🎤🔴 @neilnewbon shares how acting in video games gave him a new creative beginning after years of struggling to find his place in TV and film.
Despite advice from others to give up, he followed his instincts and discovered a path that brought fulfilment, stability, and lasting friendships.
Through performance capture, he found not only a career but a renewed sense of purpose and fatherhood. Neil is an award-winning actor and performance capture specialist known for bringing to life standout video game characters such as Karl Heisenberg (Resident Evil Village from Capcom) and Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3 from Larian Studios), the latter earning him Best Performance at The Game Awards 2023 and a BAFTA in 2024.
With a background in theatre, film and TV, Neil transitioned into voice and mocap work in the 2010s and has become one of the industry’s leading figures.
He now runs the Performance Captured Academy, helping train the next generation of game performers, and recently co-founded the Pixel Pack, a collective advocating for the recognition and rights of actors in games - particularly in response to the rise of AI in digital performance.
💡 You can now watch Neil's full TED talk on YouTube.
Yo yo .. where my Dragons at? Am thrilled to announce I’m a part of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Fan Expo: London is coming to London’s The O2 on 21 – 22 August 2026. Presale opens on Wednesday 4 March at 10am UK time – get more info and presale access now at dndfanexpo.com big love to my companions :- @thatbronzegirl@sweeetanj@devorawilde@theo_solomon@samanthabeart@jw_cartwright see you there @aeg_presents@dndwizards and @highrollersdnd and all that are coming to roll for initiative!! 🐉 ❤️ tickets on sale 4th March at dndfanexpo.com #ad thank you too @elizajaneo
@nick_apos@devilligan and I had a blast playing the highly atmospheric and excellent Saros, out now only on PlayStation 5. Check out the link in my bio to learn more!
Thanks to @playstation for sponsoring our stream #ad #sponsored #Saros
SURPRISE CLASS! Applications for our first PCAP Intensive are officially open.
Join us Memorial Day weekend for a special hands-on experience on a professional performance capture stage, designed to reflect the real demands of a working set.
Learn from two leaders at the forefront of the industry: our very own @juliabscasting dropping PCAP wisdom from the casting and business lens, as well as award-winning actor and director @neilnewbon , CO-Founder of @performancecapturedacademy in the UK!
Together, they’ll bring a current, dual-lens perspective across both casting and PCAP performance. (There may even be some special guests👀).
If you’re ready to step into the volume, apply now via the link in the THNEA bio labeled “PCAP APP.”
Please direct all questions to: [email protected]
#videogames #performancecapture #actingclass #baldursgate3 #astarion
Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to a bookstore near you! Follow Astarion's story leading up to the events of the game in the first official prequel novel written by T. Kingfisher (@redwombatstudio ), with an audiobook narrated by THE Neil Newbon (@neilnewbon ) – on sale September 29th!
Swipe to see what else is in store 👉 including A Feast for a Tenday, an official BG3 cookbook with 65 delicious recipes to restore your hit points, with dishes for sharing marked as Romanceable—on sale November 3rd!
Available for preorder now at BG3Books.com. There are more adventures still to come…
Huge huge thanks to @dndwizards for asking and included myself amongst the amazing cast of our new show ‘Dungeon Masters’ - am so excited for you all to see what we’ve been cooking under our fearless DM x huge thanks to @jstarr187 for helming this with Amy , David , Blaine and all the awesome crew during filming too x check it out 22nd April 6.30PT on Wizards official YouTube channel with a 2 part premiere and then weekly releases x #ravenloft baby!!!! Also did you know @devorawilde and I have a podcast … ? ( shut up Newbon) thanks also to @variety and the other outlets covering our announcement x
Streamily.com/neilnewbon April 22nd live duo stream with @devilligan - part of our charity run for this quarter of the year as well x thanks all who are interested and support our work x @streamily.live
📣 Mordez à pleines dents — @neilnewbon , la voix sensuelle d'Astarion dans Baldur's Gate 3 (et une figure incontournable de Resident Evil Village et Xenoblade Chronicles 3), sera à Montréal en juillet!
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📣 Sink your teeth in — @neilnewbon , the sultry voice of Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3 (and a force in Resident Evil Village and Xenoblade Chronicles 3), is coming to Montreal this July!
#baldursgate3 #residentevilvillage #montrealcomiccon26 #montrealcomiccon
Super proud to say - You can find me on the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV in Bungie’s new game, @MarathonTheGame , coming soon!
Thanks to @Bungie , @thehalpnetwork , and @realEliasToufexis for the opportunity! So excited for you all to be able to play this - too many cast to tag here !!
We’re so excited to share that our episode with Neil Newbon answering YOUR questions is now LIVE on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts (link in the bio)✨
Merry Christmas to you all, and wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!🎄
Thank you so much for your continued support, stay tuned for more exciting episodes in 2026 💫
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Huge thanks to the incredibly talented Neil Newbon for joining us on the ReadyAimFire sofa and answering YOUR questions for our Christmas episode! 🎙️✨
Episode drops Wednesday 24th December at 6pm GMT on YouTube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts 🎄🎁
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