Courtenay Taylor
Courtenay Kellen Taylor (born July 19, 1969) is an American actress who holds American, British, and Australian citizenship.[1] She is best known for her video game voice roles as Jack in the Mass Effect series, Ada Wong in the Resident Evil series, and the female Sole Survivor in Fallout 4.[2][3]
Courtenay Taylor | |
|---|---|
 Taylor in January 2016 | |
| Born | July 19, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Early life
Courtenay Kellen Taylor[4] was born in grew up in San Francisco on July 19, 1969.[5] She grew up primarily in San Francisco, with stints in Texas and Australia. Before she got into voice acting, she worked as a boxing gym mentor and fitness class teacher.[6]
Career
Taylor has been named as one of the most prolific voice actors in the gaming industry, having been working in the genre since 2002 with American Idol. In 2010, she voiced Gloria Van Graff, Janet, Jas Wilkins, Morgan Blake, and other additional characters in Fallout: New Vegas. In 2015, she returned to the Fallout series to voice the female Sole Survivor in Fallout 4. As of 2017, she has worked on 83 separate titles in numerous franchises.[2]
Personal life
Taylor revealed in 2017 that she had suffered from a vocal chord hemorrhage after working on a game during a speech that included whispering, and was unable to work for three months afterwards.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Damnation | Ada Wong | English dub |
| 2019 | Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Doctor Poison | Direct-to-video |
Television
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Guard | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2016 | Regular Show | Starla, Audrey, Additional Voices | 45 episodes |
| 2012 | Oishi High School Battle | Dakota's Mom | Episode: "Sleepover" |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Death Bitch | Episode: "And the Booth Babes" |
| 2016 | Skylanders Academy | Hex | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | K.O., T.K.O., Blue Power, Whistle, Baby Shannon, Hon Dew, Slime |
75 episodes[8] |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Helen | Episode: "Suits" |
| 2019 | American Dad! | Additional Voices | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Marvel Future Avengers | Diamondback, Mekara | English dub; 3 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | American Idol | Judge | |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Starfleet Command III | Additional Voices | |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Juhani | |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Villager | |
| 2004 | EverQuest II | Generic Female Half Elf Merchant, Generic Female Barbarian Merchant, Generic Female Dark Elf Merchant, Generic Female High Elf Merchant, Generic Female Erudite Merchant, Generic Female Wood Elf Merchant, Generic Female Froglok Merchant, Generic Female Ogre Merchant |
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| 2004 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | Heather, Rosa, Doris, Damsel | |
| 2005 | God of War | Twins | |
| 2005 | Fatal Frame III: The Tormented | Kyoka Kuze, Makie Kuzuhara, Seri Kuzuhara, Additional Voices | English dub |
| 2005 | Call of Duty 2 | Russian Female Soldier | |
| 2006 | Night Watch | Tigra | |
| 2006 | Justice League Heroes | Wonder Woman | |
| 2006 | Destroy All Humans! 2 | Natalya Ivanova, Prudence Kane | |
| 2006 | Downhill Jam | MacKenzie | |
| 2006 | The Sopranos: Road to Respect | Unique | |
| 2006 | Thrillville | Adult Female | |
| 2007 | Supreme Commander | Elite Commander Dostya | |
| 2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Scrin A.I. | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek | |
| 2007 | Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | Order Commander Vedelta, Elite Commander Ivanna Qostya | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Disobedient Larry, Froederick, Tanner | |
| 2008 | Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed | Patty Wurst, Natalya Ivanova | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Whitney Frost / Madame Masque | |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Summervox, Minerva Leader | |
| 2008 | WALL-E | Axiom Passenger | |
| 2008 | Saints Row 2 | DJ CB DeCaro, FUNK DJ, Ronin, Additional Voices | |
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | A.I. | Also Uprising |
| 2009 | Halo Wars | Serina A.I., Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Watchmen: The End Is Nigh | Twilight Lady | |
| 2009 | Stormrise | Sable | |
| 2009 | Infamous | Female Pedestrian | |
| 2009 | Brütal Legend | Battle Nuns, Dominatrices | |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Various | |
| 2009 | Ben Drowned | Rosa | |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Jack, Kalara Tomi, Lilith, Eclipse Enemies | |
| 2010 | Dead to Rights: Retribution | Marla Bates | |
| 2010 | Alpha Protocol | Scarlet Lake | |
| 2010 | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Lady Chaos, Lassara, Broodmother Niadara, Additional Voices | |
| 2010 | Ninety-Nine Nights II | Zazi | English dub |
| 2010 | Halo: Reach | Female Trooper #1 | |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Gloria Van Graff, Janet, Jas Wilkins, Morgan Blake, others | |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Female Vampire | Festival of Blood DLC |
| 2011 | Driver: San Francisco | Leila Yassin, Jessica Adams | |
| 2011 | Gears of War 3 | Female Former, Various Stranded | |
| 2011 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Coast Guard 6595 | English dub |
| 2011–15 | Skylanders series | Hex, Fox, Yeti, Hijinx, Knight Mare | |
| 2011 | The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Arwen, Saenathra | |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Pedestrians | |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Sharack Breev, Lady Aitalla, Casey Rix, Ann'ya, Imani, Kalda Biss, others | |
| 2012 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | Athyll, Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | Jack | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Ada Wong | English dub |
| 2012 | Diablo III | Asheara | Also Reaper of Souls |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Mary, Inspector Ellen Kiel, Human, Centaur, Asura, Sylvari, Norn | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil 6 | Ada Wong | |
| 2012 | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | XCOM A.I. | |
| 2013 | Gears of War: Judgement | Female Onyx Guard | |
| 2013 | The Last of Us | Hunter | |
| 2013 | Disney Infinity | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Angela Weaver | |
| 2013 | Saints Row IV | The Voices of Virtual Steelport | |
| 2013 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Priestess, Announcer | |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Female Breton #2, Female Khajit #2 | |
| 2014 | Dawngate | Freia, Kindra | |
| 2014 | WildStar | Aviel the Weaver, Apprentice Laveka, Deadringer Shallos, Ayita Sinnatus, others | |
| 2014 | Murdered: Soul Suspect | Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Destiny | Amanda Holliday, City Civilian, Ship Comm, City P.A. | |
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Atomic Poison Ivy | |
| 2015 | Mad Max | Hope | |
| 2015 | Heroes of the Storm | Sgt. Hammer | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Sergeant Hanarahan | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Wicked Witch, Lois Lane, Janine Melnitz | |
| 2015 | Halo 5: Guardians | Spartan | |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Sole Survivor (Female) | |
| 2015 | StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Adept | |
| 2016 | XCOM 2 | US Soldier | |
| 2016 | Headlander | Artemis-11, Female Patrol Shepard | |
| 2016 | Titanfall 2 | Gates | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Comrades | English dub |
| 2017 | For Honor | The Orochi (Female) | |
| 2017 | Halo Wars 2 | Serina | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series | Meredith Quill | |
| 2017 | LawBreakers | Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | Destiny 2 | Amanda Holliday, Female Extras | Also Forsaken |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Scarlett Rhodes | |
| 2019 | Rage 2 | Loosum, Wellspring Civilian, Gunbarrel Guard, Vineland Wallrat, Vineland PA | |
| 2019 | The Outer Worlds | ADA, Lilya Hagen, Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Seraphites | |
| 2020 | Bugsnax | Cheepoof |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Because I Said So | Computer Girl | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Rubber | Deputy Denise | |
| 2013 | 3 Geezers! | Lisa | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Close to Home | Lisa | Episode: "Suburban Prostitution" |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Ticket Seller | Episode: "Everybody Hates Drew" |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Nurse Yvette | Episode: "And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael" |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Hooker | Episode: "Thrill Kill" |
| 2009 | iCarly | Judge Marla | Episode: "iCook" |
| 2009 | Strong Medicine | Brandi | Episode: "Feeling No Pain" |
| 2010 | Wizards of Waverly Place | News Reporter | Episode: "Alex Saves Mason (Wizards Unleashed)" |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Mrs. Kovach | Uncredited Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | Kelli | Episode: "Coffee and Cream" |
| 2013 | Criminal Minds | Melody Grimes | Episode: "Route 66" |
| 2017 | Orphan Black | Michael | Episode: "Let the Children and the Childbearers Toil" |
| 2017 | No Activity | Officer Eastman | Episode: "The Raid" |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | ER Nurse Violet | Episode: "K-Town" |
References
- "Courtenay Taylor exclusive interview – the voice behind YOUR female protagonist in Fallout 4". Female First. November 12, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- "Fallout 4' Actress Courtenay Taylor Opens Up". Forbes. July 27, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- "Voice Actress Courtenay Taylor: Fallout 4 is Like a Pixar Movie". IGN. November 3, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- "Courtenay Kellen Taylor Games Profile - Metacritic". Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- "Courtenay Taylor - Behind The Voice Actors". Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- "How Fallout 4's Courtenay Taylor turned it around - finder.com". Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- Frankel, Todd (October 29, 2017). "In $24B Video Game Industry, Voice Actors Struggle to Make a Living". Washington Post. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- "'KO' returns with a knock-out". Hofstra Chronicle. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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