Michael Hollick

Michael Andrew Hollick (born August 5, 1973[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture of Niko Bellic in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV.[2][3]

Michael Hollick
Hollick at San Diego Comic-Con in 2008.
Born
Michael Andrew Hollick

(1973-08-05) August 5, 1973
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Known forVoice and motion capture of Niko Bellic
Spouse(s)
Angela Tsai
​
(m. 2007)​
Children2

Career

Hollick has appeared in plays like De La Guarda,[4] Fuerzabruta[5][6] on off-Broadway, and Tarzan[7] and Jumpers on Broadway.[8] Other credits include minor TV-roles in Law & Order, Hawaii Five-0, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[9] and Sex and the City.[10] He played the villainous character Scar in the Las Vegas-production of The Lion King.[11]

Grand Theft Auto IV

He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture of Niko Bellic in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. After the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Hollick argued that he was not paid enough for his work on the game. He received $100,000 for his work while the game grossed $600 million in total.[2][3][12]

Personal life

Hollick lives in Las Vegas.[1] He is married to actress Angela Tsai. On July 22, 2010, Tsai gave birth to their son, Maxwell Ming Hollick.[13] In 2015, Tsai gave birth to their daughter Eva.

Hollick attended Carnegie Mellon University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[14] Hollick currently works for Disney's The Lion King in Las Vegas, Nevada and Morristown, New Jersey. Tsai and Hollick bought a house in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey in late 2015 for work purpose only.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Stop Marshall Movitz Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Coach/Paramedic Episode:
"Wrong Is Right"
"Justice"
2002 Sex and the City Dickie Sailor Episode: "Anchors Away"
2006–2009 Law & Order Nick Carvahal/Minister Episode:
"Fame"
"Dignity"
2009 Endorphin 2.7 Crash & Fall Endorphin Guy Screaming Episode: 2
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Barry Epstein Episode: "Privilege"
2008 Internet Superstar Niko Bellic - Guest Episode: "Live in San Francisco"
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Naval Intel Officer Lt. Granger Episode: "Makani 'Olu a Holo Malie"

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Niko Bellic Voice and motion capture
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Dialogue reused from the original game
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony
2011 Homefront Motion Capture
2015 Dying Light: Cuisine & Cargo Ronald "Razor" Tomasino Cuisine & Cargo DLC Content

Awards and nominations
Year Award Award category Title of work Result
2008 Spike Video Game Award Best Male Voice Actor Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV Won

References
  1. "Search results for Michael Hollick in Brooklyn, NY". Intellus.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  2. "A Video Game Star and His Less-Than-Stellar Pay". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. "Niko's voice earned about from GTA IV". Joystiq.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  4. "De la Guarda - Musical, Comedy". TeleCharge.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  5. "Don't Slump: Stand, Gawk, Collaborate". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. "Cast & Creative". FuerzabrutaNYC.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  7. "Tarzan: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)". Target.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  8. "Theater Review; Odd Brits A-Leaping With Bodies Or Brains". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  9. "Michael Hollick Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2008. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  10. "Anchors Away Season 5, Episode 1". Seplis.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  11. "Life as Uncle Scar in The Lion King — and Scar's new baby". LasVegasSun.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  12. Vasanth Sridharan (May 21, 2008). "Grand Theft Auto IV Voice: I've Been Robbed! (TTWO)".
  13. "Unexpected birth of 'Lion King' actor's son is drama to the Max". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  14. "About Michael Hollick". www.michaelhollick.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.