Linsay Rousseau

About Linsay Rousseau

Linsay Rousseau is an award winning LA-based actor, voice-over artist and performance capture artist. She is best known as the voice of Elita-1 in Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (2020) and for her extensive work in video games, including Katrina Pishchtek in Deathloop (2021). the female player in Fallout 76 (2018), Ylva in Vainglory (2014), Sigrid in Rogue Company (2020), Hunter Player Voice 16 in Monster Hunter: Rise (2021) and a variety of characters in Rage 2 (2019), The Elder Scrolls Online (2014), Call of Duty: Mobile (2019), Golf Psychology: The Pre-Shot Routine (2002), Wasteland 3 (2020), NBA 2K21 (2020) and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (2014). She is winner of the award for best female voice-over in an animated series at the 2021 One Voice Awards for her work as Elita-1. On screen, she has appeared in episodes of NCIS (2003), SEAL Team (2017), General Hospital (1963) and she had all the judges fooled in her appearance on To Tell the Truth (2016). She is a US Army Iraq War combat veteran and holds a masters degree in journalism from the University of California Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism and a B.S. in sociology and cultural anthropology from The College of William & Mary. With training in a variety of martial arts and weapons (from East to West), she feels most comfortable with a sword or staff in her hand. She is a member of SAG/AFTRA, The Television Academy and The International Animated Film Society.A consummate geek, Linsay is host of the weekly geek talk show, The Roll Out, on YouTube and loves playing Dungeons & Dragons. From Doctor Who to Horizon Zero Dawn, she's got a passion (and t-shirt) for all things geeky and is a huge advocate for expanding diversity and inclusivity within the geek community. As the Doctor would say: Space. For all.Linsay spent several decades performing on stage before making the transition to voice-over and on-camera work. She has trained with Larry Moss and at Steppenwolf, the Berkeley Repertory School of Theatre, Studio A.C.T. at the American Conservatory Theater, The Groundlings, The Second City, Impro Studio, the Susan Angelo Shakespeare Studio and the Rachael Adler Studio. She has extensive training in hand-to-hand combat, wushu, muay thai, Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), firearms and military tactics. She is also an accomplished musician and classically trained singer, proficient in a variety of musical styles.The child of two National Park Rangers, she had a fairly non-traditional upbringing and had lived in six different states by the time she was in high school. With all the moving, it was her involvement in music, theatre, dance and sports that kept her focused and grounded. Perhaps there was something in all that fresh air, because both Linsay and her brother ended up in the entertainment industry. Linsay dove into the world of acting, while her brother Bryant Burnett, has become a successful stuntman and stunt rigger.While Linsay has been a performer her entire life, she took a few detours along the way. She is a former investigative reporter with a masters degree in journalism from The University of California's Graduate School of Journalism. She worked as an associate producer, reporter and researcher for Frontline (1983) and was one of four Carnegie Fellows chosen to work with the Brian Ross Investigative Reporting Unit at ABC News in New York. Her masters thesis, Frontline: Rape in the Fields (2013), went on to be produced by PBS Frontline, the Ce...

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Interview with Netflix's Transformers WFC Elita 1, Linsay Rousseau

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