

He auditioned for roles in earlier projects like Baldur’s Gate II, which led to him also being cast for work in Neverwinter Nights and Jade Empire. His beginnings with the studio were like most actors.

Meer’s work with Mass Effect developer BioWare began long before the studio had its sights set on the stars. So while some are waxing nostalgic about the series or excitedly speculating about the future, for Meer, it’s never really stopped. But for voice actor Mark Meer, Shepard has been a fixture in his life since he scored the gig as the male version of Mass Effect’s protagonist. With the Mass Effect series in a state of revitalized fandom thanks to the Legendary Edition remasters, and the future in an uncertain limbo, seemingly hinting at some kind of return to the series’ original Milky Way setting, Commander Shepard is on a lot of people’s minds now.
