Keith Szarabajka | |
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![]() Szarabajka at FedCon XXI in May 2012 | |
Born | Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. | December 2, 1952
Education | John Hersey High School |
Alma mater | University of Chicago Trinity University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse |
Jennifer Jay Stewart
(m. 1994; div. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Keith Szarabajka (/særəˈbaɪkə/;[1] Polish: [ʂaraˈbajka]; born December 2, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Mickey Kostmayer on The Equalizer, Daniel Holtz on Angel, Gerard Stephens in The Dark Knight and Adam Engell in Argo. He has also voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne in Dead Space, Joshua Graham in Fallout: New Vegas, Harbinger in Mass Effect 2, Herschel Biggs in L.A. Noire and the Didact in Halo 4.
Early life
Szarabajka was born in Oak Park, Illinois on December 2, 1952, the son of Anne, a school teacher, and Edward Szarabajka, a savings and loan officer. His father was a much decorated veteran of World War II. He fought in North Africa and Italy until the end of the war. He received the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart.[2]
He attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and the University of Chicago, as well as Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He studied acting further at the Organic Theater in Chicago from 1972 to 1978. During this time, he co-wrote "Bleacher Bums" along with, among others, Joe Mantegna and Stuart Gordon. In 1982 he had a supporting role in the Costa-Gavras film Missing.
Career
His acting resume is extensive, appearing in numerous television programs including The Equalizer, Profit, The X-Files, Becker, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Enterprise, Charmed, Roswell, 24, Max Steel, The Inside, and Law & Order. In 1994 he portrayed Matthew Stoner in Babylon 5 episode "Soul Mates". He is known for his role as Mickey Kostmayer in the 1980s show The Equalizer, as well as for his recurring role as vampire hunter Daniel Holtz in the cult series Angel, the spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He played the lead role in Stephen King's Golden Years. In 2016, he began the recurring guest role of Donatello Redfield in Supernatural, appearing in nine episodes before the show's conclusion in 2020.
Szarabajka has contributed his voice to several audio books, notably Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins, for which he won the 2001 Audie Award for Best Fiction, Unabridged; Fear Nothing and Seize the Night by Dean Koontz; several roles in a Grammy nominated audio dramatization of The Maltese Falcon,[3][4] Rising Sun by Michael Crichton; Nelson Algren's Walk on the Wild Side; and The Mark of Zorro opposite Val Kilmer.[5] Szarabajka is the voice of Russman in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
Additionally, he provided the voice for antagonist Dmitri Yuriev in the Xenosaga series and for The Master of Whispers in the game Guild Wars: Nightfall and for Emile Dufraisne in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent. He played the role of Detective Gerard Stephens in the Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight and voiced Dr. Terrence Kyne for the animated sci-fi horror film Dead Space: Downfall based on the Dead Space video game. He also voiced a minor character in Condemned 2: Bloodshot named Inferi.
He is the Archangel Azrael in Darksiders: Wrath of War and played a very small role in Dragon Age: Origins as a nameless dwarf collecting nugs, a voiceset for male dwarf characters, and several minor characters. He plays the Reaper Harbinger, the main villain of the video game Mass Effect 2, as well as a few minor characters. In 2008, he voiced Venom in Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. In 2010, he voiced the Autobot Ironhide in Transformers: War for Cybertron as well as its 2012 sequel Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and Mr. Freeze in Young Justice. He provides the voice for Gilgamesh in the video game, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. He also provided the voice for Joshua Graham in Honest Hearts, downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas.
His most recent roles include the narrator Detective Herschel Biggs in the video game LA Noire, the Chaos Advisor and Captain Apollo Diomedes in Relic Entertainment's Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution, Laserbeak in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Bastion in X-Men Destiny, several voices in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Ronan the Accuser in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Living Laser in Ultimate Spider-Man, Azrael The Narrator in Darksiders, the Crowfather in Darksiders II, the Witch-king of Angmar in Guardians of Middle-earth, Russman in Call of Duty: Black Ops II, the Ur-Didact in Halo 4, General Spencer Mahad in Dead Space 3, and Cornelius Slate in BioShock Infinite.[6]
He is also voiced Flameslinger in the Skylanders reboot of the franchise.
On Broadway, he originated the role of B.D. in Doonesbury.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1980 | Simon | Josh | ||
1982 | Missing | David Holloway | ||
1984 | Protocol | Crowe | ||
1985 | Warning Sign | Tippett | ||
1985 | Marie | Kevin McCormack | ||
1986 | Billy Galvin | Donny | ||
1987 | Walker | Timothy Crocker | ||
1989 | Staying Together | Kevin Burley | ||
1992 | Under Cover of Darkness | Clayton Dooley | ||
1993 | A Perfect World | Terry James Pugh | ||
1994 | Andre | Billy Baker | ||
1998 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | Squirrel's Father | ||
2002 | We Were Soldiers | Diplomatic Spook | ||
2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Poacher | Voice | [7] |
2008 | The Dark Knight | Gerard Stephens | ||
2008 | Dead Space: Downfall | Dr. Terrence Kyne | Voice, direct-to-video | [7] |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Laserbeak | Voice | [7] |
2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Gerard Stephens | Uncredited | |
2012 | Argo | Adam Engell | ||
2013 | The Insomniac | Ted Lemont | ||
2015 | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | Silverback | Voice, direct-to-video | [7] |
2018 | City of Lies | Desk Sgt. Reese | ||
2019 | DC Showcase: Death | Supervisor | Voice, short film | [7] |
2020 | Batman: Death in the Family | Voice, direct-to-video | ||
2021 | Encounter | Grant |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1984 | Miami Vice | Joey Bramlette | Episode: "Glades" | |
1985–89 | The Equalizer | Mickey Kostmayer | 56 episodes | |
1986 | Adam's Apple | Garth Russell | Television film | |
1986 | ABC Afterschool Special | Peter Desmond | Episode: "Wanted: The Perfect Guy" | |
1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Sergeant Wilhelm "Old Man" Beier | Television film | |
1991 | Golden Years | Harlan Williams | 7 episodes | |
1992–97 | Law & Order | Harry Sibelius, Neil Gorton | 4 episodes | |
1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Colonel Waters | Episode: "Transylvania, January 1918" | |
1994 | 3×3 Eyes | Professor Fujii, Ryouko | Voice, English dub | |
1994 | North and South | Captain Venable | 2 episodes | |
1994 | Duckman | Additional voices | Episode: "Gripes of Wrath" | |
1994 | Under Suspicion | Wayne McCabe | 2 episodes | |
1994 | Babylon 5 | Matthew Stoner | Episode: "Soul Mates" | |
1995–97 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Corpus, Skritch, Dean | Voice, 3 episodes | [7] |
1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Christianson | Episode: "Circle of Light" | |
1996–97 | Profit | Charles Henry "Chaz" Gracen | 8 episodes | |
1996 | The Burning Zone | Gordon Kinnock | Episode: "Lethal Injection" | |
1996 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Hendricks | Episode: "Redemption" | |
1996 | Early Edition | Paul | Episode: "After Midnight" | |
1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Lead Crainiac | Voice, episode: "Deadliners" | |
1997–98 | Spy Game | Piotr "Shank" Reshankov, The President | 5 episodes | |
1998 | Timecop | Cromwell | Episode: "The Future, Jack, the Future" | |
1998–99 | The Wild Thornberrys | Kip O'Donnell | Voice | [7] |
1998 | The Angry Beavers | Spootimus, Maximus | Voice, episode: "Friends, Romans, Beavers!" | [7] |
1998 | Vengeance Unlimited | Dr. Alan Walker | Episode: "Victim of Circumstance" | |
1999 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Powell Weltmeister | Episode: "Honey, I'm King of the Rocket Guys" | |
1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Flynn | Episode: "Never Say Die" | |
1999 | Godzilla: The Series | Philippe Roaché | Voice, episode: "An Early Frost" | |
1999 | Thanks | Reverend Goodacre | 5 episodes | |
2000 | Men in Black: The Series | Additional voices | Voice, episode: "The Lights Out Syndrome" | |
2000 | Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles | Lt. Rockford | Voice, episode: "D-Day" | |
2000 | Pacific Blue | Malcolm Cross | Episode: "A Thousand Words" | |
2000 | Becker | Wayne | Episode: "The Roast That Ruined Them" | |
2000 | Party of Five | Oliver | Episode: "Blast from the Past" | |
2000 | Touched by an Angel | Barkley Stubbs | Episode: "The Face on the Bar Room Floor" | |
2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Teero Anaydis | Episode: "Repression" | |
2000 | The X-Files | Anthony Tipet | Episode: "Via Negativa" | |
2000–02 | Max Steel | Psycho, Jean Mairot, Luke DeMarco | Voice, 10 episodes | |
2001 | Roswell | Dan Lubetkin | 2 episodes | |
2001 | Kate Brasher | Bryce Taylor | Episode: "Simon" | |
2001 | The Division | Brett Harper | Episode: "Absolution" | |
2001 | The Zeta Project | Rodin Krick | Voice, episode: "Taffy Time" | [7] |
2001 | Batman Beyond | Bracelet Kobra | Voice, episode: "Unmasked" | [7] |
2001–02 | Angel | Daniel Holtz | 11 episodes | |
2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Damrus | Episode: "Rogue Planet" | |
2002 | She Spies | Liev Schrieber | Episode: "Fondles" | |
2002 | ER | Mr. DeLuca | Episode: "One Can Only Hope" | |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Peter Nash | Episode: "Don't Look Back" | |
2003 | The Mummy | Fodden King | Voice, episode: "The Cold" | |
2003 | Spider-Man: The New Animated Series | Kingpin's Henchman | Voice, episode: "Royal Scam" | |
2003 | Teen Titans | Trigon | Voice, episode: "Nevermore" | [7] |
2003 | Charmed | Zahn | Episode: "Soul Survivor" | |
2004 | Megas XLR | Ator | Voice, episode: "Ice Ice Megas" | [7] |
2005 | Unscripted | Limo Driver | 1 episode | |
2005 | Numbers | Cricket / Frank Milton | Episode: "Sabotage" | |
2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional voices | Voice, episode: "Imprisoned" | |
2005 | 24 | Robert Morrison | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Into the West | Gov. L. Stanford | Episode: "Hell on Wheels" | |
2005 | A.T.O.M. | Dragon | Voice, episode: "Enter the Dragon" | [7] |
2006 | The Inside | Arlen Dallas | Episode: "Gem" | |
2008 | Eleventh Hour | Agent Whittier | Episode: "Savant" | |
2008 | Prison Break | David Baker | Episode: "The Legend" | |
2008–10 | Cold Case | Patrick Hogan, Patrick Doherty | 5 episodes | |
2009 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Randy | Episode: "Disarmed and Dangerous" | |
2009 | Archer | Crenshaw | Voice, episode: "Mole Hunt" | |
2010–11 | Sons of Anarchy | Viktor Putlova | 3 episodes | |
2010 | Terriers | DEA Agent Samuel Weisdorf | Episode: "Agua Caliente" | |
2010–11 | Young Justice | Mr. Freeze | Voice, 2 episodes | [7] |
2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Warden, Con #1, P.A. Voice | Voice, 2 episodes | [7] |
2012 | Generator Rex | Additional voices | Voice, episode: "Deadzone" | |
2012 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Living Laser | Voice, episode: "Flight of the Iron Spider" | [7] |
2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Ronan the Accuser | Voice, episode: "Welcome to the Kree Empire" | [7] |
2012 | Elementary | Wade Crewes | Episode: "One Way to Get Off" | |
2013 | Criminal Minds | Detective Hardy Friedman | Episode: "All That Remains" | |
2014 | Castle | James Grady | Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West" | |
2014–18 | Star Wars Rebels | Cikatro Vizago | Voice, 8 episodes | [7][8] |
2016 | Pretty Little Liars | Dr. E. Cochran | Episode: "Exes and OMGs" | |
2016–19 | Supernatural | Donatello Redfield | 9 episodes | |
2018 | Summer Camp Island | Additional voices | Voice, episode: "Monster Babies" | |
2020 | 9-1-1 | Rory | Episode: "What's Next?" | |
2022 | Close Enough | Sam "The Sandman" Fenders | Voice, episode: "Where the Buffalo Roam/Venice Vengeance" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1996 | Soviet Strike | President Yeltsin | ||
1998 | Grim Fandango | Bowlsley, Uncicycle Man | [7] | |
2000 | Star Wars: Force Commander | Dewback Trooper, Infiltrator, TIE Fighter Pilot | ||
2000 | Escape from Monkey Island | Reverend Rasputin | ||
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys: Rambler | Kip O'Donnell | [7] | |
2001 | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Additional voices | ||
2001 | Max Steel: Covert Missions | Psycho | [7] | |
2002 | Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat | Hawke | ||
2002 | Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix | Sgt. Peterson | ||
2002 | Earth and Beyond | Professor Nostradamaus Smythe | ||
2003 | Enter the Matrix | Additional voices | ||
2003 | Gladius | |||
2003 | Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Kahn, Die Spinne | [7] | |
2003 | James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing | Arkady Yayakov | ||
2004 | Tales of Symphonia | Efreet | [7] | |
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Mr. Aziz | ||
2004 | The Bard's Tale | Additional voices | [9] | |
2004 | EverQuest II | Also Desert of Flames | ||
2004 | Viewtiful Joe 2 | Jet Black | [7] | |
2005 | Xenosaga Episode II | Boss, Vanderkam | [7] | |
2005 | Madagascar | Reggie the Rhino, Big Louie, Cop | [7] | |
2005 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown | Additional voices | ||
2005 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Wolverine | ||
2005 | Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble | Jet Black | [7] | |
2005 | Darkwatch | Lazarus | ||
2006 | Splinter Cell: Essentials | Emile Dufraisne | [7] | |
2006 | Xenosaga Episode III | Dmitri Yuriev, Helmer | [7] | |
2006 | Saints Row | Stilwater's Resident | ||
2006 | Company of Heroes | Additional voices | ||
2006 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Emile Dufraisne | [7] | |
2006 | Guild Wars Nightfall | Master of Whispers, additional voices | ||
2006 | The Sopranos: Road to Respect | Dr. Adams, additional voices | ||
2006 | Gothic 3 | Xardas | ||
2007 | Titan Quest: Immortal Throne | Additional voices | ||
2007 | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | |||
2007 | Transformers: The Game | Decepticons, additional voices | [7] | |
2007 | Transformers: Decepticons | Drones, additional voices | ||
2007 | Transformers: Autobots | |||
2007 | Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | General Hall | ||
2007 | Mass Effect | Executor Pallin, Lilihierax | ||
2007 | Universe at War: Earth Assault | Kamal Rex, Military Marine, Novus Reflez Trooper | ||
2008 | Condemned 2: Bloodshot | Patron, Inferi, Speedballer | ||
2008 | Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath | Additional voices | ||
2008 | Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty | Mayor Barnabus Worley | ||
2008 | Dead Space | Dr. Terrence Kyne | [7] | |
2008 | Saints Row 2 | Additional voices | ||
2008 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Venom | [7] | |
2009 | Red Faction Guerrilla | Additional voices | ||
2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Various | ||
2009 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | Wraithlords | [7] | |
2010 | Darksiders | Azrael | ||
2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Harbinger | Also Arrival DLC | [7] |
2010 | BioShock 2 | Reed Wahl | Also Minerva's Den DLC | |
2010 | Fallout New Vegas | Joshua Graham | ||
2010 | Supreme Commander 2 | Additional voices | ||
2010 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising | Diomedes, Wraithguard, Chaos | [7] | |
2010 | Transformers: War for Cybertron | Ironhide | [7] | |
2010 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Additional voices | [7] | |
2010 | Quantum Theory | Franz, Xex | [10] | |
2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Additional voices | ||
2011 | Dead Space 2 | |||
2011 | Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | Gilgamesh | [7] | |
2011 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution | Chaos Voice of God, Diomedes, Wraithguard, Wraithlord | [7] | |
2011 | Dragon Age II | Bartrand Tethras, Maraas | ||
2011 | L.A. Noire | Herschel Biggs | ||
2011 | Fallout: New Vegas | Joshua Graham | Honest Hearts DLC | [7] |
2011 | X-Men: Destiny | Bastion, additional voices | ||
2011 | Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Additional voices | ||
2011–15 | Skylanders series | Flameslinger | ||
2011 | The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Urgost | ||
2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Dunmer (Male) | Also Dragonborn DLC | [7] |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Also Knights of the Fallen Empire DLC | ||
2012 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | Adessa Citizen, Rathir Citizen, Scholar, Soldier, Sparrow | ||
2012 | Asura's Wrath | Kalrow | [7] | |
2012 | Mass Effect 3 | C-Sec Assistant, Turian Soldier, Dock Officer | ||
2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Oscorp Security | [7] | |
2012 | Darksiders II | The Crowfather, The Scribe, Wicked K, Nephilim Whispers | [7] | |
2012 | Transformers: Fall of Cybertron | Ironhide | [7] | |
2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Additional voices | ||
2012 | Halo 4 | The Didact | [7] | |
2012 | Lego The Lord of the Rings | Additional voices | ||
2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Russman, Survivor #4 | [7] | |
2013 | Dead Space 3 | General Spencer Mahad, additional voices | ||
2013 | BioShock Infinite | Cornelius Slate | [7] | |
2013 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | The Kraang | [7] | |
2013 | Hearthstone | Oculeth | ||
2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Various | ||
2014 | WildStar | Colonel Audax, Maelstrom, Noximind | ||
2014 | Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | Ironhide, Autobot Titan | [7] | |
2014 | Tales from the Borderlands | Rudiger | [7] | |
2015 | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Gilgamesh | [7] | |
2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Firefighter Daniell, Firefighter Scott, The Order | [11] | |
2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Soldiers | [7] | |
2015 | Fallout 4 | John-Caleb Bradberton, Male Ghouls, Vault-Tec Scientist | Also Nuka-World DLC | [7] |
2016 | World of Warcraft: Legion | Chief Telemancer Oculeth | ||
2016 | Mafia III | Additional voices | ||
2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Gilgamesh | [7] | |
2016 | Dishonored 2 | Middle Class Citizen | Also Death of the Outsider DLC | |
2017 | Batman: The Enemy Within | Harvey Bullock, Receptionist, Goon #7, Civilian #2 | [7] | |
2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Russman | [7] | |
2018 | Fallout 76 | Dr. Edgar Blackburn | Steel Dawn DLC | |
2018 | Marvel Powers United VR | Venom | [7] | |
2019 | Rage 2 | Rusty Junior, Wellspring Guards | [7] | |
2019 | Darksiders Genesis | Wicked Killington | ||
2021 | Halo Infinite | Tovarus | ||
2022 | Chocobo GP | Gilgamesh | [7] | |
2022 | Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin | Gilgamesh | [7] | |
2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Gilgamesh | [7] |
References
- ^ "WolfPack Special Episode: Keith Szarabajka Interview (Voice Of Cikatro Vizago On Rebels)" on YouTube
- ^ "Biography for Keith Szarabajka Biography". filmreference.com.
- ^ "Nominees and Winners". GRAMMY.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Yuri Rasovsky. "Maltese Falcon". Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ "The Mark of Zorro". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ "Full Voice Cast for BioShock Infinite Revealed | Irrational Games". Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "Keith Szarabajka (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 13, 2015. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Spark of Rebellion". Star Wars Rebels. October 3, 2014. Event occurs at 43:07. Disney Channel.
- ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard’s Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:23 in, More Great Talent.
- ^ Team Tachyon. Quantum Theory. Tecmo. Scene: Ending credits, 2:18 in, Quantum Theory Cast, Voice Actors.
- ^ Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
External links
- Dark Tale – Keith Szarabajka's website
- Keith Szarabajka at IMDb
- Keith Szarabajka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Keith Szarabajka at Behind The Voice Actors