Faye Kingslee

Faye Kingslee’s Path From Borneo to the Biggest Games in the World

Growing up across continents shapes a performer in ways no classroom can replicate. Born in Western Australia to a Chinese father and Irish mother, Faye Kingslee was taken to Borneo at the age of one, setting the tone for a life spent in motion. Perth, Melbourne, Kuching, Miri, Singapore, New York, and eventually Los Angeles form the itinerary of a childhood and young adulthood spent absorbing languages, cultures, and accents. She speaks three languages fluently and trained formally at NYU Tisch Asia’s Master Auditions Accredited Program, bringing an unusually broad technical foundation into her work as a screen actor and voice performer.

Her screen credits include guest roles on CBS series Intelligence and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, alongside a feature appearance in In Time (2011). That screen background feeds directly into the physical and vocal precision she brings to games, where motion capture demands the full body, not just the voice.

Far Cry 3 and the Role That Introduced Her to Gaming

Citra Talugmai, the tribal leader at the center of Far Cry 3’s narrative spiral, demanded something rare from a voice performance: spiritual authority delivered through barely restrained menace. Kingslee landed the role in 2012, giving Citra a hushed intensity that made players genuinely uncertain whether the character was savior or predator. The performance holds up because it never tips into obvious villainy. When Ubisoft revisited the character for Far Cry 6 in 2021, Kingslee returned to reprise the role, confirming the original casting as definitive.

Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst and the Weight of Faith Connors

Faith Connors is one of gaming’s more demanding lead characters, carrying an entire open-world parkour narrative on voice and motion capture alone. Kingslee took on the role for DICE’s 2016 reboot Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, grounding Faith’s defiance in something physical and urgent. The character’s emotional arc requires a performer who can shift between exhaustion, determination, and grief inside the same scene, and Kingslee handled that range without leaning on melodrama.

Devil May Cry 5 and Nicoletta Goldstein

Nico is the scene-stealer of Capcom’s Devil May Cry 5. The weapons-crafting southerner who drives the Devil May Cry crew around in a customized van arrived in 2019 as something the series had never quite had before: a breakout comic presence with genuine emotional depth underneath the bravado. Kingslee performed both the voice and motion capture for Nico, and also served as the motion capture subject for Trish in the same game. The dual contribution shows the degree of physical commitment involved. Nico resonated strongly with the DMC community, and Kingslee has remained an active presence at gaming conventions, reconnecting with the fanbase years after the game’s release.

Beyond the Three Signature Roles

Kingslee’s game credits extend further than her three signature characters. She voiced Professor Ellen Anders in Halo Wars 2 (2017) and Hala in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017), adding range across the sci-fi and superhero space. Anna Wolanska in Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017) rounded out a particularly active run across that year. Her Actors Access profile lists a physical range that extends well beyond typical voice-only work: martial arts training, fencing, rock climbing, and scuba diving complement a multilingual skill set that covers English, Mandarin, and Malay. That combination of physical training and linguistic breadth has positioned her well for roles demanding both mocap and vocal authenticity.