The Actors Volume

Tom Keegan has directed performances across some of the biggest games in the video gameindustry, including Battlefield 1, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. In this episode of The Actors Volume, Tom takes us inside the work behind those performances. We talk about what performance capture really asks of an actor, why movement matters just as much as voice, how directors create the conditions for great work, and what it takes to make a character feel real inside a highly technical process. Tom also shares what he has learned from decades of working with actors, how technology has changed the craft, and why connection is still at the center of all of it.If you love games and have ever wondered how these performances actually come together, this conversation pulls back the curtain. Watch the full episode now. Subscribe for more conversations with the actors, directors, and creatives behind performance capture. See you in The Volume. Subscribe to our Patreon Watch on YouTubeFollow us: Instagram TikTokThreads Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn #TheActorsVolume#TomKeegan#PerformanceCapture#StarWarsJediSurvivor#Battlefield1#IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle

Nick Apostolides didn't plan on becoming an actor. He grew up building with Legos and Lincoln Logs, learned carpentry from his dad, and by 24 had a comfortable job as a concierge at a four star hotel in Boston. But guests kept asking him the same thing, forty or fifty times over: are you an actor? He lives by a saying, if three strangers tell you something, that's the universe nudging you. So he took the nudge.From no budget student films in Boston, where nobody could afford a stunt coordinator so he learned to do it himself, to playing Leon Kennedy across Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 4, Infinite Darkness, and now Requiem, plus Togusa in The Ghost in the Shell, Nick has built a career on trusting his gut and leading with gratitude.In this episode, we talk about the audition he lived and breathed for two weeks, how to find the truth in an empty volume, and the night he passed out in the VO booth and Capcom liked the take so much they put it in the game. Nick also shares what he calls finding your flame, and why he showed up with Oreos.Please enjoy.Read Nick's companion articleWatch the full episode on YouTubeSubscribe to our PatreonFollow us: InstagramThreadsBlueskyFacebookLinkedIn

Cissy Jones’ episode is now live on The Actors Volume.From Silicon Valley, to building a career in voiceover and performance capture, to becoming a leading voice in protecting actors’ rights in the age of AI, this conversation covers a lot.We talk about the career pivot, the dry stretches, the pressure of tying your worth to the next booking, and the personal work it takes to keep showing up without losing yourself in the process.Cissy also gets into what this career really asks of an actor.Authenticity. Consistency. Community. Real relationships. And knowing how to adapt the work as the industry continues to change.Watch the full episode on YouTube.Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.And if this work matters to you, subscribe, follow, and share it with another creative who cares about the future of our industry.Captured at @rougestudiosSee you in The Volume.

Jay Walker's episode is now live on The Actors Volume.From speech and debate in Minnesota. To stepping away from the path he thought he was supposed to follow. To early momentum, long dry spells, and learning how to keep moving. To leading a major franchise as the player character in Battlefield.This conversation gets into the part of the career people do not talk about enough.How to keep believing. How to stay ready. How to protect your love for the work when the work gets quiet.Watch + Listen now.Read Jay's companion article⁠⁠Watch on YouTube⁠⁠Join our Patreon & Subscribe to The Actors Volume Newsletter⁠Follow us:⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Threads⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠BlueskyShot at Rouge Studios.

Gideon Emery joins us for the Season 2 premiere of The Actors Volume.Born in England and raised largely in Johannesburg, Gideon spent years building a life in the work before moving to LA. He trained in theater, worked professionally in South Africa for a decade, and eventually found his way into voiceover, video games, and performance capture.This conversation is about the long game.We talk about growing up between cultures, choosing drama school, building a career before changing markets, and what it means to keep adapting without losing the foundation of your craft.Gideon shares why performance capture felt like theater when he first stepped into it, why he sees it as one of the most challenging forms of performance, and how acceptance sits at the center of his work.We also get into voiceover, character, BD-1, the infamous nose whistle, and the strange, specific alchemy of bringing emotional life to something that technically only beeps.No shortcuts in this one. Just craft, patience, and the slow work of finding where you belong.Please enjoy.Now streaming on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts.Captured at Rouge Studios.Read Gideon’s companion articleWatch on YouTubeJoin our Patreon & Subscribe to The Actors Volume NewsletterFollow us:Instagram ThreadsFacebookLinkedIn Bluesky