Shadows of The Old World: Cast Highlights
Beneath the Surface brings to life the hidden war between the Underground and the Directorate, and every moment depends on the voices behind it. Meet just some of the talented cast who gave their hearts and their vocal cords to Shadows of the Old World.
Every voice in Shadows of the Old World helped breathe life into the ruins, from the whispered regrets of ghouls to the steel conviction of the Directorate. What began as a mod project became a living story, shaped by actors who gave more than just performances; they gave heart, humor, and humanity.
We’re endlessly grateful to the cast and creative team who made Shadows Of The Old World real. Their voices carried the weight of centuries, the spark of rebellion, and the reminder that even after the end of the world, stories still matter.
Allie Kitaguchi
Moira Sullivan
Find her: Casting Call Club
Allie Kitaguchi brings nuance and empathy to Moira Sullivan — the junior researcher whose haunting logs uncover the human side of Project Aeon. A lifelong fan of sound and storytelling, Allie’s path to voice acting began with her love of radio. Though shifting technology once steered her away, the microphone eventually called her back.
She describes voice acting as “a way to combine the creative pulse of radio with the cinematic rhythm of film and television,” blending her two artistic worlds into one. Her background in screenwriting and media production gives her performances depth and texture — something you can hear in every quiet hesitation and tremor in Moira’s voice.
Dream role: to write and produce stories of her own as a screenwriter or showrunner.
Christian Dennis
Jensen Hayes
Find him: Casting Call Club • X • Instagram
Christian Dennis brings charm and conviction to Jensen Hayes, one of the Underground’s most steadfast allies. Whether he’s delivering calm leadership or fierce defiance, Christian’s natural ease in front of the mic gives Jensen a grounded, human core — the kind of voice that feels lived in.
A lifelong fan of animation and gaming, Christian grew up holding a controller in one hand and a story in the other. His love for performance runs through everything he does, from acting to writing, and he sees voice work as the perfect blend of both. “To be part of the worlds I grew up loving,” he says, “is the dream.”
Dream role: Actor across mediums — games, film, and animation alike — bringing imagination to life wherever the story leads.
Ellissa Peterson
Sophia Rossi
Find her: VoiceActor.com • Casting Call Club • Instagram
Ellissa Peterson brings soul and subtle strength to Sophia Rossi, a ghoul with a sharp mind and a tender heart. Maintaining Sophia’s gravelly tone was a vocal challenge, but Ellissa loved every minute of it. “It’s an absolute joy to listen back and hear myself bringing Sophia (back) to life,” she says. That balance of grit and grace comes through clearly in her performance — a voice weathered by radiation but unbroken by it.
A lifelong performer with a deep love for storytelling, Ellissa’s dream has always been to give people the kind of comfort she once found in her favorite characters. “Someday,” she says, “I want someone to tell me that one of my characters helped them through something hard.” It’s the kind of goal that makes her every line, even the ghoul growls, feel like something more than fiction.
Dream role: to work at Crunchyroll Studios alongside her friends, Sam and Chris, voicing a character in My Hero Academia or another series that means as much to fans as it does to her.
Elissa’s Bloopers:
Jenn King
Dr. Lydia Zhao
Find her: JennKingVoiceover.com
Jenn King brings calm precision and quiet empathy to Dr. Lydia Zhao, one of the scientists caught in the chaos of Project Aeon. Balancing the role’s emotional weight with its technical dialogue was both a challenge and a joy. Her performance captures the steady pulse of someone who has seen too much but refuses to lose her humanity.
Jenn’s journey into voice acting began after years of hearing, “You should really do this.” It wasn’t until she fell in love with modded games that she finally listened. Seeing how fan-made stories could rival professional productions pushed her to take the leap, and she’s been voicing characters ever since. For Jenn, it’s not about fame; it’s about connection. Each line, each performance, is an invitation for players to feel something real.
Dream role: to continue doing this work for a living — or at least a lifelong passion she never wants to give up.
Jenn’s Bloopers:
Lara
Mira Hollister
Find her: Twitch
Lara brings fierce determination and unexpected vulnerability to Mira Hollister, one of the Underground’s toughest survivors. Her biggest challenge? Finding the right grit for Mira’s ghoul voice without losing the emotion beneath it. “It took a lot of practice takes to get comfortable,” she admits. “I didn’t want to focus so hard on the sound that I forgot to feel her.”
That mix of discipline and playfulness runs through Lara’s whole creative path. A performer since childhood, she grew up singing, acting, and stealing the spotlight, then later fell in love with gaming, anime, and D&D. Experimenting with accents and creature voices became her training ground, and when she finally stepped into voice acting, it felt like coming home.
Dream role: to voice a character in a major game — not necessarily a AAA blockbuster, but someone players remember, maybe even love. “It’d be enough,” she says, “just to be someone’s favorite character.”
Morgan Thomas
Owen Davidson
Find him: Linktr.ee
Morgan Thomas voices Owen Davidson, a character whose curiosity and conviction echo the actor’s own. His performance reflects the transformation of a former Gunner who rediscovers idealism in the compassion and loyalty of his Underground family. Morgan’s delivery gives Owen a natural humanity, the sense of a man trying to hold onto decency in a collapsing world.
People had been telling Morgan for years that he should try voice acting. Eventually, he decided to prove them right. A lifelong fan of animation, film, and gaming, he was especially drawn to how performance capture and storytelling have elevated video game acting into an art form. “It’s been wonderful,” he says, “to see voice and performance work taken seriously — and even more wonderful to be part of it.”
Dream role: to voice characters in narrative-driven games or long-running animated series — the kind that keep players and viewers coming back because they care about the people behind the pixels.
Morgan’s Bloopers:
Olivia Rogue
Gloria Marlowe
Find her: IMDb and right here on MysticRogueGaming.com
Olivia Rogue voices Gloria Marlowe, the ailing matriarch of the Underground and a former Vault-Tec insider whose life was forever changed by Project Aeon. Once a whistleblower and the secret author behind the True Tales comics, Gloria is a survivor of both science and time. She’s a two-hundred-year-old ghoul who’s seen humanity’s best and worst. “For two hundred years,” she says, “I’ve watched them try to reshape humanity based on some distorted ideal.” Olivia captures that weight perfectly: The ache of endurance, the fire of rebellion, and the calm wisdom of someone who’s outlived every lie.
Professionally, Olivia has been behind the mic since 2015, lending her voice to training programs, nonfiction narration, and educational content. But character acting has always been her creative heartbeat. After discovering the Fallout modding community, she began voicing roles in Sim Settlements 2, The Pitt, Mind Games, and Shadows of the Old World, where her performance as Gloria anchors the emotional center of Act I.
Dream role: To narrate full-length novels and eventually write and voice her own fantasy series — a world of her own making, where story, sound, and soul meet at last.
Olivia’s Bloopers:
Sariah Freeman
Rosalie “Sage” Heartwell
Find her: Casting Call Club
Sariah Freeman brings energy and vulnerability to Rosalie “Sage” Heartwell, a character whose optimism cuts through the harshness of the Underground. Sage’s voice carries the warmth of someone who believes in people, even when the world gives her every reason not to. Sariah’s performance captures that delicate balance: Strength shaped by empathy, resilience wrapped in hope.
A lifelong theater kid and anime fan, Sariah has always been drawn to the art of transformation. She grew up experimenting with accents and characters, fascinated by how a single voice could bring a story to life. Voice acting became the natural extension of that curiosity — a way to merge performance and imagination into something tangible. “It’s always been in my heart,” she says, “to give life to the characters I once dreamed about.”
Dream role: to voice a beloved animated or gaming character that inspires the next generation. The kind she grew up admiring as a fan.
Veta Phoenix
Dr. Amelia Stern & Ellie Dawson
Find her: Casting Call Club • IMDb • Bluesky
Veta Phoenix brings range and intensity to two unforgettable roles in Shadows of the Old World: Dr. Amelia Stern, the Directorate’s coldly brilliant double agent, and Ellie Dawson, a kindhearted ghoul educator who risks everything to teach compassion in the Underground. “Some of Stern’s lines were full of technical words,” she laughs, “and I’m convinced Mystic added a few just to mess with me.” Both characters challenged her in different ways, one demanding precision and restraint, the other warmth and humanity.
Veta’s love for voice acting began early in life, inspired by her father’s endless impressions and her own childhood fascination with cartoons. That spark grew into a lifelong passion for performance and storytelling. The Fallout modding community gave her a place to combine both, where she honed her skills not only as an actor but also as a casting and voice director. She finds the greatest joy in helping new performers find their confidence while continuing to build her own creative legacy.
Dream role: to continue voice acting and directing professionally while balancing it with the parts of life that matter most—her family, her health, and the joy of creation itself.
Arielle Skye
Fiona O’Neill
Find her: Bluesky
Arielle Skye voices Fiona O’Neill, the sharp-witted head of Hydroponics and resident “plant mom” of the Underground. Fiona’s dry humor and no-nonsense compassion made her a standout character, and Arielle leaned fully into that balance — delivering both warmth and a wicked edge. “I’ve always had a soft spot for ghouls,” she says, and it shows in the way Fiona’s gruff sarcasm hides genuine care.
Arielle’s path into voice acting started with a friend’s podcast idea. Once she had a mic and a booth, the creative spark took over. What began as a side project quickly turned into a full-fledged passion for bringing stories to life through voice and character work.
Dream role: to voice characters in story-driven video games that make players laugh, cry, and care.
Derek Marr
Daniel “Cypher” Webb & Gary Smith
Find him: Casting Call Club • Bluesky • YouTube • Instagram • TikTok
Derek Marr pulls double duty in Shadows of the Old World, voicing both Daniel “Cypher” Webb — a seasoned ghoul with grit and heart — and Gary Smith, a voice from the Commonwealth’s fringes. For Derek, the biggest challenge came from sustaining Cypher’s gravelly tone through long sessions, but the reward was worth every rasp. “That voice could really wear you down,” he laughs, “but man, it was worth it.”
A lifelong storyteller and tabletop gamer, Derek’s path to voice acting began behind a Dungeon Master’s screen. Years of character work and narration prepared him for the mic — and one fateful audition for the podcast Chad: A Fallout 76 Story sealed it. Since then, he’s been chasing the thrill of bringing new characters to life and meeting creatives who share that same spark.
Dream role: to make a living from home, voicing dynamic, challenging roles in games and animation — and having fun every day doing it.
itaremoot
Beauregard “Burly” Johnson
Find him: Casting Call Club
itaremoot voices Beauregard “Burly” Johnson — a man whose name and presence are larger than life, but whose heart beats with quiet intelligence and care. Finding that balance between toughness and tenderness was the real joy of the role. “A challenge with southern characters,” he explains, “is keeping them country without slipping into caricature. Burly’s got depth. He’s kind and clever under all that grit.”
With a background in impressions and character mimicry, itaremoot has always found joy in experimenting with voices and bringing imaginary worlds to life. For him, voice acting is equal parts play and craft, the thrill of making a voice believable enough to belong.
Dream role: voicing a character in an adult animated series like Futurama, Bojack Horseman, or Family Guy — something with humor, heart, and just the right edge of absurdity.
Kolby J. Eisenmenger
Gus “Skillet” Mercer
Find him: KolbyVocal.com
Kolby J. Eisenmenger brings heart, humor, and a touch of homespun wisdom to Gus “Skillet” Mercer, the 200-year-old line cook whose kitchen serves as the Underground’s unofficial gathering place. With every gravel-edged laugh and weary sigh, Kolby channels the warmth of a man who has seen the worst of the world and still insists on feeding it.
A veteran of the service industry, Kolby knows cooks like Gus — passionate, fiery, protective souls who believe food can heal just about anything. “Gus felt natural to me,” he says. “He’s the kind of person who brings people together through food and corny jokes.” That real-world empathy gives his performance a lived-in depth that makes Gus instantly believable.
Dream role: to voice a major character in an animated film, series, or game — and to spend his days collaborating with other creatives to bring stories to life.
Matt Weight
Agent Lawrence
Find him: IMDb • Casting Call Club
Matt Weight gives Agent Lawrence a voice that commands attention. Poised, intelligent, and quietly dangerous. His performance captures the paradox at the heart of a good antagonist: someone whose conviction makes him almost sympathetic. “I’ve always enjoyed finding the good in the bad,” Matt says. “Even villains deserve to feel real.” That sense of dignity and restraint elevates Lawrence from a typical foe to a character with haunting depth.
Matt’s love for video games and acting began in childhood, often overseas in places where English wasn’t widely spoken. Games became his refuge — a way to connect with story and voice even when words around him were foreign. Years later, watching a group of “nerdy-ass voice actors” play Dungeons & Dragons inspired him to step into the booth himself. Today, that same passion drives him to create worlds from both sides of the mic.
Dream role: to co-found a game development studio where he can shape stories as both actor and creative partner, bringing performance and production together under one roof.
Nuebian El-Bey
Maya Collins
Find her: Bluesky
Nuebian El-Bey brings warmth and strength to Maya Collins, a human ally of the Underground whose fierce loyalty and protective instincts make her feel like an older sister to the resistance. “I love how she’s rough and caring at the same time,” Nuebian says — and that duality shines through in every line. Maya’s voice carries both command and compassion, a reminder that survival often depends on heart as much as grit.
For Nuebian, voice acting is a way to explore perspective — to show the world through another person’s voice, if only for a moment. “I like the different perspectives of life you can give a character,” she explains. It’s a philosophy that drives her performances, infusing each role with authenticity and lived experience.
Dream role: to voice an original character in her own adult animated series — something bold, honest, and unapologetically human.
Nuebian’s Bloopers:
Samantha Draper
Marlene Curtis
Find her: Casting Call Club • Instagram: @SamanthaDraperVA • IMDb
Samantha Draper lends her voice to Marlene Curtis, a gentle-hearted ghoul whose gravelly tone carries both loss and light. “She’s a survivor,” Samantha says, “with a tragic past and a warmth that still finds its way through the cracks.” The greatest challenge was balancing that rough, time-worn grit with Marlene’s compassion — sustaining the rasp without losing the tenderness. The result is a voice that feels as weathered and real as the Commonwealth itself.
Samantha’s journey into voice acting began with encouragement from other professionals and a rediscovery of her own creative spark. After years of doubt and distraction, a conversation with actor Chris Wehkamp rekindled her passion, leading her into a thriving community of supportive peers. From radio ads to mods, she’s built a growing body of work defined by heart and authenticity.
Dream role: to step behind the mic and the scenes as a director — guiding stories and performances that move people the way this work has moved her.
Samantha’s Bloopers:
Ty Scott
Dr. Julian Foster
Find him: Linktree • X • LinkedIn • Casting Call Club
Ty Scott voices Dr. Julian Foster, the original lead botanist of Project Aeon, a man whose brilliance is matched only by his quiet desperation to right old wrongs. His scenes are filled with dense scientific dialogue, but Ty approaches them with the focus of someone who loves the craft as much as the challenge. “I just couldn’t stop recording lines,” he laughs. “Every take made me want to go deeper.” That dedication shines through in a performance that gives Dr. Foster both intellect and heart.
Ty’s history with performance started early. He was the kid who made funny voices just to make people laugh. What began as play grew into purpose: A passion for entertaining and connecting through character work. Whether he’s voicing scientists, bards, or villains, his goal is the same: To make someone feel something real.
Dream role: to keep expanding his world as a voice actor, or maybe to live out the fantasy of his “brooding sword bard who writes vicious poetry.” Either way, the booth is where he belongs.
Ty’s Bloopers:
Zachary Cantrell
Victor Reeves
Find him: Instagram
Zachary Cantrell lends his voice to Victor Reeves, a character defined by quiet resolve and moral complexity. Behind that calm exterior is a man shaped by survival and scarred by loss, and Zachary captures that nuance with natural instinct. “Directing myself was the hardest part,” he admits. “I’d lose my voice, bump into the mic stand, and still want another take.” The result is a performance that feels raw, human, and alive.
Outside the booth, Zachary is also the artist behind Shadow Of The Old World’s striking cover art, setting the tone for the story before a single line is spoken. His creative vision ties the world together visually and emotionally. And during recording sessions, Mystic never fails to laugh when his dog decides to join the performance. Proof that even post-apocalyptic worlds can have a little warmth and chaos behind the scenes.
Dream role: to keep creating across mediums—acting, directing, writing, and art, until all the parts of his creative life connect into one larger story.
