24 Facts About Matthew Mercer

Matthew Christopher Miller, better known as Matthew Mercer, is an American voice actor and game designer.

Matthew Mercer has provided voice work for cartoons, animations, video games, and English dubs of anime.

Matthew Mercer is a game designer and the chief creative officer of Critical Role Productions.

Matthew Mercer Christopher Miller was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Matthew Mercer's family moved to Los Angeles when he was eight years old.

Matthew Mercer attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California.

Matthew Mercer has a brother who is a musician under the stage name Dave Heatwave.

Matthew Mercer spoke with a stutter when he was young, leading his father to recruit a speech therapist who managed to reduce the effects to the point that only certain words trigger it.

Matthew Mercer adopted "Mercer" as his stage surname because his birth name was too similar to someone already represented by SAG-AFTRA.

Matthew Mercer had a stint as a member of The Groundlings.

Matthew Mercer's family advised him against moving into theatre as a career, and so he initially considered working in animation.

Matthew Mercer was dissuaded by advice from professional animators about the working conditions in that field however, and joined the games industry instead.

Matthew Mercer began his voice acting career performing English walla and additional characters in several Japanese anime, and has since worked in cartoons, video games, and radio commercials.

Matthew Mercer has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as Anime Expo and Anime Matsuri.

Matthew Mercer's work has expanded to a multitude of roles in cartoons, video games and radio commercials.

Matthew Mercer directed and produced the web series There Will Be Brawl, based on the Super Smash Bros.

In 2016, Matthew Mercer served as the Dungeon Master for Force Grey: Giant Hunters, which ran for 2 seasons.

In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled The Legend of Vox Machina; Matthew Mercer reprised his role as Sylas Briarwood and other characters.

In October 2020, Matthew Mercer became the creative advisor for the Critical Role board and card game imprint called Darrington Press.

From June to August 2021, Matthew Mercer appeared on Exandria Unlimited, a spinoff of Critical Role, as a player.

Hayley McCullough, for the American Journalism, commented that "Matthew Mercer is well-known for his homebrew mechanics, character classes, and feats".

Matthew Mercer began dating voice actress and Critical Role co-star Marisha Ray in 2011, and they were engaged in 2016 before marrying on October 21,2017.

Matthew Mercer said in 2017 that, while he is heterosexual, he has been attracted to men in the past and experienced homophobia while growing up as a boy who liked to experiment with an androgynous appearance.

Matthew Mercer explained that he tries his best in storytelling to represent the experiences of close LGBT family and friends.