Ron Perlman
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Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Biography:
Born and raised in New York City, Ronald Perlman has etched an impressive legacy in Hollywood as a versatile actor and voice-over artist. His extensive portfolio boasts notable roles that have earned him international recognition. Among these are his portrayal of Clay Morrow, the tough president of a biker gang in Sons of Anarchy (2008-2013), and his transformative turn as Hellboy, the red-skinned superhero with a tortured past in Hellboy (2004) and its sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008).
Perlman's talent extends beyond the big screen. In 1987, he starred as Vincent, the sensitive beast transformed into a man, in Beauty and the Beast, a role that won him a prestigious Golden Globe Award. He also played Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Nino in Drive (2011), and recently featured as Benedict Drask in Adam McKay's satirical comedy-drama, Don't Look Up (2021).
Collaborating with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been a recurring theme throughout Perlman's career. He lent his distinctive voice and presence to the director's films Cronos (1993), Blade II (2002), Pacific Rim (2013), and Nightmare Alley (2021).
Perlman's impressive voice-over work has also brought life to a range of memorable characters in animation and video games. He provided the haunting voiceovers for the post-apocalyptic game series Fallout, from 1997 until now, and voiced Clayface in the DC Animated Universe. In addition, he lent his deep, resonant tones to Slade in Teen Titans (2003-2006), Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom (2004-2007), Lord Hood in the video games Halo 2 (2004) and Halo 3 (2007), the Stabbington brothers in Tangled (2010), The Lich in Adventure Time (2011-2017), Xibalba in The Book of Life (2014), and Optimus Prime in both the Transformers: Power of the Primes animated series (2018) and the upcoming film, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
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