Michael Shapiro (actor) explained

Michael Shapiro
Birth Date:December 29, 1965
Birth Place:Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality:American
Other Names:Mike Shapiro
Years Active:1991–present
Spouse:Peggy Stafford
Children:2

Michael Shapiro (born December 29, 1965)[1] is an American actor and theater director best known for voicing the G-Man and Barney Calhoun in the Half-Life series and being the only voice actor who worked in all Half-Life games.

Early life

In 1987, Shapiro helped launch the Annex Theater and performed in many of their productions. For a time he lived in Seattle until moving to Brooklyn, New York in 2000.

Career

Michael Shapiro is most famous for voicing Barney Calhoun and the G-Man in all of the characters' appearances in the Half-Life series. Other video games in which he is credited as "Mike Shapiro" are , and Torin's Passage. He has also voiced many radio and TV commercials. Shapiro is a director of television shows and theater productions, with some of his shows being shown on Strike.TV. In 2007, his TV pilot Family Values, starring Rob Riggle, was screened at the New York Television Festival.

Filmography

Video games

YearTitle Role
1994Super Punch-Out!!Additional Voices
1995Torin's PassageTorin, Boogle
3D Movie MakerMcZee
1997Betrayal in AntaraPaolo, Gar Warren, Naku
Big Thinkers! KindergartenBen[2]
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"Johnny Gecko
1998Sergeant Markossian, Suspect, Gangster, Vehicle Driver
Get MedievalElf
Half-LifeG-Man, HECU Soldiers, Security Guards, Scientists
Ishmael
1999Gianni Manero
StarsiegeSquadmate #8
Otis, G-Man, Security Guards, Male Black Ops
Gorky 17
2000Tiger Cage Guy
2001Otis, Miller, Security Guards
Scientists, Security Guards,
2004Half-Life 2G-Man, Barney Calhoun
2005Richard Goblin, Flashback FM Imaging Voice, Commercial Voice
2006G-Man, Barney Calhoun
2007CrackdownSpecial Agent Camerino, Master Wong, SUV Car
G-Man
2008Order Up!Tommy Cheesehead, Salty Sam, Male Chef
2013Dota 2Oracle
Grand Theft Auto VThe Local Population
2020G-Man[3]
2022Horizon Forbidden WestJavad the Willing, Parallo

Television

YearTitle RoleNotes
2004Interpol InvestigatesNarrator12 episodes
Shorties Watchin' ShortiesAdditional Voices13 episodes
2023CoronerEpisode: "Tag: GEN"

Film

YearTitle RoleNotes
1991Listen CarefullyChrista's deaf son
1995GeorgiaBrian
1999The Engagement PartyMatthew
Lovers LaneDeputy David Schwick
2007Day ZeroNews Announcer (voice)
20153rd Street BlackoutJosh
2019The PulseTravisShort film

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mike Shapiro Actor, Director, Additional Crew . 2024-07-29 . IMDb . en-US.
  2. Web site: Mike Shapiro (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 3 February 2022. . 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..
  3. Web site: Alyx Vance will be voiced by a new actor in Half-Life: Alyx . Jody. Macgregor. PC Gamer. 2019-11-21. 2019-11-21.