Local voiceover artist and actor, Peter Wicks, has won the Best Human Performance in Gaming at the 2024 VOX Awards.
Wicks won the award for his performance as Vizargo in Age of Darkness: Final Stand.
Peter combines his work as a voice actor with his role as senior copywriter and voiceover artist with leading marketing agency, Onchan-based ‘572’.
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A former student of Ballakermeen High School, he left the Island in 2007 to study English and Drama at Kingston University.
He found work as a professional actor during his studies and subsequently remained in London until he returned to the Isle of Man in 2018.
Peter said: “It’s more than a little overwhelming, but I really am delighted.
“When I returned to the Island in 2018 I was genuinely ready to move on from acting, which seems a bit ridiculous in retrospect because this is the place where those dreams of pursuing an acting career were nurtured, amongst our thriving cultural communities in schools and our local theatre companies.
“Age of Darkness: Final Stand was my first voice acting job since I ‘quit forever’, and it was actually recorded via a link to the amazing development team at Playside in Melbourne, Australia from my home studio in Ramsey. This award really is just as much for their own incredibly hard work.
“It’s been a whirlwind ever since that first job, and I’m incredibly grateful to all the team at 572 for allowing me the flexibility to pursue my voiceover work in tandem with my marketing work.”
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A BAFTA Connect member, Peter has also been the featured voice on a number of television and radio commercials for well-known brands in the Isle of Man, UK and globally, most notably Citizen watches, Yamaha, and The Pokémon Company.
Earlier this year, he received a Best Audiobook Performance in Fiction award at the One Voice Awards, the UK’s premier voiceover conference and celebration of industry talent.
He also received a further nomination for his video game work, and Best Male Voiceover Artist of the Year for the second year running.
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