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.
Ike Amadi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ikechukwu Prince Amadi 26 November 1979 |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Notable work |
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Early life
editAmadi 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
editAmadi 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
editFilm
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] |
| TBA | 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.