LoL, Legends of Runeterra and Dota 2 voice actor Sam Mowry has died

Sam A. Mowry, an actor who has played characters in video games such as Dota2, League of LegendsAnd Legends of Runeterradied at the age of 64.

In addition to his career as a respected stage actor, Mowry has also been featured as a voice actor in dozens of games. His work in Dota 2 is particularly notable, as he portrayed several characters in the MOBA game. The lines of heroes Anti-Mage, Beastmaster, Clockwerk, Necrophos, Slardar, and Warlock were all voiced by Mowry. He also portrayed the game’s shopkeeper.

He is also the voice of Rhaast, a character from the universe of Dota 2’s main competitor, League of Legends. Rhaast is the split Darkin personality of LoL champion Kayn, and while you’ll hear some of Mowry’s work in the MOBA, you’ll also hear it in the card game spinoff Legends of Runeterra, where Rhaast has his own standalone card.

LoL and LoR developer Riot Games paid tribute to Mowry in a post on X, saying: “For the voice of a Darkin, Sam was a bastion of light. It was an honor to work with him, and he will live on forever as a part of Runeterra.”

Most recently, he played the role of Brother Gumbo in the simulation game Galacticare. He has also appeared in InFamous, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Star Trek Online, to name a few.

In a post by his stage colleagues on Oregon ArtsWatch, Mowry was described as “a beloved Portland actor and director known for both his personal gentleness and generosity and his deep, profoundly captivating stage voice.”

The article also states that he died of cardiac arrest.