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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]].
'''Daniel Frederick Wallace''' (born 1976) is a Scottish comedian, author, and presenter of radio and television. From ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' (2009) onwards, he provides the voice and model for [[Shaun Hastings]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
Danny Wallace was born on 16 November 1976 in {{Wiki|Dundee}}, [[Scotland]] and is half-[[Switzerland|Swiss]]. He grew up in {{Wiki|Loughborough}} and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[England]] and attended Park Place Primary School. When he was 13 he started writing video game reviews for magazines, after a chance occurrence during a school-based work experience after a review had fallen ill and Wallace was asked to write a review for the magazine.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Danny Wallace (humorist)}}</ref>
Danny Wallace was born on 16 November 1976 in {{Wiki|Dundee}}, [[Scotland]] and is half-[[Switzerland|Swiss]]. He grew up in {{Wiki|Loughborough}} and [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], [[England]] and attended Park Place Primary School. When he was 13, he started writing video game reviews for magazines after a chance occurrence during a school-based work experience after a reviewer had fallen ill and Wallace was asked to write in their stead for the magazine. He later graduated from the {{Wiki|University of Westminster}}, where he specialized in media studies.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Danny Wallace (humorist)}}</ref>
 
He later graduated from the {{Wiki|University of Westminster}}, where he specialized in media studies.<ref name="WP" />


===Early career===
===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" />
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"/>


In 2005, he wrote and published his memoir, ''{{Wiki|Yes Man (book)|Yes Man}}''. The book later went on to receive a loose adaptation in the 2008 film of the {{Wiki|Yes Man (film)|same name}}, starring {{Wiki|Jim Carrey}}. He also formed the micro-nation known as Lovely, the key focus of the documentary mini-series, ''{{Wiki|How to Start Your Own Country}}''.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/danny_wallace_ten_years_of_yes_man/| title=Danny Wallace: Ten Years of Yes Man| first=Craig| last=Beadle| publisher=British Comedy Guide| date=25 September 2015| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103201710/https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/danny_wallace_ten_years_of_yes_man/|archivedate=3 November 2015}}</ref>
In 2005, he wrote and published his memoir, ''{{Wiki|Yes Man (book)|Yes Man}}''. The book later went on to receive a loose adaptation in the 2008 film of the {{Wiki|Yes Man (film)|same name}}, starring {{Wiki|Jim Carrey}}. He also formed the micro-nation known as Lovely, the key focus of the documentary mini-series, ''{{Wiki|How to Start Your Own Country}}''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/danny_wallace_ten_years_of_yes_man/|title=Danny Wallace: Ten Years of Yes Man|author=Beadle, Craig|publisher=''{{Wiki|British Comedy Guide}}''|date=25 September 2015|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103201710/https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/danny_wallace_ten_years_of_yes_man/|archivedate=3 November 2015}}</ref>


===''Assassin's Creed''===
===''Assassin's Creed''===
[[File:Danny_Wallace_Ubisoft_interview_2009.jpg|thumb|250px|Danny Wallace interviewed in 2009 as promotion for ''Assassin's Creed II'']]
[[File:Danny_Wallace_Ubisoft_interview_2009.jpg|thumb|250px|Danny Wallace interviewed in 2009 as promotion for ''Assassin's Creed II'']]
For ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', sequel to ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Wallace was initially offered the role of Shaun in March 2009, the same night that he presented the ''{{Wiki|Fable II}}'' team with the {{Wiki|British Academy of Film and Television Arts|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> For his part as Shaun Hastings, Wallace was allowed to improvise and ad lib, in order to fully bring his character to life more.<ref>{{Youtube|FVcR_5Y294M|Assassin's Creed 2 Danny Wallace interview #1|AssassinsCreedUK|Assassin's Creed UK}}</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 October 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>
For ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', sequel to ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007), Wallace was initially offered the role of Shaun in March 2009, the same night that he presented the ''{{Wiki|Fable II}}'' team with the {{Wiki|British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA}} award for Action/Adventure.<ref name="DannyWallace.comHistory">{{Cite web|url=http://dannywallace.com/history/|title=History|publisher=Danny Wallace|accessdate=12 July 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422111534/https://dannywallace.com/history/|archivedate=22 April 2021}}</ref> For his part as Shaun Hastings, Wallace was allowed to improvise and ad lib, in order to fully bring his character to life more.<ref>{{Youtube|FVcR_5Y294M|Assassin's Creed 2 Danny Wallace interview #1|AssassinsCreedUK|Assassin's Creed UK}}</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|author=Arnott, Jack|publisher=''{{Wiki|The Guardian}}''|date=30 October 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]]'', which 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 September 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>
In September 2010, Ubisoft announced that Wallace would be reprising his role in the then-upcoming sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', which 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|author=Cullen, Johnny|publisher=''VG247''|date=23 September 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>


Wallace then appeared in the next sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'',<ref name="imdb">{{Imdb|nm0991245/|Danny Wallace}}</ref> released on 15 November 2011.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/09/assassins-creed-revelations-release-date| title=Assassin's Creed Revelations Release Date| first=Daniel| last=Krupa| publisher=''{{Wiki|IGN}}''| date=9 June 2011| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308125029/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/09/assassins-creed-revelations-release-date| archivedate=8 March 2013}}</ref>
Wallace then appeared in the next sequel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'',<ref name="imdb">{{Imdb|nm0991245/|Danny Wallace}}</ref> released on 15 November 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/09/assassins-creed-revelations-release-date|title=Assassin's Creed Revelations Release Date|author=Krupa, Daniel|publisher=''{{Wiki|IGN}}''|date=9 June 2011|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308125029/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/06/09/assassins-creed-revelations-release-date|archivedate=8 March 2013}}</ref>


Being given more freedom in the character, aaccording 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 June 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> In development for three years, that game was released a year after the previous, on 30 October 2012.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-3-release-date-announced| title=Assassin's Creed 3 release date announced| first=Wesley| last=Yin-Poole| publisher=EuroGamer| date=15 February 2012| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709202139/https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-3-release-date-announced| archivedate=9 June 2022}}</ref>
Being given more freedom in the character, 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...|author=Wallace, Danny|publisher=''Danny Wallace''|date=30 June 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> In development for three years, that game was released a year after the previous, on 30 October 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-3-release-date-announced|title=Assassin's Creed 3 release date announced|author=Yin-Poole, Wesley|publisher=''{{Wiki|EuroGamer}}''|date=15 February 2012|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709202139/https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-3-release-date-announced|archivedate=9 June 2022}}</ref>


After the storyline of Desmond's saga ended ''Assassin's Creed III'', Wallace's next role in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', released 29 October 2013,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-release-date-leaked| title=Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date, next-gen launch leaked| first=Tom| last=Phillips| publisher=EuroGamer|date=4 March 2013| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413002248/https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-release-date-leaked| archivedate=13 April 2022}}</ref> was smaller as he was only a side character.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
After the storyline of Desmond's saga ended ''Assassin's Creed III'', Wallace's next role in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', released 29 October 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-release-date-leaked|title=Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date, next-gen launch leaked|author=Phillips, Tom|publisher=''EuroGamer''|date=4 March 2013|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413002248/https://www.eurogamer.net/assassins-creed-4-black-flag-release-date-leaked|archivedate=13 April 2022}}</ref> was smaller as he was only a side character.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>


In November 2014, as part of a promotional website for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' titled "[[Question the Creed]]", Danny Wallace as Shaun Hastings debated with [[Melanie Lemay]] (voiced by [[Cristina Rosato]]) for and against major assassinations by the protagonists of the series so far.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2014/11/assassins-creed-rogue-forces-you-to-question-the-creed/| title=Assassin’s Creed: Rogue Forces You to Question the Creed| first=Zac| last=Elawar| publisher=Capsule Computers| date=7 November 2014| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701214925/https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2014/11/assassins-creed-rogue-forces-you-to-question-the-creed/| archivedate=1 July 2015}}</ref> He also returned to voice Hastings in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'',<ref name="imdb" /> where he was code-named "Deacon" and still a side-character. It was then released on 11 November, the same date as ''Rogue''.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Assassin-Creed-Unity-Now-Has-Same-Release-Date-Assassin-Creed-Rogue-66997.html| title=Assassin's Creed Unity Now Has Same Release Date As Assassin's Creed Rogue| first=Pete| last=Haas| publisher=Cinemablend| date=28 August 2014| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831132728/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Assassin-Creed-Unity-Now-Has-Same-Release-Date-Assassin-Creed-Rogue-66997.html| archivedate=31 August 2014}}</ref>
In November 2014, as part of a promotional website for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' titled "[[Question the Creed]]", Danny Wallace as Shaun Hastings debated with [[Melanie Lemay]] (voiced by [[Cristina Rosato]]) for and against major assassinations by the protagonists of the series so far.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capsulecomputers.com.au/2014/11/assassins-creed-rogue-forces-you-to-question-the-creed/|title=Assassin’s Creed: Rogue Forces You to Question the Creed|author=Elawar, Zac|publisher=''Capsule Computers''|date=7 November 2014|accessdate=8 September 2022}}</ref> He also returned to voice Hastings in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'',<ref name="imdb"/> where he was code-named "Deacon" and still a side-character. It was then released on 11 November, the same date as ''Rogue''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/games/Assassin-Creed-Unity-Now-Has-Same-Release-Date-Assassin-Creed-Rogue-66997.html|title=Assassin's Creed Unity Now Has Same Release Date As Assassin's Creed Rogue|author=Haas, Pete|publisher=''Cinemablend''|date=28 August 2014|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831132728/http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Assassin-Creed-Unity-Now-Has-Same-Release-Date-Assassin-Creed-Rogue-66997.html|archivedate=31 August 2014}}</ref>


When ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' released on 23 October 2015,<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-release-date-revealed| title=Assassin's Creed Syndicate Release Date Revealed| first=Mitch| last=Dyer| publisher=''{{Wiki|IGN}}''| date=13 May 2015| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712113753/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-release-date-revealed| archivedate=12 July 2015}}</ref> Danny Wallace was back as Shaun Hastings, this time as a main protagonist of the modern day story. For the first time since ''Assassin's Creed III'', he had more of a role.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/assassins-creed-syndicate-game-audio-review/| title=
When ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' released on 23 October 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-release-date-revealed|title=Assassin's Creed Syndicate Release Date Revealed|author=Dyer, Mitch|publisher=''IGN''|date=13 May 2015|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712113753/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/12/assassins-creed-syndicate-release-date-revealed|archivedate=12 July 2015}}</ref> Danny Wallace was back as Shaun Hastings, this time as a main protagonist of the modern day story. For the first time since ''Assassin's Creed III'', he had more of a role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/assassins-creed-syndicate-game-audio-review/|title=
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Game Audio Review| first=Alyx| last=Jones| publisher=The Sound Architect| date=25 October 2015| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101093217/https://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/assassins-creed-syndicate-game-audio-review/| archivedate=1 November 2015}}</ref>
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Game Audio Review|author=Jones, Alyx|publisher=''The Sound Architect''|date=25 October 2015|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101093217/https://www.thesoundarchitect.co.uk/assassins-creed-syndicate-game-audio-review/|archivedate=1 November 2015}}</ref>


Danny Wallace was rumored to have had a cameo in the 2016 [[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]], but his part was allegedly cut.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.theoneswhocamebefore.com/moderndaybreakdown| title=Modern Day Breakdown| first=Colum| last=Blackett| publisher=TheOnesWhoCameBefore| date=22 December 2017| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806002724/https://www.theoneswhocamebefore.com/moderndaybreakdown| archivedate=6 August 2020}}</ref>
Danny Wallace was rumored to have had a cameo in the 2016 [[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]], but his part was allegedly cut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoneswhocamebefore.com/moderndaybreakdown|title=Modern Day Breakdown|author=Blackett, Colum|publisher=''TheOnesWhoCameBefore''|date=22 December 2017|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806002724/https://www.theoneswhocamebefore.com/moderndaybreakdown|archivedate=6 August 2020}}</ref>


[[File:Danny Wallace Audible interview.png|thumb|250px|left|Danny Wallace interviewed in 2020 as promotion for ''Assassin's Creed: Gold'']]
[[File:Danny Wallace Audible interview.png|thumb|250px|left|Danny Wallace interviewed in 2020 as promotion for ''Assassin's Creed: Gold'']]
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 November 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 February 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 did not play Hastings as a character per-say, but an artificial intelligence replica of the character.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</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|author=Hunt, Julia|work=Belfast Telegraph|date=18 November 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|author=Phillips, Tom|publisher=''Eurogamer''|date=27 February 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 did not play Hastings as a character per-say, but an [[Shaun Hastings (artificial intelligence)|artificial intelligence replica]] of the character.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''</ref>
 
[[File:Danny Wallace hosting livestream.jpg|thumb|250px|Wallace hosting the "Odin's Hootenanny" livestream]]
[[File:Danny Wallace hosting livestream.jpg|thumb|250px|Wallace hosting the "Odin's Hootenanny" livestream]]
In November 2020, Wallace reprised his role as Hastings for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', having last played him in a video game five years ago for ''Syndicate''. As part of the promotion of ''Valhalla'', Wallace hosted the "Odin's Hootenanny" livestream event on 6 November.<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-gb/game/assassins-creed/news-updates/6tMdQeSQOKatssKMKQGk2o/odins-hootenanny-a-celebration-of-all-things-assassins-creed-valhalla|text=ODIN’S HOOTENANNY – A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA|archivedate=20220908063255}}</ref> ''Valhalla'' was released on 10 November.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/assassins-creed-valhalla/release-date| title=Assassin’s Creed Valhalla release date and gameplay details| first=Jordan| last=Foward| publisher=PCGamesN| date=28 October 2020| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615231250/https://www.pcgamesn.com/assassins-creed-valhalla/release-date| archivedate=15 June 2021}}</ref> Wallace later narrated the educational game mode, ''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'', which was released on 19 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://stevivor.com/reviews/assassins-creed-discovery-tour-viking-age-review-educational-fun/| title=Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour Viking Age Review: Educational and fun| first=Steve| last=Wright| publisher=Stevivor| date=19 October 2021| accessdate=8 September 2022| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321154913/https://stevivor.com/reviews/assassins-creed-discovery-tour-viking-age-review-educational-fun/| archivedate=21 March 2022}}</ref>
In November 2020, Wallace reprised his role as Hastings for ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', having last played him in a video game five years ago for ''Syndicate''. As part of the promotion of ''Valhalla'', Wallace hosted the "Odin's Hootenanny" livestream event on 6 November.<ref>{{Ubisoft|url=en-gb/game/assassins-creed/news-updates/6tMdQeSQOKatssKMKQGk2o/odins-hootenanny-a-celebration-of-all-things-assassins-creed-valhalla|text=ODIN’S HOOTENANNY – A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA|archivedate=20220908063255}}</ref> ''Valhalla'' was released on 10 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/assassins-creed-valhalla/release-date|title=Assassin’s Creed Valhalla release date and gameplay details|author=Foward, Jordan|publisher=''{{Wiki|PCGamesN}}''|date=28 October 2020|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615231250/https://www.pcgamesn.com/assassins-creed-valhalla/release-date|archivedate=15 June 2021}}</ref> Wallace later narrated the educational game mode, ''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]'', which was released on 19 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stevivor.com/reviews/assassins-creed-discovery-tour-viking-age-review-educational-fun/|title=Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour Viking Age Review: Educational and fun|authorWright, Steve|publisher=''Stevivor''|date=19 October 2021|accessdate=8 September 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321154913/https://stevivor.com/reviews/assassins-creed-discovery-tour-viking-age-review-educational-fun/|archivedate=21 March 2022}}</ref>


Wallace returned again as himself, to narrate ''Behind the Legends'' a new segment of the ''[[Echoes of History]]'' podcast. ''Behind the Legends'' was released to streaming on 29 June 2022, with the first episode being about [[Leonidas I of Sparta]].<ref>{{Twitter|assassinscreed|status/1542176068580392960|Assassin's Creed|quote=Leap into history with our new podcast: Behind the Legends Learn more about Leonidas' personality with the first episode of this new season of Echoes of History! Listen now: [https://t.co/imQwqmiZxd https://lnk.to/echoesofhistory]|image=File:AC Echoes of History Legends announced.png}}</ref> On 10 September, Danny Wallace co-hosted the ''Assassin's Creed'' Ubisoft Forward showcase alongside ''Assassin's Creed''{{'}}s senior community developer, [[Alice Terrett]]. Together they revealed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', a [[Beyond the Creed|documentary]] celebrating the last 15 years of ''Assassin's Creed'', and discussed the future of the series with [[Marc-Alexis Côté]].<ref name="UbiFoward">{{Youtube|SS_khJE0mbQ|Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref>
Wallace returned again as himself, to narrate ''Behind the Legends'' a new segment of the ''[[Echoes of History]]'' podcast. ''Behind the Legends'' was released to streaming on 29 June 2022, with the first episode being about [[Leonidas I of Sparta]].<ref>{{Twitter|assassinscreed|status/1542176068580392960|Assassin's Creed|quote=Leap into history with our new podcast: Behind the Legends Learn more about Leonidas' personality with the first episode of this new season of Echoes of History! Listen now: [https://lnk.to/echoesofhistory https://lnk.to/echoesofhistory]|image=File:AC Echoes of History Legends announced.png}}</ref> On 10 September, Danny Wallace co-hosted the ''Assassin's Creed'' Ubisoft Forward showcase alongside ''Assassin's Creed''{{'}}s senior community developer, [[Alice Terrett]]. Together they revealed ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', the documentary "[[Beyond the Creed]]" celebrating the last 15 years of ''Assassin's Creed'', and discussed the future of the series with [[Marc-Alexis Côté]].<ref name="UbiFoward">{{Youtube|SS_khJE0mbQ|Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref>


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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 (2009) onwards, he provides the voice and model for Shaun Hastings.

Biography

Early life

Danny Wallace was born on 16 November 1976 in Dundee, Scotland and is half-Swiss. He grew up in Loughborough and Bath, England and attended Park Place Primary School. When he was 13, he started writing video game reviews for magazines after a chance occurrence during a school-based work experience after a reviewer had fallen ill and Wallace was asked to write in their stead for the magazine. He later graduated from the University of Westminster, where he specialized in media studies.[1]

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.[2][3]

In 2005, he wrote and published his memoir, Yes Man. The book later went on to receive a loose adaptation in the 2008 film of the same name, starring Jim Carrey. He also formed the micro-nation known as Lovely, the key focus of the documentary mini-series, How to Start Your Own Country.[4]

Assassin's Creed

Danny Wallace interviewed in 2009 as promotion for Assassin's Creed II

For Assassin's Creed II, sequel to Assassin's Creed (2007), Wallace was initially offered the role of Shaun in March 2009, the same night that he presented the Fable II team with the BAFTA award for Action/Adventure.[3] For his part as Shaun Hastings, Wallace was allowed to improvise and ad lib, in order to fully bring his character to life more.[5] 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.[6]

In September 2010, Ubisoft announced that Wallace would be reprising his role in the then-upcoming sequel, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which released on 19 November.[7] 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.[8]

Wallace then appeared in the next sequel, Assassin's Creed: Revelations,[9] released on 15 November 2011.[10]

Being given more freedom in the character, according to Wallace, he was asked by Corey May to write some of the material for Shaun Hastings in Assassin's Creed III.[11] In development for three years, that game was released a year after the previous, on 30 October 2012.[12]

After the storyline of Desmond's saga ended Assassin's Creed III, Wallace's next role in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, released 29 October 2013,[13] was smaller as he was only a side character.[14]

In November 2014, as part of a promotional website for Assassin's Creed: Rogue titled "Question the Creed", Danny Wallace as Shaun Hastings debated with Melanie Lemay (voiced by Cristina Rosato) for and against major assassinations by the protagonists of the series so far.[15] He also returned to voice Hastings in Assassin's Creed: Unity,[9] where he was code-named "Deacon" and still a side-character. It was then released on 11 November, the same date as Rogue.[16]

When Assassin's Creed: Syndicate released on 23 October 2015,[17] Danny Wallace was back as Shaun Hastings, this time as a main protagonist of the modern day story. For the first time since Assassin's Creed III, he had more of a role.[18]

Danny Wallace was rumored to have had a cameo in the 2016 Assassin's Creed film, but his part was allegedly cut.[19]

Danny Wallace interviewed in 2020 as promotion for Assassin's Creed: Gold

Wallace was announced to be a part of Audible's original Assassin's Creed audio-drama Assassin's Creed: Gold in November 2019.[20] 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.[21] He did not play Hastings as a character per-say, but an artificial intelligence replica of the character.[22]

Wallace hosting the "Odin's Hootenanny" livestream

In November 2020, Wallace reprised his role as Hastings for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, having last played him in a video game five years ago for Syndicate. As part of the promotion of Valhalla, Wallace hosted the "Odin's Hootenanny" livestream event on 6 November.[23] Valhalla was released on 10 November.[24] Wallace later narrated the educational game mode, Discovery Tour: Viking Age, which was released on 19 October 2021.[25]

Wallace returned again as himself, to narrate Behind the Legends a new segment of the Echoes of History podcast. Behind the Legends was released to streaming on 29 June 2022, with the first episode being about Leonidas I of Sparta.[26] On 10 September, Danny Wallace co-hosted the Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Forward showcase alongside Assassin's Creed's senior community developer, Alice Terrett. Together they revealed Assassin's Creed: Mirage, the documentary "Beyond the Creed" celebrating the last 15 years of Assassin's Creed, and discussed the future of the series with Marc-Alexis Côté.[27]

Assassin's Creed works

External links

References

  1. ↑ Danny Wallace (humorist) on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Danny Wallace talks about the BAFTA video games nominations on the BAFTAproductions YouTube channel
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 History. Danny Wallace. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved on 12 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Beadle, Craig (25 September 2015). Danny Wallace: Ten Years of Yes Man. British Comedy Guide. Archived from the original on 3 November 2015. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed 2 Danny Wallace interview #1 on the Assassin's Creed UK YouTube channel
  6. ↑ Arnott, Jack (30 October 2009). Interview: Danny Wallace - Assassin's Creed II. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved on 4 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Cullen, Johnny (23 September 2010). Danny Wallace to return for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. VG247. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved on 7 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Danny Wallace's gaming return. ShortList. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved on 7 September 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Danny Wallace at the Internet Movie Database
  10. ↑ Krupa, Daniel (9 June 2011). Assassin's Creed Revelations Release Date. IGN. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Wallace, Danny (30 June 2012). Thomas Was Alone.... Danny Wallace. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved on 12 July 2012.
  12. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (15 February 2012). Assassin's Creed 3 release date announced. EuroGamer. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  13. ↑ Phillips, Tom (4 March 2013). Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag release date, next-gen launch leaked. EuroGamer. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  14. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  15. ↑ Elawar, Zac (7 November 2014). Assassin’s Creed: Rogue Forces You to Question the Creed. Capsule Computers. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  16. ↑ Haas, Pete (28 August 2014). Assassin's Creed Unity Now Has Same Release Date As Assassin's Creed Rogue. Cinemablend. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  17. ↑ Dyer, Mitch (13 May 2015). Assassin's Creed Syndicate Release Date Revealed. IGN. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  18. ↑ Jones, Alyx (25 October 2015). Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Game Audio Review. The Sound Architect. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  19. ↑ Blackett, Colum (22 December 2017). Modern Day Breakdown. TheOnesWhoCameBefore. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  20. ↑ Hunt, Julia (18 November 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.
  21. ↑ Phillips, Tom (27 February 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.
  22. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Gold
  23. ↑  ODIN’S HOOTENANNY – A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
  24. ↑ Foward, Jordan (28 October 2020). Assassin’s Creed Valhalla release date and gameplay details. PCGamesN. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  25. ↑ Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour Viking Age Review: Educational and fun. Stevivor (19 October 2021). Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved on 8 September 2022.
  26. ↑ Assassin's Creed (@assassinscreed) on Twitter "Leap into history with our new podcast: Behind the Legends Learn more about Leonidas' personality with the first episode of this new season of Echoes of History! Listen now: https://lnk.to/echoesofhistory" (screenshot)
  27. ↑ Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase | #UbiForward on the Ubisoft YouTube channel
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