History Creator / MarkMeer

* UnexpectedCharacter: A casting example. He originally auditioned to voice background characters in the first ''Mass Effect'' game, and was surprised when the producers asked him to voice the main character.[[invoked]]

* ManOfAThousandVoices: His range is quite versatile, to say the least. He was originally hired by [=BioWare=] for ''Mass Effect'' to come up with the alien voices. Even though [=BioWare=] was impressed enough with him to hire him as the male Commander Shepard voice, he still voices several aliens in the trilogy, all of whom sound considerably different from his Shepard voice. This leads to plenty of TalkingToHimself within the trilogy for all the Male!Shepard players, with one of the most memorable moments being "Because he's a [[MemeticMutation Big Stupid Jellyfish]]!"

* UnexpectedCharacter: An in-universe example. He originally auditioned to voice background characters in the first ''Mass Effect'' game, and was surprised when the producers asked him to voice the main character.

* BadassBaritone: As Shepard. It's also his normal speaking voice.

* MemeAcknowledgement: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYT66ALUUss This is him]] redubbing the infamous "We'll bang, OK?" Machinima/GamerPoop line.

* ''WebVideo/LAByNight'': guest starring as Chaz Price, the handsome but manipulative vampire of Toreador Clan, and the Sire (creator) of Nelli G.

* AscendedMeme: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYT66ALUUss This is him]] redubbing the infamous "We'll bang, OK?" Machinima/GamerPoop line.

* UnexpectedCharacter: A meta example. He originally auditioned to voice background characters in the first ''Mass Effect'' game, and was surprised when the producers asked him to voice the main character.

Mark Meer is a Canadian voice actor, writer, and stage improvisor, best known for his role as the male Commander Shepard in Creator/BioWare's ''Franchise/MassEffect'' franchise. While not as prolific as some voice actors, [[ManOfAThousandVoices his range is extensive and versatile]], and he's voiced countless minor characters in video games, many of them produced by [=BioWare=].

->''"[[Franchise/MassEffect I'm Commander Shepard]] [[MemeticMutation and this is my favorite page on TV Tropes]]."''

Mark Meer is a Canadian voice actor, writer, and stage improvisor, best known for his role as the male Commander Shepard in Creator/{{Bioware}}'s ''Franchise/MassEffect'' franchise. While not as prolific as some voice actors, [[ManOfAThousandVoices his range is extensive and versatile]], and he's voiced countless minor characters in video games, many of them produced by Bioware.

He's also a core member of the Edmonton based improvised soap opera Die-Nasty, and was the first of only two actors to remain on stage for 53 straight hours without rest. According to Mark, he's done it over ''twenty five times'' since his first time in the 1990s.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: His range is quite versatile, to say the least. He was originally hired by Bioware for ''Mass Effect'' to come up with the alien voices. Even though Bioware was impressed enough with him to hire him as the male Commander Shepard voice, he still voices several aliens in the trilogy, all of whom sound considerably different from his Shepard voice. This leads to plenty of TalkingToHimself within the trilogy for all the Male!Shepard players, with one of the most memorable moments being "Because he's a [[MemeticMutation Big Stupid Jellyfish]]!"
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Creator/JenniferHale.

* ''VideoGame/TheLongDark'': The unnamed male survivor in sandbox mode.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: His range is quite versatile, to say the least. He was originally hired by Bioware for ''Mass Effect'' to come up with the alien voices. Even though Bioware was impressed enough with him to hire him as the male Commander Shepard voice, he still voices several aliens in the trilogy, all of whom sound considerably different from his Shepard voice.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Renegade Shepard is a jerk, Mark Meer is one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet. He's thrown himself wholeheartedly into Mass Effect fandom, participated in everything from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KviyQPyOyH8 student fan films]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhjvtxtq5wc readings of songs about his character]], even [[http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/01/03/edmonton-actor-mark-meer-supporting-sandy-hook-charity helped raise money for the victims of Sandy Hook]]

* {{Determinator}}: See DoingItForTheArt in YMMV.
* DoingItForTheArt: He spent 53 solid hours improvising on stage during an improv marathon, mostly because he loves it.

* OneOfUs: He loves ''Mass Effect'', and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xcCaw-23LE always plays the games as both a Paragon and a Renegade.]] He's cosplayed as Commander Shepard at several different conventions. He's also well-versed in many of the [[Memes/BioWare memes]] spawned by the series.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Creator/JenniferHale.
* PromotedFanboy: Kind of. While he obviously wasn't a fan of ''Franchise/MassEffect'' when he was chosen for the role of Shepard, he's a big fan of actors like Creator/KeithDavid, Creator/JenniferHale, Creator/SethGreen, and Creator/LanceHenriksen and thought it was awesome to work with them.
* TalkingToHimself: Happens from time to time, given how he voices so many minor characters. In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', whenever Male!Shepard talks to a Hanar, a Vorcha, or a few other characters, this trope comes into play.