Stephen Stanton
Stephen Walter Stanton (born August 22, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and visual effects artist. His roles include the Big Daddies in BioShock, Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, Admiral Raddus in Rogue One and Griff Halloran from Star Wars Resistance.[1]
Stephen Stanton | |
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| Born | Stephen Walter Stanton August 22, 1961 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Steve Stanton Steven Stanton Steven W. Stanton |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian, visual effects artist |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Notable credit(s) | BioShock Rogue One Star Wars Rebels Star Wars Resistance Star Wars: The Clone Wars |
| Website | www.stephenstanton.com |
Early life
Stanton was born to a German mother and an American father in Augsburg, West Germany and moved with his family to Tampa, Florida, the same year. He moved to Hollywood, California in 1981 to attend film school and pursue a career in the motion picture and television industry.
Career
Stanton is well known as a voice double for actors Alec Guinness, John Cusack, Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Nicolas Cage, Robert Downey Jr., Roger Ebert, Tim Allen, Peter Cushing, Jeff Goldblum, Vincent Schiavelli and many others. He also provides original voices for Disney television shows and theme park attractions.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | Colonist, Alien Prisoner | |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | FedNet | Direct-to-video |
| Pink Five Strikes Back | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Short film | |
| 2005 | Sith Apprentice | Yoda | |
| 2006 | Return of Pink Five | ||
| 2008 | Garfield's Fun Fest | Randy Rabbit, Stanislavsky | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Additional Voice-Over | Uncredited |
| Garfield's Pet Force | Randy, News Guy, Skinny Guard | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | Secretariat | Triple Crown Race Announcer | Uncredited |
| Yogi Bear | Additional Voice-Over | ||
| 2011 | The Green Hornet | Breaking News Announcer | |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins | Security Guard | ||
| Trespass | Additional Voices | ||
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Mr. Clean, Lord Flushington, Additional Voices | |
| Superman vs. The Elite | Bialyian Ambassador, Cartoon Superman, Manchester Black's Father | Direct-to-video | |
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Additional Voices | Uncredited | |
| Total Recall | |||
| Looper | |||
| The Reef 2: High Tide | Jack | ||
| Playing for Keeps | Additional Voices | Uncredited | |
| 2013 | 47 Ronin | ||
| 2014 | Life Itself | Roger Ebert | Documentary |
| Godzilla | Muto Team Member, Soldier (voices) | Uncredited | |
| Unbroken | Olympics Radio Announcer | ||
| 2015 | My All American | Play-by-Play Broadcaster | Uncredited |
| 2016 | Get a Job | Additional Voices | |
| Rogue One | Admiral Raddus (voice) | ||
| 2017 | All About the Money | Voice Over | |
| The Dark Tower | Rat Man (voice) | Uncredited | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 2005–14 | Robot Chicken | Various | Voice | |
| 2006 | Medium | Monkeyheads | Voice | |
| 2007 | All Grown Up! | Mantooth, Mr. Plank, Announcer | Ep. "Super Hero Worship" | |
| 2007–17 | Family Guy | Various | Voice | |
| 2008 | Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy | Jeff Goldblum | Ep. "Jeff Goldblum Wafers" | Voice |
| 2008–09 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Fred Dukes / Blob, William Drake | ||
| 2009 | Random! Cartoons | Frank | Ep. "Mr. Flavio" | Voice |
| King of the Hill | Heck Dorland | Ep. "Born Again on the Fourth of July" | ||
| 2010 | Black Panther | Klaw | ||
| 2010–12 | Hero Factory | Jimi Stringer | ||
| 2010–13 | Mad | Various | ||
| 2010–14 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mas Amedda, Edcel Bar Gane, Viscus, Wilhuff Tarkin,Moralo Eval, Meebur Gascon, Mak Plain, Dilanni, Preigo | Voice | |
| 2010, 2016 | Archer | Captain Lammers, Narrator, Ken Hinkins | ||
| 2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Tomax and Xamot | ||
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Barry | Ep. "The Gang Gets Trapped" | Voice | |
| 2012 | Parks and Recreation | Political Ad Announcer | Ep. "Campaign Shake-Up" | |
| Doc McStuffins | Gustav | Ep. "Gulpy Gulpy Gators!/One Note Wonder" | Voice | |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra | Air Lion Turtle, Old Wan | Ep. "Beginnings, Part 2" | |
| Raising Hope | Voiceover, Narrator | Voice | ||
| 2014 | Kirstie | Tony Award Announcer | Ep. "When They Met" | |
| Girl Meets World | Frank Mantucci (voice) | Ep."Girl Meets Father" | ||
| Sofia the First | Jade Jaguar | Ep. "Princess to the Rescue!" | ||
| Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Jojo the Dog | Television film | ||
| 2014–16 | The 7D | Sleepy | Voice | |
| 2015 | Tosh.0 | Football Radio Announcer | Ep. "High School Football Fan" | |
| Halt and Catch Fire | Commercial Announcer | Ep. "SETI" | ||
| 2015–16 | Breadwinners | Judge Pobun, Helmsman Rock, Mr. Chert | ||
| 2015–18 | Star Wars Rebels | AP-5, Grand Moff Tarkin, Ben Kenobi | ||
| 2016 | Bunnicula | Knight Owl | Ep. "Whooo Is... The Knight Owl" | |
| All the Way | Newscaster, Convention Announcer | Television film | ||
| Stuck in the Middle | Man vs. Dumpster Announcer | Ep. "Stuck with My Sister's Boyfriend" | ||
| 2016–present | The Tom and Jerry Show | Rick (season 2 onwards), Muscles Mouse, Uncle Pecos, Frankie, Mynah | ||
| 2016–18 | Lost In Oz | Chief Advisor Scarecrow, Xandort | ||
| 2017 | Disjointed | Narrator | ||
| Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Pigeon Man | Television film | ||
| 2018 | Supernatural | Cosgood Creeps (voice) | Ep. "Scoobynatural" | |
| 2018–2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Griff Halloran, Namua | ||
| 2020 | Monsters at Work | Smitty, Needleman | Replacing Dan Gerson[2][3] | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2003 | Tales of Symphonia | Maxwell |
| The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King | Uruk-Hai Warriors | |
| 2004 | The Bard's Tale | Sheriff Bryce, Treetop Sniper, Tree Guy #1 |
| EverQuest II | Hunter Vannil, Bartender Coppershot, Galenus Vafia, Rori | |
| Armies of Exigo | Ancient One, Giant, Knight, Demon, Ogre, Orc | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth | Legolas | |
| 2005 | Psychonauts | Sasha Nein, Bonita Soleil |
| Madagascar | Melman, Wilbur | |
| Rogue Galaxy | Alekt Rosencaster, Robert | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II | Alliance Officer #1, Ben Kenobi, Darth Maul | |
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | Agent Jackson, Doberman, Police, Security | |
| Gun | Alhambra Barkeeper | |
| The Outfit | Hans von Back | |
| 2006 | Star Wars: Empire at War | Obi-Wan Kenobi, Captain Wedge Antilles |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II | Legolas | |
| Over the Hedge | RJ, Ozzie | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Admiral James Norrington | |
| Saints Row | Radio Voice | |
| Hot Shots Tennis | Big Chief | |
| Destroy All Humans! 2 | Agent Sergi, Blisk, Additional Voices | |
| Spider-Man: Battle for New York | Kingpin | |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Prince Charles VII | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional Voices |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Admiral James Norrington | |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Additional Voices | |
| BioShock | Big Daddy | |
| Conan | Additional Voices | |
| Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey | Happy | |
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | Additional Voices | |
| Mass Effect | ||
| 2008 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | Phil Ken Sebben |
| Iron Man | Iron Man, Pilot, Engineer, Afghan Soldier | |
| Boom Blox | Additional Voices | |
| The Incredible Hulk | Iron Man, Male Pedestrian #2 | |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Melman | |
| 2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | Tater |
| Brütal Legend | Fire Barons, Glitter Fist | |
| Madagascar Kartz | Melman | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Happy, Deep Space System |
| Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Additional Voices | |
| BioShock 2 | Big Daddy | |
| 2011 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine | Malus Darkblade |
| Kinect: Disneyland Adventures | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: The Video Game | Melman |
| Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes | Malus | |
| Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Scurvy Pat, Paulie, Blue Gremlin | |
| 2013 | The Cave | The Cave, Shopkeeper |
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Blob, Malekith the Accursed, Sentinel | |
| 2014 | BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea | Big Daddy |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Ben Kenobi |
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Mal'ash, Kal'Dalis (Reclamation Short) | |
| 2017 | Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin | Sasha Nein |
| 2018 | Thief of Thieves | Conrad "Redmund" Paulson |
Theme parks
- Disney D23 Expo Carousel of Projects – Narrator
- Disneyland Club 33 – Vulture
- Disneyland Hitchhiking The Haunted Mansion Phantom Radio app – Phineas
- Disneyland Rivers of America – Mark Twain Riverboat Captain
- Hong Kong Disneyland Mystic Manor – Lord Henry Mystic
- Walt Disney World D23 Destination D: Attraction Rewind – Father
- Walt Disney World Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – Happy
Visual effects work
Tippett Studio
- Starship Troopers (1997) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Armageddon (1998) – Digital Scanner Operator (uncredited)
- Virus (1999) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Komodo (1999) – Digital Scanner Operator (uncredited)
- My Favorite Martian (1999) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Hollow Man (2000) – Digital Scanner Operator
- Mission to Mars (2000) – Digital Scanner Operator (uncredited)
- Cats & Dogs (2001) – Digital Scanner Operator (uncredited)
- Evolution (2001) – Digital Scanner Operator
Boss Film Studios
- The Last of the Mohicans (1992) – Computer Graphics Coordinator
- Alien 3 (1992) – Digital Camera Operator
- Batman Returns (1992) – Digital Camera Operator
- Cliffhanger (1993) – Computer Graphics Coordinator
- Last Action Hero (1993) – Computer Graphics Coordinator (uncredited)
References
- https://www.businessinsider.com/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-rebels-stephen-stanton-2017-8
- https://www.deadline.com/2019/04/monsters-at-work-billy-crystal-john-goodman-reprise-monsters-inc-voice-roles-disney-plus-animated-series-1202591950/amp/
- 'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)
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