Wes Johnson is an actor and voice artist who voiced multiple characters in Fallout 3, its add-ons Broken Steel and Point Lookout; Fallout 4 and its add-on Nuka-World; as well as Fallout 76 and its updates Wild Appalachia, Nuclear Winter, Wastelanders, Nuka-World on Tour and Skyline Valley. Most prominent among his roles are the Protectron robots throughout all three games, as well as the companion Fawkes in Fallout 3, as well as Moe Cronin and the Silver Shroud in Fallout 4, the latter of which he reprised in Fallout 76.
Career[]
Work on the Fallout series[]
Fallout 3[]
In Fallout 3 (2008), Johnson voiced Mister Burke, all super mutants (including Fawkes and Uncle Leo), the sentry bots, the Protectrons, Scribe Bigsley in Broken Steel, and swampfolk in Point Lookout (both 2009).
Fallout 4[]
Johnson returned to the series for Fallout 4 (2015), voicing Moe Cronin, the Silver Shroud, and reprised his role as the Protectrons, as well as several minor super mutants. However, he did not reprise his role as sentry bots.[1]
Fallout 76[]
Johnson also reprised his role as the Protectrons in Fallout 76 (2018), as well as the various vendor bots in the game. He also voiced the Fasnacht Protectrons, introduced in Wild Appalachia (2019), as well as various Collectrons. He also voiced the Silver Shroud again, this time as part of JES-2R's voice lines, introduced in Nuclear Winter.
For the Wastelanders update to Fallout 76 (2020), Johnson reprised his role as the Protectron officer Boomer, as well as voicing Professor-bot and Sunny.
Johnson returned to Fallout 76 in 2022 with the Nuka-World on Tour update, in which he voiced Bruno the Strongbot and the human chems vendor Del Walsh.[2] In 2024, he voiced former park ranger Kevin Harris in the Skyline Valley update.[3]
Other work[]
Johnson is a frequent collaborator with Bethesda Softworks, having voiced characters in The Elder Scrolls franchise since 2002's The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, as well as countless voices in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Outside of Bethesda Softworks, he has also voiced characters in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and appeared in films such as A Dirty Shame. He is the host of Wes Johnson's Voiceapalooza, an annual charity event held in conjunction with Fallout For Hope to benefit Alzheimer's research. He has been the PA announcer for the Washington Capitals since 2000.
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
Other work[]
Year | Title | Credited as/for |
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2002 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | Boethiah / Malacath / Molag Bal |
2003 | Unreal II: The Awakening | Additional Voices |
2004 | A Dirty Shame | Fat Fuck Frank |
2006 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | Lucien Lachance / The Grey Fox / Pelinal Whitestrake / The Arena Announcer / Dremora / Male Imperials / Herdir / Dyus / The Prophet / Malacath / Sheogorath (Shivering Isles) |
2006 | Star Trek: Legacy | Menvek / Klingon Captain / Borg / TOS Captain / TNG Crew / TOS Helm |
2007 | Star Trek: Conquest | Cardassian Officer / Federation Officer / Klingon Admiral #1 |
2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Additional Voices |
2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Hermaeus Mora / Emperor Titus Mede II / Dremora / Sheogorath / Lucien Lachance |
2013 | Veep | Peter |
2017 | The Elder Scrolls: Legends | Sheogorath / Arena Announcer |
2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Male Maghar Orcs |
2019 | The Elder Scrolls: Blades | Theodor Gorlash / Shulkunaak / Celemaril |
2020 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Markarth | Ard Caddach |
2021 | Don't Look Up | Don't Look Upper |
2023 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | Hermaeus Mora |
2023 | Starfield | Ron Hope |
2024 | Last Night at Terrace Lanes | George |
2024 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road | Hermaeus Mora / Greenspeaker Nedolir / Jahones Valain |
2024 | Shady Motives (mod) | Angelo / Kronch |
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Interview with Wes Johnson (Planet Fallout - December 2, 2008)
- The Fallout Hub ~ Ep. 3: Interview with Bethesda Voice Actor Wes Johnson (The Fallout Hub - March 7, 2020)
- Fallout 4 Cast & Crew Reunion ft. Courtenay Taylor, Matt Mercer, Keythe Farley, & MORE! (MrMattyPlays - December 5, 2020)
- Apocalypse Squares with the STARS of Fallout 3, 4 and 76! (CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast - December 12, 2021)
- Fallout 4 Cast Reunion ~ Wes Johnson, Stephen Russell, Paul Eiding, Peter Jessop, and more (CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast - June 23, 2022)
- Fallout 76 Voice Cast Reunion with Keith Szarabajka, Wes Johnson and more #FalloutForHope 2022 (CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast - June 29, 2022)
- QuakeCon 2022 Apocalypse Squares with Wes Johnson, Michelle C. Bonilla, and more (CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast - August 21, 2022)
- 2022 Fallout For Hope St Jude Apocalypse Squares (CHAD: A Fallout 76 Podcast - December 18, 2022)
- 14 Fallout Voice Actors Reunited (Fallout Lorecast - May 19, 2023)
References[]
- ↑ Wes Johnson on Twitter (archived)
RossCuth: "Sorry to ask again, but who did the Sentry Bot in Fallout 4 again? lol"
Wes Johnson: "Hmmm. The Fallout Wiki says it was ME, but I have inside information that says I WASN'T. #Fallout3Only" - ↑ Wes Johnson on Twitter
LaymansReign: "@WesJohnsonVoice Hey Wes! Did you voice Bruno the Strongbot and Del Walsh in the new Fallout 76 update Nuka-World On Tour from this week?"
Wes Johnson: "I believe that I did, yes 😊" - ↑ Wes Johnson on Twitter: "KEVIN IS (reluctantly) COMING SOON! #Fallout76 #MapExpansion #TooFun!"
- ↑ A Word from Wes Johnson #FalloutForHope fighting Alzheimer's this June!
- ↑ A Tribute to Ferret Baudoin From His Fans
- ↑ Wes Johnson on Twitter (archived): "Hey @SeanSchemmel! Fawkes is looking forward to meeting up with Strong again at this years @AwesomeCon in DC! See you June 3-5th! #Fallout #SuperMutantBrotherhood"