Mark Meer
Mark Meer is a Canadian actor, writer and improvisor, based in Edmonton, Alberta. He is known for his role in the Mass Effect trilogy, in which he stars as the voice of the player character, Commander Shepard. His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp., notably the Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age series.
Mark Meer

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- Name
- Mark Meer
- Born
- 22 July 1971
- Birthplace
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Occupation
- Actor, writer, improvisor
- Spouse
- Belinda Cornish
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
Meer stars as the voice of the player character William Mackenzie in The Long Dark from Hinterland Studio. He also works in animation, providing the voice for several characters in a series of cartoon shorts produced by Rantdog Animation Studios, and the voice of Horse in the Captain Canuck web series starring Kris Holden-Ried and Tatiana Maslany.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Mark Meer • Born — 22 July 1971 • Birthplace — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • Occupation — Actor, writer, improvisor • Spouse — Belinda Cornish
Career
Career
Meer starred as the male voice of the main player character, Commander Shepard, in the Mass Effect trilogy. His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp., notably the Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age series. Meer starred as the voice of the player character William Mackenzie in The Long Dark from Hinterland Studio, which also features his Mass Effect counterpart, Jennifer Hale. Meer is a core company member of the Canadian Comedy Award-winning live improvised soap opera Die-Nasty, and was the first performer to complete the annual 53-hour long Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon without sleep. He is a longtime member of Rapid Fire Theatre, a founder of the sketch comedy/improv troupe Gordon's Big Bald Head, and performs regularly at Edmonton's Varscona Theatre. He is a performer and writer on CBC Radio's sketch comedy program The Irrelevant Show and APTN's Caution: May Contain Nuts, and is a co-creator, writer and star of Super Channel's Tiny Plastic Men. In 2005, Meer was nominated for an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for co-writing the surreal sketch comedy show, Lobster Telephone (in which he also played Salvador Dalí), with the ladies of Panties Productions. In 2006, he was honored with the Sterling Award for Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role for playing multiple roles in Helen's Necklace, produced by Shadow Theatre. In 2011, he was nominated for five Canadian Comedy Awards, including Best Male Improvisor, for which he was also nominated in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In December 2012, Mark Meer was voted Edmontonian of the Year in an online poll held by Gig City, an Edmonton arts and entertainment website. Tiny Plastic Men, which Meer co-created and writes for Canada's Super Channel, has been nominated at the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Comedy Series in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and Meer himself was nominated for the CSA for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role in 2015 for his work on the show. In 2016, Meer won the AMPIA Award for Best Performance by an Actor for the Tiny Plastic Men episode "Crisis on Infinite Octobers". Meer appeared at Dragon*Con 2012 cosplaying as Commander Shepard, his most famous character. Though his attendance was not publicly advertised, some fans immediately recognized him. In 2021, Meer became a player in The Black Dice Society, a Ravenloft themed Dungeons & Dragons actual play show on the official Wizards of the Coast channels.
Personal life
Personal life
Meer is married to Belinda Cornish, an actress who has done work in BioWare games as well, most notably voicing Rana Thanoptis in the Mass Effect series, and Goldanna and The Baroness in the Dragon Age series. Cornish also co-stars with Meer in Tiny Plastic Men, and been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for her work on the show.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2010–2018 — Caution: May Contain Nuts — Moonrod Mastertrick, Leonard the Vulcan, various — 48 episodes • 2012–2015 — Tiny Plastic Men — October, various — 32 episodes • 2015 — A Frosty Affair — Brad — Television film • 2017 — Legendary Myths: Raven Adventures — Raven (voice) — 5 episodes
Video games
Video games
All roles listed are voice roles and for the English versions where applicable. • Title — Year — Role(s) — Notes • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn — 2000 — Bhaal Cleric • Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal — 2001 — Cyric, additional roles • Neverwinter Nights — 2002 — Orc Shaman, Balor Demon, additional roles • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — 2003 — Carth (demo only) • Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark — Durnan, additional roles • Jade Empire — 2005 — Zhong the Ox-Carrier, The Watcher, Lotus Assassin, additional roles • Mass Effect — 2007–2009 — Commander Shepard (male), additional roles • Dragon Age: Origins — 2009 — Athras, Gatekeeper, Werewolf, Unscrupulous Merchant, Pearl Dwarf Companion, additional roles • Mass Effect 2 — 2010–2011 — Commander Shepard (male), Niftu Cal, Vorcha, Prazza, additional roles • Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening — 2010 — The Withered, The Lost, The First, The Herald, additional roles • Dragon Age II — 2011 — Jethann, Hybris, additional roles • Mass Effect 3 — 2012–2013 — Commander Shepard (male), Blasto, Vorcha, additional roles • Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition — 2012 — Rassad yn Bashir, Baeloth, Elan Garaq, Ghlouralk, Adoy, Goblin, additional roles • Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition — 2013 — Rassad yn Bashir, Baeloth, additional roles • Dragon Age: Inquisition — 2014 — Cabot, Lyrium Merchant, Red Templar, additional voices • The Long Dark — 2015 — William Mackenzie • Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear — 2016 — Rassad yn Bashir, Baeloth, Volghiln, Adoy, Einar, Bertram, additional roles • Slayaway Camp — Skullface • The Long Dark: Wintermute — 2017 — William Mackenzie • Arcade Spirits — 2019 — Deco Nami • Jupiter Hell — The Protagonist • Hyper-galactic Psychic Table Tennis 3000 — 2020 — Paddles • Raid Land — Warrior/Bersker/Hunter/General Voice Effects • Gotham Knights — 2022 — Starro • Mythforce — 2023 — Deadalus
Web shows and series
Web shows and series
• Title — Year — Role(s) — Notes • Star Trek Continues — 2017 — Sub-Commander Tal — Guest role; 2 episodes. A fan-made Star Trek web series. • Bucketheads: A Star Wars Story — 2018 — TK-683 — Voice role. A fan-made Star Wars short. • L.A. By Night — 2018–2019 — Chaz Price — Guest role; 4 episodes. A Vampire: The Masquerade actual play show presented by Geek & Sundry and World of Darkness. • Game the Game — 2019 — Himself — Guest role; 2 episodes. A tabletop game play-through series presented by Geek & Sundry. • Stitch of Fate — 2020–present — Max (of the Nosferatu clan) — Main role. A Vampire: The Masquerade actual play podcast presented by Pod by Night. • The Black Dice Society — 2021 — Brother Uriah Macawber, cleric of Ezra/ Azalin Rex (lich) — Main role. A Ravenloft themed Dungeons & Dragons actual play show presented by Wizards of the Coast. • Bucketheads: Season One — Obran Gunn — Main role; 3 episodes. A fan-made Star Wars mini-series. • Champions Of The Realm — 2022 — Baeloth — Main role; 7 episodes. Limited series presented by Dungeons & Dragons, RealmSmith, and Lost Odyssey Events. • Bookshops of Arkham — 2023 — Keeper of Arcane Lore — Main role; 5 episodes. A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast presented by Chaosium. • Gordon: A Batman Fan film — 2023 — The Joker — Main role; A fan-made Batman short by Creative Force Films. • Graveyards of Arkham — 2024 — Keeper of Arcane Lore — Main role; 6 episodes. A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast presented by Chaosium.
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2003 — Turnbuckle — The Electrocutioner • 2010 — FUBAR 2 — Car Salesman
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- 1.The Faces Behind the Voices of Mass Effect 3. Kotaku. 15 March 2012.
- 2.Farokhmanesh, Megan. Mass Effect voice actor Mark Meer joins The Long Dark, gameplay detailed. Polygon. 2013-09-17.
- 3.Ward, Dave. Mark Meer Interview. RPG Site. 2010-01-11.
- 4.Staff. Edmonton Dominates Canadian Comedy Awards. Gig City. Gig City: Edmonton's Daily Entertainment Source. 2011-06-09.
- 5.Nichols, Liz. Mark Meer: The Country's Best Improv Guy?. The Edmonton Journal. CanWest. 2012-06-07.
- 6.Ross, Mike. Mark Meer tops list of Canadian Comedy Awards nominations. Gig City. Gig City: Edmonton's Daily Entertainment Source. 2013-06-13.
- 7.Ross, Mike. Mark Meer elected Edmontonian of the Year in landslide victory. Gig City. Gig City: Edmonton's Daily Entertainment Source. 2012-12-31.
- 8.Nichols, Liz. Mark Meer: Edmonton's leaders of laughter snag nominations in annual Canadian Comedy Awards. The Edmonton Journal. CanWest. 2014-06-18.
- 9.Simon, Houpt. Mommy, Maps to the Stars set for showdown at Canadian Screen Awards. The Globe and Mail. CanWest. 2015-01-15.
- 10.Griwkowsky, Fish. Edmonton filmmakers celebrate Rosie wins. The Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. 2016-05-07.
- 11.Volmers, Eric. Diablo, Hell on Wheels and Fargo win big at the Alberta Film and Television Awards. The Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. 2016-05-08.
- 12.Narcisse, Evan. That's Not A Cosplayer, That's Actually Commander Shepard!. kotaku.com. Kodak. 2012-09-04.
- 13.Furdyk, Brent. Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Announced. ET Canada. Global. 2016-01-09.
- 14.Whitbrook, James. Bucketheads Is a Fan Film That Wants to Give Stormtroopers Their Own Star Wars Story. io9. 2018-08-28.
- 15.BUCKETHEADS is a Fantastic STAR WARS Fan Film. GeekTyrant. 24 December 2018.
- 16.For World of Darkness, the future of tabletop RPGs is increasingly digital. VentureBeat. 2020-08-02.
- 17.Geek & Sundry. Instruments of Darkness Vampire: The Masquerade - L.A. By Night Chapter 2. YouTube. November 26, 2018.
- 18.Geek & Sundry. Embrace the Dark Vampire: The Masquerade - L.A. By Night Season 2, Episode 9. YouTube. May 22, 2019.
- 19.WATCH: Cthulhu Wars Game the Game. Geek and Sundry. 2019-06-27.
- 20.WATCH: The Game of Wolf Game the Game. Geek and Sundry. 2019-06-11.
- 21.Meer, Mark. Just finished recording session #1 for @PodByNight starring @MathasGames @GamingFTL @little_red_dot @TheBubbernaut & me! Coming Aug 14 to all major platforms incl. iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify & GooglePlay. #VampireTheMasquerade #Vampire #Vamily #RPG #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast. 1288249373353111552. July 28, 2020.
- 22.Pod by Night. Welcome @Mark_Meer to our cast of kindred! You may know him best as the voice of Commander Shepard from Mass Effect or from his time on @LAbyNight. We're thrilled to have his talents & love of horror in our new #vamily. Dare you guess his clan?! #vtm. 1283783395932344326. July 16, 2020.
- 23.Mark Meer. Gentlefolk, I give you. THE BLACK DICE SOCIETY! @TheBlackDiceSoc is an official @Wizards_DnD stream set in the horror setting of #Ravenloft, launching Thu April 1 at 4PM PT on [YouTube dndwizards]. Meanwhile, feast your eyes on this promo art by @Adam_Schumpert! #DnD. Twitter. 2021-03-22.
- 24.Hoffer, Christian. Dungeons & Dragons Launches The Black Dice Society, a Creepy Ravenloft Streaming Show. ComicBook.com. April 1, 2021.
- 25.Baird, Scott. D&D: The Black Dice Society Arrive In Ravenloft On April 1. ScreenRant. 2021-04-01.
- 26.Star Wars fan film 'Bucketheads,' shot in South Surrey, makes its debut. Surrey Now-Leader. 2021-05-12.
- 27.Meer, Mark. Looking forward to Bucketheads: Season One!. 1257348116589744131.
- 28.Sheehan, Gavin. Dungeons & Dragons To Debut Champions Of The Realm In January. Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. 2021-12-30.
- 29.D&D Tournament Series Champions of the Realm Features Daredevil Star. ScreenRant. 2021-12-31.
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