Janina Gavankar provides the appearance and voice for Iden Versio in Battlefront 2
But it's quite possible you’ve seen her before in one of her many acting roles, but
maybe you’re not quite sure where?
As well as being the Inferno Squad Commander, Janina is an outstanding actress who’s played
characters in everything from Arrow to True Blood, as well as The League, The L Word and
The Vampire Diaries!
Hi this is Dash from Curse showing you why Iden Version from Battlefront 2 sounds so familiar
Iden Versio isn’t Janina’s first time voice acting for a major video game either,
she also played Amita in Far Cry 4.
It's possible you might recognise her voice from the Halo 5 Hunt the Truth marketing campaign
that consisted of various audio logs where she played Fero.
One of Janina’s most recent roles was in the 4 series of the TV series Sleepy Hollow
where she played the single mom and special agent Diana Thomas.
Another place you might have seen her before is as Detective McKenna Hall in Arrow
Janina isn’t just a talented actress, she's also an amazingly talented musician who’s
released a number of cover songs, most recently Dont Look Down
Way back in 2005 she starred in the supernatural horror movie Cup of My Blood and this seems
to have sparked a love for the supernatural roles as she would later go onto star in The
Vampire Diaries as Tessa.
She also had a major role in the show True Blood as the shapeshifter Luna Garza who starred
in numerous episodes over a few seasons
One of her biggest early roles was as Eva Torres, otherwise known as Papi in The L Word
She also had a role in sixth season of NCIS
She also had a brief role in an episode of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
In the TV series The Gates she combined being a detective with the supernatural when she
played the police force Deputy Leigh Turner
In Think Like a Man Too she starred alongside Kevin Hart as Venessa
In the TV series The League which follows a group
of friends as they essentially try to make each other miserable she played Shiva
For the 2012 movie Satellite of Love she played Michelle
Another of her roles was in the all female romantic comedy Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf
she played Katia
In Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday she played a party guest with a love for some interesting types
of salad.
And in the TV series Just Face It she played Ava
So how many of these games, movies and TV shows did you recognise the actress behind
Iden in?
Let me know in the comments, and which other video game voice actors do you want us to
look at next!
This is Dash for Curse saying thanks for watching, and enjoy the game!