Today we’d like to introduce you to Cyrus Rodas.
Cyrus, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I began acting at a young age, as early as elementary school. I’d participate in school dramas and theater classes whenever given the opportunity to be included. I always loved performing in many facets of art, including music such as orchestra, percussion, rock bands and singing. It allowed me to express myself in ways I never could in a normal public setting. Around high school, I began to notice, as well as others, that my voice had developed into this “voice of gold” or “voice like honey.” Seriously. Not my words. To my surprise, I had been born with a natural vocal talent that seemed to turn heads when I spoke, and I was pretty proud of that. However, I’d be lying if I said the voice over was my first career choice, as my dream was always to be a film actor growing up.
So, it was around 2014 when I began to pursue acting as a career. I started studying method acting at Houston’s Next Actor Studio for on-camera and film under Trisha Ray, a film director and founder of the studio. When I left as an alum actor, and some film experience under my belt, I was ready to take on the industry and the world of professional acting. Until sometime in 2016, I was injured in a traffic accident that had me unable to continue film acting for about a year, along with losing my ability to work my stable labor job as well. With my injuries, my loss of stable income, and having to put my pursuits for an acting career on hold, I was pretty bummed. That was until I had discovered voice over.
I began doing voice over in my closet and started cranking out auditions and proposals to every posting I could find. Then, after all that hard work, it happened. I got booked for my first commercial project. I had dipped my toes into the VO industry, and now I was ready to dive in. I went professional in 2017 when I gained representation from my lovely agent over at Pastorini-Bosby Talent Agency.
Today, voice over has become a significant part of my life, and I’m happy to have been fortunate enough to work in such a wonderful field. I hope it’s something I can continue doing as a fully developed career and business for many years to come.
Has it been a smooth road?
It’s never really a “smooth road” in the world of acting. A lot of the time, you’re grinding to find that next opportunity, and that alone can be taxing. I will say that the road has definitely gotten a lot less bumpy as I gained more experience in the industry. There wasn’t much to go on when I first started out, so I had to meet people, learn from others, and do a lot of research to get to the point where I am today. I also majored in Music Recording & Audio Engineering at San Jacinto College, so I was able to learn from some of the best engineers in Houston. There was a slight hiccup in 2017 when we were displaced because of Hurricane Harvey.
Please tell us about your work.
I’m a Professional Voice Over Artist & On-Camera Actor. I mainly specialize in voice acting, such as animation and video games, which is what I’m primarily known for. I’ve done voice work for an animated show featured on VRV, and YouTube called Epithet Erased as the character Dr. Beefton, an angry Scottish-bovine, among other roles in the show. I’m also included in Hi-Rez’s Smite and Paladins series of games. Most recently, I voiced for a game growing in popularity called Iris and the Giant, created and developed by Louis Rigaud. Another notable role was for the Godfall trailer, a Playstation 5 Launch Title created by Counterplay Games and published by Gearbox Publishing, which was featured in 2019’s Video Game Awards Show.
Aside from voice over, I have gotten back into the world of film and on-camera work as well. I’ve recently been able to participate in an Amazon Prime series known as Panic. Among that, I had actually participated in the Democratic Debate that took place at Texas Southern University as Andrew Yang’s stand-in. That little bit got on the Daily Show, which was pretty mind boggling. What I’m most excited about is a feature film that is soon to be released called Mystery Spot, which was written and directed by Mel House. I play the role of Todd, who is very… punchable. I’ll leave it at that.
I think what I’m most proud of is being able to bring characters to life and building a business on that. It’s not something that often happens to a lot of aspiring artists, and I’m glad I was given that chance. What tends to separate my brand and me from the others is not just the voice so much, but I suppose my personality and energy I bring to the booth or set. I love what I do, and I like it when everybody is having a good time while we’re working, so I’ll be cracking jokes, asking questions, getting really into the role, you name it.
How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Of course, going full force with my career as a voice actor in animation and video games. I have had thoughts of creating and writing my own animated show, and I’ve also been broadening my skills as a game developer. I have a huge passion for horror genres as well, so who knows!
Contact Info:
- Website: cyrusrodas.com
- Email: contact@cyrusrodas.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/cyrusrodas/
- Twitter: twitter.com/cyruscodas
- Other: imdb.me/cyrusrodas
Image Credit:
Pooja Lodhia, Mel House, Graham Skipper
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