Dave Fennoy
David Henderson Fennoy (born January 20, 1952) is an American voice actor.[1] His video game roles have included Lee Everett in The Walking Dead, Bluebeard in The Wolf Among Us, Finch in Tales from the Borderlands, Gabriel the Warrior in Minecraft: Story Mode, and Lucius Fox in Batman: The Telltale Series, all five of which have been developed by Telltale Games.
Dave Fennoy | |
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 Fennoy in Phoenix, Arizona, 2017 | |
| Born | David Henderson Fennoy January 20, 1952 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | The Walking Dead as Lee Everett The Wolf Among Us as Bluebeard |
| Spouse(s) | Monique Fennoy |
| Children | Michelle Fennoy |
Early life
Fennoy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He was a child actor at the Karamu House in Cleveland.[3] In his senior year of high school, he was president of the theater club and directed as well as performed in several plays, before attending Macalester College in St Paul Minnesota as a theater major. Fennoy left college when he began touring as a professional musician. He later returned and graduated from Howard University with a degree in jazz studies and a guitar minor.[3]
Career
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Fennoy started as a DJ in the San Francisco bay area when he first became interested in voiceover work.[4] He created a demo tape, which was seen by Joan Spangler, a talent agent in San Francisco, who signed him.[4] He booked his first audition, a spot for the California Lottery; however, after quick success, things slowed down to a near halt. He began taking voiceover classes to remedy the situation. In 1989, an agent by the name of Leigh Gilbert invited Fennoy to sign with her agency in Los Angeles.[4] He turned the offer down, as he was the morning DJ at local radio station KSOL at the time.
In February 1990, the radio station fired Fennoy, so he contacted Gilbert and moved to Los Angeles. Once there, he quickly found himself voicing commercials, television promos and cartoons. One of his first jobs was as the voice of RoboCop in a telephonic RoboCop game.[5] In 1990, he voiced his first character in an animated series, Dick Scott in New Kids on the Block. The following year, he voiced Bo Jackson in ProStars and later did many additional characters on Sonic the Hedgehog. In 2008, Fennoy began doing the five second voice-overs in the beginning of Hulu video clips. ("The following program is brought to you with limited commercial interruption by...")[6]
One of his most notable roles, if not the most notable, has been that of Lee Everett in The Walking Dead by Telltale Games.
Personal life
Fennoy lives with his wife, Monique. He used to lend his voice to radio until it was suggested to him by a colleague that he should attempt to pursue work as a voice actor. He has since made a homemade voice acting studio in the basement of his house.
Filmography
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | New Kids on the Block | Dick Scott | 15 episodes |
| 1991 | Darkwing Duck | Additional Voices | Ep. "Jail Bird" Credited as David Fenoy |
| 1991 | ProStars | Bo Jackson | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Bonkers | Additional Voices | Ep. "Weather or Not" |
| 1994 | Aladdin | Man | Ep. "Bad Moon Rising" |
| 1994 | Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? | Additional Voices | 10 episodes |
| 1994 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Additional Voices | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | Problem Child | Additional Voices | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | ABC Weekend Special | Feather-brained boy | Ep. "Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale" |
| 1995 | What-a-Mess | Additional Voices | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Alvin Huxley | Ep. "Mobster from Dimension X" |
| 1996 | The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Clark, Guard | Ep. "Race Against Danger" |
| 1996-1997 | Bruno the Kid | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Spicy City | Additional Voices | Ep. "Raven's Revenge" |
| 1999–2000 | Rocket Power | Announcer, Assistant | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Kim Possible | Exterminator | Ep. "Rewriting History" |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Tetrax, Radio Newscaster, Doctor | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | The Secret Saturdays | Mayor | Ep. "Something in the Water" |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Tetrax | Ep. "The Secret of Chromastone" |
| 2011 | The LeBrons | Otis the Lion | Ep. "Lion" |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Pong Krell | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Archer | George, Commander Kellogg | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Tetrax Shard of Dimension 23, Additional Voices | Ep. "Store 23" |
| 2015 | Shimmer and Shine | Neighbor | Ep. "A Very Genie Halloweenie" |
| 2015–16 | Mixels | Globert, Boogly, Krog, Kramm, King, Sergeant | 3 episodes |
| 2015–16 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Korath, Lead Guard, Chitauri Gunner | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Overload | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Meldon | Ep. "Ghost in the Mystery Machine" |
| 2017 | Star Wars Rebels | Kryze Pilot, Lead Eldar Warrior, Stormtrooper | Ep. "Heroes of Mandalore: Part 2" |
| 2017–19 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Ofrang, Bernard, Spanky, Kappa, Guard, others | 7 episodes |
| 2019–present | RWBY | Dr. Pietro Polendina | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures | Francois | Ep. "Chicken Masked Mystery On Ice" |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gen¹³ | Additional Voices | |
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther | T'Chaka, Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Tetrax Shard, Prisoner #3, Prisoner #4 | |
| 2012 | Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens | Tetrax Shard | |
| 2012 | Strange Frame: Love & Sax | News Anchor | |
| 2013 | Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Rodin, Fortitudo | English dub |
| 2015 | The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Tokuo Yanase | English dub |
| 2017 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Mouse Henchman #2, Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | Deep | Additional Voices | Uncredited |
| 2018 | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Blockbuster, Tobias Whale, Black Manta | |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Additional Voices |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | King's Quest VI | Pawnshop Owner | |
| 1993 | Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! | Mark, Billy Dee | |
| 1997 | The Curse of Monkey Island | King Andre, Pirate #3 | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance | Dunari, Lando Calrissian | |
| 2000 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer | Toy Dampner | |
| 2000 | Tachyon: The Fringe | Commander Alberion Obulo | |
| 2004 | World of Warcraft | Bwonsamdi | |
| 2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Nick Fury | |
| 2005 | Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble | Hulk Davidson, Fire Leo, Kuwaga | |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Stilwater's Residents | |
| 2006 | Project Sylpheed | Raymond Logan | |
| 2006 | Spider-Man: Battle for New York | Nick Fury | |
| 2007 | Tomb Raider: Anniversary | Kin "Kold" Kade | |
| 2008 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Ed | |
| 2008 | Too Human | Troy, Traitor Leader | |
| 2009 | Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | Tetrax Shard | |
| 2009 | Prototype | Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | Maximilian Zane | |
| 2009 | Bayonetta | Rodin, Sapientia, Additional Voices | |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Warlord Okeer, Ronald Taylor, Tarak, Turian Commuter | |
| 2010 | Star Trek Online | Kagran | |
| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Soldiers | |
| 2010 | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Gabriel Tosh, Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Mafia II | Sammy Stevens | |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Jed Masterson | Honest Hearts DLC |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Warpath, Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Driver: San Francisco | Additional voices | |
| 2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Pedestrians | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: Legacies | Dr. Montrose | |
| 2012 | The Darkness II | JP Dumond | |
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Lee Everett | Main role 5 episodes |
| 2012 | Zen Pinball 2 | Lee Everett | |
| 2012 | The Secret World | Zuberi, Vampire Hunter | |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Captain Rahim, Nicabar Steelweaver | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Blade | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Dota 2 | Batrider, Ember Spirit, Faceless Void, Huskar, Jakiro, Venomancer, Wraith King | |
| 2013 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Outsider Grunt, Additional voices | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | |
| 2013 | Infinity Blade III | Therin, Additional voices | |
| 2013 | The Wolf Among Us | Bluebeard | |
| 2013–15 | Skylanders series | Thunderbolt, Slobber Tooth | |
| 2013 | Bayonetta: Bloody Fate | Rodin, Fortitudo | |
| 2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | Enforcers | |
| 2013 | The Walking Dead: Season Two | Lee Everett | Uncredited Episode: "No Going Back" |
| 2014 | Infamous Second Son | Concrete Knight | |
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Additional voices | |
| 2014 | Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | Decepticon Shotgunner, Lockdown Gunner | |
| 2014 | Bayonetta 2 | Rodin, Sapientia, Additional voices | |
| 2014 | Dreamfall Chapters | Likho | |
| 2014 | Vainglory | Baptiste | |
| 2014 | Tales from the Borderlands | Finch, Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Evolve | Additional voices | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Lucius Fox | |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | B. A. Baracus, M. A. Maracus, Agent Hawkins | |
| 2015 | Minecraft: Story Mode | Gabriel the Warrior | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Max Loken, Malcom Latimer | |
| 2015 | Street Fighter V | Azam, Oro, Taylor | |
| 2016 | RWBY: Grimm Eclipse | Dr. Merlot | |
| 2016 | Batman: The Telltale Series | Lucius Fox | |
| 2016 | 2064: Read Only Memories | Narrator | |
| 2016 | Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler! | LL Seet T, Sheriff Deputy, Pirates, Yoloti | |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Charles Laveau | |
| 2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Weskham Armaugh, Josef, Additional voices | |
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | Friday the 13th: The Game | Detective Joe Maddery | Uncredited |
| 2017 | LawBreakers | Additional voices | |
| 2017 | Batman: The Enemy Within | Lucius Fox | |
| 2017 | SpellForce 3 | Gor | |
| 2018 | Where the Water Tastes Like Wine | Shaw | |
| 2018 | State of Decay 2 | Sydney Clement | |
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | Judge | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man | Additional voices | |
| 2018 | Darksiders III | Abraxis, Usiel, Human | |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Rodin | Archive audio |
| 2019 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season | Lee Everett | Episode: "Broken Toys" |
| 2019 | Crackdown 3 | Djimon Keita | |
| 2019 | Gears 5 | Jeremiah Keegan | |
| 2019 | Remnant: From the Ashes | Male Voice 2, Reggie | |
| 2019 | Concrete Genie | Creatures | Credited as David Fennoy |
| 2019 | Afterparty | Satan |
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Reasonable Doubts | Sgt. Mally | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | TV Interviewer | Episode: "Threshold of Fear" |
| 1998 | Men in White | Glaxxon (voice) | Television film |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia | Poet | Episode: "Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray" |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Flute Musician | Episode: "Alienation" |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Radio DJ (voice) | |
| 2008 | Diary of a Tired Black Man | Guy with Dreads | |
| 2012 | Raising Hope | Barry | Episode: "The Last Christmas" |
| 2015 | Henry Danger | Henry Hart (deep voice) | Episode: "Captain Jerk" |
| 2016 | Mom | Narrator | Episode: "Sticky Hands and a Walk on the Wild Side" |
| 2016 | Bad Internet | Commercial Voiceover | Web series Episode: "The Year-Long Ad Experience" |
| 2020 | Young Sheldon | Thoth (voice) | Episode: "A Baby Tooth and the Egyptian God of Knowledge" |
References
- "Dave Fennoy". The New York Times.
- Mulrooney, Marty (14 May 2012). "INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett, The Walking Dead: The Game)". alternativemagazineonline.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- "The Walking Dead Interviews: Dave Fennoy as Lee Everett". The Walking Dead Interviews. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- Dave Fennoy - The Person Behind the Voice.
- "Voice Recognition - A Midlife Gamer Interview with Dave Fennoy". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- "Who is the voice on Hulu 'The following program is brought to you with limited commercials by....' - ChaCha". chacha.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.