GTA 5: Casts [Major Characters]

Apart from the action-filled gameplay, GTA 5 has one of the best castings in any videogame. As the game is ten years old now, just for the good times the players had to play the game, here is a guide on GTA 5 Most Iconic Cast.

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Key Takeaways

• Ned Luke is an American actor who played the role of Michael De Santa 
• Shawn Darnell Fonteno is an American actor and rapper. He is the actor behind the character of Franklin Clinton. And he’s the one who did his in-game voice acting as well.
• Steven Ogg is a quite well-known and well-respected Canadian actor. He made his first debut as an actor in the gaming industry as Trevor Philips in the GTA 5 game.
• One of the central characters of GTA 5 is Lamar Davis. Rockstar also added him to GTA Online, where he plays a crucial role in introducing players to the world of GTA Online.
• Jay Klaitz is an American actor who has acted in many movies and TV shows like Little Help, and I Want My Pants Back, but his most well-known debut is as Lester Crest in GTA 5 and GTA Online.
• In GTA 5, the voice acting and Danny Tamberelli play the character of Jimmy De Santa.
• The acting and voice acting for the character of Dave Norton are done by Julian Gamble.
• Robert Bogue is an American actor with whom hardcore Rockstar fans are familiar. As in the past, he also did voice acting for Red Harlow.
• Michal Sinnott, full name “Michal Shalom Leamer,” is an American actress, blogger, and producer. She has been a part of many movies, but she is mostly known as the voice behind the character Tracey De Santa in the game GTA 5.
• Jeffrey Crawford ” Lazlow” Jones is an American voice actor, writer, director, producer, and radio personality. His biggest source of recognition is his work with Rockstar Games in their famous games, including Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne. 
• Vicki van Tassel is an American dancer, actress, and comedian. She is known for her voice acting for the main story character Amanda de Santa in GTA 5 game. 
• David Mogentale is an American actor. He’s been known for his work with Rockstar Games as the voice actor of Ron Jakowski in their game GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption.
• Matthew Maher is an American actor who has starred in TV shows like The Unusuals and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. And he is the one who has done the voice of Wade Hebert in Rockstar Games title GTA 5. 
• Abdel Gonzalez is a Latin-American actor. He hasn’t been known to be starred in many shows or movies other than small shows like Without Glasses and Bananas etc. He’s the actor behind the voice of the secondary character Andreas Sanchez in the GTA 5 game.
• Alfredo Huereca is a Mexican actor. He has starred in TV shows and movies like ¡Madre Mía! and Blank Check. But, His more refined form as a voice actor can be seen in GTA 5 and GTA Online as Martin Madrazo.
• In conclusion, These are only a small part of the team who worked on GTA 5. Without these people, we wouldn’t have had this masterpiece of a game.

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Ned Luke As Michael De Santa

Michael De Santa is one of the most iconic and praised protagonists of the GTA 5 game. The players who played the game know his character as a guy in his late 40s who is a retired thief who snitched on his friends/crime partners Brad Snider and Trevor Philips and is trying to run from that past; he is a guy who has a messed up relationship with his wife and children. But despite all this, he is smart enough to work his way around the problems he faces.

Ned Luke is an American actor who voiced and played the role of Michael De Santa in Rockstar Games’ GTA 5. And it is fair to say that he did full justice to the character he played. As the players played the game, they immediately fell in love with the character of Michael De Santa. They were directly derived from his sense of humor and how he tried to deal with the situations in his own “Michael” way.

Ned Luke left the field of acting, but the character of Michael made him come back. So, taking this point in an interview, a reporter from IGN asked Ned about the similarities between him and Michael. How Ned left acting and how Michael left being a bad guy too. To this, Ned Luke replayed:

“It actually helped me, To get into the character because I know what it’s like to really step out of what you really love. It is a hard life and it is not an easy job, you have responsibilities, you have a family and you have to make money for them Michael did the same thing to get out and be a family man and have a happy life”

Name	Ned Luke
Age	64 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	American Gothic, Unfiltered, Law & Order

 

Shawn Darnell Fonteno As Franklin Clinton

In addition to Michael and Trevor, Franklin Clinton is another important character in GTA 5. He is portrayed as a young protagonist in his mid-20s who has no parents and is only cared for by his aunt, who seems more interested in his property than him. Throughout the game, Franklin is accompanied by his best friend, Lamar Davis, often described as “crazy” by Rockstar.

Before his rise to wealth and power, Franklin resided in Fourm Drive in Strawberry. Still, after completing the Hotel Assassination mission as a reward, Lester gives him a luxurious mansion in Vinewood Hills. Franklin also makes his appearance in the GTA Online DLC The Contract.

Shawn Darnell Fonteno is an American actor and rapper. He is the actor behind the character of Franklin Clinton, and he’s the one who did his in-game voice acting as well. He did a great job in depicting the character of Franklin Clinton from the script onto the screen as a boy who wanted to do something in his life. Overall, Fans and gamers worldwide loved Shawn for his role as Franklin in the game.

Name	Shawn Darnell Fonteno
Age	55 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	The Wash, Three Strikes, Grow House

Steven Ogg As Trevor Philips

Trevor is one of the three protagonists the players get to play with in the GTA 5 campaign alongside Franklin Clinton and Michael De Santa. Trevor is a former Canadian Air Force pilot and a bank robber. But now, he runs his organization named Trevor Philips Enterprises. He is on his path to becoming the leading drug lord and taking control of Blane County, San Andreas, by conflicting with rival gangs and criminal syndicates.

Steven Ogg is a quite well-known and well-respected Canadian actor. Additionally, he has been previously featured in many other series and movies like The Walking Dead and Solis, etc. He made his first debut as an actor in the gaming industry as Trevor Philips in the GTA 5 game. Trevors Philips is a guy all players know by now as a sentimental and emotion-driven person. And an experienced actor, Steven Ogg did a splendid job playing Trevor’s character.

Name	Steven Ogg
Age	49 Years
Nationality	Canadian
Movies	The Walking Dead, Solis, GTA VR

Gerald Johnson As Lamar Davis

One of the central characters of GTA 5 is Lamar Davis. He is the best friend of Franklin Clinton. Lamar Davis is the kind of character who wants to do the right thing but still manages to find a way to mess up the situation. Because Lamar was in a small part of the main story mode of the game Thus, Rockstar also added him in GTA Online.

He plays a very important role in introducing players to GTA Online. Lamar also makes his appearance in The Contract DLC, where the players get to know about his own marijuana company LD Organics.

Gerald Johnson, or as people call him by his stage name “Slink,” is an American actor who has played in many other movies like Black Jesus and Dirty Cops L.A. He is the guy who played the role of Lamar Davis and also did his voice acting, and this is the role he’s mostly known for now. It would not be wrong to say that players did enjoy Gerald Johnson’s character as Lamar Davis. 

Name	Gerald “Slink” Johnson
Age	50 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	Sharknado 3, Dirty Cops L.A, Major Deal

Jay Klaitz As Lester Crest

It is a stereotype by now that every major gang has a geeky guy who knows all about the technical stuff. You can ask him/her anything, and they will answer your question properly. Just like that, Lester Crest is the geeky guy or geek in the GTA 5 game.

He is the criminal mastermind behind every heist and every big job you do in both the story mode and the online mode of the game. Also, He is the same guy helping Trevor, Michael, and Brad on their North Yankton heist in the game’s prologue. Lester Crest also plays a significant role in the overall story of GTA Online.

Jay Klaitz is an American actor who has acted in many movies and TV shows like Little Help, and I Want My Pants Back, but his most well-known debut is as Lester Crest in GTA 5 and GTA Online.

Name	Jay Klaitz
Age	44 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	All in Time, Born Guilty, A Little Help

Danny Tamberelli As Jimmy De Santa

Jimmy De Santa is a 20-year-old boy and is the son of Michael De Santa, Who is one of the three main protagonists in GTA 5. There is not much to say about Jimmy as he doesn’t have much of a major role in the game, apart from being featured in hand full of missions.

In GTA 5, The voice acting and Danny Tamberelli play the character of Jimmy De Santa. Danny is an American actor and musician who played roles like Little Pete in The Adventures of Pete & Pete and also acted as a cast member in the Nickelodeon series All That.

Name	Danny Tamberelli
Age	41 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	I Saw The TV Glow, The Mighty Ducks, Moonrocks

Julian Gamble As Dave Norton

Dave Norton is part of the upper echelons in GTA 5. He is an agent for the Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB). Dave is the person who killed Brad in the prologue of the game, and he is the one who helped Michael start a new life in Los Santos by clearing his previous criminal record. He helped Michael change his name from Michael Townly to Michael De Santa.

The acting and voice acting for the character of Dave Norton are done by Julian Gamble. An American actor who previously acted in movies like Law and Order, The New Adam-12, etc. Julian also acted in the famous TV series Gotham. But fans know him as the Dave Norton from GTA 5.

Name	Julian Gamble
Age	65 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	Third Watch, House of Cards, Law and Order

Robert Bogue As Steve Haines

As a deuteragonist in GTA 5, Steve Haines plays an important role in the storyline. He is a Federal Investigation Bureau (FIB) member, a fictional version of the real-life FBI. Known for his cocky and bossy nature, players can watch his show, “The Underbelly Of Paradise,” in GTA Online.

However, despite his apparent sigma, Haines can be dirty and force bend the rules for his benefit. He forces Michael, Franklin, and Trevour into illegal tasks for him just for his interests.

Robert Bogue is an American actor with whom hardcore Rockstar fans are familiar. As in the past, he also did voice acting for Red Harlow. Red Harlow is the main protagonist in Red Dead Revolver, a predecessor of the game Red Dead Redemption.

Name	Robert Bogue
Age	59 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	Across The Pacific, Naked Singularity, Project Pay Day

Michal Sinnott As Tracey De Santa

Tracey De Santa is Michael De Santa’s daughter and Jimmy De Santa’s elder sister, a well-known character in GTA 5. Players understand her personality quite well in the game’s main story and side missions. At just 21 years old, Tracey is eager to gain national fame, and she will go to great lengths to achieve it, even if it means compromising her values.

One such instance was when Tracey attempted to seduce Lazlow Jones, host of the in-game TV show “Fame or Shame,” hoping to be featured on the program. Despite the cost to her reputation, she pursued this goal with single-minded determination.

Michal Sinnott, full name “Michal Shalom Leamer,” is an American actress, blogger, and producer. She has been a part of many movies, but she is mainly known as the voice behind the character Tracey De Santa in the game GTA 5.

Name	Michal Sinnott
Age	45 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	Law and Order: Criminal Intent, All My Children

Michal as Tracey

Jeffrey Crawford Jones As Lazlow Jones

Lazlow Jones is one of those few characters who appear in multiple previous GTA games, including the latest GTA 5. Lazlow is a talk show host and radio host. He also appears in “GTA Online” when the players are first introduced to the nightclub business. Other than that, players can also listen to him on the radio. 

Jeffrey Crawford ” Lazlow” Jones is an American voice actor, writer, director, producer, and radio personality. His biggest source of recognition is his work with Rockstar Games in their famous games, including Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne. 

Name	Jeffrey Crawford Jones
Age	49 Years
Nationality	American
Games	Grand Theft Auto V, Max Payn 3, Red Dead Redemption 2

Vicki Van Tassel As Amanda De Santa

Amanda de Santa, previously known as Amanda Townly, is the wife of in-game protagonist Michael de Santa and the mother of two children, Tracey de Santa and Jimmy de Santa. Although not much is known about her past, players have still managed to find some of her history. She is a retired stripper and a prostitute who used to work in her nightclub with her sister.

Interestingly, Vicki van Tassel is an American dancer, actress, and comedian. She acted voice for the main story character Amanda de Santa in GTA 5 game. With her impressive range and skill Vicki van Tassel brought the character of Amanda to life.

Name	Vicki van Tassel
Age	52 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	Money, Check It TV

David Mogentale As Ron Jakowski

Ron Jakowski is one of the characters from the GTA 5 game who’s a friend and neighbor of Trevour Phillips. Also, He is the CEO of Trevor Philips Enterprise. He appears as a secondary character on the main story missions and as the main character during the events of GTA Online.

David Mogentale is an American actor. He’s been known for his work with Rockstar Games as the voice actor of Ron Jakowski in their game GTA 5.

Name	David Mogentale
Age	63 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	The Sopranos, Elementary

David Mogentale as Ron

Matthew Maher As Wade Hebert

Wade Hebert is one of the tritagonists in GTA 5. He is a friend of Ron Jakowski and Trevor Phillips. Also, He is the one who helps Trevor find Michael Townley, who is better known as Michael de Santa now. Not so much is known about Wade other than that he’s one of the dumb characters in the game. 

Matthew Maher is an American actor who has starred in TV shows like The Unusuals and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. And he is the one who has done the voice of Wade Hebert in Rockstar Games title GTA 5. 

Name	Matthew Maher
Age	51 Years
Nationality	American
Movies	Bringing Out The Dead, Gone Baby Gone

Matthew as Wade

Abdel Gonzalez As Andreas Sanchez

Andreas Sanchez is part of a corrupt squad led by the corrupt FIB agent Steve Haines. He doesn’t have much role in the game other than showing up as a side character in hand full of missions. Also, he’s the one who betrays agent Steve Hains and tells the agency about his corrupt tactics. And as a result, He gets killed by the hand of Agent Haines, who shoots him in the head.

Abdel Gonzalez is a Latin-American actor. He hasn’t been known to be starred in many shows or movies other than small shows like Without Glasses and Bananas etc. Still, one thing he is known for is his voice acting for the secondary character Andreas Sanchez in the GTA 5 game, and that’s what got him the most recognition in the industry.

Name	Abdel Gonzalez
Age	40 Years
Nationality	Puerto-Rican
Movies	Bananas, Without Glasses

Abdel as Andreas

Alfredo Huereca As Martin Madrazo

Martin Madrazo is a Mexican-American drug lord leading his cartel in Los Santos. He’s the one whose house was destroyed by Michael De Santa, after which he comes to Michaels’s house and threatens to buy him a new house.  He acts as a side character in the main story. But still, he has a huge role in GTA Online.

Alfredo Huereca is a Mexican actor. He has starred in TV shows and movies like ¡Madre Mía! and Blank Check. But, His more refined form as a voice actor can be seen in GTA 5 and GTA Online as Martin Madrazo.

Name	Abdel Gonzalez
Date of Birth	October 17
Nationality	Mexico
Movies	¡Madre Mía!, Blank Check.

In conclusion, these are only a small part of the team who worked on GTA 5. Without these people, we wouldn’t have had this masterpiece of a game. No doubt this game broke records and became one of the highest-selling entertainment products in history. Last but not least, “Play a game as if you are in it”.

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