Gary Martin is a super-successful voiceover artist. His career spans an incredible 30 years at the top of the voiceover business! His impressive work history includes hundreds of movie trailers, commercials, feature films, video games, and over 2,500 animation series and films! Recently Gary joined the cast of Peppa Pig, voicing the regular character of Super Potato. He played Pickle in the UK box office smash ‘Tad The Lost Explorer & The Curse of the Mummy,’ a feature-length animation.
Childhood
Martin’s father was a singer, and his mother was an actor and extra. At the end of school, he had acted in a few adverts, but by 1975, he needed to get a proper job. He got a cabaret act together and started performing on a cruise ship at 17. In 1976, he made his debut in the West End theatre with Jesus Christ Superstar at 18 after a period of training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
What is Gary Martin known for?
He voiced Judge Dredd in ‘Judge Dredd: The Day the Law Died.’. He’s the global voice of the animated character ‘Captain Aquafresh.’. Gary voices ‘The Hulk’ and other characters in Lego Marvel Superheroes 2. His commercial credits include ‘Purina,’ ‘Sugar Puffs’ (the voice of the Honey Monster), ‘Disney,’ ‘Revlon,’ etc. His animated feature films include: ‘Minions,’ ‘Frankenweenie,’ ‘The Tale of Jack Frost,’ ‘Ultramarines,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ etc.
Who does Gary Martin voice over?
Martin has voiced The Adventures of Mole, The Adventures of Toad, The Neverending Story III, FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue, Corpse Bride, Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie, and Minions. He received a Talkie Award for his work as Judge Dredd for BBC Radio 1.
How old is Gary Martin?
Gary Martin was born on June 18, 1958, in Ealing, London, England, UK.
What is the birth name of Gary Martin?
His birth name is Gary David Grant. Many people are inspired by him as he has a successful career.
How many awards has Gary Martin won?
1 award
How many award nominations has Gary Martin had?
1 nomination.
Career
He appeared in other West End theatre roles, including Rocky Horror in The Rocky Horror Show in 1979, the voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors in 1983, which he described as a “deep, black, Harlem voice”; Time in 1986; Munkustrap in Cats from 1987 to 1990; Miss Saigon in 1989; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1990; and Vince Fontaine in Grease in 1993. In 1980, he narrated a trailer for Saturn 3. Martin had been doing jingles and adverts but started doing voice acting, including providing the voice of Sugar Puffs’ mascot, Honey Monster, from the 1980s onwards. In the 1990s, he moved mainly to voice-over work.
Animation
Gary David Grant is a British actor and known professionally as Gary Martin. He has been part of the acting industry since the early 1980s. Gary Martin’s first recorded acting credit is as a chauffeur in the television series Nobody’s Perfect. Since then, he performed in more than 60 roles. Martin is highly recognized for his vocal range. He has voice-over experience with many American and British commercials and film trailers. Here is a list of his animations:
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- The Ugly Duckling (1997) – Jack Frost, The Winds of Winter
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- FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue (1998) – Mac, Goanna
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- Jack and the Beanstalk (1999) – Dark Riders
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- Dog and Duck (2000-2003) – Piano
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- Busy Buses (2002-2003) – Narrator, Tommy, additional voices (season 2)
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- Bounty Hamster (2003) – Memory Man, additional voices
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- The Tale of Jack Frost (2004) – Woodland Creatures, Goblins
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- Franny’s Feet (2004) – Additional voices (UK dub)
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- Hero’s Delight: The Movie (2004) – James Monroe
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- BB3B (2005) – Dad (Simon), Announcer
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- Corpse Bride (2005) – General Wellington, Fat Chef
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- Flash Harry (2005) – Flash Harry
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- Angelina Ballerina: Angelina Sets Sail (2006) – Captain
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- Alice in Wonderland: What’s the Matter with Hatter? (BKN Classic Series) (2007) – Various characters
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- The Prince and the Pauper: Double Trouble (BKN Classic Series) (2007) – Various characters
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- The Three Musketeers: Saving the Crown (BKN Classic Series) (2007) – Various characters
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- Quest for a Heart (2007) – Sage of the Sauna (English dub)
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- Robin Hood: Quest for the King (BKN Classic Series) (2008) – Friar Tuck, Prince John
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- Boomerang (2013-2015) – Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Narrator (Looney Tunes marathon promotions)
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- Aquafresh (2014-present) – Captain Aquafresh, Narrator
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- Minions (2015) – Additional voices
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- Jacob Grizzly (2024) – Jacob Grizzly
Live Action
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- The Neverending Story III (1996) – Mr. Rockchewer, Junior Rockchewer, Unlucky, Large Head, additional characters (voices)
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- Red Dwarf (1996) – Epideme
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- Cute Little Buggers (2017) – Randy Rocksoff
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- Hellboy (2019) – Giants (voice)
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- Over Christmas (2020) – Additional voices (English dub)
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- Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022) – Naim Efendi (English dub)
Radio
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- Judge Dredd: The Original Adventures: Apocalypse War (1995) – Judge Dredd
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- Judge Dredd: The Original Adventures: The Day the Law Died (1995) – Judge Dredd
Video games
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- Conquest Erath: “First Encounter” (1997) – Humans, Jovians
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- Micro Machines (2002) – Grizzly Beard, Frank N. Stein
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- Vincent and Doug: 10 Years of Fun and Laughter (2004) – James Monroe
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- Vincent and Doug 3: James Monroe Returns! (2004) – James Monroe
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- Killzone (2004) – Helghast
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- Vincent and Doug Sports! (2005) – James Monroe
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- Vincent and Doug Sports! 2 (2006) – James Monroe
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- Star Wars: Empire at War (2006) – Interdictor Cruiser, TIE Mauler Commander
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- Final Fantasy XII (2006) – Judge Bergan
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- Bionicle Heroes (2006) – Monster
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- Thunderbirds (2007)
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- LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) – Batman
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- Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) – Jailer Knash, Lord Abaron, additional voices
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- LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (2012) – Batman
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- Grid Autosport (2014) – Grizzly Beard, Frank N. Stein
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- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 (2017) – Hulk, Dormammu, Surtur, Supreme Intelligence, Greenskyn Smashtroll
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- Seven: The Days Long Gone (2017) – Kade
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- Elden Ring (2022) – Tarnished (Male)
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- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (2023) – Ossie, Petrarch