# Stephen Russell
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{{short description|American actor}}
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{{BLP sources|date=October 2019}}
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| name = Stephen Russell
| image = Stephen L. Russell Animate Florida 2017.jpg
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| caption = Russell in October 2017
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Actor
*playwright
*theater director
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'''Stephen L. Russell''' is an American actor, playwright, and theater director. He is best known for his video game voice roles as [Garrett](/source/Garrett_(Thief)) in the ''[Thief](/source/Thief_(series))'' series, [Corvo Attano](/source/Corvo_Attano) in ''[Dishonored 2](/source/Dishonored_2)'', and various characters in ''[Skyrim](/source/The_Elder_Scrolls_V%3A_Skyrim)'' and the ''[Fallout](/source/Fallout_(franchise))'' series.[{{cite web|title=Stephen Russell|website=behindthevoiceactors|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Stephen-Russell/}}][{{cite web|title=Dishonored: 10 Easter Eggs From The Series You May Have Missed|author=Alexander, Daniel|date=September 25, 2019|website=thegamer.com|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dishonored-easter-eggs-may-missed/}}]
==Career==
Russell appeared onstage in Huntington's ''The Last Hurrah''. Other stage credits include ''The Life of Galileo'' ([Underground Railway Theater](/source/Central_Square_Theater)), ''The Bottom of the Lake'' (Tir Na Theatre), ''Daughter of Venus'' (Boston Playwrights' Theatre), ''A Pinter Duet'', ''A House With No Walls'', ''White People'' (New Repertory Theatre), ''And Then There Were None'', ''A Prayer for Owen Meany'' (Stoneham Theatre), ''Talley's Folly'' (The Lyric Stage Company of Boston), and more than two dozen productions with the Wellfleet Harbor Actors' Theatre (WHAT), including ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' and the Eliott Norton Award-winning production of ''A New War''.[{{cite web | url =http://www.huntingtontheatre.org/artists/stephen-russell/|title=Stephen Russell|publisher=huntingtontheatre.org|access-date =August 31, 2012}}] He is the author of 13 plays for young audiences and won the 2009 WHAT Award for Sustained Artistic Excellence.[{{cite web|author=Andy Chalk |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/123052-Eidos-Confirms-New-Lead-Voice-Actor-For-Thief |title=Eidos Confirms New Lead Voice Actor For Thief |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date= April 3, 2013|access-date=2013-10-05}}] The decision upset some fans of the series, who initiated an online petition requesting Eidos-Montréal to bring back Russell as lead voice actor.[{{cite journal |url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/04/03/thief-voice-actor-2 |title=Why Thief Russelled Up A Different Voice Actor |last=Meer |first=Alec |date=3 April 2013 |journal=[Rock Paper Shotgun](/source/Rock_Paper_Shotgun) |access-date=11 August 2015}}]
==Personal life==
He has a son named Peter, who is an actor and musician, and a daughter named Robin, who is a voice actress.[{{cite web |url=https://www.igdb.com/people/stephen-l-russell/information |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919195207/https://www.igdb.com/people/stephen-l-russell/information |archive-date=September 19, 2019 |title=About Stephen L. Russell}}]
==Selected voice credits==
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! Role(s)
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| {{dts|1998|12|01|format=y}} || ''[Thief: The Dark Project](/source/Thief%3A_The_Dark_Project)'' || [Garrett](/source/Garrett_(Thief)), Statue, Raoul, Guards, Hammerites, Servants ||
|-
| {{dts|1999|08|11|format=y}} || ''[System Shock 2](/source/System_Shock_2)'' || Announcer, William Bedford Diego, The Many, OnceGrunt, XERXES ||
|-
| {{dts|2000|03|23|format=y}} || ''[Thief II: The Metal Age](/source/Thief_II%3A_The_Metal_Age)'' || Garrett, Karras, Guards, Civilians, Hammerite ||
|-
| {{dts|2002|03|26|format=y}} || ''[Freedom Force](/source/Freedom_Force_(2002_video_game))'' || Man O' War, Time Master, Iron Ox, Pan, Pinstripe, Civilian Male, Judge ||
|-
| {{dts|2002|11|8|format=y}} || ''[Arx Fatalis](/source/Arx_Fatalis)'' || Fallan Orbiplanax, Undead Creatures, Goblins, Enoill Calpale, Sacred Dagger || Speech director
|-
| {{dts|2003|06|21|format=y}} || ''[Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide](/source/Neverwinter_Nights%3A_Shadows_of_Undrentide)'' || Additional Voices ||
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| {{dts|2004|05|25|format=y}} || ''[Thief: Deadly Shadows](/source/Thief%3A_Deadly_Shadows)'' || Garrett ||
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| {{dts|2005|03|08|format=y}} || ''[Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich](/source/Freedom_Force_vs_The_3rd_Reich)'' || Iron Ox, Man 'O' War, Blitzkrieg, Charles Wilson, Pan, Pinstripe, Time Master, Pierre ||
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| {{dts|2006|09|26|format=y}} || ''Mage Knight: Apocalypse'' || Additional Voices ||
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| {{dts|2008|10|28|format=y}} || ''[Fallout 3](/source/Fallout_3)'' || Andy, Mr. Buckingham, The Great One, Additional Voices[{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Stephen-Russell/|title=Behind the Voice Actors – Stephen Rusell|last=|first=|date=|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=February 11, 2020}}] ||
|-
| {{dts|2011|11|11|format=y}} || ''[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim](/source/The_Elder_Scrolls_V%3A_Skyrim)'' || Mercer Frey, Clavicus Vile, Barbas, Additional Voices