Actor Devora Wilde had no idea she appeared in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 until players pointed it out online after release. Best known for playing Lae'zel in Baldur's Gate 3, Wilde discovered her involvement only after someone on Twitter sent her a clip of her performance.
How the Secret Role Unfolded
After receiving the message on Twitter, Wilde had to dig through her emails and match internal project codenames to figure out which game she had recorded for. She ultimately confirmed her involvement after recognizing her own voice in an in-game audio log.
Wilde performed multiple roles in Space Marine 2, including a servo-skull and a Cadian soldier whose messages players discover during gameplay. This type of secrecy is standard practice in the video game industry, where developers use codenames during auditions and recording sessions to prevent leaks. Wilde experienced a similar situation while working on Silent Hill 2, where she performed motion capture and stunts without knowing the game's identity until she recognized familiar dialogue online.
Wilde's History in the Warhammer Universe
While she was kept in the dark about her specific role in Space Marine 2, Wilde is no stranger to Games Workshop's sci-fi and fantasy settings. Her previous Warhammer credits include:
- Playing Tzarina Katarin Bokha in Total War: Warhammer 3
- Providing the Authoritarian voice option for the female Arbitrator in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
- Voicing a Sister of Battle in the Adepta Sororitas animation Penitence on Warhammer TV
“It just so happens that I've done a lot of Warhammer stuff,” Wilde noted in an interview, adding that she originally never realized how vast the fictional universe truly is.