Michael Guinn, aka Michael G., is an actor, musician, and writer, formally trained at the University of California. He arrived in Tokyo in the late '80s, just before Sony developed the original PlayStation. After a hit Sony Walkman commercial, Sony signed him, shortened his name to Michael G., marking the beginning of a prolific stretch in Japanese media and video games. He co-starred alongside Michiru Akiyoshi on Club de Tokio, a popular Friday night show on J-Wave, performing under the moniker "The Famous Bartender" and improvising character voices live on air. His performances on the show led to early voice roles in arcade games.
Having voiced dozens of video games, he's perhaps best known as Harry Mason in Silent Hill (1999) and Dracula in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997). He also played the narrator in Tobal 2 (1997), the knife-wielding villain Sherudo Garo in Time Crisis (1995), and the announcer in Ridge Racer (1995) - the first PlayStation game released in the U.S.
