Early career Clotworthy's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen. In an interview, he stated, "My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions. I met some of the finest voice talent (
Jerry Stiller,
Anne Meara,
Mel Blanc,
June Foray etc.) and they inspired me."
Role as Jim Raynor Clotworthy starred as the voice of
Jim Raynor in the
StarCraft series of
real-time strategy video games. He first appeared as Raynor in
StarCraft, and reprised his role in the expansion
StarCraft: Brood War. A reader's poll for
GameSpot voted Raynor one of video gaming's top ten heroes, with GameSpot giving specific praise to Clotworthy's voice acting. Twelve years after the release of
StarCraft, Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. and he was selected as the winner of "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting" by reactiontime.co.uk. He returned to the role with the expansions
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm and
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void, as well as
Blizzard's crossover video game
Heroes of the Storm.
Other roles Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs. He was the narrator on the
Emmy nominated documentaries
Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy and
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. He worked on
The Lego Movie Videogame. He also narrated
Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest and
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight. Clotworthy has guest starred on
The Big Bang Theory,
Two and a Half Men, and
China, IL. In 2014, he voiced the Espheni (referred to as "The Monk") in the
TNT series
Falling Skies, and made an on-screen appearance in
American Sniper as a
Veteran Affairs doctor who consults with
Chris Kyle. He also voiced the
Black Knight/Zelgius and
Finn in
Nintendo's mobile game
Fire Emblem Heroes. ==Filmography==