Behind The Voice

Abhi Jha

A show that shares stories of actors and directors from your favorite video games, anime & movies. We explore deep into what makes storytelling unique in video games, talking about specific scenes that are iconic & important to the fans as well as the decision making process of building a scene, moment and gameplay.
Watch over 100 interviews of actors and directors from games like Clair Obscur Expedition 33, KCD 2, Silent Hill, Dispatch, Resident Evil, Cyberpunk, Alan Wake 2, Dandadan & more.

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Yesterday · 18 min
White Fox Voice Actress Explains Why Her Lines Changed in Marvel Rivals
Jennfier Sun Bell, the voice of White Fox, explains why her ultimate voice line was changed in Marvel Rivals. Youll get to hear a real personal story that I never expected. Additionally there was one more change that the character went through and it all happened because of one existing character. More importantly, this story is more than just about a voice line change, its much more human and real than you'd expect.
July 25 · 14 min
Chris Redfield Actor on What The Future Looks Like in Resident Evil
Jeff Schine, Chris Redfield actor in Resident Evil Village, joins the show to discuss the mental struggle that Chris went through by the end of Resident Evil Village and what his future would look like in the franchise. Would he go rogue or will he sacrifice himself?
July 24 · 18 min
How Lee Everett Was Built Out of Dave Fennoy's Real Life (The Walking Dead)
Lee Everett voice actor, Dave Fennoy, talks about how Telltale's The Walking Dead changed his life as an actor and how he's known for that character. He breaks down on how he played this role based on his real life and the impact the role has created. We also get to hear from Lee directly!
June 26 · 18 min
Isola Reveals What She Really Thinks About James Bond (007 First Light)
Noémie Nakai who plays the role of Isola in 007 First Light joins Behind The Voice to talk about the relationship between Isola & James Bond as well as the unique approach she took to play the character. She talks about how she had no idea about the game's story or even who was playing James Bond and how the character isn't just any Bond Girl.
June 19 · 34 min
Lego Batman Voice Actor on The Pressure of Playing Batman
We are joined by Shai Matheson, the voice of Lego Batman in Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight game. We dive into the pressure of playing an iconic role, being a goofy batman, iconic batman lines, fav Batman movies and a lot more including a few questions answered by Lego Batman himself and what he thinks of everyone
June 12 · 21 min
Mixtape Characters Reveal Their Honest Opinions
The actors from Mixtape game, Bella who plays Rockford, Max who plays Slater & Jessica who plays Cassandra, talk all things Mixtape. They also become their characters to give some honest opinions about certain topics. We also dive deep into specific parts of the game, including the backlash that the game recieved worldwide, relationships among characters and a lot more.
June 5 · 38 min
Sherry’s Actress Reveals How Her Character Changed in Resident Evil Requiem
Sherry's actress, Eden Riegel, joins the podcast to talk about her role in Resident Evil Requiem and how the character changed over the years from RE6 to RE Requiem. We also dive into the relationship between Leon & Sherry, why Sherry didn't talk about Claire, Sherry & Jake's relationship, what we could see next and more!
May 29 · 20 min
Black Cat Voice Actress On What's Missing in Marvel Rivals & Spider-Man
Black Cat voice actress Erica Lindbeck joins the show to talk about her role in Marvel Rivals & Marvel's Spider-Man games. She mentions how she wants the character to be more humanized and how she wants a full fledged story in the future games. She also talks about how wildly different Black Cat in Marvel Rivals.
May 22 · 35 min
How Rahul Kohli Changed His Performance in Saros
Rahul Kohli joins Behind The Voice to talk all about his role in Saros. He opens up on being chosen for Saros since the concept phases, playing the role and accidentally finding who Arjun should really be. We also discussed about certain spoiler sections of the game and understood what Rahul thinks of his character. We also spoke about his role with Mike Flanagan but that's another episode coming in just a few days
May 15 · 35 min
Why Zeno Stole The Spotlight in Resident Evil Requiem
Zeno's actor, Craig Burnatowski, got to talk about his role in Resident Evil Requiem. To him its not a surprise that more people are rooting for Zeno than his portrayal of Wesker, most probably because Zeno is his creation. He talks about Zeno's fashion sense, who Zeno truly is, diving deep into specific scenes, and how he played Zeno instead of being Wesker.
April 13 · 18 min
The Game That Turned Your Worst Fear into Horror | Project Songbird
Project Songbird's creator, Conner, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about how he created a game that turned his worst fear into a horror game. We were also joined by the lead actor, Valerie, who voices Dakota in the game to talk about how she connected deeply with the game and was able to give a performance linked to her real life. You might've also heard her as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch game. The game was far more personal than you realize and it shows with the quality of storytelling, including the writing, presentation and voice acting.
March 27 · 38 min
Roger Craig Smith on Ezio in Assassin's Creed, Batman, Resident Evil & Sonic
Roger Craig Smith joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about some of the most iconic characters he’s brought to life in video games.Roger reflects on voicing legendary characters like Ezio Auditore from the Assassin's Creed series, Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Batman in Batman Arkham Origins, and Sonic the Hedgehog.We talk about the moments that defined these characters, how certain scenes came together during recording, and why some of these performances continue to resonate with fans years later. Roger also shares stories about recording some of Ezio’s most memorable speeches, the infamous Resident Evil boulder punch moment, and what it meant to step into the role of Batman. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Becoming Ezio Auditore (Assassin’s Creed) 3:30 Finding Ezio’s voice across three games 6:17 Ezio’s most iconic speeches 8:22 The legacy of Ezio 11:25 Revisiting Assassin’s Creed today 12:06 Introducing Will Ospreay at Wembley as Ezio 16:58 Becoming Chris Redfield (Resident Evil) 17:09 The “Boulder Punching” moment 21:09 Recording scenes without seeing the gameplay 22:44 Resident Evil 5 remake rumors 25:26 Becoming Batman in Arkham Origins 26:02 Following Kevin Conroy’s Batman legacy 29:05 The powerful Batman–Alfred scene 31:00 Why Arkham Origins is often overlooked 33:39 Voicing Sonic the Hedgehog for over a decade 36:01 Thoughts on Ben Schwartz’s Sonic 37:52 Final thoughts
March 20 · 22 min
Cronos The New Dawn Actor Breaks Down Most Iconic Moments
Cronos The New Dawn lead actor, Kelly Burke, returns to the podcast to talk about her role as The Traveler. In this episode we break down the most horrific and painful moments of the game. Kelly reveals the unique physical toll of performing motion capture for a massive, heavy character whose neck doesn't even move and who lacks a face. We dive deep into heavy spoiler territory to discuss the Traveler's tragic realization, the "religious" feeling behind the extraction scenes , and the massive "epic gaslighting" betrayal orchestrated by the Warden. Kelly also shares her candid thoughts on why the game offers no happy ending and the real emotional weight behind the community's favorite tagline, "Such is our calling".
March 13 · 26 min
How Planet of Lana 2 Tells A Story Without Dialogue (ft The Devs)
Planet of Lana 2 developers join Behind The Voice to talk about how they created a made up language in their games to tell a story. They talk about how much animation, facial expression and music played an important part in telling the story. It was interesting to know how Planet of Lana actually began with a heavy inspiration from Studio Ghibli and how the game wasn't supposed to have any dialogues. We also dive into spoilers towards the end and what's potentially coming next!
March 6 · 1 hr 11 min
Blonde Blazer Voice Actor Breaks Down The Best Moments of Dispatch
Blonde Blazer voice actress, Erin Yvette, joins Behind The Voice to break down and dive deep into Dispatch's story. She shares her reaction to the success of the game, how she always believed in it since the beginning. She also gives insights on how she gave some feedback to how her character should respond and why she didn't play the role of Invisigal. We also went deep into various story beats of the game such as Blazer's feelings for Robert, players choosing Invisigal over Blonde Blazer, the gala dress scene and whether there will be a season 2. We also touched upon The Wolf Among Us & The Walking Dead and a few fan questions from other games.
February 28 · 41 min
How True Blood & Detroit Become Human Changed Amelia's Life
Amelia Rose Blaire joins Behind The Voice Podcast to dive deeper into her career as an actor. Starting from one of the biggest TV shows, True Blood. She mentions how that show changed her life, being a regular in that show especially the final season and playing a vampire was her coolest moment. She also talks about being in MTV's Scream TV Series which also shocked her as her character went through a change. We then covered her amazing career in video games with the most popular, Detroit Become Human and how that was a life changing moment. I had to touch upon some Remedy stuff with Quantum Break and what unique challenges that brought into the table. We then ended up also talking about God of War Sons of Sparta, Santa Monica's new 2D metroidvania game where she plays as Eleonora.
February 20 · 47 min
How Detroit Become Human Changed Bryan Dechart
Bryan Dechart @DechartGames joins the show to talk about 8 years of Detroit Become Human and how the story still resonates with the fans. He reflects on meeting fans and sharing the story worldwide, preparing for the role of Connor, how his relationship with Clancy Brown evolved, the start of the streaming career and where it is now. Bryan also talks about working with Santa Monica Studios for God of War Sons of Sparta & how challenging this new role was. He'll be streaming the game with his wife on Twitch.
February 6 · 52 min
How Angela's Voice Actor Landed Her Dream Role in Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals Angela's voice actor, Brittany Cox, joins the podcast to talk about how she plays a superhero that she always dreamed about. She explains how she had no clue about who Angela was but her Husband did. She has her own take on the outfit of Angela and the relationship with her family members. Brittany absolutely loves the character and hints at something more coming!
January 23 · 46 min
How This Solo Indie Developer Hired Video Game's Biggest Actors
The creator of Rosewater indie game, Francisco Gonzalez, joins today's episode to talk about how he hired 22 incredible video game actors for his game. Even though its a point and click adventure game, a genre that is very niche, these actors were still interested to be in his project.Francisco talks about how he has been a fan of point and click adventure games and started making them years back. Every commercial game of his also had actors however all of them were non-union, except Rosewater. Its amazing to know that SAG-AFTRA has developed new contracts that helps indie developers get the funds they need for hiring actors.It was incredible to hear Francisco's ideas around indie game development and how he would love to see more "serious" storytelling across the genre of point and click adventure games.
Dec 26, 2025 · 39 min
Momo & Okarun’s Voice Actors on Dandadan Season 2’s Biggest Surprises
Abby Trott (english voice of Momo Ayase), AJ Beckles (English voice of Okarun), join Behind The Voice Podcast to share their opinions and reactions to Dandadan Season 2. They talk about how certain scenes surprised them the most, the relationship between Okarun & Momo, and the relationship between other characters. What is your fav episode of Dandadan Season 2?