Ike Amadi
Ike Amadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ikechukwu Prince Amadi 26 November 1979 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable work |
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Ikechukwu Prince Amadi (born 26 November 1979) is a Nigerian voice actor.[2] He is known for voicing Javik in Mass Effect 3, Spartan Jameson Locke in Halo 5: Guardians, Atriox in Halo Infinite, Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal Kombat 1 and the DC Comics villain Atrocitus in Injustice 2.
Early life
[edit]Amadi was born in Nigeria, on 26 November 1979. He and his family moved to the United States, where he attended and graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[2]
Career
[edit]Amadi has provided the voice of Jax Briggs in the direct-to-video animated films Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021), respectively.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge | Jax Briggs | Voice, direct-to-video | [3] |
| 2020 | Superman: Man of Tomorrow | Martian Manhunter | [4] | |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms | Jax Briggs, One Being | [5] | |
| 2022 | Green Lantern: Beware My Power | Martian Manhunter | [6] | |
| 2023 | Justice League: Warworld | [7] | ||
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One | Martian Manhunter, Amazing Man, Professor Ivo | [8] | |
| Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three | Martian Manhunter |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Electric City | Additional voices | Web series |
| 2016 | Roots | Narrator | Voice, miniseries |
| 2016–18 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Angor Rot, Detective Scott | Voice, 21 episodes[9] |
| 2017–18 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Commander Branko, Galra Commander, Galra Guard #2 | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2018–19 | Avengers Assemble | M'Baku / Man-Ape | Voice, 3 episodes[9] |
| 2018–19 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Detective Scott | Voice, 7 episodes[9] |
| 2019–21 | Love, Death & Robots | Platoon Sergeant, Officer Mantus | Voice, 2 episodes[9] |
| 2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Angor Rot | Voice, episode: "Lady of the Lake"[9] |
| 2021 | What If...? | O'Bengh | Voice, episode: "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?"[9] |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Earthbreaker Groon | Voice, 2 episodes[9] |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 007: Quantum of Solace | Mollaka | |
| 2010 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight | NOD #1 | Uncredited |
| 2010 | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Gwaihir, Gorin | |
| 2012 | Mass Effect 3 | Javik, Prothean VI, Additional Voices | From Ashes DLC |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | Knack | Knack | Credited as Ikechukwu Prince Amadi[9] |
| 2014 | World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor | Farseer Drek'Thar, Fel Lord Zakuun | |
| 2014 | Wolfenstein: The New Order | Camp Prisoner | |
| 2014 | Skylanders: Trap Team | Jawbreaker | |
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Atrocitus, Martian Manhunter, Gorilla Grodd, Bronze Tiger, John Stewart | |
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Atrocitus | |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Skylanders: SuperChargers | Jawbreaker, The Darkness | |
| 2015 | Halo 5: Guardians[10] | Spartan Jameson Locke | |
| 2015 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Davies, Diamond City Guard | [9] |
| 2015 | StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Anihilator, Destroyer | |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional Voices | Credited as Ike Amandi |
| 2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Rokmora | |
| 2016 | Dishonored 2 | Elite Guards | [9] |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Titan | English dub |
| 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Taavos, Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | Prey | Dr. Dayo Igwe | [9] |
| 2017-18 | Injustice 2 | Atrocitus | Also the Legendary Edition of the game |
| 2017 | Farpoint | Dr. Grant Moon | [9] |
| 2017 | Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire | Gorrik, Efram Greetsglory, additional voices | |
| 2017 | Knack II | Knack | Credited as Ikechukwu Prince Amadi |
| 2017 | Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Baranor | [9] |
| 2018 | Spider-Man | David Obademi | Silver Linings DLC[9] |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Additional Voices | |
| 2018 | Lego DC Super-Villains | Atrocitus, Martian Manhunter | |
| 2019-20 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Shao Kahn, Cyrax | Also in Aftermath and Ultimate[11] |
| 2019 | Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled | Crunch Bandicoot | [9] |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | Wamai | [9] |
| 2019 | Death Stranding | William Lake | [9] |
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Wastelanders | Creed, Kogan, Sergeant Fred Radcliff | |
| 2020 | Iron Man VR | Nick Fury | [9] |
| 2020 | Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia | Angor Rot | [9] |
| 2020 | Star Wars: Squadrons | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Aaron Davis / Prowler | [9] |
| 2020 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Rada Al-Saran | |
| 2020 | Legends of Runeterra | Azir | [12] |
| 2021 | No More Heroes III | Jeane, Notorious | |
| 2021 | Apex Legends | Seer | |
| 2021 | Halo Infinite | Atriox | [9] |
| 2022 | Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons | Gorrik | |
| 2023 | Starfield | Commander Kibwe Ikande | |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat 1 | General Shao | [13] |
| 2023 | Spider-Man 2 | Aaron Davis | [9] |
| 2023 | Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | Shao Kahn | |
| 2024 | Helldivers 2 | Democracy Officer | [14] |
| 2024 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Davrin | [15] |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Halo 5' Spartan Locke Gets A New Voice Actor, Ike Amadi Replaces Mike Colter". Inquisitr. 19 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Iké Amadi - Public Affairs Conference - Missouri State University". Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (17 January 2020). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat' Movie Sets Cast With Joel McHale, Jennifer Carpenter". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive: Darren Criss and Zachary Quinto to star in new Superman animated movie". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (16 June 2021). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Syndicated Comics". 5 May 2022.
- ^ "'Justice League: Warworld' Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 April 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal". 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Ike Amadi (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 11 March 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.
- ^ "Dragon Con 2018: Atlanta's sci-fi convention returns Aug. 30-Sept. 3". Rolling Out. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ^ Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (23 April 2019). "A lot of folks have asked which actor is the voice of #mk11's #Skarlet. That would be no other than @BeataPozniak!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Li, Melissa (6 March 2021). "Honored to write for the epic voice of Iké Amadi @AfricanWrdsmith as the voice of Shurima's emperor, Azir, in @PlayRuneterra . Hope you enjoy his new lines, followers, and card design (one of my favorites from @GMajorOnline )!". Twitter. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ @domcianciolo (22 August 2023). ".Empress Sindel! General Shao! Kameo Shujinko & Motaro! VO greats @maraJunot (Sindel) and Ike Amadi (Shao) return!! #MK1 #MortalKombat1 #MortalKombat" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 August 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Sawyer, Will (20 February 2024). "Helldivers 2 voice actors and the main cast". gamesradar. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Journal #2: The Voices of the Veilguard". Electronic Arts. 22 July 2024. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.