Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is shaping up to be a good-looking entry in the franchise after a long hiatus, and by the sound of things, it has a pretty stacked voice cast as well. Konami has revealed the roster of actors bringing various characters to life in the Evil Empire-developed game, and when it comes to the franchise’s biggest bad, Dracula, they’ve brought back someone with vast experience to play the lord of darkness: Graham McTavish.
While McTavish is a seasoned actor with voice roles in Killzone, Dragon Age: Origins, and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves–and made a damn good Doctor Doom in Marvel’s Midnight Suns–he also voiced Dracula in Netflix’s Castlevania animated adaptation. He was only around for two seasons, but McTavish’s performance was praised for being nuanced as he flipped between the roles of monster, husband, and father in the show. He also popped up in the second season of Devil May Cry, voicing the main antagonist Arius von Enhrenberg.
It looks like a reunion of sorts for the Castlevania anime, as Alejandra Reynoso returns as Sypha Belnades, and Liam O’Brien, who previously played Isaac in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, is once again cast as the character.
Beyond McTavish, the rest of the vocal talent in Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse features a talented lineup. Abby Trot has been active since 2013 and is a prolific voice actor in anime, with her biggest role currently being Momo Ayase in the wildly popular Dandadan. JB Blanc brings almost 40 years of experience to the role of Trevor Belmont, and he previously voiced Brauner in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, as well as several roles in Lords of Shadow. The always-reliable Aaron LaPlante rounds out the cast as Death–and he probably doesn’t talk vulgar smack like Malcolm McDowell did in the Netflix series. Here’s a closer look at the full cast:
- Abby Trott as Rose Belmont
- JB Blanc as Trevor Belmont
- Alejandra Reynoso as Sypha Belnades
- Graham McTavish as Dracula
- Ray Chase as The Fallen
- Erica Lindbeck as Joan of Arc
- Melique Berger as Medusa
- Liam O’Brien as Isaac
- Dawn M. Bennett as Carmilla
- Aaron LaPlante as Death
Launching on October 15 for PC and consoles, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse arrives just in time to celebrate 40 years of the whip-wielding franchise, and it’s being developed by The Rogue Prince of Persia developer Evil Empire. The studio has also worked on Dead Cells in the past, and while some of that DNA is in Belmont’s Curse, Evil Empire says the classic Castlevania formula of 2D action-exploration is what drives this adventure.
“The upcoming entry in Konami’s storied 2D sidescroller series makes use of good ideas from recent entries in the genre, while adding a bunch of its own,” Phil Hornshaw wrote in GameSpot’s Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse preview.
