Richard Dorton is an actor, stuntman and coordinator whose expertise is in Motion Capture

Motion capture

Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, and medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics...

. His specialties include monsters, creatures and odd characters.

With over 70 games under his belt, some of his recent work include Silent Hill: Homecoming, Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on March 5, 2009 in Japan and on March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe...

, Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a 2009 cross-platform action game based on the Ghostbusters film franchise. Terminal Reality developed the Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions, while Red Fly Studio developed the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii versions, and Zen Studios...

, Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It was developed by Turtle Rock Studios, which was purchased by Valve Corporation during development. The game uses Valve's proprietary Source engine, and is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X...

, Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe; in 2010, Left 4 Dead 2 was made available to...

, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an action-adventure platform third-person shooter video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the sequel to the 2007 game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It was first shown and announced on December 1, 2008...

 and the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned

Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned was an action role-playing video game in development by Propaganda Games to be published by Disney Interactive Studios for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows...

 Action-RPG

Action role-playing game

Action role-playing games form a loosely defined sub-genre of role-playing video games that incorporate elements of action or action-adventure games, emphasizing real-time action where the player has direct control over characters, instead of turn-based or menu-based combat...

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Dorton also recently appeared as the Harlequin type ichthyosis

Harlequin type ichthyosis

Harlequin-type ichthyosis , a skin disease, is the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis, characterized by a thickening of the keratin layer in fetal human skin...

-suffering serial killer Reptile

Reptile (Mortal Kombat)

Reptile is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat series of video games. Created for Midway Games by John Tobias and Ed Boon, Reptile debuted in Mortal Kombat as a hidden boss and appeared in subsequent titles as a playable character. The character has also appeared on various merchandise,...

 in the popular Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth is a 2010 action short film directed by Kevin Tancharoen with fight choreography by Larnell Stovall who also choreographed Undisputed III: Redemption. Based on the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the short-film "actually was made by the director to sell Warner Bros...

 short film which is a dark, gritty re-imagining of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Dorton shaved his head for the role and an interview with him at E3 on the project can be viewed here.

External links

• Motion Capture Man - Richard Dorton's personal website