Simon Templeman (born 28 January 1954)[1] is an English actor.

Simon Templeman
Templeman in December 2008
Born (1954-01-28) 28 January 1954 (age 70)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
SpouseRosalind Chao
Children2

Career

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Templeman is known for his video game roles as Kain in Legacy of Kain, Gabriel Roman in the Uncharted series, Loghain in Dragon Age, and Admiral Han'Gerrel vas Neema and Gavin Archer in Mass Effect.

He played the alien father Larry Bird in the sitcom The Neighbors.[2][3]

Personal life

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Templeman is married to actress Rosalind Chao, with whom he has two children.[4]

Filmography

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Voice acting

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2022 Green Lantern: Beware My Power Sardath, Console Direct-to-video[5][6]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 TaleSpin Rick Sky Episode: "Bygones"
James Bond Jr. Trevor Noseworthy IV 63 episodes
1991–93 The Legend of Prince Valiant Sir Mordred, Sir Gideon 14 episodes
1995 Biker Mice from Mars Sir Mordred 2 episodes
1995–96 Fantastic Four Doctor Doom[5] 3 episodes
1996–97 The Incredible Hulk 2 episodes
2002–04 Totally Spies! Dr. Gilee 2 episodes
2005 Higglytown Heroes Banker Hero Episode: "Wayne's Pieces of Gold"
2005–06 Loonatics Unleashed Dr. Dare 2 episodes[5]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes Source
1994 Star Wars: TIE Fighter Civilian [5]
1996 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Kain [5]
1999 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Kain, Dumah [5]
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Prince James, MacDougall [5]
Crusaders of Might and Magic Additional voices
2001 Soul Reaver 2 Kain [5]
2002 Blood Omen 2 Kain [5]
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Additional voices
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Kain [5]
2004 The Bard's Tale Additional voices [7]
EverQuest II Also Desert of Flames
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Gondorians, Tutorial Narrator
2005 Jade Empire Kai Lan the Serpent
Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Gelert Assassin Credited as Simon Templeton [5]
2006 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Gondorians Also The Rise of the Witch-king
Final Fantasy XII Judge Magister Zargabaath [5]
2007 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Gabriel Roman [5]
2008 Rise of the Argonauts Pelias
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation Robert Whitney
2009 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Narrator Uncredited
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Gabriel Roman Uncredited
Multiplayer only
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Dragon Age: Origins Loghain Also Awakening DLC [5]
2010 Mass Effect 2 Admiral Han'Gerrel vas Neema Also Overlord DLC [5]
God of War III Peirithous [5]
2011 Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fortune Male Narrator [8]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Gabriel Roman Multiplayer only [5]
Infinity Blade II Various
Star Wars: The Old Republic
2012 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Khamazandu, additional voices
Mass Effect 3 Admiral Han'Gerrel vas Neema, Dr. Gavin Archer
Diablo III Haedrig, Blacksmith Also Reaper of Souls [5]
Darksiders II Absalom, Avatar of Chaos [5]
2013 Dead Space 3 Jacob Danik
God of War: Ascension Archimedes
2014 Wolfenstein: The New Order Prison Inmate
Dragon Age: Inquisition Loghain [5]
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Additional voices
2015 Massive Chalice Male Chalice
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Gabriel Roman, additional voices Multiplayer only
World of Warcraft: Legion Additional voices
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Marshal Everit Reade, Thaelin Darkanval
Fallout 76 Derek Garrison, Mothman Cultists Wastelanders DLC [9]
2020 World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Tenaval, Cryptkeeper Kassir
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Mayor Julius, Makal Damas, Halos [5]

Live-action

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 The Russia House Whitehall
1995 Live Nude Girls Bob
2014 I Am Soldier Command Centre Official
2020 She's in Portland Nigel

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Professionals Neville Grant Episode: "Cry Wolf"
1988 The Fear Chris 4 episodes
Screen Two D.S. Kiley Episode: "Reasonable Force"
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation John Bates Episode: "The Defector"
Father Dowling Mysteries Foster Episode: "The Legacy Mystery"
1992 Melrose Place Kurt Episode: "For Love or Money"
1993 Silent Cries Johnny Leighton Television film
Credited as Simon Templeton
Moon Over Miami D. W. Ward Episode: "Black River Bride"
1994 Mad About You Martin Episode: "Instant Karma"
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Harry Balfour Television film
1994–95 Northern Exposure Cal Ingraham 4 episodes
1995 Ned and Stacey Nigel Davies Episode: "Take My Wife, Please"
1996 Partners Carl Episode: "Can We Keep Her, Dad?"
High Society The Burglar Episode: "The Family Jewels"
Can't Hurry Love Waiter Episode: "The Elizabeth Taylor Episode"
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lord Nor 2 episodes
1997 Murphy Brown Laurence Episode: "You Don't Know Jackal"
Temporarily Yours Ethan Episode: "The Voice of Reason"
Don King: Only in America Keith Bradshaw Television film
The Pretender Darrin Faxon Episode: "Exposed"
1998 Home Improvement Simon Downing-Chubb Episode: "Taylor Got Game"
Chicago Hope Nigel Wiggans Episode: "Tantric Turkey"
1999 Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane D'Art Episode: "Hard Cheese on Zoe"
2000 NYPD Blue Andrew Conover Episode: "Tea and Sympathy"
Bull Roger Lacey Episode: "Visit"
2001–05 Charmed Angel of Death 3 episodes
2002 Philly Henry Carto Episode: "Thanks for the Mammaries"
The Division Sebastian Episode: "Brave New World"
2002–03 Just Shoot Me! Simon Leeds 11 episodes
2003 Monk Karl Sebastian Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater"
Angel Matthias Pavayne Episode: "Hell Bound"
2004 24 Trevor Tomlinson Episode: "Day 3: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."
2005–06 Related Leo 2 episodes
2007 ER Gareth Episode: "Coming Home"
2011 The Event Dr. Ellis Episode: "Face Off"
2012–14 The Neighbors Larry Bird 44 episodes
2015–16 House of Lies Teddy Grammatico 3 episodes
2016 The Odd Couple Nigel Episode: "Oscar's Overture"
Modern Family Simon Hastings Episode: "Crazy Train"
2017 Ray Donovan Gustavo Episode: "If I Should Fall from Grace with God"
2019 Elementary Ronald Adair Episode: "Their Last Bow"
2021 Acapulco Bronté Episode: "Invisible Touch"
2022 The Orville Krill Ambassador Episode: "Shadow Realms"

References

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  1. ^ Wells, Stanley (1994). Shakespeare Survey Volume 47: Playing Places for Shakespeare. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139053228.
  2. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (15 May 2012). "'The Neighbors': ABC sitcom". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Charmed: 20 Things Wrong With The Halliwell Sisters We All Choose To Ignore". ScreenRant. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ John, Rory (17 January 2014). "What Ever Happened To… the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation?". Showbiz Geek. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Simon Templeman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 26 October 2024. 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.
  6. ^ Slenk, Austin (5 May 2022). "Green Lantern: Beware My Power Trailer Reveals John Stewart Voiced by Aldis Hodge". Collider. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:27 in, More Great Talent.
  8. ^ Square Enix. Tactics Ogre: Wheel of Fate. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 2:45 in, <US RECORDING>.
  9. ^ Bethesda Game Studios Austin (14 April 2020). Fallout 76: Wastelanders DLC. Bethesda Softworks. Scene: Credits: Voice & Music - Cast.
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