By now, most are aware of the fantastic vocal performances inBaldur’s Gate 3.From all the beautiful voices you can choose for your character to all the amazing companions - Neil Newbon (Astarion) even won the Game Awards, for good reason. Everyone here gave their best, and we meaneveryone.
Though our focus tends to be on our playable characters, companions, and the big baddies, Baldur’s Gate has a lot of characters. Each of them was brought to life wonderfully thanks to the actors responsible for them, and sadly, not all of them get the recognition they deserve, mostly from the fact that their character isn’t that relevant to the story. Still, we have many underrated gems here.
10Sydney Craven As Lakrissa
The Other Tiefling Queen
One couple that emerges throughout the story (if you didn’t kill Alfira) is Alfira and Lakrissa. Alfira, the bard, tends to get most of the attention from the player base, where we all get mad that she’s not a companion, which makes a lot of people overlook the amazing character that is Lakrissa, performed by Sydney Craven.
The performance is so underrated that we only know she’s responsible for Lakrissa thanks to the game’s voice director, Beth Park, saying something about it on her TikTok. Sydney doesn’t have other video-game-related work, but she’s also a professional Taekwondo fighter.
9George Taylor AsRolan
The Wizard’s Apprentice
Rolan is underrated, mostly because his first appearances aren’t really a big deal. He’s just there, along with the other Tieflings. However, as the story continues, he gains a bit of relevancy as we can at least help him have a good life in Baldur’s Gate, and the way his portrayal evolves throughout the acts is beautiful.
George Tayloris responsible for this performance and for delivering a fun mini-story arc for a character who would otherwise be a nobody in the story. Curiously, he’s been in another video game adaptation of a tabletop RPG game: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt.
8Selva Rasalingam As Gandrel
The Gur Are Quite Interesting
During your game, you’ll meet Gandrel and find out about the monster-hunters clan known as the Gur. Gandrel himself has few appearances - even fewer if you or Astarion kill him - but his voice, behavior, and mannerisms make him a very entertaining character to talk to.
The gentle hunter’s voice was provided bySelva Rasalingam,who also worked inFinal Fantasy XVIandWatch Dogs: Legion. However, most of his work comes from TV series, such as Luther. He was in the live-action adaptation of Prince of Persia, though.
7Dean Williamson As Rugan
The ‘Good’ Zhentarim
Voice director Beth Park comes to the rescue again, revealing to us the amazingDean Williamson,the voice behind the Zhentarim, who needs to be saved from a pack of gnolls, Rugan.
His short time in the game is also highly remarkable thanks to Dean’s acting. His gaming repertoire also includes Ryse: Son of Rome, and Masters of Anima, though most of his work is for television.
6Theo Solomon As Bernard
From Main Character To Extra
By playing this game, you’ll certainly become familiar with the work ofTheo Solomon.He voices none other than Wyll Ravengard, after all. However, it’s common for voice actors in main roles to still help out with some extra work, and Theo did just that by being the voice of Bernard.
Despite both characters, Baldur’s Gate 3 is still his first video game gig, and he has mainly TV series in his portfolio, such as Temple, Vera, and Enterprise.
5Joseph Capp As Nere
He Does Not Fail
Joseph Capphad quite the challenge here, as Nere is a character with a very short appearance, meaning he has to make the most of it with the cutscene he has. Safe to say, he does the job, with Nere being a character you won’t forget - at least until bigger things happen in the narrative.
Joseph has a bigger video game portfolio, including games like RoboCop: Rogue City, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, and so on.
4Joshua Sklar As Kar’niss
Following His Majesty’s Will
Following the trend of characters who barely get screen time is Kar’niss, a follower of the Absolute who stands out for being the only Drider in the game. Still, in the little time he has in the game (which is slightly longer, depending on your choices),Joshua Sklardelivers an amazing performance as this broken shell of a man.
Curiously, Joshua only has Baldur’s Gate 3 and Deliver Us Mars in his portfolio - at least when it comes to voice acting. Hopefully, we’ll see much more of him in future games, as he’s extremely talented at what he does.
3Sean Baker As Malus Thorm
One Of The Other Thorms
The Thorm family is very prominent during the game’sAct 2, between the main antagonist, Ketheric, and one of our allies, Isobel. But there are even more Thorms around, and outside the ones that are plot-relevant, the most notorious is definitely Malus, played bySean Baker.
Along with Baldur’s Gate 3, Indika and the old game Malice: A Kat’s Tale are the only video games Sean worked on, but he’s been in many TV series, similar to others here.
2Stewart Scudamore As Yurgir
The Cursed Devil
For someone with more video game work,Stewart Scudamoreis your guy. He’s been in a few Assassin’s Creed games, as well as Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, and Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin, among many others. And he’s here as the Devil Yurgir.
Yurgir shows many different emotions during the game, and he can go from wrathful to a curious ally, depending on your choices and dice rolls. All that is encapsulated brilliantly by Stewart’s work, showing his range while still portraying a menacing monster.
1Aisling Groves McKeown As Hope
Thank Her For The Free Divine Intervention
We have one more actor where Baldur’s Gate 3 is their first video game gig, and it’sAisling Groves McKeown.Her overall list of projects is also short, so here’s hoping that Baldur’s Gate 3 puts her in the spotlight, as she definitely deserves it.
Here, she plays the magnificent Hope, who has a single mission to make us fall in love with the character, a mission she succeeds masterfully thanks to her voice and acting. Amazing work all around.
