Background
Wiethoff was born on 15 September 1976 in Seymour, Indiana. His father was a doctor.
Wiethoff was born on 15 September 1976 in Seymour, Indiana. His father was a doctor.
Wiethoff attended Indiana University and completed a degree in general studies.
Wiethoff is best known for his role as voice actor and motion capture artist of John Marston in the 2010 video game Red Dead Redemption. While attending Indiana University, Wiethoff began dating a girl, who later moved to Los Angeles, which he then decided to travel to for a week. In Los Angeles, he was convinced by many people that he met that they knew people who could get him acting roles in films, which ultimately convinced him to move and live there.
However, all of the promises that he was given about the film roles were never true, and Wiethoff was left working as a bartender.
He never received many jobs in acting, other than a few small roles in small films and television advertisements. In December 2008, Wiethoff was travelling home when he received a call from his agent, telling him that he had an audition for an "untitled video game project".
He completed the audition feeling discouraged that he was not going to be given the role. The project was ultimately titled Red Dead Redemption, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games.
Foreign the game, Wiethoff provided the voice and motion capture for the main playable protagonist John Marston, a former outlaw.
Most of the game"s story takes place in 1911, during the decline of the American Frontier. Wiethoff"s role in Red Dead Redemption received widespread critical acclaim. Despite enjoying his experience working on Red Dead Redemption, Wiethoff has not since pursued acting, only securing a few roles.
In August 2013, it was announced that Wiethoff would be the voice of Lazarus in the interactive radio drama Codename Cygnus, developed by Reactive Studios.
The episode featuring Wiethoff was released in September 2013.