Commander Shepard’s Actor Accidentally Immortalized One Mass Effect Race as Steve Buscemi
- Meer’s salarian voice began as a Steve Buscemi impression.
- His early recordings helped shape Mass Effect’s alien voices.
- He expected to voice aliens, but landed the role of Shepard.
Mark Meer, the voice of male Commander Shepard, says an early demonstration helped shape how the Mass Effect alien races sound. His first salarian was a Steve Buscemi impression, and the cadence carried through the series. Jennifer Hale, who voiced female Shepard, said Meer helped define the sound…