Doug Cockle
{{short description|American actor and director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Doug Cockle
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|09|16}}
| birth_place = Twentynine Palms, California, U.S.
| education =
| occupation = Actor, director
| years_active = 2001–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.dougcockle.com|DougCockle.com}}
}}
Doug Cockle is an American actor and director. He is currently working as a freelance actor.{{cite news |last1=Purchese |first1=Robert |title=The voice behind The Witcher |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-01-27-the-voice-behind-the-witcher |newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=January 27, 2017 |accessdate=30 January 2017}}
Cockle is known for his voice-over roles in video games, most notably of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher series.{{Cite web |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/doug-cockle/3040-63714/ |title=Doug Cockle |date= |accessdate=January 29, 2015 |website=Giant Bomb |publisher= |last= |first=}} He was nominated for a Game Award for Best Performance and won Golden Joystick Award Best Gaming Performance for his portrayal of Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.{{cite web |url=http://thegameawards.com/nominees/ |title=Nominees {{!}} The Game Awards 2015 |date=12 November 2015 |website=The Game Awards |publisher=Ola Balola |accessdate=13 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114024126/http://thegameawards.com/nominees/ |archivedate=14 November 2015 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-scoops-5-awards-firewatch-wins-best-indie-game-here-are-all-the-golden-joystick-2016-winners/ |title=Overwatch scoops five awards, Firewatch wins Best Indie Game: Here are all the Golden Joystick 2016 winners |last=Sheridan |first=Connor |date=November 18, 2016 |website= |publisher=GamesRadar |access-date=December 8, 2016}}
Filmography
= Film =
class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
2001
|Pentagon Aide | |
2002
|Goosh | |
rowspan="2" |2004
|Lincoln Mathers | |
The Calcium Kid
|News Reporter | |
2005
|Dot.Kill |Financial news anchor man | |
2011
|Captain America: The First Avenger |Young Doctor | |
2014
|Dark Noir |Vincent Black (voice) |Short film |
2015
|Burly Worker #1 | |
2016
|Extraction Team Leader | |
2025
|The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep |Animated film |
= Television =
class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
2001
|Father John Maloney |2 episodes |
2003
|American Newsreader |Episode: "Episode #1.1" |
2004
|Quirrell |Episode: "Convent" |
= Video games =
class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
2001
|Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos |Cal | |
rowspan="3" |2002
|Additional voices | |
Twin Caliber
|Sheriff Fortman | |
Archangel
|Michael Travinsky / Ghost of the Monk |English dub |
rowspan="4" |2003
|Additional voices | |
Chaser
|Additional voices | |
AquaNox 2: Revelation
|Hank Bellows | |
Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad
|US Bradley | |
rowspan="3" |2004
|Low Riders |{{cite video game |developer=Gusto Games |title=Urban Freestyle Soccer |publisher=Acclaim Entertainment |scene=Main menu credits, 2:22:42 in, Voice Talent |year=2004}} |
Second Sight
|Director Hanson | |
Yager
|Magnus Tide | |
2005
|Additional voices | |
2007
| |
2010
|Jack McReady | |
rowspan="3" |2011
|The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings |Geralt of Rivia | |
Driver: San Francisco
|Police Dispatcher | |
The Book of Unwritten Tales
|Nathaniel Bonnet | |
rowspan="1" |2013
|Dark |Eric Bane | |
rowspan="6" |2015
|Mel / Bob | |
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
|Nathaniel Bonnet | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
|Geralt of Rivia | |
Victor Vran
|Victor Vran | |
Blues and Bullets
|Eliot Ness / Stranger | |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone
|Geralt of Rivia | |
rowspan="1" |2016
|The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine |Geralt of Rivia | |
rowspan="2" |2017
|Additional voices | |
SpellForce 3
|Sentenza Noria | |
rowspan="4" |2018
| |
State of Mind
|Richard Nolan | |
RuneScape
|Solak, the Grove Guardian | |
Soulcalibur VI
|Geralt of Rivia |
rowspan="4"|2019
|Geralt of Rivia |
Euro Truck Simulator 2
|Optional GPS Voice | |
Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure
|The Butcher | |
Terminator: Resistance
|Colin | |
rowspan="2" |2020
|Totem Caller Hou Yi | |
Desperados III
|The Baron | |
rowspan="3" |2021
|Aivar | |
Empires in Ruins
|Sgt. Hans Heimer | |
Tails of Iron
|Narrator |{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tails-of-irons-villains-are-frogs-because-they-have-an-innate-evil-ness|title=Tails Of Iron{{'}}s villains are frogs because they have an "innate evil-ness"|last=Beckhelling|first=Imogen|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|date=2021-08-20|accessdate=2023-07-08}} |
rowspan="2"|2022
|Ashley's Father | |
God Souls
|Chaos | |
rowspan="4" |2023
|John Victor | |
Baldur's Gate 3
|Bhaal | |
Payday 3
|Bile | |
Alan Wake II
|Robert Nightingale | |
2024
|Ajax | |
2025
|Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter |Narrator | |
TBA
|Geralt of Rivia |{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.dougcockle.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|168339}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American emigrants to England
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American expatriate male actors
Category:Academics of Arts University Bournemouth
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:American expatriates in England
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