{"id":895527,"date":"2026-09-14T15:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/895527\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:02:13","slug":"first-gta-6-actor-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/895527\/","title":{"rendered":"First GTA 6 Actor Confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first major cast member has confirmed his appearance in Grand Theft Auto 6<\/a>, seemingly going off Rockstar\u2019s tightly controlled marketing script.<\/p>\n

Stephen Root, who voices Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland on the animated series King of the Hill, confirmed his involvement in GTA 6 in an interview with the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, you\u2019re gonna see me in it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s coming out November 19th, is the latest I know of. I think from the first rollout of GTA they were doing maybe almost a year ago they had my character in there. And there are too many people who knew me from King of the Hill and my voice! So I think that secret kind of got divulged then.\u201d<\/p>\n

GTA 6 Brian Heder Screenshots\"\"<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a nod to GTA 6 Trailer 2, which featured a character who sounded so much like Root that fans put two and two together and \u2014 now we know \u2014 came up with the right answer. We know this character to be Brian Heder, a drug trafficker and apparent boatyard owner seen speaking to Jason about paying rent. \u201cJust go get me my cheques!\u201d he shouts as Jason heads indoors.<\/p>\n

We see much more of Heder in the recent GTA 6 Extended Look, where he offers Jason words of advice. We also meet his wife, Lori Heder. Here\u2019s the official blurb from Rockstar\u2019s GTA 6 website:<\/p>\n

\u201cBrian’s a classic drug runner from the golden age of smuggling in the Keys. Still moving product through his boat yard with his third wife, Lori, Brian’s been around long enough to let others do his dirty work.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrian\u2019s letting Jason live rent-free at one of his properties \u2014 so long as he helps with local shakedowns, and stops by for Lori\u2019s sangria once in a while.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be involved with it. It\u2019s an amazing thing to look at,\u201d Root added when asked what it was like working on GTA 6, clearly trying not to give too much away.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, Rockstar has yet to confirm any GTA 6 actors, leading fans to try to work out the cast for themselves. We don\u2019t even know who plays Jason and Lucia, the game\u2019s dual protagonists. Perhaps we won\u2019t until the game is out in November and the credits roll.<\/p>\n

While you wait to find out, check out IGN\u2019s extensive GTA 6 coverage, including our interview with Rockstar\u2019s Rob Nelson on what to expect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Wesley<\/p>\n

Wesley Yin-Poole<\/p>\n

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Director, News<\/p>\n

Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at\u00a0wesley_yinpoole@ign.com\u00a0or confidentially at\u00a0wyp100@proton.me.<\/p>\n