Rolf Saxon Explained
Rolf Saxon is an American actor. He is well known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and TV shows.
Life and career
Saxon was born at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria, Virginia. He has worked with American Conservatory Theater, Cal Shakes, the Berkeley Mime Troupe, and Omphalos Street Theatre Company.
Awards and nominations
Upon his graduation at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Saxon was awarded the Gold Medal.[1] While performing with the Omphalos Street Theatre Company at the Edinburgh Festival, he was nominated for the Fringe First Award.[2] Critics praised Saxon's performance as Victor Franz in The Price play, earning him the Best Actor in A Leading Role Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards. Films such as Saving Private Ryan and Tomorrow Never Dies, the TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot, and video games the Broken Sword series and The Witcher received several awards and nominations.[3]
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | | George Stobbart | Voice |
1997 | | George Stobbart, The Goat, Robert Foster | Voice |
2000 | Play with the Teletubbies | Narrator | Voice |
2003 | | George Stobbart | Voice |
2006 | | Voice |
2007 | The Witcher | Leo | Voice, Uncredited |
2009 | Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars – Director's Cut | George Stobbart | Voice |
2010 | Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror – Remastered | Voice |
2013 | | George Stobbart, Gehnen, Goat | Voice | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: George Stobbart speaks! An interview with Rolf Saxon. The Gaming Liberty. February 28, 2011. April 21, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120114022912/http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2011/02/28/george-stobbart-speaks-an-interview-with-rolf-saxon/. January 14, 2012.
- Web site: Rolf Saxon - Actor :: Bio. Official Saxon Website. April 21, 2012.
- Awards and nominations for films, TV series and video games in which Saxon was cast in:
- Web site: Awards Database — The BAFTA site . Bafta.org . March 3, 2009 .
- Web site: The Edgar Awards Database . Mystery Writers of America (TheEdgars.com) . May 26, 2009 .
- Web site: July 18, 2011. TEDxYork: Charles Cecil - Revolution Games :: "Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars". https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/kcUcl23D7mA . 2021-12-13 . live. TED. April 18, 2012.
- Web site: 2003. 1UP: BAFTA Game Awards Nominees. 1UP. April 18, 2012.
- Web site: February 25, 2004. Revolution Software (Former website "2004," WayBack Machine). Revolution Software. April 18, 2012.
- Web site: 2004. 4th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Game Developers Choice Awards. April 18, 2012.
- Web site: February 16, 2010. Video Games Awards 2010. BAFTA. February 15, 2012. dead. https://www.webcitation.org/5yPe1QRd2?url=http://www.bafta.org/awards/video-games/nominations-in-2010,1017,BA.html. May 3, 2011.
- Web site: February 5, 2010. Adventure Gamers: 2009 Aggie Award nominees. Adventure Gamers. April 18, 2012.
- Web site: 2010. European Games Awards 2011 Winners. European Games Awards. April 18, 2012.
- Web site: Sal 'Sluggo' Accardo . GameSpy's Game of the Year 2007 . . August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723131042/http://goty.gamespy.com/2007/pc/2.html . July 23, 2008 . dmy-all .
- Web site: IGN Best of 2007 . IGN . August 12, 2008 .