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Karl Hanover

Karl Hanover

(He/Him)

Originally from Ireland, Karl moved to the U.S. in 1994 to pursue acting and received his MFA degree from the National Theatre Conservatory in Denver. Theaters at which he has appeared include Cal Shakes, the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Magic Theatre, Profile Theatre, and Portland Center Stage. Previous dialect work includes Orlando, Blue Door, Antigone Project, 2.5 Minute Ride, and Twilight: Los Angeles with Profile Theatre; A Christmas Carol and The Language Archive with Portland Playhouse; Berlin Diaries and The Chinese Lady at Artists Repertory Theatre; more than a dozen shows with Corrib Theatre; as well as A Christmas Memory and Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley with Portland Center Stage. In addition, he has voiced characters for the gaming industry, including those of Atlas and Fontaine in Bioshock, Bioshock 2 and Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea.

Karl is a member of Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Recent Portland Center Stage Credits*

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Dialect Coach
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Dialect Coach
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Voice Two, Roger Shears

*Not all of this artist's PCS credits may be listed above. You can search here to find more of their contributions.

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