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Jennifer English
British actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jennifer English is a British actress, known for her portrayal of Shadowheart in the role-playing video game Baldur's Gate 3 (2023). In 2024, English was named a BAFTA Breakthrough talent in recognition of her work on Baldur's Gate 3.[1] She also provided the voice of Carlotta Montelli in Wuthering Waves, Latenna the Albinauric in Elden Ring (2022), and Maelle in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025).[2]
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Early life and education
English is from rural Shropshire. She enjoyed playing videogames as a child, including The Sims, Spyro, Wacky Races, and Soul Blade.[3] She graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2012.[4]
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English began her career in theatre in 2015, with roles in productions of Abyss at Arcola Theatre[5] and Future Conditional at The Old Vic.[6] English's first video game voice acting role was in Divinity: Original Sin II (2017), a role-playing game developed by Larian Studios, where she played about seventy different characters.[7] She voiced Latenna the Albinauric in Elden Ring (2022).[8]
English reunited with Larian Studios when she joined the cast of Baldur's Gate 3 (2023). She portrayed the half-elf cleric Shadowheart,[9] providing both voice acting and motion capture performances for the character.[10] The character is considered a fan favorite among the game's audience and by English herself, who enjoyed the authenticity and complexity of the relationship players can have when becoming friends with or romancing Shadowheart.[11][9] English also enjoyed that Larian listened to feedback from fans and English herself in developing the character.[12] In 2024, she was selected as a BAFTA Breakthrough talent for her role in the game.[1] When asked about reprising the role in a future instalment of the series, she said that should would consider it "only if it honors her in a way I think we would all be proud of."[13]
She voiced Maelle in the 2025 videogame Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.[14] She participated in blind auditions for the role before being cast.[15] The game's development team added a "story mode" difficulty setting with less challenging combat after English told them that she wanted to play the game, but could not complete it unless there was an easy mode.[16][17] Her performance received praise from critics,[18][19] and Tessa Kaur of TheGamer called her character "the emotional core" of the game.[20]
English hosted the Future Games Show Spring showcase in 2025.[21] She will play the lead role, Gwendolyn, in the upcoming video game Tides of Annihilation.[22]
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Personal life
English is queer, gay, and a lesbian.[3] She feels the gaming industry has made great progress in LGBTQ+ representation, and specifically loves the representation Larian Studios has included in Baldur's Gate 3, but states that the gaming industry could always use more.[23] English further explained that she used the game to explore her own identity.[12] She is in a relationship with Aliona Baranova, motion capture performance director for Baldur's Gate 3.[3] Baranova appeared alongside English as a voice actor in Expedition 33.[24] The couple has a joint Twitch account called JenandAliona.[17]
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