Top 10 Actors Who Became Surprisingly Good Voice Actors

Top 10 Actors Who Became Surprisingly Good Voice Actors
These stars became really great voice actors! For this list, we’re taking a look at actors who started out primarily taking on live-action roles, but eventually became prominent voiceover performers. We’ve excluded actors who have only experimented with voiceover work on one occasion. Our list includes Howie Mandel, Will Friedle, J. K. Simmons, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Hamill, Patrick Warburton, and more. Join WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Actors Who Became Surprisingly Good Voice Actors.

List Rank and Entries:
#10. Matthew Lillard
#9. Will Friedle
#8. Sean Astin
#7. Freddie Prinze Jr.
#6. Howie Mandel
#5. Scarlett Johansson
#4. J. K. Simmons
#3, 2, 1: ???

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[pianoif]

I love how Mark Hamill is considered the king of voice acting and Tara Strong the queen because... well... The Joker and Harley.

[LordSleepy]

Sorry saying Mark Hamill is a “good” voice actor is the most underrated statement I’ve heard. He’s a great voice actor.

[RSerialPro]

Wow, I didn't even realize that Ozai was voiced by Mark Hamill.
J.K. Simmons and Patrick Warburton have very unique and recognizable voices.

[chavamara]

Mark Hamill got the role of Joker because he was SO CONVINCED that they'd never hire Luke Skywalker for the role that he decided to give the auditioners a performance that would make them WISH they could hire him. Fast forward to him getting the call and driving to his first day of work while frantically trying to remember how to do the Joker laugh!


Also, you should have mentioned how Hamill performed as the Trickster in an early live-action Flash show BEFORE he got the animated Joker role!

[SegaNintendoGuy]

It’s no surprise that Mark Hamill is #1.

[aaronsmith]

The fact that Johnny Yong Bosch isn't even mentioned is an injustice.

[NicoTreecko]

Johnny Young Bosch totally deserves to be on this list as he started off playing Adam Park in Power Rangers for many years, and then went onto become one of the most common voices in English dubs of anime (like Vash the Stampede in Trigun, Ichigo in Bleach, Lelouch in Code Geass) and in various video games (such as The Protagonist and Adachi in Persona 4 games and Nero in Devil May Cry series). He has so many credits after leaving Power Rangers that he has to be included in the top 10 since he's up there with some of the most recognized male voices in English anime with Yuri Lowenthal, Liam O'Brien, Steve Staley, etc.

[cheezywizard]

Scarlett Johansson voiced princess Mindy? No wonder patrick wanted to show her his underpants xD

[a.jthomas]

Mark Hamill is best for both Luke Skywalker and the Joker. Those two were part of my childhood!

[goidman]

I'm surprised they didn't mention Keith David's role as The Arbiter in the Halo franchise

[vojtasjedyny]

Mark Hamill played also numerous roles in video games e.g. Wing Commander 3-4, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, Full Throttle, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter, Kingdom Hearts 3. Soldier of Fortune 2, Call of Duty 2, and, of course, Batman: Arkham series and LEGO DC Super-Villains. Brilliant man.

[EvsColeto]

No love for James Avery? Rest in paradise Uncle Phil.

[dickcheesemcgee]

Just admit you made this list specifically for Mark Hamill

[leonthesleepy]

It still blows my mind that Mark Hamill was Fire Lord Ozai

[brandondesroches]

Didn't even mention The Arbiter for Keith David...

[theholyhermit]

No Clancy Brown? Tim Curry? Tim Daly? Michael Rosenbaum? Hank Azaria?

[darknephilim]

Keith David also did the voice for Arbiter in Halo and Decepticon Barricade in the DS version of Transformers the Game.

[theseekerofancienttruth]

Only problem with this was Keith David's Halo Character, the Arbiter, not being mentioned. It is one of his Top 5 most famous Roles, if not his most Popular.

[Aidan_Yao]

Will Friedle also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers Prime, and it was amazing

[Brook]

Mark Hamill is number 1 on the list.
Will Friedle also voice Hal Jordan in Justice League Unlimited.