Almost no one will be surprised by Sandfall Interactive Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 topped The Game Awards this year with a massive haul of 9 awards, setting a new record for the most awards won by a single title in the show's history. While it was expected to win Play of the Year, among its 8 other awards was Best Performance, which eventually went to Jennifer English for her role as Maelle. This is also her first Game Awards win and she has been nominated along with two of them Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 colleagues no less.
While this may have been the first win for an Englishwoman at The Game Awards, she has come to the fore in recent years thanks to her roles in both. Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3 also. And now that she won Best Performance for her role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33It's likely that her career could skyrocket even more, especially as her name becomes more associated with critically acclaimed, award-winning plays rather than just exceptional individual performances. In fact, her upcoming role as Tides of AnnihilationThe main character could be next.
Jennifer English has now played in three Game of the Year winners
Jennifer English is more or less starting to look like the industry's lucky charm, having been involved in three Game of the Year winners in the last few years. While one of those roles wasn't as prominent as the other two, her voice is clearly one that's hard to ignore, as her more recent performances (listed below) have brought her closer to center stage.
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Elden Ring (2022)
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Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025)
Jennifer English played the role of Latenny in Elden Ring
2022 Game Winner Elden Ring saw her fill the role of Latenny, an NPC associated with a memorable side quest rather than the main story. Still, Latenna's story left an impression on players for its emotional side, especially her bond with her wolf companion, Lobo, and her goal to help her people. Latenna is also memorable for what her quest line unlocks, as it gives players access to the Hallowed Snowfield and Miquellina Haligtree, two optional areas in Elden Ring which are home to some of its harshest content. Even so, Latenna is not what English is primarily known for.
Jennifer English's role as Shadowheart in Baldur's Gate 3 has attracted increased attention
When English played the role of Shadowheart in the 2023 Games winner, Baldur's Gate 3that she began to attract wider industry and fan attention, and this is generally considered a significant step in raising the profile of her career. Of course, it helps that Shadowheart is one of them Baldur's Gate 3Most popular supporting characters, especially as a romance option. Naturally, this kind of positive association has led to English becoming one of the industry's most recognized talents in recent memory, to the extent that she was even recognized as a BAFTA Breakthrough UK Talent in 2024, partly due to her work as Baldur's Gate 3is Shadowheart.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Put Jennifer English front and center
And then he came Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in 2025, which not only won Game of the Year, but also brought English to the fore as the main protagonist of the game. This marked the actress' third time playing a role in a Game of the Year winner, as well as her first leading role. Her performance as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Maelle quickly became one of the most talked about parts of the game, often cited as the main reason why her story is so emotional and memorable. Now it seems that English's rise is far from over as he is set to play another starring role in Eclipse Glow Games' action-adventure game. Tides of Annihilation.
Tides of Annihilation is Jennifer English's next big game
Tides of Annihilation is an upcoming action-adventure game from Eclipse Glow Games that doesn't really look too far off in art style from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Its real-time action combat sets it apart from a turn-based RPG, but another similarity the two games share is Jennifer English's role in the cast. Just like she played the main protagonist Clair Obscur: Expedition 33English plays a role Tides of AnnihilationMain protagonist Gwendolyn. The game's story follows Gwendolyn's journey as the lone survivor of a catastrophic invasion from another world that rocked London, with her goals including rescuing her sister, restoring the world, and confronting the demigods of Avalon.
Every role Jennifer English has played
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Leya, other voices – Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2017)
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Willa – Augmented Empire (2017)
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Latenna – Elden Ring (2022 GOTY)
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Bliss – Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (2022)
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Shadow Heart – Baldur's Gate 3 (2023 GOTY)
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Charlotte – Stormy Waves (2024)
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Maelle – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025 GOTY)
Considering how three of her biggest games went on to win Game of the Year, it's like Tides of Annihilation he now has a good luck charm in his pocket with English at the helm. There's no telling if this streak is continuing or not, but it is Tides of Annihilation in a different light than he might otherwise have. The game now carries a familiar thread that connects it to several of the most acclaimed releases of the past few years, with English once again taking center stage. At least her recent run does Tides of Annihilation harder to turn down, not because it's necessarily expected to happen again Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's level of recognition, but because it comes with an artist in tow whose career path constantly intersects with award-winning games.
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April 24, 2025
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Older 17+ / Blood and gore, violent language, obscene themes, violence
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Sandfall Interactive
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Interactive Kepler
