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'''Daniel Frederick Wallace''', also known as '''Danny Wallace''', is an English comedian, author and presenter of radio and television. For ''Assassin's Creed II'' onwards, he provides the voice and model for [[Shaun Hastings]].
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{{Actor Infobox
|image=Danny Wallace.jpg
|birth=16 November 1976<br>{{Wiki|Dundee}}, [[Scotland]]
|nationality=Scottish
|acvoice=*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Question the Creed]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
|other=*''{{Wiki|Join Me}}''
*''{{Wiki|Yes Man (book)|Yes Man}}''
*''{{Wiki|How to Start Your Own Country}}''
}}


He is also the creator and "ruler" of his own country, named "Lovely", and his memoir, ''Yes Man'', was loosely adapted into the 2008 movie of the same name starring Jim Carrey.
'''Daniel Frederick Wallace''' (born 1976) is a Scottish comedian, author and presenter of radio and television. From ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' onwards, he provides the voice and model for [[Shaun Hastings]]. He is also the creator and "ruler" of his own country, named "Lovely", and his memoir, ''{{Wiki|Yes Man (book)|Yes Man}}'', was loosely adapted into the 2008 movie of the {{Wiki|Yes Man (film)|same name}} starring {{Wiki|Jim Carrey}}.


Danny Wallace once entered into an episode of "Celebrity Mastermind" with his specialist subject being "Ghostbusters".
==Biography==
===Early career===
In the 1990s, Wallace wrote video game reviews for a number of gaming magazines based in Bath, including ''Sega Power'', ''Total!'', ''SuperPlay'', ''GamesMaster'', and ''Ultimate Future Games''.<ref>{{Youtube|GAMj5-9egRo|Danny Wallace talks about the BAFTA video games nominations|BAFTAproductions|BAFTAproductions}}</ref><ref name="DannyWallace.comHistory" />


Wallace is also the narrator of the puzzle-platformer indie game ''Thomas Was Alone'', for which he was named Best Performer at the 2013 British Academy Games Awards.<ref>[http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games Games in 2013], British Academy of Film and Television Arts</ref>
In 2008, Danny Wallace was a panelist on an episode of ''{{Wiki|Celebrity Mastermind}}'' with his specialist subject being "Ghostbusters".<ref>{{Youtube|1R2qqtkYzTE|Danny Wallace - Celebrity Mastermind|DrTart|DrTart}}</ref>
 
Wallace is also the narrator of the puzzle-platformer indie game ''Thomas Was Alone'', for which he was named Best Performer at the 2013 British Academy Games Awards.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games|title=Games in 2013|publisher=BAFTA Awards|accessdate=12 July 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612090431/https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games|archivedate=12 June 2022}}</ref>
 
===''Assassin's Creed''===
He was initially offered the role of Shaun on 10 March 2009, the same night that he presented the ''Fable II'' team with the BAFTA award for Action/Adventure.<ref name="DannyWallace.comHistory">{{Cite web| url=http://dannywallace.com/history/| title=History| publisher=Writer and Presenter Danny Wallace| accessdate=12 July 2018| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422111534/https://dannywallace.com/history/| archivedate=22 April 2021}}</ref> In an interview with ''The Guardian'', Wallace described it as "weird" that "''as the gamer you can just go up to me and start bothering me by just pressing the button, and you know I'll just get more and more annoyed - which I think my wife will enjoy doing.''" His first appearance as Shaun Hastings was in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', released on 20 November 2009.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2009/oct/29/interview-danny-wallace-assassins-creed| title=Interview: Danny Wallace - Assassin's Creed II| first=Jack| last=Arnott| publisher=''The Guardian''| date=30-10-2009| accessdate=4 November 2014| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001104236/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2009/oct/29/interview-danny-wallace-assassins-creed| archivedate=1 October 2015}}</ref>
 
In September 2010, Ubisoft announced that Wallace would be reprising his role in the then-upcoming sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', the game was then released on 19 November.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.vg247.com/danny-wallace-to-return-for-assassins-creed-brotherhood|title=Danny Wallace to return for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood| first=Johnny| last=Cullen| publisher=VG247| date=23-09-2010| accessdate=7 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926084925/https://www.vg247.com/danny-wallace-to-return-for-assassins-creed-brotherhood| archivedate=26 September 2021}}</ref> Unlike the previous game, ''Brotherhood'' utilized more motion-capture and Wallace had his face filmed as he was being recorded so the animators could match his facial features to his character's.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/article/55/digital-danny-wallace| title=Danny Wallace's gaming return| publisher=ShortList| accessdate=7 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192617/https://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/article/55/digital-danny-wallace| archivedate=26 October 2010}}</ref>
 
According to Wallace, he was asked by [[Corey May]] to write some of the material for Shaun Hastings in ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dannywallace.com/2012/06/30/thomas-was-alone/|title=Thomas Was Alone…|first=Danny|last=Wallace|publisher=Writer and Presenter Danny Wallace|date=30-06-2012|accessdate=12 July 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703014533/https://dannywallace.com/2012/06/30/thomas-was-alone/|archivedate=3 July 2012}}</ref>
 
Wallace was announced to be a part of Audible's original ''[[Assassin's Creed (series)|Assassin's Creed]]'' audio-drama ''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/riz-ahmed-and-anthony-head-join-assassins-creed-audio-drama-38702683.html| title=Riz Ahmed and Anthony Head join Assassin’s Creed audio drama| first=Julia| last=Hunt| work=Belfast Telegraph| date=18-11-2019| accessdate=7 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907081433/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/riz-ahmed-and-anthony-head-join-assassins-creed-audio-drama-38702683.html|archivedate=7 September 2022}}</ref> Suspected to be playing his usual character of Shaun Hastings, it was later confirmed in February 2020, close to its release. It was then unveiled on the platform on 27 February.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-02-26-assassins-creed-golds-blind-assassin-hero-provides-the-perfect-formula-for-audio-drama| title=Assassin's Creed Gold's blind hero provides the perfect formula for audio drama| first=Tom| last=Phillips| publisher=Eurogamer| date=27-02-2020| accessdate=7 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219004211/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-02-26-assassins-creed-golds-blind-assassin-hero-provides-the-perfect-formula-for-audio-drama|archivedate=19 December 2021}}</ref> He didn't play Hastings as a character per-say, but an artificial intelligence replica of the character.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>


==''Assassin's Creed'' works==
==''Assassin's Creed'' works==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' (2020) - Shaun Hastings (AI)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' (2020) - Shaun Hastings (AI)
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020) - Shaun Hastings
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020) - Shaun Hastings
 
*''[[Echoes of History#Episode transcripts|Echoes of History: Behind the Legends]]'' (2022) - Narrator
==Books==
*''Are you Dave Gorman?'' (co-written with Dave Gorman) - 1999
*''Join Me'' - 2003
*''Random Acts of Kindness: 365 Ways To Make the World A Nicer Place'' - 2004
*''Yes Man'' - 2005
*''Danny Wallace and the Centre of the Universe'' - 2006
*''Friends Like These'' - 2008
*''Awkward Situations for Men'' - 2010
*''More Awkward Situations for Men'' - 2011
*''Charlotte Street'' - 2012
 
==Trivia==
*According to Wallace, he was asked by [[Corey May]] to write some of the material for Shaun Hastings in ''Assassin's Creed III''.<ref>[http://dannywallace.com/2012/06/30/thomas-was-alone/ DannyWallace.com blog "Thomas Was Alone…"] June 30 2012</ref>
*He was initially offered the role of Shaun on the same night that he presented the ''Fable II'' team with the BAFTA award for Action/Adventure.<ref name="DannyWallace.comHistory">[http://dannywallace.com/history/ DannyWallace.com, History]</ref>
*In a 2009 interview with The Guardian, Wallace described it as "weird" that "as the gamer you can just go up to me and start bothering me by just pressing the button, and you know I'll just get more and more annoyed - which I think my wife will enjoy doing."<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2009/oct/29/interview-danny-wallace-assassins-creed Interview: Danny Wallace - Assassin's Creed II]</ref>
*In the 1990s, Wallace wrote video game reviews for a number of gaming magazines based in Bath, including ''Sega Power'', ''Total!'', ''SuperPlay'', ''GamesMaster'', and ''Ultimate Future Games''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAMj5-9egRo Danny Wallace talks about the BAFTA video games nominations], BAFTAproductions, March 23, 2009</ref><ref name="DannyWallace.comHistory" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0991245/ Danny Wallace] at the Internet Movie Database.
*{{Imdb|nm0991245/|Danny Wallace}}
*[http://dannywallace.com/ Danny Wallace]'s official website.
*[http://dannywallace.com/ Danny Wallace]'s official website.
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Daniel Frederick Wallace (born 1976) is a Scottish comedian, author and presenter of radio and television. From Assassin's Creed II onwards, he provides the voice and model for Shaun Hastings. He is also the creator and "ruler" of his own country, named "Lovely", and his memoir, Yes Man, was loosely adapted into the 2008 movie of the same name starring Jim Carrey.

Biography

Early career

In the 1990s, Wallace wrote video game reviews for a number of gaming magazines based in Bath, including Sega Power, Total!, SuperPlay, GamesMaster, and Ultimate Future Games.[1][2]

In 2008, Danny Wallace was a panelist on an episode of Celebrity Mastermind with his specialist subject being "Ghostbusters".[3]

Wallace is also the narrator of the puzzle-platformer indie game Thomas Was Alone, for which he was named Best Performer at the 2013 British Academy Games Awards.[4]

Assassin's Creed

He was initially offered the role of Shaun on 10 March 2009, the same night that he presented the Fable II team with the BAFTA award for Action/Adventure.[2] In an interview with The Guardian, Wallace described it as "weird" that "as the gamer you can just go up to me and start bothering me by just pressing the button, and you know I'll just get more and more annoyed - which I think my wife will enjoy doing." His first appearance as Shaun Hastings was in Assassin's Creed II, released on 20 November 2009.[5]

In September 2010, Ubisoft announced that Wallace would be reprising his role in the then-upcoming sequel, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the game was then released on 19 November.[6] Unlike the previous game, Brotherhood utilized more motion-capture and Wallace had his face filmed as he was being recorded so the animators could match his facial features to his character's.[7]

According to Wallace, he was asked by Corey May to write some of the material for Shaun Hastings in Assassin's Creed III.[8]

Wallace was announced to be a part of Audible's original Assassin's Creed audio-drama Assassin's Creed: Gold in November 2019.[9] Suspected to be playing his usual character of Shaun Hastings, it was later confirmed in February 2020, close to its release. It was then unveiled on the platform on 27 February.[10] He didn't play Hastings as a character per-say, but an artificial intelligence replica of the character.[11]

Assassin's Creed works

References

  1. ↑ Danny Wallace talks about the BAFTA video games nominations on the BAFTAproductions YouTube channel
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 History. Writer and Presenter Danny Wallace. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved on 12 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Danny Wallace - Celebrity Mastermind on the DrTart YouTube channel
  4. ↑ Games in 2013. BAFTA Awards. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved on 12 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Arnott, Jack (30-10-2009). Interview: Danny Wallace - Assassin's Creed II. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved on 4 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Cullen, Johnny (23-09-2010). Danny Wallace to return for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. VG247. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved on 7 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Danny Wallace's gaming return. ShortList. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved on 7 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Wallace, Danny (30-06-2012). Thomas Was Alone…. Writer and Presenter Danny Wallace. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved on 12 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Hunt, Julia (18-11-2019). Riz Ahmed and Anthony Head join Assassin’s Creed audio drama. Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved on 7 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Phillips, Tom (27-02-2020). Assassin's Creed Gold's blind hero provides the perfect formula for audio drama. Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved on 7 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Gold

External links

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