The Witcher Geralt of Rivia voice actor diagnosed with prostate cancer CD Projekt REDDoug Cockle, the actor behind the iconic voice of The Witcher series\u2019 Geralt of Rivia, has revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis. Cockle first voiced The Witcher protagonist in 2007 for the eponymous video game. The voice actor continued his role in 2011\u2019s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and 2015\u2019s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Cockle also played Chernobog and Totem Caller Hou Yi in SMITE. At 2015\u2019s Golden Joystick Awards, Cockle took home a Game Award for Best Performance for his portrayal of Geralt in The Witcher 3. It\u2019s unknown if he will return to voice Geralt of Rivia for The Witcher 4 \u2013 codenamed Polaris or whether or not he\u2019s involved in the upcoming remake of the first Witcher game. Recently, The Witcher voice actor disclosed he had been undergoing prostate cancer treatment. He also encouraged those concerned about a probable diagnosis to schedule a doctor\u2019s appointment. The Witcher\u2019s Doug Cockle undergoes prostate cancer treatment On Twitter, Cockle announced he had received a prostate cancer diagnosis after a routine check-up. It\u2019s unclear how long he has been undergoing treatment for his prostate cancer. In addition to revealing his own diagnosis, Cockle encouraged men over 50 to routinely get tested for prostate cancer. In the United States, prostate cancer is the most common cancer for males \u2013 affecting 1 in 8 men. Unfortunately, the early stages of prostate cancer often go undetected, stressing the importance of regular exams. In the tweet\u2019s replies, fans offered their sympathy and wished him a speedy recovery from the awful disease. Thankfully, the voice actor claimed that everything has been \u201clooking good so far.\u201d Doug also promoted Prostate Cancer UK\u2019s website alongside his announcement and encouraged other men to do some more research if they\u2019re in any of the risk groups and to get a health checkup to avoid a surprise diagnosis like the one he\u2019d received.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Witcher Geralt of Rivia voice actor diagnosed with prostate cancer CD Projekt REDDoug Cockle, the actor behind the iconic voice of The Witcher series\u2019 Geralt of Rivia, has revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis. Cockle first voiced The Witcher protagonist in 2007 for the eponymous video game. The voice actor continued his role in 2011\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85728\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}