Team Members
Matthew Mercer is a Los Angeles-based actor best known for his roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Matthew plays a pivotal role […]
Travis Willingham is a Los Angeles-based voice actor known for his extensive roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Travis plays a pivotal […]
Laura Bailey is an award-winning Los Angeles-based voice actor known for her roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Laura plays a pivotal […]
Marisha Ray is a producer, voice actor, and uber-nerd based out of Los Angeles and is known for her roles in video games and animation, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in […]
Taliesin Jaffe is a Los Angeles-based actor known for his roles in film, television, animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Taliesin plays a pivotal […]
Liam O’Brien is a Los Angeles-based actor, writer and director known for his roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Liam plays a […]
Sam Riegel is a Los Angeles-based voice actor and Emmy Award-winning voice director, known for his roles in animation and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and […]
Ashley Johnson is a Los Angeles-based actor known for her roles in television, film, animation, and video games, as well as the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role. Critical Role has become one of the most popular storytelling and world building independent media companies in the world, and Ashley plays a pivotal […]
Ed Lopez is the Chief Operating Officer, responsible for building and operating the Critical Role business. Previously, he was the VP of Strategy and Operations at Legendary Digital Networks where he was responsible for the product strategy, lifecycle and P&L for Alpha. He led multiple initiatives to support the Alpha service and platform including content programming, Live and VOD production, customer support, subscription, video encoding, content management, graphic design, usability/beta testing, engineering and quality assurance. His extensive experience includes working at Fortune 500 and startup companies on product development, ecommerce, marketing, business growth, strategy and organizational design. In his spare time, he eats Chef Boyardee out of the pot and misses Saturday morning cartoons. He also enjoys workouts, unconventional conversations and speculates in the crypto and financial markets.
Rachel Romero is the SVP of Marketing at Critical Role and a board member for Critical Role Foundation. Previously, she was the VP of Marketing for Legendary Digital Networks, home of Nerdist, Geek & Sundry, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, and LDN’s subscription platform, Alpha. Romero also served as the Director of Audience Development for Machinima. […]
Ben is a California native who has a lengthy career in the entertainment industry. He started as a Production Assistant on the Transformers films and eventually became a Hasbro employee on the Universal Studios backlot. In 2013, he transitioned into digital content and joined the emerging Maker Studios as a leader of their gaming vertical. He continued to grow the branded content division of Maker through it's 2014 acquisition by Disney, and joined Legendary in 2017 to oversee all aspects of their own gaming business, Geek & Sundry. He joins Critical Role as the SVP of Business Development, and aims to accelerate the growth of the Critical Role franchise beyond the screen into new mediums and ventures.
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