Brandon Keener is an actor who voiced various male characters in Fallout 4 and its add-ons Far Harbor, Vault-Tec Workshop and Nuka-World.
Career[]
Keener was born and raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he won an Irene Ryan scholarship for collegiate actors and performed at the Kennedy Center. Keener is well known for his voice-over roles in several video games but has also worked extensively in television and film. One of his most iconic voiceover roles is that of Garrus Vakarian in the Mass Effect series.
Credits[]
Fallout series[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Initiates (male) Railroad agent (male) Settlers (male) Absalom (uncredited) Art (human) (uncredited) Art (synth) (uncredited) Bluejay (uncredited) Caravan worker (male, uncredited) Clinton (uncredited) Mr. Cofran (uncredited) Dalen (uncredited) DiPietro (uncredited) Drummer Boy (uncredited) Duke (uncredited) Fred O'Connell (uncredited) Gene (uncredited) Givens (uncredited) Interviewer (uncredited) Jake Finch (uncredited) Johnny D. (uncredited) Jules (uncredited) McGann (uncredited) Noel Chandrich (uncredited) Patrick (uncredited) Preacher (uncredited) Riley (uncredited) Roger Warwick (uncredited) Ron Staples (uncredited) Ronald Tanner (uncredited) Rufus Rubins (uncredited) Sato (uncredited) Subject 12 (uncredited) Sully Mathis (uncredited) Terry (uncredited) Tony Savoldi (uncredited) Tunnel worker (uncredited) Diamond City residents (male, uncredited) Mercenaries (male, uncredited) Minutemen (male, uncredited) Scavengers (male, uncredited) Vault 81 residents (male, uncredited) Wastelander (Dangerous Minds, uncredited)  Arnie (uncredited) Ben Gibson (uncredited) Brad Finnegan (uncredited) Derek (uncredited) Patches (uncredited) Widmer (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Far Harbor | Eden Meadows Cinemas radio station (uncredited) Vault 118 overseer (uncredited) Harbormen (male, uncredited) Synth refugees (male, uncredited) |
| 2016 | Vault-Tec Workshop | Settlers (male, uncredited) |
| 2016 | Nuka-World | Corporal Downey (uncredited) Peter (uncredited) Phil Roller (uncredited) Victor (uncredited) Pack captives (male, uncredited) Prisoners (male, uncredited) Settlers (male, uncredited) |
Other work[]
| Year | Title | Credited as/for |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Saints Row | Tobias |
| 2007-12 | Mass Effect series | Garrus Vakarian |
| 2011 | L.A. Noire | Detective Harold Caldwell |
| 2016 | The Division | ISAC |
| 2023 | The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom | Sharp-as-Night |
Behind the scenes[]
- Keener voices the most amount of characters in Fallout 4, with over 50 roles in the base game and its add-ons, including many generic NPCs.
- Generic settler dialogue recorded by Keener was reused in the Vault-Tec distress signal for the "Tesla Cannon" Creation Club content, initially released in 2019. It was later implemented as part of the main game with the Fallout 4 next-gen update in 2024.
- Additionally, in the Fallout 4 next-gen update, generic combat dialogue recorded by Keener was reused for the Enclave soldiers introduced with the update, including for Major Elias. Keener's MaleEvenToned voice type was used for male soldiers, while Misty Lee's FemaleEvenToned voice type was used for female soldiers.