Geralt's iconic voice actor Doug Cockle on reprising role for Netflix film, facing new challenges, and the character's future
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Doug Cockle has voiced Geralt for nearly 2 decades, from when The Witcher was unknown to now a household name. He will voice Geralt in the upcoming Netflix animated Witcher film.
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Cockle recorded a full afternoon for the Netflix film. He found speaking in "Mer-speak" very challenging to adapt Geralt's usual gruff voice to.
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Cockle is very used to recording dialogue branches for games and enjoys the challenge. He would happily keep voicing Geralt in upcoming projects like the remake and next mainline entry Polaris.
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Cockle declined offers to put his Geralt voice on AI databases due to concerns about losing income and his voice being misused. But he sees room for solutions that protect actor rights.
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Cockle doesn't have a single favorite Geralt line, but enjoys the character's rare silly moments like chasing the goat Princess or catching pigs.