David Hayter

To me, David Hayter will always be the gravelly voice of Solid Snake first and everything else second, which is wild given how much else he has done. The man wrote X-Men and won a Saturn Award, then directed and produced on top of voicing one of gaming's most iconic characters. What I admire is the duality: he is both the unseen craftsman shaping stories and the unmistakable voice millions instantly recognize. That blend of behind-the-camera authorship and front-and-center performance is rare, and Hayter wears it without ego. He is, in the truest sense, a storyteller in every register.

Name (English)

David Hayter

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・ヘイター

Reading

でゔぃっど・へいたー

Born

February 6, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Santa Monica, California, United States

Occupation

voice actor / screenwriter / television actor / film director / film actor

University

Toronto Metropolitan University

• Official sitehttp://www.david-hayter.com
• Xhttps://x.com/DavidBHayter
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Hayter
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711792

Tags

• California
• voice actor
• screenwriter
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.