Liam O'Brien

Liam O'Brien is a genuine voice magician in my book. His improvised, fully inhabited characters on Critical Role show a performer who can conjure entire personalities with sound alone, which is a rarer gift than people realize. As someone who values the bridge between Japanese anime and English-speaking audiences, I appreciate how much of that work he's quietly shaped. He never needs his face on screen to command devotion; the voice does it. Add his writing and directing credits, and you get a multi-talented craftsman who earns his fandom honestly. I have nothing but respect for him.

Name (English)

Liam O'Brien

Name (Japanese)

リアム・オブライエン

Reading

りあむ・おぶらいえん

Born

May 28, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Belleville, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / voice actor / film director

University

New York University Tisch School of the Arts

• Official sitehttp://www.liamobrien.biz
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/voiceofobrien/
• Xhttps://x.com/VoiceOfOBrien
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam%20O'Brien
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q908941

Tags

• New Jersey
• actor
• screenwriter
• voice actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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.