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Born in London, England, Robin Atkin Downes is an English actor who is best known for his work in voice acting.
His more prominent roles in the field of video game voice work include The Prince in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Rohn in Lair, Prince Rurik in Guild Wars Prophecies, Zhed Shadowhoof in Guild Wars Nightfall, Luxord in Kingdom Hearts II, Seijiro Makabe in Fatal Frame II, Genesis in Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-, Origin and Botta in Tales of Symphonia, Gamov in Ninja Gaiden, Cyclops and Pyro in X-Men Legends, Grand Admiral Thrawn in the expansion for Star Wars: Empire at War, The Prophet of Regret in Halo 2, Rico in Just Cause, Sagacious Zu in Jade Empire, Lt. Kim in Gears of War, Various Soldiers in Metal Gear Solid 3/Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, Seph in Baten Kaitos Origins, Atoq Navarro in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and Delita Heiral in Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, the evil mastermind Mysterio in Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, and Travis Touchdown in No More Heroes.
He also voiced the DC Comics villain known as the Gentleman Ghost in the animated television series Justice League Unlimited and The Guardians of the Universe on Justice League: The New Frontier.
In live action, he had a prominent recurring role as the renegade telepath Byron on the television series Babylon 5. He also played Grey Council member Morann in Babylon 5: In the Beginning
He is married to Michelle Ann Young.
Robin Atkin Downes has been working as a professional actor for over 18 years. Born and raised in the UK, he encountered his love for acting while performing in his first play in boarding school at the age of six. His training continued in the United States with a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. He subsequently taught acting there for 3 years. He has also taught workshops in acting throughout the USA and Europe. A member of Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association and American Federation of Radio and Television Artists, Robin has starred in many popular shows. His fans recognize him from Babylon 5, where he was a regular recurring character "Byron." He has guest starred on many shows including, "Csi Miami", "Entourage", "Weiner Park", "Rubbing Charlie", "Charmed", "Nash Bridges", "Titans", "Beverly Hills 90210", "Arliss," "Angel" and "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." He is one of the most sought after voice over talents in the industry, is proficient in over 50 dialects and has acted in over 100 of the top interactive titles in the industry as well as work on commercials and animation. You can hear him as David in "Steam Boy," with Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina and Anna Paquin. Other credits include: "Lair","Halo," "Metal Gear Solid," "Prince of Persia 2," "Omnimusha Buraiden," "War of the Ring" "The X Men," "Kingdom Hearts 2," "Final Fantasy," "Jade Empire," "Quake," and "The Outfit." He is currently working on many of the new titles to be released on the PS3 and the X Box 360. His theatre credits include in London starring as Dracula, Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew", Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing", Mowbry in "Richard the II", Joey in "The Homecoming", and Nick in "What the Butler Saw". In Prague he starred as Skin lad in "Ulice Brink". Back east, favorite roles include Marquise de Brisalle in "Cyrano", John Wilkes Booth in "Assassins", Shelly in "Bloody Poetry, and Lt. Ralph Clark in "Our Country's Good". Robin hit the regional theatres playing such roles as Richard III, Theseus in "Midsummer's Night Dream", and Cerimon in "Pericles". In addition, he performs countless radio and Television spots, including Bombay Sapphire, Verizon, Samsung, Bandai, Sprint, CBS and McDonalds. An accomplished musician, Robin composes, plays and sings, and paints in his spare time.





