Kevin Miller (born December 21, 1977)[1][2] is an American voice actor, comedian, writer, podcast host, teacher, live streamer and gamer, known for his role as the voice of Sly Cooper, the main character in the video game series of the same name.[3][4][5]
Kevin Miller | |
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 Miller in 2023 | |
| Born | December 21, 1977 Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Katherine Smethurst (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Official website |
Early life
editKevin Miller was born in Minot, North Dakota on December 21, 1977.[2]
Career
editMiller began his voice acting career in 2000, he was cast as the voice of Sly Cooper in the 2002 video game, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.[3] Miller has since reprised the role in its follow up sequels, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves and Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.[3][5][6] He would also voice the character again in PlayStation Move Heroes, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Bentley's Hackpack.[3]
He has also directed voice recording sessions for several video games companies, such as Sega, Namco, The Learning Company, Sony, Paramount and others.[4] He also performs in live action as an improvisor within the comedy groups ComedySportz and Unscriptables and is the co-host of the Second Funniest Podcast, now known as The Gamerland Podcast.[4][7] Outside of acting, Miller is also a voice-over teacher, he would offer teach private coaching for newcomers who want to get into voice acting.[4]
Personal life
editKevin Miller has been married to his wife Katherine, since 2010.[8] Together, they have two children.[9][10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sly Cooper and the Gang in 'Timing Is Everything' | Sly Cooper (voice) | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Geex | Narrator (voice) | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2021 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Bonk (voice) | Episode: "Switched! / Free Range Chickens" |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Soliloquy Learning Assistant | Narrator | Educational game |
| Tales of Destiny II | Reid Hershel | English version | |
| Jet Set Radio | Noise Tanks | ||
| 2001 | Forever Kingdom | Boss | English version |
| 2002 | Magic Pengel | Mono | |
| Men in Black II: Alien Escape | Coffee Worms | ||
| Jet Set Radio Future | Noise Tanks | ||
| Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller | Angel | [3] | |
| Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus | Sly Cooper | ||
| Shinobi | Additional voices | English version | |
| The House of the Dead III | Daniel Curien | Uncredited | |
| Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color | Mono | ||
| 2003 | Virtua Cop 3 | James | [3] |
| Nightshade | Onibi | English version[3] | |
| 2004 | Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums | Cole Gannon | |
| Blood Will Tell | Tahomaru | English version[3] | |
| Sly 2: Band of Thieves | Sly Cooper | ||
| Echo Night: Beyond | Additional voices | English version | |
| Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies | |||
| 2005 | Virtua Quest | Sei, Dot | |
| Scooby-Doo & the Scary Stone Dragon | Terrance Walker | [3] | |
| Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves | Sly Cooper | ||
| 2011 | PlayStation Move Heroes | [3] | |
| 2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | ||
| 2013 | Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time | ||
| Bentley's Hackpack | |||
| 2015 | Kragos the Dishonored | Pong | |
| 2018 | Dynasty Warriors 9 | Soldier | English version |
| 2025 | PaperKlay | Nox | [11] |
Live-action
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The War That Made America | Revolutionary War Soldier | Episode: "Unintended Consequences" |
| 2015 | Kragos the Dishonored | Pong | Short film |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–present | Second Funniest Podcast/The Gamerland Podcast | Himself/Co-host | [4] |
Writing credits
edit| Year | Title | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Just Like Me | Story | Short film |
| 2013 | Day of the Midnight Dragons | ||
| 2015 | Last Out | Co-writer | |
| Stipulations | |||
| 2016 | Stonewood | ||
| 2017 | Succeeding Is Believing | ||
| 2018 | Ed, Joy and Dr Malloy | Video |
References
edit- ^ Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (December 22, 2022). "12.21.22" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "28 Great Actors from our Great State". KX News. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Kevin Miller (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 21, 2019. 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ a b c d e "TheKevinMiller.com". TheKevinMiller.com. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Matt Patches (August 1, 2014). "There Are More Great Pop-Culture Raccoon Performances Than You Think".
- ^ Martin Robinson (June 24, 2011). "Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time". Eurogamer.
- ^ Jennica Schwartzman (December 23, 2020). "Sly Cooper's Kevin Miller On His Weekly Twitch Gameplay Stemming From His Beloved Podcast".
- ^ Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (September 4, 2020). "Sorry I didn't mention here! I'm celebrating my 10 year anniversary with my wife tonight but will Twitch next week! Join the discord for regular updates https://t.co/wUMhgYg59d" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (June 22, 2020). "My 7 year old son made a menu for my Father's Day dinner. I of course selected the crawling ribs we both are hungry for in @YoungHorses Bugsnax https://t.co/72pRCmGJEw" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Miller, Kevin [@THEKevinMiller] (April 13, 2020). "Played "Birthday Alien Sharks" with my 5 year old daughter. The beasts can eat and see through anything but after using our ice Elsa powers to study their insides (pictured here) we learned they just wanted to be ridden back to their planet and have a birthday picnic. https://t.co/YwMV727HXJ" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "PaperKlay dev announcing Kevin Miller's casting". Bluesky. Retrieved November 15, 2024.