Voice Actor Roger Craig Smith ‘Pulled Back’ from Video Games

Roger Craig Smith has quite a resume as a voice actor. In video games alone, he has portrayed the likes of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Batman, and even Sonic the Hedgehog. But things aren’t always well in the video game industry in business terms, especially for voice actors. While voice acting can be a great career in spaces like animation, video games often demand too much work and strain on one’s voice, for not enough compensation. This, among other issues, led to a strike that had a big impact on several games in 2016. The strike was resolved, but issues still persist, according to Craig. In a recent podcast, he spoke to those issues, alluding to plans to largely step away from video game work in favor of greener pastures.

Here’s a quote from the most recent episode of Puttin’ in Work with Jono Pech, provided by Jono Pech himself via a Reddit thread:

“I’m gonna go in and be unable to work for two days and for what, to be part of a popular game? If the goal is run a career and gain income, we’re shooting ourselves in the foot and taking a bunch of steps backwards by not being able to go out and work in the name of doing this one particular role.”

There it is. Voice acting in games often involves long hours, and even physical labor in the form of motion capture. It’s a risk for sure. As Craig says, while starring in a big game can lead to a role in something extremely popular, it’s a risk that involves not being available for other jobs. Being tied down by things like NDAs also means you can’t talk about gigs until a certain point, either. It’s interesting to think about, and someone with the name value of Craig speaking to it could cause some ripples.

[Source: Reddit]

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