Keith Ferguson (voice actor)
Keith James Ferguson is an American voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Bloo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Basch fon Ronsenburg from Final Fantasy XII, Marluxia from Kingdom Hearts, Lord Hater from Wander Over Yonder, Lord Saladin from Destiny and Destiny 2 and Reaper from Overwatch. He also provides a number of sound-alike portrayals, including Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones in Robot Chicken and Lightning McQueen in the Cars video games and shorts, replacing Owen Wilson.
Early life
Ferguson was born in Los Angeles, California on February 26, 1972.Career
After studying theatrical performance and creative writing at the University of the Pacific and University of Southern California, Ferguson worked behind the scenes in daytime television production while occasionally finding time to perform in local theatre productions and improvisation groups.Towards the end of his production career, he actively began his pursuit of a career in voice-over. In 1999, while working on what would turn out to be his last full-time position in television production, a voice-over agent named Pat Brady, after discovering Ferguson the week prior in a voice-over workshop in Toluca Lake, California, and before even officially signing with him for representation, sent him out on what would be his first professional voice-over audition. He ended up booking the role from this first VO audition, after which he officially signed with Pat Brady who, through two talent agencies, would continue to represent him to this day.
In 2000, he gained his first experience in animation voice-over alongside Rob Paulsen and David Sobolov having booked the role of Ray on a former, somewhat obscure CG animated web-series entitled Li'l Green Men featured on Warner Bros. former website "Entertaindom." After the next 3 years while building up his voice-over repertoire with various roles in commercial spots, video games, animation and sound-alike voice-matching for various films, he would be cast in one of the first of his more notable roles being that of Bloo in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends created by The Powerpuff Girls animator Craig McCracken. This was accompanied by other notable performances such as General "Thunderbolt" Ross in the animated series ', Friend Owl in the feature Bambi II, as well as his recurring portrayal as Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones in Robot Chicken along with the. He reprised his Han Solo character in The Lego Movie.
Amidst further various vocal appearances in animation, a few of which include credits on Family Guy, Adventure Time, Phineas and Ferb, ', The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Legion of Super Heroes, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Ferguson also found a role in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales subbing for Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen. Ferguson has also done voice work in video games; notable roles include Basch fon Ronsenburg in Final Fantasy XII, Gabranth in Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy and Number XI Organization XIII member Marluxia in .
Ferguson was also vocally featured as two differently styled race-announcers in two TV commercials for the sports beverage, Vitamin Water; one featuring race-car driver Carl Edwards with Ralph Macchio paying homage to his role in The Karate Kid, and the other a Super Bowl ad featuring Shaquille O'Neal as an unlikely victorious horse-race jockey.
Personal life
Ferguson's mother is a retired probate estate specialist whilst his father was a well-known pianist who was one of Southern California's popular piano men until his death in 1999.Filmography
Film
Animation
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source | - |
| 01.06.2004 | ' | Guard | - | ||
| 13.07.2004 | Tales of Symphonia | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 03.08.2004 | Doom 3 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 02.09.2004 | ' | John Connor, Additional Voices | - | ||
| 27.09.2004 | Shark Tale | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 19.10.2004 | Men of Valor | Black Marine #3, Pilot | - | ||
| 09.11.2004 | EverQuest II | Generic Racial Ecology, Arven Oshus | - | ||
| 17.11.2004 | ' | Soldiers | - | ||
| 22.03.2005 | God of War | Boat Captain | - | ||
| 26.04.2005 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 24.05.2005 | Madagascar | King Julien XIII, Polar Bear, Ostrich #2 | - | ||
| 21.06.2005 | Destroy All Humans! | Soldier #1, Scientist #2 | - | ||
| 23.08.2005 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 20.09.2005 | ' | Grizzly | - | ||
| 26.09.2005 | ' | Hejira | - | ||
| 07.11.2005 | ' | Link, Insectoid, Civilian | - | ||
| 15.11.2005 | Kingdom of Paradise | Shinbu | - | ||
| 15.11.2005 | ' | Tim Bradshaw, Alex Chang, Stephen Finch | - | ||
| 15.11.2005 | ' | Gordos, Wondering Merchant | - | ||
| 13.03.2006 | The Outfit | Allied Soldier | - | ||
| 14.03.2006 | ' | Soldier | - | ||
| 09.05.2006 | Over the Hedge | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 28.06.2006 | ' | Various | - | ||
| 18.07.2006 | Monster House | Reginald "Skull" Skulinski | - | ||
| 15.08.2006 | ' | Incidental Characters | - | ||
| 10.10.2006 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 17.10.2006 | Destroy All Humans! 2 | Bay City Cops, Bay City Soldiers | - | ||
| 24.10.2006 | Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam | Budd | - | ||
| 31.10.2006 | Final Fantasy XII | Basch fon Ronsenburg | - | ||
| 07.11.2006 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 13.03.2007 | God of War II | Boat Captain | - | ||
| 23.10.2007 | ' | Green Galaxy Ranger, Green Samurai Ranger | - | ||
| 29.10.2007 | Cars Mater-National Championship | Lightning McQueen | - | ||
| 06.11.2007 | F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate | Steve Chen | - | ||
| 12.02.2008 | Lost Odyssey | Kaim Argonar | - | ||
| 15.05.2008 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 03.06.2008 | Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 05.06.2008 | The Incredible Hulk | X-Ray, Army Soldier, Bi-Beast's Top Head | - | ||
| 31.08.2008 | ' | Universal Petroleum | - | ||
| 23.09.2008 | ' | Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner James Gordon | - | ||
| Shrek's Carnival Craze | Prince Charming, Puppet Singers, Dwarf | - | |||
| 11.11.2008 | ' | US Soldier | - | ||
| 02.12.2008 | ' | Marluxia | - | ||
| 14.01.2009 | ' | Bloo | - | ||
| 19.02.2009 | ' | Various | Also ' and ' | - | |
| 17.03.2009 | ' | Maquis Fighter, British Commando | - | ||
| 26.05.2009 | Infamous | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 16.06.2009 | ' | Additional Voice Talent | - | ||
| 30.06.2009 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 25.08.2009 | ' | Dr. Stephen Kellerman, Lunatic #2 | - | ||
| 25.08.2009 | Dissidia Final Fantasy | Judge Gabranth | - | ||
| 15.09.2009 | ' | Scorcher, Cable | - | ||
| 29.09.2009 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Marluxia | Archive sound | - | |
| 29.09.2009 | Undead Knights | Romulus Blood | - | ||
| 12.10.2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | Lightning McQueen | - | ||
| 03.11.2009 | ' | Various | - | ||
| 01.12.2009 | ' | Dalton, Na'vi, RDA | - | ||
| 26.01.2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 09.02.2010 | BioShock 2 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 16.03.2010 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 11.05.2010 | Lost Planet 2 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 23.08.2010 | Mafia II | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 28.09.2010 | Quantum Theory | Syd | - | ||
| 19.02.2011 | Dawn of War 2 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 08.03.2011 | Dragon Age II | Arvaarad, Additional Voices | - | ||
| 22.03.2011 | Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | Judge Gabranth | - | ||
| 02.06.2011 | ' | Bloo, Samurai Jack, Mandark | - | ||
| 07.06.2011 | Infamous 2 | Militia, Ice Guys, Male Pedestrians | - | ||
| 21.06.2011 | Cars 2 | Lightning McQueen | - | ||
| 11.07.2011 | ' | Red Skull | - | ||
| 06.09.2011 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 13.09.2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Danny Phantom | - | ||
| 20.09.2011 | Gears of War 3 | Stranded Crew #4 | - | ||
| 27.09.2011 | ' | Cameron Hodge, Additional Voices | - | ||
| 13.10.2011 | Might & Magic Heroes VI | Uriel | - | ||
| 15.11.2011 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 01.12.2011 | Infinity Blade II | Various | - | ||
| 31.01.2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 07.02.2012 | Gotham City Impostors | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 24.04.2012 | Prototype 2 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 10.07.2012 | ' | Additional Voices | Manny | ||
| 14.08.2012 | Darksiders II | Kargon, Prince of Darkness | - | ||
| 12.03.2013 | ' | Boat Captain | - | ||
| 25.06.2013 | Deadpool | Mister Sinister | - | ||
| 18.08.2013 | Disney Infinity | Lightning McQueen | - | ||
| 20.08.2013 | Saints Row IV | The Voices of Virtual Steelport | - | ||
| 10.09.2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | Marluxia | Archive footage | - | |
| 13.10.2013 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 07.02.2014 | The Lego Movie Videogame | Emmet Brickowski, Lord Business, Robot #2 | - | ||
| 11.02.2014 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 09.09.2014 | Destiny | Lord Saladin, City Civilian | - | ||
| 13.11.2014 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 02.12.2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Marluxia | Archive sound | - | |
| 12.06.2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 23.06.2015 | ' | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 30.08.2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Additional Voices | - | ||
| 24.05.2016 | Overwatch | Reaper | - | ||
| 26.10.2016 | Titanfall 2 | Ronin | - | ||
| 29.11.2016 | Final Fantasy XV | Dave Auburnbrie | - | ||
| 06.09.2017 | Destiny 2 | Lord Saladin, NPC Male | - | ||
| 22.02.2018 | Them's Fightin' Herds | Fred, Fhtng | - | ||
| 29.01.2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Marluxia | English dub | - | |
| Professor X | - | ||||
| 10.10.2019 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Judge Gabranth | - |