Keith Ferguson (voice actor)

Keith Ferguson
Ferguson in 2010
Born	Keith James Ferguson February 26, 1972[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	Keith James Ferguson
Alma mater	University of the Pacific University of Southern California
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1994–present
Notable work	Blooregard Q. "Bloo" Kazoo from Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Basch fon Ronsenburg from Final Fantasy XII Lord Hater from Wander Over Yonder Reaper from Overwatch
Website	www.whoiskeithferguson.com

Keith James Ferguson (born February 26, 1972) is an American voice actor best known as the voice of Blooregard Q. "Bloo" Kazoo from the Cartoon Network animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Basch fon Ronsenburg from Final Fantasy XII, Marluxia from the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and Reaper from Overwatch. He also provides a number of "sound-alike" portrayals in the VO industry, including Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones and Steve Martin in Robot Chicken and the voice of Lightning McQueen in Cars Toons, replacing Owen Wilson in that role.

Early life

Ferguson was born Keith James Ferguson in Los Angeles, California on February 26, 1972.

Career

After studying theatrical performance and creative writing at the University of the Pacific^[2] and University of Southern California, Ferguson worked behind the scenes in daytime television production while occasionally finding time to perform in local theatre productions and improvisation groups.

Voice acting

Towards the end of his production career, he actively began his pursuit of a career in voice-over. In 1999, while working on what would turn out to be his last full-time position in television production, a voice-over agent named Pat Brady, after discovering Ferguson the week prior in a voice-over workshop in Toluca Lake, California, and before even officially signing with him for representation, sent him out on what would be his first professional voice-over audition (a sound-alike for Keanu Reeves in a 60-second radio spot satirizing The Matrix for the former Hollywood Video movie-rental franchise). He ended up booking the role from this first VO audition, after which he officially signed with Pat Brady who, through two talent agencies, would continue to represent him to this day.

In 2000, he gained his first experience in animation voice-over alongside Rob Paulsen and David Sobolov having booked the role of Ray on a former, somewhat obscure CG animated web-series entitled Li'l Green Men featured on Warner Bros. former website "Entertaindom." After the next 3 years while building up his voice-over repertoire with various roles in commercial spots, video games, animation and sound-alike voice-matching for various films, he would be cast in one of the first of his more notable roles being that of Bloo in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends created by The Powerpuff Girls animator Craig McCracken.^[3] This was accompanied by other notable performances such as General "Thunderbolt" Ross in the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Friend Owl in the feature Bambi II, as well as his recurring portrayal as Harrison Ford's Han Solo and Indiana Jones in Robot Chicken along with the Star Wars parodies. He reprised his Han Solo character in The Lego Movie.

Amidst further various vocal appearances in animation, a few of which include credits on Family Guy, Adventure Time, Phineas and Ferb, Codename: Kids Next Door, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Legion of Super Heroes, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, Ferguson also found a role in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales subbing for Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen.^[4] Ferguson has also done voice work in video games; notable roles include Basch fon Ronsenburg in Final Fantasy XII, Gabranth in Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, and Number XI Organization XIII member Marluxia in Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories.

Ferguson was also vocally featured as two differently styled race-announcers in two TV commercials for the sports beverage, Vitamin Water; one featuring race-car driver Carl Edwards with Ralph Macchio paying homage to his role in The Karate Kid, and the other a Super Bowl ad featuring Shaquille O'Neal as an unlikely victorious horse-race jockey.

Personal life

Ferguson's mother is a retired probate estate specialist whilst his father was a well-known pianist who was one of Southern California's popular piano men until his death in 1999.^[2]

Filmography

Film

List of voice performances or live-action performances in direct-to-video films, television films and feature films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1994	The Defender	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
2000	Gen¹³
2003	The Death of Batman	Voiceovers	Short
2006	Bambi II	Friend Owl		[1][5]
2006	Ultimate Avengers	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
2011	Larry & Lydia	Larry
2011	Batman: Year One	Jefferson Skeevers	Direct-to-video	[1]
2013	Monsters University	Additional voices
2014	The Lego Movie	Han Solo		[1]
2014	Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return	Additional voices		[6]
2015	Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts	Gruff Cop, Distinguished Man
2015	Inside Out	Additional voices
2015	Minions
2016	Elena and the Secret of Avalor	Zuzo	Television film

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004–09	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends	Bloo, additional voices	Main role Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production	[1]
2006	Four Eyes!	Syler
2006	Codename: Kids Next Door	Numbuh 1-Love	Episodes: "Operation C.A.N.Y.O.N./Operation H.O.L.I.D.A.Y." and "Operation I.T."
2006	Hellboy: Sword of Storms	Additional voices	TV movie
2006	The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy	Hip-Hop-Itmus-Prime, additional voices
2006	Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law	Bill Ken Sebben	Episode: "Birdnapped"	[1]
2007–present	Robot Chicken	Indiana Jones, Han Solo, Steve Martin, Astro Boy, additional voices
2007	Family Guy	Jimmy Smits	Episodes: "It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One" and "No Meals on Wheels"
2007	Robot Chicken: Star Wars	Han Solo, C-3PO, Imperial Probe Droid	TV movie
2007	Legion of Super Heroes	Karate Kid, Nemesis Kid	Episode: "The Karate Kid"
2008	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II	Han Solo, General Veers	TV movie
2008–12	Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales	Lightning McQueen	Main role 11 episodes
2008	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination	Bloo, Captain, Francis	TV movie	[1]
2008–12	Phineas and Ferb	Additional voices	Episode: "Out to Launch"
2010–16	Adventure Time	Frog, Lenny, Ripped Lumpy, Mr. Candy Cane, Prince Gumball (formerly voiced by Neil Patrick Harris)	"Episode: "Five Short Tables"
2010–12	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	"Thunderbolt" Ross	Episodes: "Hulk Versus the World", "Nightmare in Red" and"The Deadliest Man Alive"
2010–13	MAD	Nicolas Cage, Indiana Jones, Edward Cullen, Wolverine, Cyclops, Han Solo, Sir Topham Hatt, Lightning McQueen, Robbie Shapiro, Blue Beetle, Dave Seville, Hal Jordan, Johnny Blaze, Mister Fantastic, Bilbo Baggins, Jon Arbuckle, additional voices
2010	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III	Han Solo	TV movie
2011	G.I. Joe: Renegades	Heavy Duty, Hershel Dalton	Episode: "Cousins"
2012	Cartoon Network 20th Anniversary	Bloo	TV movie
2012	Super Best Friends Forever	Superman, Solomon Grundy	Episodes: "Grounded" and "Don't Fight Girls"
2012	Swampy's Underground Adventures	Swampy	Main role
2012–16	Gravity Falls	Deputy Durland	Recurring role	[1]
2013	Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld	Prince Topaz, Skeleton	Episodes: "Level One: Your Quest Begins" "Level Four: The Turquoise Cave"
2013–15	Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja	Greg
2013	Angry Birds Space	Red	Main role
2013–14	Cars Toons: Tales From Radiator Springs	Lightning McQueen	2 episodes
2013–16	Wander Over Yonder	Lord Hater, additional voices	Main role	[1]
2014–present	Sofia the First	Sir Bartleby, Wishing Well, Praline, additional voices	Main role	[1]
2015-present	We Bare Bears	Additional Voices
2016-present	Elena of Avalor	Zuzo	Main role

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay	Guard
2004	Tales of Symphonia	Additional voices
2004	Doom 3	Additional voices
2004	Terminator 3: The Redemption	John Connor, additional voices		[1]
2004	Shark Tale	Shark Diner #1, Dolphin Cop #2, Whale Washer #2
2004	Men of Valor	Black Marine 3, Pilot
2004	EverQuest II	Generic Racial Ecology, Arven Oshus
2004	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	Soldiers		[1]
2005	God of War	Boat Captain		[1]
2005	Predator: Concrete Jungle	Additional voices
2005	Madagascar	King Julien XIII, Polar Bear, Ostrich #2		[1]
2005	Destroy All Humans!	Soldier #1, Scientists #2		[1]
2005	The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction	Additional voices
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Grizzly		[1][7]
2005	The Suffering: Ties That Bind	Hejira
2005	The Matrix: Path of Neo	Link, Insectoid, Civilian
2005	Kingdom of Paradise	Shinbu
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Tim Bradshaw, Alex Chang, Stephen Finch, additional voices
2005	Neopets: The Darkest Faerie	Gordos/Wondering Merchant		[1]
2006	The Outfit	Allied Soldier
2006	Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence	Soldier
2006	Over the Hedge	Possum #1, Rat #1, Chihuahua #1		[1]
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow	El Grande, Pequeño, Nassau Villager Male #1, Black Smoke James' Crew, additional voices		[1]
2006	Monster House	Reginald "Skull" Sjulinskii
2006	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Incidental characters
2006	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Additional voices
2006	Destroy All Humans! 2	Bay City Cops, Bay City Soldiers
2006	Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam	Budd
2006	Final Fantasy XII	Basch fon Ronsenburg		[1][8]
2006	The Sopranos: Road to Respect	Additional voices
2006	The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king	Morgomir
2007	God of War II	Boat Captain		[1]
2007	Power Rangers: Super Legends	Green Galaxy Ranger, Green Samurai Ranger
2007	Cars Mater-National Championship	Lightning McQueen
2007	F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate	Steve Chen
2008	Lost Odyssey	Kaim Argonar		[1]
2008	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian	Additional voices
2008	Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy	Additional voices
2008	The Incredible Hulk	X-Ray, Army Soldier, Bi-Beast's Top Head
2008	Mercenaries 2: World in Flames	Universal Petroleum
2008	Lego Batman: The Videogame	Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon
2008	Shrek's Carnival Craze	Prince Charming, Puppet Singers, Dwarf		[1]
2008	Call of Duty: World at War	US Soldier
2008	Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories	Marluxia		[1]
2009	Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall	Bloo
2009	Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II	Mek Badzappa, Mek Blitzzagga, Skykilla, Gorwazza, Deff Driva, Apothecary Galan, Heretics, Nobz, Plague Marines, Mekboyz, Commissar Lord Bernn, Mr. Nailbrain, Pathfinder Ronahn	Chaos Rising and Retribution	[1]
2009	Resistance: Retribution	Maquis Fighter, British Commando, Cloven Screams
2009	Infamous	Additional voices
2009	Ghostbusters: The Video Game	Additional Voice Talent		[9]
2009	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Additional voices
2009	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Dr. Stephen Kellerman, Lunatic #2
2009	Dissidia Final Fantasy	Judge Gabranth		[1]
2009	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	Steven Hudak/Scorcher, Cable
2009	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days	Marluxia	archive sound	[1]
2009	Undead Knights	Romulus Blood
2009	Cars Race-O-Rama	Lightning McQueen
2009	Dragon Age: Origins	Sloth Demon, Thane Shartan, Innkeeper, Ser Blackstone, Experienced Dwarf Male, Mystical Elf Male, Dwarven Commander, Fade Beresaad, Fade Dwarf, House Dace Mercenary, Dust Town Beggar, Orzammar Noble, Lake Calenhad Scholar, Tapster's Patron, Orzammar Commoner
2009	James Cameron's Avatar: The Game	Dalton, Na'vi, RDA
2010	Mass Effect 2	Additional voices
2010	BioShock 2	Additional voices
2010	Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight	Additional voices
2010	Lost Planet 2	Additional voices
2010	Mafia II	Additional voices
2010	Quantum Theory	Syd		[10]
2011	Dragon Age II	Arvaarad, additional voices
2011	Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy	Judge Gabranth		[1]
2011	Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion	Bloo, Samurai Jack, Mandark
2011	Infamous 2	Militia, Ice Guys, Male Pedestrians
2011	Cars 2	Lightning McQueen
2011	Captain America: Super Soldier	Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)		[1]
2011	Driver: San Francisco	Additional voices
2011	Nicktoons MLB	Danny Phantom
2011	Gears of War 3	Stranded Crew #4
2011	X-Men: Destiny	Cameron Hodge, additional voices		[1]
2011	Might & Magic Heroes VI	Uriel
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Additional voices
2011	Infinity Blade II	Various voices
2012	Final Fantasy XIII-2	Additional voices
2012	Gotham City Impostors	Additional voices
2012	Prototype 2	Additional voices
2012	Lollipop Chainsaw	Additional voices
2012	Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games	Manny		[1]
2012	Darksiders II	Kargon, Prince of Darkness		[1]
2013	God of War: Ascension	Boat Captain
2013	Deadpool	Mister Sinister, Stormthrower/Phaser, Pizza Guy		[1]
2013	Disney Infinity	Lightning McQueen
2013	Saints Row IV	The Voice of Virtual Steelport
2013	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix	Marluxia	archive footage
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Additional voices		[11]
2014	The Lego Movie Videogame	Emmet, Lord Business, Robot #2
2014	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	Additional voices		[12]
2014	Destiny	Lord Saladin, City Civilian		[13]
2014	World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor	Additional voices		[14]
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	Marluxia	archive sound
2015	Lego Jurassic World	Additional voices		[15]
2015	Batman: Arkham Knight	Additional voices		[16]
2015	Disney Infinity 3.0	Additional voices		[17]
2016	Overwatch (video game)	Reaper		[18]

References

1. "Behind The Voice Actors – Keith Ferguson". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 27, 2015. – green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits
2. "Keith Ferguson Biography - Rotten Tomatoes". Retrieved November 29, 2014.
3. "Powerpuff Girls 10th Anniversary Interview With Creator Craig McCracken - Cold Hard Flash: Flash Animation News, Videos and Links". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
4. "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends Voice Actor Biographies". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
5. "Bambi II". 7 February 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2016 – via Amazon.
6. Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (film). 2014.
7. "X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Release Information for PlayStation 2 - GameFAQs". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
8. "Hell and Heaven Net // Final Fantasy XII // Voice Actors". Retrieved 14 June 2016.
9. Ghostbusters: The Video Game, closing credits - MahaloVideoGames (July 13, 2009). The Ghostbusters Game Walkthrough (YouTube). Event occurs at 0:17.
10. Team Tachyon. Quantum Theory. Tecmo. Scene: Ending credits, 2:18 in, Quantum Theory Cast, Voice Actors.
11. Vicarious Visions (October 13, 2013). Skylanders: Swap Force. Scene: closing credits, 8 minutes in, VO Production by Soundelux, Voice Actors.
12. Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
13. Destiny - End Credits - IGN Video. IGN Video. 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
14. Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.
15. Traveller's Tales. Lego Jurassic World. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 6:00 in, Voice Cast.
16. Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
17. Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
18. Blizzard Entertainment. Overwatch (video game).

External links

• Official website
• Keith Ferguson at the Internet Movie Database
• Keith Ferguson at VoiceChasers.com