Sam Riegel

Since 2015, he has been a regular cast member of the web series Critical Role, in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons. In 2022, the show's first campaign was adapted into the animated series The Legend of Vox Machina, followed by the second campaign adaptation The Mighty Nein in 2025.

• Name — Sam Riegel • Birth Name — Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel • Born — 9 October 1976 • Birthplace — Washington, D.C., U.S. • Occupation — * Voice actor • writer • Years Active — 1997–present • Other Names — * Sam Regal • Jack Lingo • Spouse — Quyen Tran • Children — 2 • Relatives — * Eden Riegel (sister) • Tatiana S. Riegel (half-sister) • Jerome Charyn (stepfather)

Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel was born in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 1976, the son of Lenore and Kurt Riegel. His mother later married author Jerome Charyn. His father works as a radio astronomer, environmental executive, and sailor. Riegel is of Jewish descent, with his grandmother being a Holocaust survivor. He is the older brother of actress Eden Riegel and the younger half-brother of filmmaker Tatiana S. Riegel. He grew up in Northern Virginia, where he began performing in local theater at the age of six. He was cast in the touring production of Les Misérables at the age of 11, and performed in The Sound of Music three years later. He also had television roles on Guiding Light and Another World as a teenager, but opted to pursue a career onstage over screen acting as he preferred the live feedback of a theater audience. He joined the Upright Citizens Brigade shortly after graduating from college.

• Illustration — Riegel in 2025 In 2018, Riegel received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program for his work on Danger & Eggs. He is also a cast member of the popular web series Critical Role, in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons. Critical Role was both the Webby Winner and the People's Voice Winner in the "Games (Video Series & Channels)" category at the 2019 Webby Awards; the show was also both a Finalist and the Audience Honor Winner at the 2019 Shorty Awards. After becoming hugely successful, the Critical Role cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, Critical Role Productions. Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on Kickstarter to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million. 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. Riegel reprises his role as Scanlan Shorthalt. He hosts the All Work No Play podcast and spinoff web series with his Critical Role co-star and best friend Liam O'Brien.

Riegel lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Vietnamese-American cinematographer Quyen Tran, and their two children. Prior to his marriage, he converted to Catholicism. On September 11, 2001, Riegel and Tran witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. They were caught in the dust cloud formed by the collapse of the South Tower, but eventually escaped to Battery Park, where they witnessed the collapse of the North Tower; Riegel captured video footage that has since been featured in several documentaries. Shortly after the events, they moved to California when Tran was accepted to UCLA. In July 2024, Riegel revealed that he had been diagnosed with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer earlier in the year and was recovering after undergoing six weeks of radiation therapy and surgery to remove his tonsils alongside parts of his tongue and soft palate, leaving him with a seven-inch scar across his throat.

List of dubbing performances in anime • Year — Title — Role — Crew role, notes — Source • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters — Tristan Taylor (Ep. 1–10), Rex Raptor (Ep. 2–144), Para, Arkana — 1st voice of Tristan and Rex • Samurai Deeper Kyo — Kotaro Makaora — As Jack Lingo • Animation Runner Kuromi — Nonki Hayama • K.O. Beast — Wan Derbard — As Sam Riegel • Space Pirate Mito — Aoi Mitsukuni — As Jack Lingo • Comic Party — Kazuki Sendou — As Jack Lingo Also specials • Gungrave — Various characters — As Sam Riegel • Here is Greenwood — Tenma Koizumi, Masato Ikeda • Ikki Tousen — Chuei Totaku, Student A • Marmalade Boy — Michael Grant, others — As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo • Paranoia Agent — Lil' Slugger, others — As Sam Riegel • R.O.D — Criminal #2, Cafe Owner, Young Owner • Shaman King — Faust VIII, Yohmei Asakura — 1st Voice of Faust VIII • Texhnolyze — Kazuho Yoshii, others — As Sam Riegel • Daphne in the Brilliant Blue — Chang, others — As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo • DearS — Hikoro 'Oihiko' Oikawa, Assassin, others • Di Gi Charat — Mishter Manager — As Sam Riegel • Fafner in the Azure — Hiroto Doma, others • Ghost Talker's Daydream — Souichiro Kadotake, others — As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo • Grenadier - The Senshi of Smiles — Yajiro Kojima — As Sam Riegel • Koi Kaze — Various characters • Kyo Kara Maoh! — Gunter — As Jack Lingo • Le Portrait de Petit Cossette — Eiri's Friend — As Sam Riegel • Leave it to Piyoko! — BGG Member C, Store Manager, Various characters • Marmalade Boy movie — Manager • Mermaid Forest — Fisherman, Sailor, Toba Islander • Naruto — Zaku Abumi, Shino Aburame, others — 1st voice of Shino Aburame • New Getter Robo — Lab Staff, Guard — As Sam Riegel • Rumiko Takahashi Anthology — Various characters • Saiyuki Reload — Impostor Demon, Mob Leader, Gate Guard • Samurai Champloo — Various characters • Scrapped Princess — Dennis, Officer, Soldier • Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars — Toshio Mikami, others — As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo Also Director and Script Adaptation • Skyhigh — Various characters — live-action film As Sam Riegel • Tenjho Tenge — Masayuki Sanada, Dan Inosato — As Sam Riegel • The Melody of Oblivion — Male Student A, Male Guest, Person of the Cape, Eichi Hikoyama • The Twelve Kingdoms — Seishou • Ultra Maniac — Student • Zatch Bell! — Purio, others • The Prince of Tennis — Additional voices — As Jack Lingo • Boys Be... — Kyoichi Kanzaki — Voice director, script As Sam Riegel • Ergo Proxy — Pull — As Sam Riegel • Fate/stay night — Shirou Emiya • Gun Sword — Klatt, others • Haré+Guu — Ashio • Kamichu! — Ino, others — As Sam Riegel • Saiyuki Reload Gunlock — Demon, Taizou • To Heart — Various characters • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya — Taniguchi, Eijirou Ohmori (Appliance Store Owner), others • Mega Man Star Force — Tom Dubius • 2007–08 — The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye — Joey, others • Digimon Data Squad — Kudamon • –09 — Lucky Star — Minoru Shiraishi, Narration • 2008 — Code Geass — Clovis la Britannia • Aika R-16: Virgin Mission — Gusto — As Sam Riegel • Gurren Lagann — Viral — as Sam Riegel • Buso Renkin — Madoka Maruyama — As Sam Regal • 2012 — Hellsing Ultimate — Wild Geese, Vatican Officers — Ep. 6, 8 • –13 — Persona 4: The Animation — Teddie • Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan — Kiyotsugu Kiyojuji — As Sam Riegel • –25 — Blue Exorcist — Mephisto Pheles • K — Yashiro Isana, Fox Spirit (Current Colorless King) • Digimon Fusion — BlueMeramon • –14 — B-Daman Crossfire — Reggie Mak, others • Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement — Motonari Mōri — • –19 — One-Punch Man — Metal Bat — As Sam Riegel also OVA's • Ace Attorney — Furio Tigre — • Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 — One Man, Agents, ISAF Officer

List of voice performances in animation • Year — Title — Role — Crew role — Notes — Source • –09 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Donatello, Delivery Man, Utrom, Triceraton Guard, Swordsmith, Zippy Lad, Shellectro, Yellow Triple Threat, Dark Donatello, Mr. Hambrath, Dr. Chaplin, • –14 — Winx Club — Riven, Acheron, Sphinx, Lu Wei, Rumpelstiltskin • –16 — Wander Over Yonder — Emperor Awesome, Ship Computer, Something the So and So, Cartoon Awesome, Jimmy, Admiral Admirable, Additional Voices — Dialogue Director • –17 — Doc McStuffins — Wilbur, Orville — Into the Hundred Acre Wood! • –18 — Sofia the First — Squirrel, Doctor, Smokelee, Royal Builder, Coachman, Yellowbelly, Additional Voices — Dialogue Director • –16 — Sanjay and Craig — Voice Director • –16 — Fresh Beat Band of Spies — Mate, Pirate Guard, Curtis, Kid #1 (2), Fan (3), Audience Guy — Casting Director and Voice Director • –18 — Pickle and Peanut — Sultry Dog, Chent, Salesman, College Professor, Party Goer, Mayor, Cody, Additional Voices — Dialogue Director • –18 — Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh — Trystane — Voice Director • –18 — Future-Worm! — Villager #2, Lew Cregger, Carl, Alien Sam Riegel — Dialogue Director • –2020 — Elena of Avalor — Additional Voices, Referee • Danger & Eggs — Phillip's Brother, Lt. Second in Command — Casting Director and Voice Director • –21 — DuckTales — Hack, Slash, Tenderfeet / Gavin, Stinky Boot, Two-Toed Jack, Moonlanders, Gilded Man, Pirates — Dialogue Director • –22 — Fancy Nancy — Male Announcer, Male Narrator, Dying Old Man, Poor Neighbor, Rabbi Katz, Prison Security Guard • –22 — Amphibia — Ab-Snatchers Actor, Movie Announcer, Blue Frog With Hat, Gary, Janitor, Brown Overalls Frog, Dartboard Frog, Dark Green Male Frog, Glass Artisan, Grub N Go Hirer, Bell Ringer, Chief McClintock, Cop 2, Arrested Civilian, Patrick, Bearded Frog, Neckerchief Betting Frog, Kurt, Neckerchief Frog, Frog DJ, Orange Haired Frog, Vince, Dragonfly Frog, Scared Hat Bittie, Neckerchief Bittie, Brown Slicked Hair Bittie, Bird Seller Trucker, Ushanka Hat Frog, Bartley, Branson, Ant Cream Worker, Gift Shop Worker, Fleafy, Red Eyed Frog, Blue Toad Soldier, Green Frog with Hat, Leander, Tyler, Tyler's Boyfriend, Hat Customer, Bearded Tough Guy Bus Passenger, Glasses Customer, Mitch Harper, Branson, Blair, Butterfly Drone Soldier Prototype, Scared Museum Observer, Worried Amphibians • –22 — Kid Cosmic — PT-SB, Jerry, Feeble Pilot, Travis — Casting Director and Voice Director • American Dad! — Benny, Athletic Spectator • –23, 2025 — Firebuds — Vin Voltage — Dialogue Director — Season 1 • –present — The Legend of Vox Machina — Scanlan Shorthalt, Death Knight, Cultist, Various voices — Executive Producer, Writer, and Casting Director • –24 — Kiff — Voice Director — Season 1 • –25 — Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur — Dialogue Director • –present — The Sisters Grimm — Casting Director • –present — The Mighty Nein — Nott the Brave — Executive Producer, Writer, Casting and Voice Director

List of voice performances in video games • Year — Title — Role — Crew role, notes — Source • Obscure — Josh Carter • Blue Dragon — King Jibral, Turbulent Mai — As Sam Regal • God Hand — Azel, Bruce, Ravel, Sensei, Villagers • –07 —.hack G.U. series — Silabus, miscellaneous voices • Eternal Sonata — Allegretto — As Sam Regal • Digimon World Data Squad — Kudamon, Reppamon, Tyilinmon • Time Crisis 4 — Captain Marcus Black — Credited as Jack Lingo • Final Fantasy IV — Edward — As Sam Regal • Tales of Vesperia — Flynn Scifo • Persona 4 — Shu Nakajima • Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles — Steve Burnside • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up — Donatello • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled — Donatello, Baxter Stockman, Foot Soldiers • Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight — Incisor, System Voice — As Sam Regal • Final Fantasy XIII — Cocoon Inhabitants • Resonance of Fate — Jean-Paulet • Fallout: New Vegas — Chris Haversam, Ghouls, Additional Voices — As Sam "Jack Lingo" Riegel • Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker — Soldiers / Extras • Transformers: War for Cybertron — Starscream • Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes — Motonari Mori, Yoritsuna Anegakōji • Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 — Phoenix Wright • Battleship — Captain Brent Franklin — As Sam Regal • The Amazing Spider-Man — Peter Parker / Spider-Man • Persona 4 Golden — Teddie, Shu Nakajima — Replaced Dave Wittenberg as Teddie • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron — Starscream • Resident Evil 6 — Enemies • Tales of Xillia — Jude Mathis • Fire Emblem Awakening — Stahl, Donnel — As Sam Regal • Aliens: Colonial Marines — Marines • Naruto video games — Baki • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies — Phoenix Wright • Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time — Tennessee Kid Cooper, Red-Eye Robles • Gears of War: Judgment — Aftermath Survivor, Survivor Three, Lab Polanski • Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn — Alphinaud Leveilleur — As Sam Regal • Rune Factory 4 — Arthur — Also Special • Call of Juarez: Gunslinger — Dwight • The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Peter Parker / Spider-Man • Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark — Starscream, Autobot Soldier 02 • Power Rangers Super Megaforce — Various voices — As Sam Regal • Pillars of Eternity — Heodan — As Sam Regal • Minecraft: Story Mode — Griefer • Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns — Braham • Fallout 4: Far Harbor — Faraday, Devin, Cole • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice — Phoenix Wright • Ratchet & Clank — Zed, Zurkon Jr. • World of Final Fantasy — Ultros • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links — Rex Raptor, Arkana and Para • Lego Dimensions — Templeton "Faceman" Peck, "Armman" — Credited under "Voice Talent" • Fire Emblem Heroes — Stahl, Raigh, Donnel — As Sam Regal • Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire — Rekke • Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire: Critical Role Pack — Scanlan Shorthalt • Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire — Qadim • Fallout 76 — Ranger Ross, Victor, Quentin Arlen • Rage 2 — Walker (Male) — As Sam Regal • Indivisible — Ren, Iron Kingdom Soldier, Monk (voice) • Freedom Finger — Mission Control • 2020 — One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows — Metal Bat • Bugsnax — Gramble Gigglefunny • 2021 — Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... — Jakob, additional voices • Teppen — Phoenix Wright • 2022 — Chocobo GP — Ifrit, Ultros • Return to Monkey Island — Quarantined Pirate • 2023 — Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless — Prinny • 2024 — Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — Additional voices • 2025 — Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii • Dispatch — Sweetalker

List of acting performances in documentaries • Year — Title — Role — Crew role, notes — Source • "Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 9/11" — Himself — Documentary footage on 9/11 attack, used in 102 Minutes That Changed America and other documentaries

List of appearances in web series • Year — Title — Role — Notes — Source • 2015–present — Critical Role — Scanlan Shorthalt, Taryon Darrington (campaign 1) — Cast member; Dungeons & Dragons actual play web series • Nott the Brave/Veth Brenatto, Luc Brenatto (campaign 2) • Fresh Cut Grass (F.C.G.), Braius Doomseed (campaign 3) • Wicander Halovar (campaign 4) • 2016–21 — Talks Machina — Himself — A Critical Role aftershow • 2018 — Between the Sheets — Episode: "Between the Sheets: Sam Riegel" • 2018–2020 — All Work No Play — A web series where Riegel and Liam O'Brien catch up over a drink and try a new activity each episode. The show was developed from their original AWNP podcast (2012–2017). • 2020 — AWNP: Unplugged — A spinoff web series during the COVID-19 pandemic where Riegel and O'Brien caught-up via video chat. • 2022 — Exandria Unlimited: Calamity — Loquatius Seelie — Actual play anthology series; 4 episodes • 2022–24 — 4-Sided Dive — Himself — A Critical Role aftershow • 2025 — Wildemount Wildlings — Game master — Actual play limited series; 3 episodes • Age of Umbra — Snyx — Actual play limited series using the Daggerheart system