2026 Celebrity Guests

Ralph Michael Ineson

His film roles include Amycus Carrow in the final three Harry Potter films (2009–2011), William in The Witch (2015), the title character in The Green Knight (2021), Dr. Wilhelm Sievers in Nosferatu (2024), and Galactus in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).

His television roles include Chris Finch in The Office (2001–2003), Dagmer Cleftjaw in Game of Thrones (2012), and Nikolai Tarakanov in Chernobyl (2019). His video game voice work includes Charles Vane in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (2013), Lorath Nahr in Diablo IV (2023), Cid in Final Fantasy XVI (2023) and Sheath in High on Life 2 (2026).

Ineson’s early Hollywood film credits include First KnightFrom HellSex & Drugs & Rock & Roll and a brief role in The Damned United. He played Amycus Carrow, a Death Eater, in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. He also appeared in the 2008 film Cass, as Sergeant Mullins. In 2014, he appeared in the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy.[5][6] Also in 2014, he had a small role in the spy film Kingsman: The Secret Service, playing a policeman who interviews Eggsy.

In 2016, Ineson starred alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Kate Dickie in Robert Eggers‘s critically acclaimed debut film The Witch, which saw Eggers win Best Director at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Ineson later credited Eggers and the film as offering him a career breakthrough stating: “(Eggers) gave me this amazing part in an amazing film with other incredible actors, and that changed everything for me. It gave me a lot of confidence in myself that if it came down to it, I did actually have the chops to be able to play a character with a proper arc and some nuance. It was much more than I’d been given to play with before, and that led to more work with Rob and also Steven Spielberg, the Coen brothers and all sorts of amazing filmmakers.”[7]

Ineson appeared in a minor role as a First Order officer in the 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. His role was originally bigger, but most of his performance was cut.[8] The cut material is available in a deleted scene on the 2018 Blu-ray release of the film.[9] Between 2018 and 2024, he appeared in prominent supporting roles in Ready Player OneThe Ballad of Buster ScruggsEverybody’s Talking About JamieThe Green Knight (as the title character), The Tragedy of MacbethThe NorthmanCatherine Called BirdyTo Catch a Killer (as the titular serial killer), The Creator and Nosferatu.

In 2025, Ineson portrayed the gigantic Marvel Comics planet-eating supervillain Galactus in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film The Fantastic Four: First Steps.[10] Ineson was offered the part without having to audition.[7] Speaking about his preparation for the part, which he performed in heavy armor, Ineson said “there were little crosses of electric tape on the floor, which is why you have to do the preparation work for the character long before you set foot on set. The day-to-day job of getting the character onto screen is more of a physical challenge, but to make that cross of tape on the floor real in your own mind, you have to have your emotional memory ready to go. So I went to the tallest buildings I could find to have Galactus’ perspective, and when I was looking down at the floor, I could see that perspective, not just a piece of tape.”[7]

Television

Ineson appeared in the music video for the 1996 song “My Kingdom” by Future Sound of London. He played the recurring character Chris Finch in the BBC comedy The Office.[11] He starred as Donald Bamford in the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, as Zack in the soap opera Coronation Street, and played ex-soldier Sam Walker in the first series of Spooks. He played Luke Mullen in the BBC drama Playing the Field. He had a minor part in episode four of the first series of BBC drama This Life. He starred in Suburban Shootout, which aired on Paramount Comedy and Five. He played Frank Monk in series 7 of Waking the Dead in the episode “Wounds”. He played Dagmer Cleftjaw in the second season of HBO‘s Game of Thrones. He also appeared in an Imperial Leather advert as a fireman.

Ineson had a minor role in the fifth and sixth series of BBC drama Waterloo Road in 2009 playing the role of John Fry. He had a small role in an episode of Channel 4 comedy The IT Crowd, as Paul, a buttock-kissing masseur, in the series four episode “Something Happened”. In the 2012 ITV Titanic mini-series he played Steward Hart. In 2016, he appeared in the third season of the BBC Two series Peaky Blinders, playing the part of Connor Nutley.[12] He has also appeared in the HBO series Chernobyl, and in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix.

Voice work

Ineson has used his distinctive, deep, gravelly Yorkshire accent in a variety of voice-over work. He has narrated TV programmes Licence to DrillSalvage Hunters on the Discovery Channel, the 2010 Sky TV series Inside Gatwick, and the BBC1 series Claimed and Shamed.

From 2012 to 2013, Ineson voiced Gunvald Larsson in The Martin Beck Killings, a series of BBC Radio dramatisations adapting all ten of the class Martin Beck crime novels by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö.

In 2013, he voiced the Channel 4 series Skint which followed the lives of British families from underprivileged backgrounds. In 2015, he narrated Countryside 999 on BBC One. In 2009, he narrated the BBC One documentary Series Gears and Tears which follows the characters of British BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars.

On video games, he voiced Charles Vane in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Lorath Nahr in Diablo IV, and Cidolfus Telamon in Final Fantasy XVI.

He is also the voice on the introduction of the Leeds United FC football podcast The Square Ball.

In 2024, Ineson voiced a barbecue in an advert for Prostate Cancer UK.[13]

 

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Alan Tudyk

Alan Tudyk is an American actor and voice artist known for sci-fi roles like Wash in Firefly, comedic parts in Dodgeball, and prolific Disney voice work, including King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph and Heihei in Moana, earning him the nickname “Disney’s lucky charm” for his many characters. He studied at Juilliard and has built a versatile career in film, TV, and animation. 
 

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Brendan Wayne

Brendan Wayne, grandson of the legendary John Wayne, has carved out his own niche in Hollywood, most notably for his role as Din Djarin in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. Over three seasons, Wayne has brought the character to life, also reprising his role in The Book of Boba Fett.

Wayne began his professional acting career with a role opposite David Boreanaz in Angel. He established a working relationship with director Jon Favreau in Cowboys & Aliens, acting alongside Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde. He has also made notable recurring appearances in Sons of Anarchy and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Wayne honed his craft at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before attending film school at the University of Southern California, following in his grandfather’s footsteps. Wayne is particularly proud of his work on Angel and the Badman, a project close to his heart as it breathes new life into one of his grandfather’s notable films.

His credits include:

  • The Mandalorian (2019-2022): Portrayed Din Djarin
  • The Book of Boba Fett (2021): Reprised role as Din Djarin
  • Angel (1999-2004): Opposite David Boreanaz
  • Cowboys & Aliens (2011): Co-starred with Daniel Craig and Olivia Wilde
  • Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014): Recurring role
  • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013-2020): Recurring role
  • Angel and the Badman (2009): Remake of a John Wayne classic
 

Pricing for Brendan Wayne

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Steve Downes

Steve Downes is an American DJ and voice actor, best known as the voice of Master Chief (John-117) in the Halo video game series. 
 
He worked as a DJ at Los Angeles rock stations KWST (1978-1981), KEZY-AM (1981-1982), KLOS (evening drive, 1982-1991), and KLSX (1994). In the early 1990s, he hosted the live call-in show Rockline. Later, he was morning host at Chicago’s 97.1 WDRV “The Drive” and hosted the syndicated “The Classics.” After 44 years in radio, he retired on March 9, 2015, to spend time with family.
 
Downes began commercial voice-over work in 1990, including ads for Carnival Cruise Lines, Craftsman tools, International Truck, CDW, and Chesapeake Energy, plus narrating Discovery Channel’s Shark Attack Files. 
 
His video game debut was Gunnar in Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator (1999), impressing composer Martin O’Donnell, who cast him as Master Chief in Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)—a role he reprised through Halo Infinite (2021), plus trailers, Halo: The Fall of Reach miniseries (2015), and more. 
Other credits: Star-Lord in The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2010),  Master Chief cameo in Super Bomberman R (2017), General Dima in Chewwies (2020–2024), and Halorama (2021–2024).  Upcoming: Halo: Campaign Evolved (2026).
 

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Mikaela Hoover

Hold onto your Straw Hats, Sioux Falls! Mikaela Hoover, the powerhouse behind the razor-sharp Cat Grant in DC’s blockbuster Superman and the adorable reindeer doctor Tony Tony Chopper in Netflix’s live-action One Piece, is sailing into 605 Pop Culture Con on June 13-14, 2026 (All Weekend).
 
Team up with this superhero siren for epic Photo Ops & Autographs—strike a “Cherry Blossom” pose or channel that Daily Planet sass—or snag a seat at her spotlight panel for behind-the-scenes scoops that’ll have you yelling “I’m a doctor!” while dodging Kryptonite and Grand Line adventures all weekend long. Join the crew with us!
 

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Roger L. Jackson

Hello, Sidney…I mean, hello 605 Pop Con fans! Roger L. Jackson, the chilling voice of Ghostface—and the ONLY one in the Scream movie franchise—is slashing his way to Sioux Falls this June 13-14, 2026.
Ghostface is dialing up the fun—answer if you dare! It’s gonna be a total SCREAM!!!
 

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  • Quotes: $20

Andrew Wincott

Andrew Wincott is a graduate of Christ Church, Oxford. He trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy. Leading theatre rôles include: Rochester in Jane Eyre, Alec in Tess Of The D’Urbervilles, Count Vronsky in Anna Karenina, the Actor in The Woman In Black, Tartuffe, Malvolio in Twelfth Night and Jack in The Rivals. Recent credits include The Muse at Leighton House, playing Lord Leighton himself, and The Beast In The Jungle, an adaptation of Henry James’ novella, performed at Snape Maltings with the Doric Quartet.

For over 30 years he’s been recording radio drama for the BBC, where he has twice been a member of the Radio Drama Company. Highlights include playing Steerforth in David Copperfield, Newland Archer in The Age Of Innocence and Iachimo in Cymbeline.

He has also created voices for countless computer games and has recorded hundreds of audio-books, including Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Wind In The Willows.

But he is perhaps best known as the voice of Adam Macy in The Archers and most recently as Raphael, a BAFTA-winning performance in the celebrated video game Baldur’s Gate 3.

 

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Scott Joseph

Scott Joseph is an actor and an award-winning voice artist with over 20 years of experience working on stage, screen, radio and in the games Industry. Gaming credits to date include Lucas Baramsco (‘Gilly’) in Star Citizen, Squadron 42, Caeso is Expeditions: Rome, Skrag the Slaughterer in Warhammer 3: Total War, Blade the Bold in The Last Hero of Nostalgia and most recently The Emperor in Baldur’s Gate 3. He has several other projects currently in production.

Highlights from his wider career include appearing alongside the likes of Ron Perlman and John Malkowich, playing LazyTown’s larger-than-life Robbie Rotten in national stage and arena tours and lending his voice talents to Doctor Who at Big Finish.

 

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Denise Gough

Attention! The Imperial Security Bureau has authorized the appearance of a high-ranking officer at this year’s gathering.
 
Officer Denise Gough, the formidable Dedra Meero from Star Wars: Andor, will be present to enforce order and grant audiences with fans. Known for her unyielding dedication to Imperial efficiency and her chilling pursuit of order across the galaxy, Officer Meero brings the cold precision of the ISB directly to Sioux Falls. In addition to her service in the Empire, Denise Gough lent her commanding voice to Yennefer of Vengerburg in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, embodying sorcerous power and fierce intellect.
 
All subjects are reminded that autographs must be purchased online in advance. No autographs will be available for sale at the guest tables during the event. Compliance is mandatory. Deviations will be noted.
 

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Tim Downie

By the Weave and the Netherese Orb – Gale of Waterdeep Has Joined the Party! 🎲
 
Hark, True Souls, Tavs, and dice-rolling adventurers of the Realms!
 
The 605 Pop Culture Con is proud to summon Tim Downie — the voice of Gale Dekarios, the brilliant wizard of Waterdeep!
 
Tim Downie is an English actor, writer, and voice artist known for his roles in Paddington, The King’s Speech, and Outlander. He is widely recognized for his masterful performance as the wizard Gale in the hit Larian Studios video game Baldur’s Gate 3 — the charming, book-loving mage with a passion for the Weave, a complicated history with Mystra, and that rather explosive orb lodged in his chest. (Sorry for the spoilers)
 
Tim is also a dedicated ambassador for the Flying Seagull Project, a charity bringing joy and creative play to children worldwide.
Whether you want to discuss arcane mysteries, share your favorite campfire recipes, debate the finer points of Mystra’s favor, or simply hear those unforgettable Gale lines in person, this is one encounter you cannot miss!
 
Panels, Q&As, autographs, photo ops, and behind-the-scenes tales from Larian’s recording booths await!
 

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Vanessa Marshall

Ladies and gentlemen, Rebels, Mandalorians, and galaxy far-far-away fans — ignite those lightsabers and crank up the hype!
 
Make some serious noise for the phenomenal voice superstar… Vanessa Marshall!
 
She’s the fearless voice of Hera Syndulla — the badass Twi’lek pilot and Ghost crew leader from Star Wars: Rebels, Forces of Destiny, and beyond!
 
She also rocked the armor as the fierce Mandalorian warrior Rook Kast in Star Wars: The Clone Wars… and she’s bringing that same fire back in the exciting new Disney+ series Shadow Maul! Plus, her legendary voice has blasted through the galaxy in video games too — including epic roles in Star Wars: The Old Republic, Kingdom Hearts II as Nala, and powering up heroes like Wonder Woman and Black Canary!
 
From Star Wars legends to epic gaming adventures, Vanessa Marshall brings the Force to every character she voices.
 

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