Michael David Shapiro[2] (/ʃəˈpaɪroʊ/ shə-PY-roh) (born December 29, 1965)[3] is an American actor. He is best known for voicing the G-Man and Barney Calhoun in the Half-Life video game series.
Michael Shapiro | |
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 Shapiro in 2007 | |
| Born | December 29, 1965 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Mike Shapiro |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse | Peggy Stafford |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editIn 1987, Shapiro helped launch the Annex Theater and performed in many of their productions.[1] For a time he lived in Seattle until moving to Brooklyn, New York in 2000.
Career
editMichael 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 Blood II: The Chosen, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 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, Shapiro co-directed a TV pilot, Family Values, starring Rob Riggle. The pilot was screened at the New York Television Festival.[4]
Filmography
editVideo games
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Super Punch-Out!! | Additional Voices |
| 1995 | Torin's Passage | Torin, Boogle |
| 3D Movie Maker | McZee | |
| 1997 | Betrayal in Antara | Paolo, Gar Warren, Naku |
| Big Thinkers! Kindergarten | Ben[5] | |
| Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" | Johnny Gecko | |
| 1998 | Police Quest: SWAT 2 | Sergeant Markossian, Suspect, Gangster, Vehicle Driver |
| Get Medieval | Elf | |
| Half-Life | G-Man, HECU Soldiers, Security Guards, Scientists | |
| Blood II: The Chosen | Ishmael | |
| 1999 | SiN: Wages of Sin | Gianni Manero |
| Starsiege | Squadmate #8 | |
| Half-Life: Opposing Force | Otis, G-Man, Security Guards, Male Black Ops | |
| Gorky 17 | ||
| 2000 | Sanity: Aiken's Artifact | Tiger Cage Guy |
| 2001 | Half-Life: Blue Shift | Otis, Miller, Security Guards |
| Half-Life: Decay | Scientists, Security Guards, | |
| 2004 | Half-Life 2 | G-Man, Barney Calhoun |
| 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Richard Goblin, Flashback FM Imaging Voice, Commercial Voice |
| 2006 | Half-Life 2: Episode One | G-Man, Barney Calhoun |
| 2007 | Crackdown | Special Agent Camerino, Master Wong, SUV Car |
| Half-Life 2: Episode Two | G-Man | |
| 2008 | Order Up! | Tommy Cheesehead, Salty Sam, Male Chef |
| 2013 | Dota 2 | Oracle |
| Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
| 2020 | Half-Life: Alyx | G-Man[6] |
| 2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Javad the Willing, Parallo |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Interpol Investigates | Narrator | 12 episodes |
| Shorties Watchin' Shorties | Additional Voices | 13 episodes | |
| 2023 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Coroner | Episode: "Tag: GEN" |
| 2024 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Isaac Haimes | Episode: "Rorschach" |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Listen Carefully | Christa's deaf son | |
| 1995 | Georgia | Brian | |
| 1999 | The Engagement Party | Matthew | |
| Lovers Lane | Deputy David Schwick | ||
| 2007 | Day Zero | News Announcer (voice) | |
| 2015 | 3rd Street Blackout | Josh | |
| 2019 | The Pulse | Travis | Short film |
References
edit- ^ a b Shapiro, Michael. "Mike Shapiro-Bio". Archived from the original on June 21, 2018.
- ^ "The Shadows of Bob and Zelda (1999)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Mike Shapiro | Actor, Director, Additional Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Gough, Paul J. (September 4, 2007). "NYTF opens channel for indies". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Mike Shapiro (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Macgregor, Jody (2019-11-21). "Alyx Vance will be voiced by a new actor in Half-Life: Alyx". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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