Liam O'Brien

Liam Christopher O\'Brien (born May 28, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer and voice director in the Los Angeles area. He has been involved in many English-language adaptations of Japanese anime, and is also a regular in numerous video games and cartoons. His major anime roles include Gaara in Naruto,Vincent Law in Ergo Proxy, Captain Jushiro Ukitake in Bleach, Lloyd in Code Geass, Kenzo Tenma in Monster, and Nephrite in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon. In animation, he voices in shows such as Star Wars Rebels, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Avengers Assemble, Wolverine and the X-Men, and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.. In video games, he voiced Gollum in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Caius Ballad in Final Fantasy XIII-2, War in Darksiders, Asura in Asura\'s Wrath, Illidan Stormrage in World of Warcraft, Yasuo in League of Legends, Grimoire Weiss in NieR, the Warden in For Honor, Barker in Titanfall 2 and most recently, Infinite in Sonic Forces. He has directed for Naruto, The Last of Us, Evolve, Resident Evil 5, and Resident Evil 6. He is a regular cast member of Critical Role, playing Vax\'ildan "Vax" Vessar and Caleb Widogast.\n', 'O\'Brien grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey. His mother Lois Wiltse O\'Brien worked as an educator and as a quality assurance trainer and consultant. He started getting into acting in high school. After attending New York University Tisch School of the Arts, he worked in theater on various productions around the country. While working on a production of Romeo & Juliet in Cincinnati, he met Crispin Freeman, who helped him get into voice-over in cartoons and anime back in New York City.\n', 'O\'Brien married fellow voice actress Amy Kincaid in 2002. They have two children, a son and a daughter. O\'Brien also has a sister named Cara. In his interview with Brian W. Foster in Between the Sheets, O\'Brien mentioned that he has a condition called hyperacusis, a condition that affects sound perception.\n', '