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Skyrim & Fallout Voice Actor Stephen Russell Returns to Garrett's Role in Thief's Remaster

In a new Nightdive podcast, Russell talked about what inspired Garrett's voice and what it feels like to return to the character.

Stephen Russell, whose voice credits include Fallout, Dishonored, Prey, The Elder Scrolls, and Thief, will play Garrett again in The Tarnished Mirror, an expansion arriving with Thief: The Dark Project Remastered.

In a new episode of Nightdive's Deep Dive podcast, Russell talked about how he got the role of Garrett, how he returned to the voice, and more. The actor said he came to the role with a background in theater, radio, and medical voiceover work, and that Clint Eastwood was his reference point when he searched for Garrett's whispery voice. He also recalled the "incredible claustrophobia" of an early build of the game.

Speaking about the remaster, Russell expressed his excitement about working on the project and his affection for his character:

"I love doing that character. It's so much fun. So, the opportunity to get to do him again and again, I feel like the writing this time around is just as strong as the first time and honors what was created originally. So it's been great to be back with the old guy."

The first game in the series, Thief: The Dark Project, was released in 1998. The actor said he was concerned about recapturing the voice after 30 years:

"It's been almost 30 years now since I originally voiced this character, and you
know the equipment changes. It was encouraging to find that he's still living inside me and I can bring him out as I need to. But I did have to brush up. I needed to go back… I think my voice has dropped since 1997, so I needed to be conscious of pitch. You know, you slow down as you get older, and that affects the delivery, too, so I was trying to adjust for all those things."

Thief: The Dark Project Remastered is scheduled for December 3. The Tarnished Mirror expansion, from the creators of The Black Parade mod, is an original four-mission campaign set after the events of Thief: The Dark Project.

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