12 huge Hollywood stars you didn\u2019t know appeared in video games Ubisoft \/ Konami \/ Sony Computer EntertainmentCelebrities have been making appearances in video games for decades, like Michael Jackson\u2019s Moonwalker on the Sega Megadrive and Mike Tyson\u2019s Punch-Out on the NES. It\u2019s a sure-fire way to get people talking. As production quality improves and games continue to dominate the entertainment world, more A-listers than ever are being tempted to make appearances in the most exciting top-tier releases. Just recently, we\u2019ve seen Norman Reedus and Conan O\u2019Brien in Hideo Kojima\u2019s Death Stranding, and Keanu Reeves will star in Cyberpunk 2077 (when it finally comes out) as Johnny Silverhand. But not all celebrity appearances are as well-remembered or widely-regarded as those above. We\u2019ve rounded up 9 of the biggest Hollywood stars who you might not know appeared in video games. Rami Malek in Until Dawn Before he became a household name, playing hacker Elliot Alderson in Mr Robot and Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, Rami Malek starred in PS4 interactive horror drama Until Dawn, from the creators of The Dark Pictures Anthology. He played Josh, for which both his likeness and voice were used, and starred opposite Hayden Panettiere in the game. You might remember her as Claire \u2018The Cheerleader\u2019 Bennet in Tim Kring\u2019s superhero series Heroes. Matthew Perry in Fallout: New Vegas Matthew Perry rose to fame playing Chandler Bing in 90s sitcom Friends, but he also voiced a secondary antagonist called Benny in Fallout: New Vegas. Perry\u2019s love for Fallout 3 is supposedly what landed him the role, after he appeared on The Ellen Show with a copy of the game in 2009. \u201cI played this video game so often that I injured my hand so severely that I had to go to a hand doctor and get injections in my hand because I love this video game so much,\u201d he said at the time. Snoop Dogg in True Crime: Streets of LA Snoop Dogg \u2013 formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg, and briefly Snoop Lion \u2013 has had a long and varied career. He\u2019s been a rapper, an actor, a chef alongside Martha Stewart, and the face of UK food delivery app Just Eat. He was also a playable character in 2003 open-world game True Crime: Streets of LA, which tasked the player with heading up an undercover task force to stop Russian and Chinese gangs overtaking the City of Angels. Snoop was unlocked after the player collected 30 Dogg Bones scattered throughout Los Angeles (or by entering a cheat code). He also came with his own mini-game called Dogg Patrol, and even recorded music for the soundtrack. Kristen Bell in Assassin\u2019s Creed She\u2019s probably most well-known as the voice of Princess Anna in Disney\u2019s behemoth of a franchise, Frozen, but The Good Place star Kristen Bell also contributed her vocal talents to Ubisoft\u2019s popular Assassin\u2019s Creed series of games. Bell first lent her voice and likeness to the character Lucy Stillman in the original 2007 game Assassin\u2019s Creed, and later reprised the role in 2009\u2019s Assassin\u2019s Creed II and 2010\u2019s Assassin\u2019s Creed: Brotherhood. Patrick Stewart in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow He\u2019s got one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood thanks to roles as Charles Xavier in X-Men and Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek, so it\u2019s no surprise that Patrick Stewart is in high-demand for video games like Lego Universe and The Elder Scrolls. Stewart\u2019s biggest video game roles were in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1 & 2. As well as taking on the role of narrator, he played Zobek, a founding member of the Brotherhood of Light and one of the Lords of Shadow who aids protagonist Gabriel. Ice Cube in Call of Duty: Black Ops Ice Cube has found success in various forms of entertainment, from music to movies and TV, and in 2010 he tried his hand at video game voice acting in Call of Duty: Black Ops, where he portrayed Chief Petty Officer Joseph Bowman. Bowman appeared in almost every mission played by protagonist Mason, until he was killed by a Spetsnaz Operative in the campaign mission Payback. Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz in Dishonored Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz rose to fame at just 13-year-old when she played Hit-Girl in 2010 superhero movie Kick-Ass, and has gone on to star in several big-budget movies including Dark Shadows, 2013\u2019s Carrie remake, and the upcoming live-action Tom & Jerry adaptation. She also found time to voice the young princess Emily Kaldwin in Bethesda\u2019s Dishonored. The game had a star-studded cast of voice actors, including Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon and Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher. Gary Oldman in The Legend of Spyro We all know him as Commissioner Jim Gordon in Christopher Nolan\u2019s acclaimed trilogy of Batman movies, but British actor Gary Oldman has also lent his voice to a number of video game franchises including two Call of Duty entries. Lesser known, however, is his work on the Legend of Spyro trilogy games, where he voiced fire dragon Ignitus opposite Elijah Wood\u2019s iconic hero Spyro. Ricky Gervais in Grand Theft Auto IV With the help of British sitcom The Office and his recent smash hit Netflix series After Life, Ricky Gervais has become arguably one of the world\u2019s most famous comedians-turned-actors. But his stand-up roots remain in Grand Theft Auto IV, where his likeness was recreated in the game. He can be found at the Split Sides comedy club performing an original routine that players could watch in full. Christina Aguilera in The Sims: Superstar The Sims is one of the most well-known and beloved video game franchises in the world, and has often partnered with celebrities like Katy Perry and Carly Rae Jepsen to promote their games. But you might not remember that singer and actor Christina Aguilera appeared alongside a number of other pop stars including Avril Lavigne, Jon Bon Jovi, and Jennifer Lopez in a 2003 expansion pack called Superstar. Phil Collins in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Another unlikely celebrity cameo in Grand Theft Auto was Phil Collins, the chart-topping soft rock icon and former member of the band Genesis. He appeared in the 80s-centric Vice City Stories, and was the first celebrity to ever play themselves in a Grand Theft Auto game. There\u2019s even a quest named after him, the appropriately-titled In The Air Tonight. Gary Coleman in The Curse of Monkey Island As well as a bizarre appearance as himself in Postal 2, actor and comedian Gary Coleman also voiced Kenny Falmouth in The Curse of Monkey Island, the third installment of LucasArts\u2019 iconic point-and-click Monkey Island series and the first to feature voice acting. Falmouth ran a lemonade stand with a sneaky \u2018bottomless mug\u2019 policy before starting a new business selling cannons for the player\u2019s pirate ship, all while speaking with Coleman\u2019s inimitable voice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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