Gunner Wright
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Gunner Wright is an American film actor known for his role in the film Love and for "portraying" the face and voice of Isaac Clarke
in the videogame Dead Space 2
. Wright raced motorcycles competitively until the age of 21 when he moved to Southern California
. There he began working on Fox Television's Fastlane series and soon began a career in acting. He appeared in director Clint Eastwood
's J. Edgar
film.
Agent. In 2011, Wright starred in the 2011 film Love by director William Eubank
. Wright played the main character, American Astronaut
Lee Miller who becomes stranded aboard the International Space Station
. Wright also stars in Dead Space 2
as Isaac Clarke, developed by Visceral Games
and distributed by Electronic Arts
. Wright attended the 2010 Comic-Con to promote the game and meet with fans.
Variety
described Wright's performance in Love, saying "Wright, shouldering nearly a one-man-show burden, is gamely athletic, all-America
n and somewhat of a blank slate
, like Kubrick
's astronauts -- until some unfettered personality begins to seep out." Ain't It Cool News
also described Wright's performance of Captain Lee Miller writing "Gunner Wright carries a large load as the primary screen presence, and he does an excellent job of showing the deterioration of a logical man. Many films turn the loss of one's senses into a frantic, almost comically silly thing – whereas here, we watch [him] bounce between skirting the edge of sanity, and reeling himself in – he's self-aware enough at times to see where things are going. You'd get the sense that most astronauts would handle a situation like this in a similar way."
Isaac Clarke
Isaac Clarke, an engineer, is the protagonist of the Dead Space where he confronts the Necromorphs. He is not voiced in the first game, but is voiced by Gunner Wright in the second.-Before Dead Space:...
in the videogame Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the sequel to Dead Space. Unlike its predecessor, Dead Space 2 has a multiplayer mode. A Collector's Edition is...
. Wright raced motorcycles competitively until the age of 21 when he moved to Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. There he began working on Fox Television's Fastlane series and soon began a career in acting. He appeared in director Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
's J. Edgar
J. Edgar
J. Edgar is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, from a script by Dustin Lance Black. The film focuses on the career of FBI director J...
film.
Career
Wright appeared in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as a Secret ServiceUnited States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
Agent. In 2011, Wright starred in the 2011 film Love by director William Eubank
William Eubank
William Eubank is an American film director, cinematographer and director of photography. For his 2011 feature film Love, in addition to directorial and director of photography duties, Eubank also served as production designer, a combination of skillsets noted in the film's review in...
. Wright played the main character, American Astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
Lee Miller who becomes stranded aboard the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. Wright also stars in Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the sequel to Dead Space. Unlike its predecessor, Dead Space 2 has a multiplayer mode. A Collector's Edition is...
as Isaac Clarke, developed by Visceral Games
Visceral Games
Visceral Games is a video game development studio internally owned by Electronic Arts. They are perhaps best known for the critically acclaimed Dead Space series.-History:...
and distributed by Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
. Wright attended the 2010 Comic-Con to promote the game and meet with fans.
Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
described Wright's performance in Love, saying "Wright, shouldering nearly a one-man-show burden, is gamely athletic, all-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n and somewhat of a blank slate
Tabula rasa
Tabula rasa is the epistemological theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. Generally proponents of the tabula rasa thesis favour the "nurture" side of the nature versus nurture debate, when it comes to aspects...
, like Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
's astronauts -- until some unfettered personality begins to seep out." Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News is a website founded and run by Harry Knowles, dedicated to news, rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing films and television projects, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic-book and action genres...
also described Wright's performance of Captain Lee Miller writing "Gunner Wright carries a large load as the primary screen presence, and he does an excellent job of showing the deterioration of a logical man. Many films turn the loss of one's senses into a frantic, almost comically silly thing – whereas here, we watch [him] bounce between skirting the edge of sanity, and reeling himself in – he's self-aware enough at times to see where things are going. You'd get the sense that most astronauts would handle a situation like this in a similar way."