Terrence C. Carson
Terrence C. Carson (born November 19, 1958) is an American actor, best known for portraying Kyle Barker on the FOX sitcom Living Single and voicing Mace Windu in various Star Wars media. He is also known for his long-running voice role as Kratos in the God of War video game series from 2005 to 2013.
Terrence C. Carson | |
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| Born | November 19, 1958 |
| Other names | T. C. Carson Terrence Carson |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
Life and career
Carson was born in Chicago, Illinois.[1] He grew up as an only child, raised by his mother, in the LeClaire Courts projects of the Chicago Housing Authority.[2] He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and in 1981 became a member of the Iota Phi Theta fraternity.[3]
Carson is best known for his role as Kyle Barker on the hit 1990s sitcom Living Single. His character was a series regular for the first four seasons and bumped to recurring status for the remainder of the series' run due to Carson's clash with the new writers. Years later, he would characterize this as a firing.[4] Carson provided the voices of Samuel and Mr. Carson in the PBS Kids animated series Clifford the Big Red Dog. As a voice actor, he voiced Mace Windu in the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars; he reprised his role as Mace Windu in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. He portrayed Route 23 survivor and school teacher Eugene Dix in Final Destination 2. He has provided the male voice of Guillo in the GameCube RPG Baten Kaitos Origins and is the voice of Touchstone in the PlayStation Portable shooter Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror.
His first voicing of Kratos was for the original God of War for the PlayStation 2 and his final voicing of the character was in God of War: Ascension for the PlayStation 3, in which he also did the motion capture. Carson also provided Kratos's voice where Kratos was a downloadable character in Everybody's Golf 5 and a guest character in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Mortal Kombat (PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita versions, 2011 and 2012, respectively) and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Christopher Judge took over the role of Kratos in God of War for the PlayStation 4, the reason being Carson was not tall enough for the motion-capture and also because of Judge's chemistry with Sunny Suljic who plays Kratos' son Atreus.[5]
In 2002, Carson released a jazz/funk CD called Truth. In 2017, T.C was featured on the cover of STS Entertainment & Fashion magazine.[6]
Discography
- Albums
- Truth (2002)
- Live in Beverly Hills (2014)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Livin' Large | Dexter Jackson | [7] |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Manny Ladrew | |
| 1998 | Relax...It's Just Sex | Buzz Wagner | [8] |
| 2000 | U-571 | Seaman Eddie Carson | |
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Eugene Dix | |
| 2016 | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Ra's al Ghul | Voice, direct-to-video[9] |
| 2022 | A Wesley Christmas | Marcus Elkins | |
| 2023 | Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls | Mr. Duke |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Key West | Abednigo 'JoJo' Nabuli | 13 episodes |
| 1993–1998 | Living Single | Kyle Barker | Main role; episodes 1–107, guest star in episode 118 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Tree | Voice, episode: "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 1995–1998 | Life with Louie | Norton Jensen, Gus | Voice, 16 episodes[lower-alpha 1] |
| 1999 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Mazi | Episode: "Forever Your Girl" |
| 1999 | Rugrats | Officer Dan | Voice, episode: "Officer Chuckie"[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2000–2002 | Clifford the Big Red Dog | Fire Chief Campbell, Mr. Carson the Mailman, Charley's Dad | Voice, 2 episodes[10] |
| 2005 | Half & Half | Kyle Barker | Episode: "The Big Performance Anxiety Episode" |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Mace Windu, Saesee Tin, General Oro Dassyne | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai | Swordsmaster, Brother #4 | Voice, 3 episodes; English dub[10] |
| 2008–2014, 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu, Cultist, Council Member, Tactical Droid | Voice, 45 episodes[10] |
| 2008–2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Jazz Musician | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Joe Reyes | Episode: "Bloodsport" |
| 2017 | Greenleaf | Reggie | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Black Lightning | Eldridge | Episode: "And Then the Devil Brought the Plague: The Book of Green Light" |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Mace Windu | Voice, episode: "Choices" |
Video games
- Credited as T.C. Carson
- Credited as TC Carson
References
- "T. C. Carson Biography (1958–)". filmreference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "TC Carson on 'Living Single', Voicing 'Kratos' in 'God of War', Working with 2Pac (Full Interview)". YouTube.
- Ross Jr., Lawrence C. (2001), The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities, Kensington, p. 315, ISBN 0-7582-0270-9
- "T.C. Carson Says He Was Fired from 'Living Single' After Calling Out Warner Bros". December 6, 2020.
- Paget, Mat (June 15, 2016). "New God of War Does Not Feature Original Kratos Voice Actor". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
- "T. C. Carson: 'Living Single' to Loving Music". STS Entertainment & Fashion. May 3, 2017 – via Pinterest.
- Steinmetz, Johanna (September 20, 1991). "Predictable 'Living'' Can't Raise a Hue and Cry". Chicago Tribune.
- Patrik (November 1, 1998). "Pulse". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- Justice League vs. Teen Titans (film). 2016.
- "TC CARSON". Behindthevoicesactors.com. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- Project Soul. Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. Bandai Namco Games. Scene: Ending credits, 6:01 in, VOICE OVER ACTORS ENGLISH.
- Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
- Legacy, Spencer (February 24, 2023). "Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Gameplay Trailer Spotlights Voice Cast". ComingSoon. Retrieved February 24, 2023.