Rebecca LaChance

Rebecca LaChance’s Journey from Broadway to Video Game Icon

Few careers bridge two completely different performance worlds as naturally as Rebecca LaChance’s. Starting out as a stage performer grinding through New York’s theater circuit, she made her Broadway debut in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, playing Betty while understudying Jessie Mueller in the title role. That Broadway run gave her the technique – the breath control, the character instinct, the vocal range – that would later make her one of the more sought-after voices in the UK video game recording scene.

After nearly a decade in New York, she relocated to London in 2017 to be with her partner, whom she had met while performing in a UK production of Mack and Mabel in 2015. The move proved to be a career pivot that opened up a new industry entirely. Based outside London and represented by United Voices, LaChance began building her game voice credits at a steady pace, eventually logging over 20 video game roles across titles from major studios.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and the Role That Changed Everything

Before Bunny, before Alan Wake II, before The Casting of Frank Stone – there was Sena. LaChance’s performance as Sena in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 marked her breakthrough moment in the gaming world. Sena is a brawler with a big personality and a complicated inner life, and LaChance’s delivery brought the character’s emotional layers to the surface without ever tipping into melodrama. The role earned her recognition beyond the Xenoblade fanbase and established her as a name worth watching in the video game voice space.

The First Descendant and Bunny’s Cultural Moment

When Nexon’s looter shooter The First Descendant launched in 2024, Bunny quickly became a breakout character – and LaChance’s voice work was a major reason why. The character’s electric, fast-talking energy could have easily become exhausting in less capable hands. Instead, LaChance pitched the performance with a precision that made Bunny feel genuinely fun rather than manufactured. The role caused enough of a stir that players initially – and incorrectly – speculated the voice belonged to Cara Theobold, known for voicing Tracer in Overwatch. That comparison, while flattering, undersells what LaChance brought on her own terms.

Alan Wake II, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Casting of Frank Stone

The stretch from 2023 to 2024 represents a particularly strong run in LaChance’s game credits. Alan Wake II and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty both landed with critical acclaim, and her contributions to each added to a growing resume of high-profile titles. Her role in The Casting of Frank Stone – the asymmetric horror game developed by Behaviour Interactive – further demonstrated her range across genres, moving from the kinetic energy of Bunny to darker, more grounded material without missing a beat.

The West End Career Running in Parallel

LaChance’s stage career never stopped moving alongside her game work. In 2019, she performed as Patty in School of Rock at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre. Then in 2022, she returned to the West End for Treason: In Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, a role she had already developed through the concept album and a 2021 concert at Cadogan Hall. The dual career – serious stage work and high-profile game voicing – is unusual and reflects both her training and the practical realities of working as an actor based in London, where the game recording industry has grown significantly.

Audiobooks, Dubbing, and the Full Scope of the Work

On top of stage and game work, LaChance also narrates audiobooks and has worked in audio drama and dubbing. Her official bio describes her as a lifelong reader, which tracks – audiobook narration requires a specific stamina and intimacy with text that most performers take time to develop. She started her narration career more recently, recording demos after getting deep into audiobooks during the pandemic years. The variety across her output – games, stage, narration, dubbing – points to a career built on adaptability rather than waiting for one thing to define it.