Roger Craig Smith on Ezio in Assassin's Creed, Batman, Resident Evil & Sonic

Roger Craig Smith joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about some of the most iconic characters he’s brought to life in video games.Roger reflects on voicing legendary characters like Ezio Auditore from the Assassin's Creed series, Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Batman in Batman Arkham Origins, and Sonic the Hedgehog.We talk about the moments that defined these characters, how certain scenes came together during recording, and why some of these performances continue to resonate with fans years later. Roger also shares stories about recording some of Ezio’s most memorable speeches, the infamous Resident Evil boulder punch moment, and what it meant to step into the role of Batman.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:45 Becoming Ezio Auditore (Assassin’s Creed)

3:30 Finding Ezio’s voice across three games

6:17 Ezio’s most iconic speeches

8:22 The legacy of Ezio

11:25 Revisiting Assassin’s Creed today

12:06 Introducing Will Ospreay at Wembley as Ezio

16:58 Becoming Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)

17:09 The “Boulder Punching” moment

21:09 Recording scenes without seeing the gameplay

22:44 Resident Evil 5 remake rumors

25:26 Becoming Batman in Arkham Origins

26:02 Following Kevin Conroy’s Batman legacy

29:05 The powerful Batman–Alfred scene

31:00 Why Arkham Origins is often overlooked

33:39 Voicing Sonic the Hedgehog for over a decade

36:01 Thoughts on Ben Schwartz’s Sonic

37:52 Final thoughts