voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a movie, television show, or commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a movie, television show, or video game) expressing especially unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
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The 2010 role was one of his last major on-screen television appearances, followed by several voice-over projects and a brief part in the 2016 Rocky Horror remake.
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Throughout the early 2000s, Mead mostly did voice-overs before stepping away from acting after the 2010 film Mean Parents Suck.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Alexander Skarsgard is pretty much perfect as the titular Murderbot, and his incessant voice-over narration offers a perfect comedic take on a genre that rarely takes this kind of tone.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
Kiri’s Evy is complicated and fascinating, and the actor expertly handles a role that essentially is a one-woman play, with nearly all her co-stars (except the mother) not physically present and only in voice-over.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Throughout the early 2000s, Mead mostly did voice-overs before stepping away from acting after the 2010 film Mean Parents Suck.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
Alexander Skarsgard is pretty much perfect as the titular Murderbot, and his incessant voice-over narration offers a perfect comedic take on a genre that rarely takes this kind of tone.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
Kiri’s Evy is complicated and fascinating, and the actor expertly handles a role that essentially is a one-woman play, with nearly all her co-stars (except the mother) not physically present and only in voice-over.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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