Ilkka Villi

Ilkka Villi
Born Ilkka Villi
August 4, 1975
Helsinki
Occupation Actor, Writer, Radio Journalist
Website
http://ilkkavilli.com

Ilkka Villi is a Finnish actor and writer. He is best known for his role in Alan Wake as the model for the titular character.[1]

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Early life

Before proceeding with an acting career Villi worked as a radio journalist and writer.[2]

Alan Wake

Villi made his video game debut as being the model for the titular character of Alan Wake. The game was originally announced at E3 2005 and was released in May 2010.[3] In addition, Villi also performed the motion capture of the character [4] and appeared as Wake in the Bright Falls live-action Alan Wake prequel.[5] He also played Alan Wake in the live-action commercial and the Poets of the Fall music video for the soundtrack.

References

  1. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (2008-06-28). "Being Alan Wake Is Kinda Like Hollywood!". http://kotaku.com/5018515/being-alan-wake-is-kinda-like-hollywood. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  2. ^ "Ilkka Villi Official Site". http://ilkkavilli.com/index.php. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  3. ^ "Alan Wake is really Ilkka Villi". 2008-06-20. http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tietoviikko.fi%2Fkaikki_uutiset%2Farticle135777.ece&sl=auto&tl=en. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  4. ^ "Alan Wake Credits". Microsoft.com. http://www.microsoft.com/games/mgsgamecatalog/alanwakecredits.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-7. 
  5. ^ "Interview: Bright Falls Director/Co-Writer Phillip Van". G4TV.com. 2010-5-25. http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/704939/interview-bright-falls-directorco-writer-phillip-van/. Retrieved 2011-10-7. 

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