Robert Clotworthy

Clotworthy's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen. In an interview, he stated, "My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions. I met some of the finest voice talent (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Mel Blanc, June Foray etc.) and they inspired me."{{cite web|url=http://jitzul.com/sections/interviews/?target=142|title=Interview with Robert Clotworthy | website= jitZul.com|access-date=2010-09-07|url-status =dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713110322/http://jitzul.com/sections/interviews/?target=142|archive-date=2011-07-13}}

Clotworthy starred as the voice of Jim Raynor in the StarCraft series of real-time strategy video games. He first appeared as Raynor in StarCraft, and reprised his role in the expansion StarCraft: Brood War.{{cite web | url= http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/699/ | title=Starcraft - Robert Clotworthy / Jim Raynor Interview | website= Blizzplanet.com | date=2007-06-06 | access-date= 7 September 2010 | author=Medievaldragon | url-status=dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100502085132/http://www.blizzplanet.com/content/699/ | archive-date=2 May 2010 }} A reader's poll for GameSpot voted Raynor one of video gaming's top ten heroes, with GameSpot giving specific praise to Clotworthy's voice acting.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_heroes/page1.html| last= Cheung| first= James|title=Number 10: Jim Raynor |work= TenSpot: Reader's Choice – Best Heroes| publisher=GameSpot|access-date=2010-09-09}}

Twelve years after the release of StarCraft, Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The storyline of Wings of Liberty focuses primarily on the Terrans and Raynor in particular, with Raynor taking the role of main character. A review of Wings of Liberty on ITP.net stated that Raynor was "voiced to perfection" by Clotworthy{{cite web |url= http://www.itp.net/581260-starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty|title= Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - Games - Reviews| last= Saundalkar| first= Jason |website= ITP.net|access-date=2010-09-09}} and he was selected as the winner of "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting" by reactiontime.co.uk.{{cite web| url= http://www.reactiontime.co.uk/2010/12/goty-awards-2010-best-voice-acting| title= GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting| last= Marsden| first= Joe| website= reactiontime.co.uk| access-date= 2011-04-01| archive-date= 2016-03-03| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220845/http://www.reactiontime.co.uk/2010/12/goty-awards-2010-best-voice-acting| url-status= dead}} He returned to the role with the expansions StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, as well as Blizzard's crossover video game Heroes of the Storm.{{cite web | url=http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/robert-clotworthy-announced-voice-recording-for-the-starcraft-ii-legacy-of-the-void-expansion-has-begun | title=Robert Clotworthy Announced Voice Recording for the StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Expansion Has Begun | work= BlizzPlanet.com | date=12 August 2013 | access-date=12 August 2013}}

Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs. He appeared as "Forensic Technician" in four episodes of the 1980s US TV series Hunter.{{cite book|title=Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots|last = Abbott |first = Jon |date = 15 July 2009 |publisher = McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers | isbn = 978-0-7864-4173-0}} He was the narrator on the Emmy nominated documentaries Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. He worked on The Lego Movie Videogame. He also narrated Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest and Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight.{{cite web|url = http://www.robertclotworthy.com/bio.swf|title = Biography of Robert Clotworthy| last= Clotworthy| first= Robert| website= robertclotworthy.com| publisher= Robert Clotworthy |access-date = 2010-09-09|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191627/http://www.robertclotworthy.com/bio.swf|archive-date = 2011-07-15}} Clotworthy has guest starred on The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and China, IL. In 2014, he voiced the Espheni (referred to as "The Monk") in the TNT series Falling Skies, and made an on-screen appearance in American Sniper as a Veteran Affairs doctor who consults with Chris Kyle. He also voiced the Black Knight/Zelgius and Finn in Nintendo's mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes.{{cite web |title=Robert Clotworthy (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Robert-Clotworthy/ |access-date=September 25, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

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