Redd Pepper
Richardson Green (born 23 June 1961), known professionally as Redd Pepper, is a Barbadian-British voice actor. With his unusually deep voice and vocal style similar to that of Don LaFontaine, he is known for his work on movie trailers.
Redd Pepper | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richardson Green 23 June 1961 |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Early life
Pepper was born Richardson Green in Barbados on 23 June 1961,[1] and moved to London as a child. He has six sisters and three brothers.[1] He attended Sedgehill School in the Lewisham area of London. His first job was at a McDonald's, after which he spent six months as a firefighter. He then became a train driver on the London Underground.[1] He later claimed to have become bored very easily during this job, and would prank passengers by stopping the train between stations, turning off the lights, and talking over the loudspeakers: "I used to say stuff like: 'This is your driver speaking... or is it?' in a really spooky voice."[1]
Career
In 1996, a television executive was a passenger on a London Underground train being driven by Pepper; upon hearing his voice over the loudspeakers, the man gave Pepper his business card and asked Pepper to call him.[1] This led to numerous jobs providing voiceovers for TV channels and adverts, and he began voicing film trailers soon after, with his first being Space Jam.[2] He also voiced Mike LeRoi/Shadow Man in the video game Shadow Man.
Pepper came to prominence when he was mistaken for Hollywood voice artist Don LaFontaine following his voice work on the trailers for Armageddon and Independence Day.[3] He has also appeared onstage as an actor, having acted in an Edinburgh Festival production of Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diaries. On 24 December 2010, he appeared on a celebrity edition of the BBC quiz show Eggheads. When asked if he missed being a train driver, he responded, "I make £3,000 to £4,000 per movie trailer. What do you think?"[1]
In October 2015, Pepper replaced Peter Dickson as the voiceover of British reality show The X Factor. However, he was only present as a voiceover at Judges' Houses, as Dickson returned at the end of the month. In April 2017, he served as announcer during Bradley Walsh's week of hosting The Nightly Show.
Personal life
Redd is a supporter of football club Aston Villa F.C.[4]
Filmography
Film trailers
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Independence Day | UK dub |
| Space Jam | ||
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | |
| Men in Black | ||
| Boogie Nights | ||
| 1998 | Armageddon | |
| 1999 | The Blair Witch Project | |
| 2005 | Are We There Yet? | |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? | |
| Mr. Bean's Holiday | ||
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Boo, Zino & the Snurks | Bramph (voice) | English dub |
| 2019 | Serenity | Plymouth DJ (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Deadline | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2008 | The Culture Show | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Celebrity Eggheads | Himself | |
| 2011 | The One Show | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 1 episode | |
| Golden Joystick Awards: The Briefing | Narrator | ||
| 2014 | How to be epic at everything | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2014–2015 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | The X Factor | Announcer | |
| 2017 | The Nightly Show | Himself | 5 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Pointless Celebrities | 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Big Fat Quiz of Everything | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Life Of A Teddy Bear | Harriet Bear | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Flamingo Fantasies | Hamilton | 28 episodes |
| 2022 | Virgin Atlantic TV advert "I am What I am" | Passenger reading newspaper [5] | 1 advert |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shadow Man | Mike/Shadow Man | |
| 2000 | Imperium Galactica II: Alliances | Additional voices | |
| Blade | Blade | [6] | |
| Gothic | Drax | ||
| 2001 | Shadow Man: 2econd Coming | Mike/Shadow Man | |
| 2002 | Vietcong | Additional voices | |
| 2004 | Vietcong: Fist Alpha | Additional voices | |
| Vietcong: Purple Haze | Additional voices | ||
| 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Additional voices | |
| 2023 | Baldur's Gate 3 | Sarevok Anchev | [7] |
See also
References
- Dom Joly (2007). "Sound of the Underground" (PDF). Deadline. pp. 8 & 9. Retrieved 4 August 2007.
- "Meet Redd Pepper, the voice over artist behind some of the biggest movie trailers". CBC Radio. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- Jones, Monique (6 August 2018). "Meet Redd Pepper, The Iconic Voiceover Artist Behind Hollywood's Biggest Trailers". Shadow & Act. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- "Movie trailer man Redd Pepper's booming brilliance on AVTV". acfc.co.uk. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- https://www.tvadsongs.uk/virgin-atlantic-advert-music-i-am-what-singer/
- "Redd Pepper - 2 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
- Larian Studios (3 August 2023). Baldur's Gate 3. Scene: Credits.
External links
- Artist profile from the British Film Institute
- Redd Pepper at IMDb
- Artist profile from Harvey Voices