
Mister Burke is voiced by Wes Johnson, who played Lucien Lachance in Oblivion. Talk about good karma! But, you know, beyond the "biggies," we did actually create roles for a couple other actors based on their abilities. So, for us it sort of worked in reverse - we had these parts, and got the two people best-suited to play them. His performance just blew us away - he really exceeded our expectations. What we got was Malcolm McDowell channeling Franklin D. But remember, this is a British actor playing an American, so we knew we needed the same type of performance. I mean, we had a huge list of possibilities, but no one felt "right." Coincidentally, right around that time, we had all started watching "Heroes." When we saw Malcolm McDowell playing Linderman, then it just clicked. We had sort of been struggling with finding the right actor for that role. He was actually a really interesting choice for us. I hear him in the game, and still can't believe we got him.Īnd then there's Malcolm McDowell. It's kind of surreal, looking back on it. Come on, he's the quintessential father figure! We just knew his voice would be perfect, so the role really was written with him in mind. For the father role, we had always dreamed of Liam Neeson. You know, by now everyone knows Liam Neeson is the voice of your father, and Malcolm McDowell is the voice of President John Henry Eden. GameSpy: Did landing a particular voice actor make you want to create a role tailor-made for them? Emil Pagliarulo: That's a great question. All of the characters in Fallout 3 were created because they fit the game we were trying to make, and the story we were trying to tell.

GameSpy: Were any of your characters in-game modeled after or inspired by real-world personalities? Emil Pagliarulo: No.
