1978-07-14) July 14, 1978
New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Molly Clark
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
Signature

Early life

Clark was born in New Jersey on July 14, 1978,[1][2] the son of an Irish mother and an Irish-American father. The family spent each summer vacationing in his mother's hometown of Sligo. When he was 12 years old, the family permanently moved to Sligo, where he completed his Leaving Certificate.[3] He later moved to Wales to study theatre, media, and drama at the University of Glamorgan.[4][5] After living and working in London for a number of years, he relocated to New York City in the early 2010s.[6]

Career

Clark provided the performance capture for Arthur Morgan, the protagonist of the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2. His performance earned him numerous awards and nominations.[7][8][9][10] He also has a successful career onstage and has narrated over 50 audiobooks.[11]

Personal life

Clark married his wife, Molly, on April 25, 2011.[12] They have two sons, Colin and Ruari.[13] Colin, born on February 18, 2013,[14] is on the autism spectrum.[15]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 A Midsummer Night's Dream Duke Theseus

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Wild West Captain Weir Episode: "Custer's Last Stand"
2011 Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Various characters (voices) 2 episodes[7]
2013 Zero Hour Patron Episode: "Chain"

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Shellshock 2: Blood Trails Sgt. Jack Griffin / Zombies Voice
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Arthur Morgan Performance capture
2021 Back 4 Blood Additional cast Voice

Awards and honours
Year Award Category Work Result
2018 The Game Awards Best Performance Red Dead Redemption 2 Won
2019 New York Game Awards Best Acting in a Game Nominated
2019 NAVGTR Awards Performance in a Drama Nominated
2019 British Academy Games Awards Performer Nominated

References
  1. Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (June 20, 2020). "I'm only 41 but I threw my back out once putting a dish into the dishwasher" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. Palmer, Steve J. [@steve_j_palmer] (July 14, 2020). "Happy Birthday @rclark98!! Until we can hang out safely in-person post-coronavirus, go have cake, with that clean shaven mug of yours!! #big42" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet".
  4. "Roger Clark, Actor, Greater London/New York".
  5. Gorman, David (April 15, 2019). "Red Dead Redemption 2: Roger Clark plays his best game yet". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. 🔴LIVE with Roger Clark aka Arthur Morgan from RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2, retrieved 2021-03-21
  7. "Behind The Voice Actors | Roger Clark". behindthevoiceactors.com.
  8. Keyes, Rob (January 3, 2019). "2018 New York Game Awards Nominees Revealed". Screen Rant.
  9. "The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners". Polygon. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  10. Fogel, Stefanie (March 14, 2019). "'God of War,' 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations". Variety.
  11. "Tantor Media - Roger Clark". tantor.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  12. Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (April 25, 2021). "7 years married today. What was she thinking? Love you Molly" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (July 13, 2016). "Tweets to my adult sons, I'm very happy with the way Colin started to learn to share with Ruari" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. Clark, Roger [@rclark98] (February 19, 2020). "Happy 7th birthday to my eldest boy Colin. You teach me more than I try to teach you" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. Clark, Arthur (January 25, 2021). "A Lockdown Letter From Roger Clark, AKA Arthur Morgan". GAMINGbible. LADbible. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
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