Christopher Randolph

Christopher Randolph (born 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor known for providing the English voice for Hal "Otacon" Emmerich and Dr. "Huey" Emmerich in the Metal Gear Solid series. Prior to landing his role as Otacon, he auditioned for multiple parts, including Solid Snake. After David Hayter was recast from playing Snake in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Randolph became the longest serving English voice actor in the franchise, having a role in all but one main Metal Gear Solid series game since 1998 (the exception being Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater). He also writes, directs, and teaches acting.

His on-screen guest appearances include TV shows such as Will & Grace, Doogie Howser, M.D., Mad About You, American Masters and NewsRadio. He's appeared on several soap operas, including Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns, and Guiding Light, where he continues to recur as ER Doctor Tompkins, and he has leading roles in the short films Convention, directed by Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson), and Pumpkin Hell, directed by Max Finneran. His numerous stage credits include King Lear on Broadway with Christopher Plummer, and many Off-Broadway and regional productions around the country. He is the brother of actress Tod Randolph, and singer/songwriter Nick Randolph of the group Stonehoney.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Fifth Step Jared Short film 2006 Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel Hal Emmerich / Otacon Video 2007 Pumpkin Hell Jeffrey Short film 2009 Dream Date Mr. Short film 2013 Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel Hal Emmerich / Otacon Video 2015 The Shells Old Sleepwalker 2017 The Sounding Carter James

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Reporter Episode: "Love Means Constantly Having to Say You're Sorry" 1998 NewsRadio Paramedic Episode: "Copy Machine" 1998 Mad About You Office Worker Episode: "The Finale" 2000 Will & Grace Man Episode: "Husbands and Trophy Wives" 2005 As the World Turns Dr. Hendricks 2 episodes 2007 American Masters Jay Gatsby Episode: "Novel Reflections: The American Dream" 2022 Law & Order Judge Linder 2 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 1998 Metal Gear Solid Hal Emmerich / Otacon Credited as Christopher Fritz 2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Hal Emmerich / Otacon 2004 Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Hal Emmerich / Otacon 2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Hal Emmerich / Otacon 2008 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Hal Emmerich / Otacon New lines recorded for 2026 rerelease in Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 2 2008 Metal Gear Online Hal Emmerich / Otacon 2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Huey Emmerich 2014 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Huey Emmerich 2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Huey Emmerich 2016 Mafia III Additional Voices 2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Additional Motion Capture Motion capture 2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Hal Emmerich / Otacon Archive audio from Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2025 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Hal Emmerich / Otacon"Snake vs. Bomberman" mode; Xbox Series X/S and Microsoft Store versions only