Sam Riegel is a renowned voice actor and Emmy Award-winning voice director based in Los Angeles, with a diverse portfolio of roles in animation and video games. He is also a co-founder of the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role, and serves as the executive producer of the animated series "The Legend of Vox Machina", which is set to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
As a co-founder and primary cast member of Critical Role, Sam plays a pivotal role in the company's creative direction and has been instrumental in its success as one of the most popular independent media companies in the world. Over his decades-long career, he has voiced a wide range of iconic animated characters, including Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ketch on Bad Batch, Emperor Awesome on Wander Over Yonder, Shiro Emiya in Fate/Stay Night, Viral in Gurren Lagann, Mephisto in Blue Exorcist, and Metal Bat in One Punch Man.
In addition to his work in animation, Sam has also lent his voice to numerous video game characters, such as Peter Parker/Spiderman in The Amazing Spider-Man games, Starscream in Transformers Cybertron series, Teddie in the Persona series, Gramble Gigglefunny in Bugsnax, and Phoenix Wright in several Ace Attorney games.
As a voice director, Sam has worked on a variety of projects, including Disney's DuckTales, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur, Elena of Avalor, Sofia The First, Archibald's Next Big Thing for Dreamworks, DC Superhero Girls for Cartoon Network, and Kid Cosmic for Netflix, among others. His work has earned him numerous awards and nominations, including an Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program Daytime Emmy for his work on Amazon's Danger & Eggs, as well as two other Daytime Emmy nominations.
Sam has also received several awards and accolades for his work, including three BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Awards and a BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Award. He has also won the Austin Film Festival for best Half-Hour Television Writing and will continue to captivate audiences every Thursday night on Critical Role, where he plays the lovable robot, Fresh Cut Grass.
