Not to be confused with Matt Mercer (actor)

Mercer at Animate Miami in 2014

Mercer began his career in high school doing English walla and additional characters in several Japanese anime, and has since worked with a variety of media, including video games, cartoons, and radio commercials. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as Anime Expo and Anime Matsuri. His work has expanded to a multitude of roles in video games, cartoons, and radio commercials. He directed and produced the web series There Will Be Brawl,[1] based on the Super Smash Bros. video game series, where he provided the voices for Kirby and Meta Knight and portrayed the role of Ganondorf. Mercer also produced the web series Fear News with the Last Girl, and acts in several shows from Geek & Sundry and Nerdist.

Role-playing game web series hosting Edit

Mercer is the Dungeon Master in the Geek & Sundry web series Critical Role, where he leads several other voice actors through a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.[2] Mercer's work as Dungeon Master has led to a campaign book being published through Green Ronin Publishing called Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting.[3]

In 2016, Mercer served as the Dungeon Master for Force Grey: Giant Hunters,[4][5] which ran for 2 seasons.

In 2017, Mercer was the Dungeon Master for the Nerdist show CelebriD&D, which puts D&D-playing celebrities into a small, mini-campaign where they are paired with role-players.[6]

On December 2, 2018, Matt Mercer collaborated with The Yogscast's High Rollers Group for the Jingle Jam 2018 Charity Livestream. [7]