List of voice actors in the Grand Theft Auto series

List of voice actors in the Grand Theft Auto series

"Grand Theft Auto" ("GTA") is a video game series primarily developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games. The list below covers all known actors who have voiced specific characters featured in "Grand Theft Auto III" ("GTA III"), ' ("GTA:VC"), ' ("GTA:SA"), ' ("GTA:LCS"), ' ("GTA:VCS") and "Grand Theft Auto IV" ("GTA IV"). It does not include generic characters such as pedestrians, gangsters, radio callers, imaging voices or commercial voices.

Neither the original "Grand Theft Auto" nor "Grand Theft Auto 2" featured any voice actors credited to specific roles. [cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto instruction manual (PC) (in English) | publisher=DMA Design | url=http://gtamp.com/dl/file.php?id=48 | format=PDF | date=1997 | accessdate=2008-06-01] [cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto 2 instruction manual (PC) (in English) | publisher=Rockstar Games | url=http://gtamp.com/dl/file.php?id=6 | format=PDF | date=1999 | accessdate=2008-06-01] The first game in the series to do so was "GTA III" which, despite a limited budget and the GTA series' low profile at the time,cite web | title = Grand Theft Auto: the Inside Story | publisher = Edge magazine | url = http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9568&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=0 | date = 2008-03-16 | accessdate = 2008-05-11] featured several notable actors from film and television. These included Frank Vincent, Michael Madsen and Kyle MacLachlan, who all had prominent roles. At the time it was rare for a video game to use such high-profile actors, and "GTA III" is considered a pioneer in doing so. [cite web | title=Video game review: Grand Theft Auto III | publisher=The Daily Telegraph | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/hubpages/2008/gta/dlgta3.xml | date=2008-04-15 | accessdate=2008-06-01] The next game, "GTA: Vice City", featured more movie actors, including Ray Liotta as the player character. Although the following title, "GTA: San Andreas", also featured many notable movie actors—such as Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Fonda and James Woods—it had been decided that the use of such actors should be reduced, particularly for leading roles. As a result, many of the prominent roles in "GTA: San Andreas" were voiced by lower profile actors or rappers.

From "GTA: Liberty City Stories" through to "GTA IV" the series has continued using lesser known actors to voice main characters, but still uses celebrities and real-life radio personalities to voice the DJs of the many radio stations featured in each game. Some games also feature celebrities portraying themselves, such as Lazlow Jones, Phil Collins, Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams.

Voice actors

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References

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*cite book | year=2001 | author=Rockstar Games | title=Grand Theft Auto III European instruction manual (PlayStation 2) | pages=pp. 21–22; 24 | publisher=Take-Two Interactive | language=English | id=SLES-50330
*cite book | year=2002 | author=Rockstar Games | title=Grand Theft Auto: Vice City European instruction manual (PlayStation 2) | pages=pp. 18–22 | publisher=Rockstar Games | language=English | id=SLES-51061
*cite book | year=2004 | author=Rockstar Games | title=Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas European instruction manual (PlayStation 2) | pages=pp. 5; 7–11; 13–15; 17; 20–21 | publisher=Take-Two Interactive | language=English | id=SLES-52541
*cite book | year=2006 | author=Rockstar Games | title=Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories European instruction manual (PlayStation 2) | pages=pp. 12–17 | publisher=Take-Two Interactive | language=English | id=SLES-54135
*cite book | year=2007 | author=Rockstar Games | title=Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories European instruction manual (PlayStation 2) | pages=pp. 10–13; 17 | publisher=Take-Two Interactive | language=English | id=SLES-54622
*cite book | year=2008 | author=Rockstar Games | title=Grand Theft Auto IV European instruction manual (PlayStation 3) | pages=pp. 18; 20–25 | publisher=Take-Two Interactive | language=English | id=BLES-00229

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*cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto III for PlayStation 2 – Technical Information | publisher=GameSpot | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/action/grandtheftauto3/tech_info.html | accessdate=2008-07-13
*cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for PlayStation 2 – Technical Information | publisher=GameSpot | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/action/grandtheftautovicecity/tech_info.html | accessdate=2008-07-13
*cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PlayStation 2 - Technical Information | publisher=GameSpot | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/action/gta4/tech_info.html | accessdate=2008-07-13
*cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories for PlayStation 2 - Technical Information | publisher=GameSpot | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/action/gtalibertycitystories/tech_info.html | accessdate=2008-07-13
*cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for PlayStation 2 – Technical Information | publisher=GameSpot | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps2/action/grandtheftautovicecitystories/tech_info.html | accessdate=2008-07-13
*cite web | title=Grand Theft Auto IV for PlayStation 3 – Technical Information | publisher=GameSpot | url=http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/grandtheftauto4/tech_info.html | accessdate=2008-07-13

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