Alyx Wilton Regan, known for her roles in Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed, says she wants to be recognized as an actress, not just a voice actor. She argues that this distinction is unnecessary, and that people who work in video games should not be put into a separate category of their own.
In an interview with Game Rant, Wilton Regan talks about the goals of Pixel Pack, a group of game actors led by Neil Newbon (Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3). Here she explains her thoughts on the term voice actor as well as the threat posed by AI to the industry.
Alyx Wilton Regan Prefers to Be Known as an Actor Not a Voice Actor
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One thing I have always found very strange which I know Neil would agree with me too I have never understood this obsession with calling actors video game actors or voice actors explains Wilton Regan. The title says it all: You are an actor. That’s it. Nothing more.
Wilton Regan isn’t the only one who feels like this. As she pointed out, Newbon also wants to be known as an actor, and other actors I have spoken to before feel the same way. It is easy to understand why this happens, as not only does it unnecessarily differentiate them from other actors but it can often misrepresent their work as many of them also provide motion capture for their characters.
Regarding replacing these actors with AI, Wilton Regan tells gaming companies that this is a mistake. And I would urge companies to protect their profits by protecting our talent she says. Because we are the ones who help bring out the main thing: our energy our art our expression our creativity.
Wilton Regan's most recent gaming credit is Dragon Age: The Wildcat, in which she reprised her role as the Inquisitor. And She has appeared as Aya in Assassin's Creed Origins, Alt Cunningham in Cyberpunk 2077, and Samantha Traynor in Mass Effect 3.
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