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David Hayter(I)

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  • Writer
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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume One
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David Hayter was born on February 6, 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA as David Bryan Hayter. He is known for writing the screenplays to X-Men (2000), X-Men 2 (2003), and Watchmen (2009). He is best known as the voice of Solid Snake in the English versions of the Metal Gear Solid franchise.
BornFebruary 6, 1969
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BornFebruary 6, 1969
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      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
    X-Men
    7.3
    • Museum Cop
    • 2000
    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
    Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
    9.5
    Video Game
    • Snake(English version, voice)
    • 2004
    Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2009
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
    X2: X-Men United
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sonic Villains
      • Solid Snake (English version, voice)
      • In Production
    • Avenging Justice
      • NoTron (voice)
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Rusty Rabbit (2025)
      Rusty Rabbit
      Video Game
      • Lucas (English version, voice)
      • 2025
    • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)
      Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
      8.7
      Video Game
      • The Bartender
      • Additional Voices (English version, voice)
      • 2024
    • Failed State (2023)
      Failed State
      8.6
      • Boss (voice)
      • 2023
    • Bangaroo (2023)
      Bangaroo
      Short
      • Mob Boss
      • 2023
    • Chopper (2023)
      Chopper
      • Mad Dog
      • 2023
    • Synapse (2023)
      Synapse
      8.2
      Video Game
      • Colonel Peter Conrad (voice)
      • 2023
    • Dollar Generals (2022)
      Dollar Generals
      Short
      • Robber
      • 2022
    • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith (2022)
      Star Wars: The Old Republic - Legacy of the Sith
      6.8
      Video Game
      • Jedi Knight Male
      • Additional Voices (voice)
      • 2022
    • Retroninjacyberassassin (2021)
      Retroninjacyberassassin
      Video Game
      • Doc Ninja (voice)
      • 2021
    • Matthew Currie Holmes in Traces (2021)
      Traces
      6.8
      • Dave
      • 2021
    • Phantom: Covert Ops
      7.6
      Video Game
      • Nikolai Zhurov (voice)
      • 2020
    • George Takei, Brian Bloom, Kiichi Nakai, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Andrew Morgado, Greg Chun, Keong Sim, Yûichi Nakamura, Elizabeth Maxwell, Ken Yasuda, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kaiji Tang, Robbie Daymond, Kazuhiro Nakaya, and Sumire Uesaka in Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020)
      Yakuza: Like a Dragon
      8.5
      Video Game
      • The Bartender (English version, voice)
      • 2020
    • Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught (2019)
      Star Wars: The Old Republic - Onslaught
      6.8
      Video Game
      • Jedi Knight Male
      • Additional Voices (voice)
      • 2019
    • Steamdolls: Order of Chaos (2019)
      Steamdolls: Order of Chaos
      Video Game
      • The Whisper (voice)
      • 2019
    • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019)
      Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
      7.8
      Video Game
      • Zangetsu
      • Narrator (English version, voice)
      • 2019

    Director

    • World War III
      • Director
      • In Development
      • TV Mini Series
    • Lucas Till and Merritt Patterson in Wolves (2014)
      Wolves
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Chasm
      8.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010

    Writer

    • World War III
      • Writer
      • In Development
      • TV Mini Series
    • Tristán Ulloa and Alba Baptista in Warrior Nun (2020)
      Warrior Nun
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2020–2022
    • Lucas Till and Merritt Patterson in Wolves (2014)
      Wolves
      5.3
      • written by
      • 2014
    • Chasm
      8.7
      Short
      • written by
      • 2010
    • Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
      Watchmen
      7.6
      • screenplay by
      • 2009
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X2: X-Men United (2003)
      X2: X-Men United
      7.4
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2003
    • Melissa George in Lost in Oz (2002)
      Lost in Oz
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, and Dwayne Johnson in The Scorpion King (2002)
      The Scorpion King
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2002
    • Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
      X-Men
      7.3
      • screenplay
      • 2000
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    Videos15

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    Watchmen
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    Clip 3:53
    Watchmen
    Watchmen
    Clip 2:16
    Watchmen
    No. 1
    Trailer 2:43
    No. 1
    Guyver 2: Dark Hero
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    Guyver 2: Dark Hero

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Sean Barker
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • February 6, 1969
      • Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Children
      • Natasha Hayter
    • Parents
      • Stephen
    • Other works
      Wrote an unused draft of the sequel to Pitch Black (2000).

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Is the only Metal Gear Solid actor to actually play and beat the games he voice-acted in.
    • Salary
      • X-Men
        (2000)
        $35,000

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