James Harper (actor)

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 * birthplace = Bell, California
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James Harper is a classically trained (Graduate - The Juilliard School) American actor who made his professional stage debut understudying and performing the role of Kent opposite James Earl Jones in King Lear at the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. He is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA. Throughout his career, he has acted in many movies and guest-starred in a myriad television shows, such as Frasier, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and JAG. He also played the role of Admiral Kelso in the 1998 film Armageddon. In addition to acting, Harper has contributed his voice artistry to several video games, most notably the villainous Arcturus Mengsk in StarCraft, Resistance: Fall of Man, and several voices in Diablo 2. Although Harper did voice Arcturus Mengsk and other characters in StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War, the IMDB incorrectly attributed his voice to be that of Zeratul and General Edmund Duke, both of which were voiced by the late Jack Ritschel. Harper's voice also appeared in the game's sequel, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.