Jeff Glenn Bennett (born 1962) is an American voice actor and singer who provided the voices for a variety of characters in the Star Wars franchise. These include protagonists Brenn Tantor and Kyle Katarn from the video games Star Wars: Force Commander and Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, respectively, Darth Revan in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Plumestriker from the animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, among other roles.
Biography[]
Video games[]
Bennett played Kyle Katarn in Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy.
Jeff Glenn Bennett is an American singer and voice actor born in 1962 in Burbank, California,[1] United States.[2] He worked as a singer before turning to voice work,[1] and would go on to receive an Annie Award[3] and a Daytime Emmy Award for his work in the industry.[4] For the 2000 video game Star Wars: Force Commander, his first Star Wars role, Bennett provided of the voice of protagonist Brenn Tantor as well as a refugee of[5] the world[6] Abridon.[5] Bennett subsequently voiced an Imperial officer in the 2001 video game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader[7] as well as the clone troopers, Count Dooku, bounty hunter Jango Fett, and a captain for[8] the March 11, 2002[9] video game Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter.[8]
The March 26, 2002[10] video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast saw him play protagonist Kyle Katarn and a stormtrooper officer.[11] He also voiced Fett and the clones in[12] the May 15, 2002[13] video game Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns, itself an expansion pack for 2001's Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.[12] Bennett reprised his role of Katarn and voiced a saboteur for Jedi Outcast's sequel, 2003's Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.[14] He later played[15] Sith Lord[16] Darth Revan in the 2011 video game Star Wars: The Old Republic.[15]
The Freemaker Adventures[]
Bennett played Plumestriker, a recurring character from LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.
Bennett lent his voice to the animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, beginning with "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City,"[17] the June 24, 2016[18] fourth episode of the first season, in which he voiced the Sullustan Nien Nunb.[17] In "Peril on Kashyyyk,"[19] the June 27, 2016[18] fifth episode of the first season, he voiced the Twi'lek Ignacio Wortan and the Imperial Lieutenant Plumestriker.[19] He went on to voice Wortan in "The Embersteel Blade,"[20] the August 1, 2017[18] fourth episode of the second season,[20] and Plumestriker in[21] the August 1, 2016[18] ninth episode of the first season, "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase,"[21] the August 15, 2016[18] eleventh episode of the first season, "Showdown on Hoth,"[22] the May 4, 2017[23] short "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!,"[24][25] the August 7, 2017[18] seventh episode of the second season, "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon,"[26] and[27] the August 9, 2017[18] ninth episode of the second season, "Flight of the Arrowhead."[27]
Bennett also voiced a number of incidental characters in multiple episodes; an Imperial officer in "The Embersteel Blade,"[20] the Lurmen Biz in "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon,"[26] a rebel officer in "Flight of the Arrowhead,"[27] a Rodian junk dealer, their associate Grummgar, and a rebel technician in[25] the May 4, 2017[28] short "Home One,"[29] a rebel pilot in one of the shorts collected in[25] the June 17, 2017[18] first episode of the second season, "A New Home,"[25] and a stormtrooper[25] in "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!."[24]
Works[]
Gameography[]
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Star Wars: Force Commander | Brenn Tantor, Abridon Refugee 1 | Voice; credited as Jeff Glen Bennett[5] |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader | Imperial Officer | Voice[7] |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Clone, Dooku, Jango, Captain | Voice; credited as Jeff Glenn Bennett[8] |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | Kyle, Stormtrooper Officer 1 | Voice[11] |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns | Jango Fett, Clones | Voice; credited as Jeff Glenn Bennett[12] |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Kyle Katarn, Saboteur 1 | Voice[14] |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Darth Revan | Voice[15] |
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City" (S1E4) | Nien Numb | Voice[17] |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Peril on Kashyyyk" (S1E5) | Lt. Plumestriker, Ignacio Warton | Voice[19] |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase" (S1E9) | Commander Plumestriker | Voice[21] |
| 2016 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Showdown on Hoth" (S1E11) | Sub-Ensign Plumestriker | Voice[22] |
| 2017[28] | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Home One"[29] | Big Guy, Rebel Tech #1, Rodian Junk Dealer | Voice; roles credited in episode "A New Home"[25] |
| 2017[23] | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!"[24] | Lt. Plumestriker, Stormtrooper #2 | Voice; roles credited in episode "A New Home"[25] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "A New Home" | Pilot #1 | Voice; short containing role unspecified[25] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Embersteel Blade" (S2E4) | Ignacio Warton, Imperial Officer #1 | Voice[20] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon" (S2E7) | Plumestriker, Biz | Voice[26] |
| 2017 | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Flight of the Arrowhead" (S2E9) | Plumestriker, Rebel Officer | Voice[27] |
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Force Commander
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City"- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Peril on Kashyyyk"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Showdown on Hoth"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Embersteel Blade"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hischak, Thomas S.. Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011. ISBN 9780786486946.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California on Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.: "California, constituent state of the United States of America." (archived from the original on May 15, 2023)
- ↑ "Rango" tops Annie Award Winners by Jerry Beck on Cartoon Brew (February 4, 2012) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on June 3, 2012)
- ↑ The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Winners for the 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy® Awards (PDF p.13) on National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (April 29, 2016) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on October 12, 2016)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Force Commander
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. I, p. 7 ("Abridon")
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- ↑ Hands-on Impressions of Star Wars Jedi Starfighter by Douglass C. Perry on IGN (March 7, 2002) (content now obsolete; archived from the original on August 4, 2002)
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- ↑ Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: The Clone Campaigns on IGN (archived from the original on May 16, 2023)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2
Star Wars: The Old Republic — Credits
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 97 ("Revan, Darth")
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Treasure of Cloud City"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 LEGO STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES (DISNEY XD) on The Futon Critic (archived from the original on May 16, 2023)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Peril on Kashyyyk"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Embersteel Blade"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Kyber Saber Crystal Chase"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Showdown on Hoth"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Beware The Gammorean Flu | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Disney XD on the official Disney XD YouTube channel (May 4, 2017) (backup link)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Beware, the Gamorrean Flu!"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "A New Home"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Lost Crystals of Qalydon"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Flight of the Arrowhead"
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Home One | LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Disney XD on the official Disney XD YouTube channel (May 4, 2017) (backup link)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Home One"
