History Creator / DavidHayter

* The script for a ''MarvelComics/BlackWidow'' film, which was written prior to the existence of the current Marvel Movie Universe. It was cancelled after ''{{Film/Underworld}}'' and ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider'' were released, not wanting to saturate the market with ActionGirl films. With renewed interest in the character, however, the film may still yet be revived (although it would need to be reworked to fit in with the other current Marvel films).

** ''Film/X2XMenUnited''

* ''Film/TheScorpionKing''

* ''VideoGame/{{Deponia}} Doomsday'': Solid Rufus, homage to his Solid Snake role.

-->--[[http://hardcoregaming101.net/metalgear/davidhayter.htm First reaction]] to [[AccidentalInnuendo Solid Snake's]] codename.

* The script for a ''MarvelComics/BlackWidow'' film, which was written prior to the existence of the current Marvel Movie Universe. It was cancelled after ''{{Film/Underworld}}'' and ''Film/TombRaider'' were released, not wanting to saturate the market with ActionGirl films. With renewed interest in the character, however, the film may still yet be revived (although it would need to be reworked to fit in with the other current Marvel films).

** Interestingly, he did ''not'' reprise his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVGroundZeroes'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this, given Hideo Kojima's status as a {{trolling creator}}). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role.

** Interestingly, he will ''not'' be reprising his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this than meets the eye, given Hideo Kojima's status as a {{trolling creator}}). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been too expensive for a joke role.
** [[spoiler: [[AsHimself Himself]] in one of the opening commercials prefacing 4 in all regions.]]

->''"I guess my first reaction to the name was: 'Well, I'm not taking my pants off, if that’s what they’re saying.' I'd been in Hollywood a few years by that time, and had [[DeadpanSnarker been burned on the pants thing]] before. My second reaction was something like, “I really hope they pay me for this.'"''

He traveled around the world a lot in his childhood and had been acting since then. He studied in Japan when he was a teenager, then moved to Hollywood. He mostly worked on live-action TV in his first few years in the business but became more involved in voice acting after making a cameo in ''MajorDad''.

->''"I guess my first reaction to the name was: 'Well, I'm not taking my pants off, if that’s what they’re saying.' I'd been in Hollywood a few years by that time, and had [[DeadpanSnarker been burned on the pants thing]] before.'"''

** Interestingly, he will ''not'' be reprising his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this than meets the eye, given Hideo Kojima's status as a {{trolling creator}}). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been to expensive for a joke role.

* The first script of ''Script/{{Watchmen}}'', though not [[Film/{{Watchmen}} the final script]].

David Bryan Hayter is a Canadian-American actor, {{voice actor|s}} and screenwriter. Most of his roles are in {{anime}} and video games, and he's known for his low, rough voice.

* The script for a ''MarvelComics/BlackWidow'' film, which was written prior to the existence of the current Marvel Movie Universe. It was cancelled after ''Film/Underworld'' and ''{{Film/TombRaider}}'' were released, not wanting to saturate the market with ActionGirl films. With renewed interest in the character, however, the film may still yet be revived (although it would need to be reworked to fit in with the other current Marvel films).

* The script for a ''MarvelComics/BlackWidow'' film, which was written prior to the existence of the current Marvel Movie Universe. It was cancelled after ''Film/Underworld'' and ''Film/TombRaider'' were released, not wanting to saturate the market with ActionGirl films. With renewed interest in the character, however, the film may still yet be revived (although it would need to be reworked to fit in with the other current Marvel films).

Since then, he has lent his voice to the heroes of ''Franchise/MetalGear'', ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'', ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', ''[[Manga/YuYuHakusho YuYu Hakusho: The Movie]]'', and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]]''. He was also the screenwriter for the films ''[[Film/{{XMen1}} X-Men]]'', ''[[Film/X2XMenUnited X2: X-Men United]]'', ''Film/TheScorpionKing'', the TV pilot ''Series/LostInOz'', and he wrote an early script for ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' which Creator/AlanMoore himself, notoriously famous for disowning his work's adaptations, praised as the closest ever translation of his work yet. Hayter will also write and direct the film of ''VideoGame/LostPlanet''.

'''Notable roles''':

** Interestingly, he will ''not'' be reprising his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes/The Phantom Pain]]''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this than meets the eye, given Hideo Kojima's status as a {{trolling creator}}). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been to expensive for a joke role.
* ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'': Tamahome/Taka

* ''Anime/TheCastleOfCagliostro'': Lupin III
* ''Manga/TheyWereEleven'': Doricas Soldam IV
* ''[[Manga/{{Guyver}} Guyver: Dark Hero]]'': Sean Barker/The Guyver
* ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'': CaptainAmerica
* ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket]]'': Bernard Wiseman
* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'': Two Roman legionnaires and a guard in Angkor Thom.[[note]]He was also attached to play the lead in Precursor Games' follow-up, ''Shadow of the Eternals'', but as it did not succeed in its crowdfunding attempt, whether this will still occur is presently unknown.[[/note]]
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': The male Jedi Knight.

'''Movies written and/or directed by David Hayter''':
* ''Film/{{X-Men}}''

And that's all, right [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid David? David? DAVIIIIIID!!]]

** This is also the series that really demonstrates how much he is OneOfUs. During re-recording for ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid: [[UpdatedRerelease The Twin Snakes]]'', he gave up half his paycheck to get the entire original voice cast back together to reprise their roles. He also only one of the few voice actors to actually beat the game, and has apparently [[DirectedByCastMember written a script for a potential movie]].
** Interestingly, he will ''not'' be reprising his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes/The Phantom Pain]]''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring ''Series/TwentyFour''[='=]s Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this than meets the eye, given Hideo Kojima's status as a TrollingCreator). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been to expensive for a joke role.

** Also voiced Snake as a GuestFighter in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.

* ''Franchise/MetalGear'' (almost all the installments in the ''Solid'' games): Solid Snake (a.k.a. Iroquois Pliskin and Old Snake) and Naked Snake (the young Big Boss). He has also portrayed the character in live action at least once, and one story tells that he would bring a bandanna to wear during VA sessions for the first game.

** Interestingly, he will ''not'' be reprising his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes/The Phantom Pain]]''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring Series/TwentyFour's Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this than meets the eye, given Hideo Kojima's status as a TrollingCreator). Because of this change, a DLC Sword for ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'' [[NoExportForYou was not released outside of Japan]], given that Hayter had since moved onto his own projects and Sutherland would have been to expensive for a joke role.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Spider-ManTheAnimatedSeries}} Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'': CaptainAmerica

** Interestingly, he will ''not'' be reprising his role as Snake/Big Boss in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes/The Phantom Pain]]''. Creator/HideoKojima decided to bring Series/TwentyFour's Creator/KieferSutherland into the highly-physical role. Kojima justified this by stating that he wanted a more emotional performance from the character, and he needed a new actor in order to sound older. Needless to say, this caused a great deal of [[InternetBackdraft fandom]] [[BrokenBase backlash]] (though [[EpilepticTrees some speculate]] that there's more to this than meets the eye, given Hideo Kojima's status as a TrollingCreator).