Jay Tavare – Voice Actor Profile & Notable Roles

Jay Tavare, born March 23, 1971, on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, is a Native American voice actor and stunt performer celebrated for his resonant, commanding presence. This versatile video game voice actor voiced Vega in Street Fighter: The Movie, Stone Hand in Gun, and Code Talker in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, performing his own facial motion capture. His range spans animation like Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Wundar and films including The Missing and Cold Mountain. Most recently, he voiced CO Martinez in Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024), a role distinguished by gritty intensity.