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'''Terrence C. "TC" Carson''' (born November 19, 1958 in [[Chicago, Illinois]]),<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/T-C-Carson.html T. C. Carson Biography (1958-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is an [[United States|American]] singer and stage, [[film]], and [[television]] [[actor]].  He is best known for portraying Kyle Barker on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[Living Single]]'' and as [[Mace Windu]] in ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' as the voice double for [[Samuel L. Jackson]]. He is also well known for voicing [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]] in the ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' series.

==Biography==
Carson attended the [[University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]] and in 1981 became a member of the [[Iota Phi Theta]] fraternity.<ref>{{Citation | last=Ross, Jr. | first=Lawrence C. | title=The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities | publisher=Kensington | year=2001 | page=315 | isbn=0758202709 }}</ref>

He started performing in plays and musicals such as ''[[The Wiz]]'', ''[[Dreamgirls (musical)|Dreamgirls]]'', and ''[[Ain't Misbehavin' (musical)|Ain't Misbehavin']]''. He starred in the films ''[[Livin' Large]]'' and ''[[Firehawk (film)|Firehawk]]'' before landing the role of Kyle Barker on the sitcom ''[[Living Single]]''. Carson reprised his role of Kyle Barker, along with Living Single costar Erika Alexander, on show Half & Half. He provided the voice of Samuel (Charlie's father) in the [[PBS Kids]] animated series ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]''. As a voice actor, he portrayed [[Mace Windu]] in the animated series ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars: Clone Wars]]''; he reprised his role as Mace Windu in the ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' series. He appeared as Eddie Carson, a cook aboard a World War II submarine in ''[[U-571]]'', and Route 23 survivor & schoolteacher Eugene Dix in ''[[Final Destination 2]]'' (2003). He has provided the male voice of Guillo in the Gamecube RPG ''[[Baten Kaitos Origins]]'', the voice of Kratos, the main character of the video games ''[[God of War (video game)|God of War]]'', ''[[God of War II]]'' and ''[[God of War: Chains of Olympus]]'', and reprised the role in the latest ''[[God of War III]]''. He is also the voice of Touchstone in the PSP shooter ''[[Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror]]''.  

His voice is featured on ''[[The Bible Experience]]''.  In 2002, Carson released a Jazz/Funk CD called "Truth".

==Roles==
===Television===
* ''[[Afro Samurai]]'' - Swordsmaster (voice)
* ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' - Fire Chief Campbell (voice)
* ''[[Key West (TV series)|Key West]]'' - Abednigo "JoJo" Nabuli
* ''[[Living Single]]'' - Kyle Barker
* ''[[Nature Boy]]'' - Nat King Cole
* ''[[Polly and Marie]]'' - Bartholomew
* ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series)|Star Wars Clone Wars]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Half & Half]]'' - Kyle Barker (guest star/reprised role from [[Living Single]])

===Video Games===
* ''[[Baten Kaitos II]]'' - Guillo (male)
* ''[[EverQuest II]]'' - Grimgash the Black
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' - [[Kratos]]
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War II]]'' - [[Kratos]]
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War III]]'' - [[Kratos]]
* ''[[God of War (series)|God of War: Chains of Olympus]]'' - [[Kratos]]
* ''[[Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat]]'' - Voodoo Master
* ''[[Saints Row]]'' - Anthony Green
* ''[[Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny]]'' - [[Kratos]]
* ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (video game)|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Star Trek: Klingon Academy]]'' - Academy Engineer, Gorkon Allied Command, Starbase 2
* ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002 video game)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' - [[Mace Windu]]
* ''[[Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror]]'' - Touchstone
* ''[[The Outfit]]'' - JD Tyler
* ''[[Unreal Tournament 3]]'' - Othello

==References==
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==External links==
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