Lucian (Main Recurring Character)

Custom lines are welcomed!!

Scenes that this character appears in: https://tandemdark.thecomicseries.com/comics/327/#content-start

Names can be tricky to pronounce, here is a page: https://tandemdark.thecomicseries.com/Characters/

Lucian is one of the major antagonists of Tandem Dark and a recurring character throughout the story.

I’m looking for a voice that feels mature, intelligent, composed, and commanding. Lucian should have a strong presence without needing to constantly raise his voice. He is the kind of character who can be intimidating while speaking calmly.

Please avoid an exaggerated or stereotypical “villain voice.” I want him to sound like a real person first. His menace should come primarily from his confidence, intentions, and delivery rather than growling every sentence.

Lucian can be calculating, manipulative, authoritative, and unsettling, but he also needs enough emotional range to handle quieter and more conversational scenes. There should be moments where he can almost sound reasonable or trustworthy, which makes his darker side more effective.

The actor should be comfortable portraying controlled anger, intimidation, confidence, amusement, frustration, and genuine emotion when Lucian's composure eventually breaks.

This is a recurring role and potentially a long-term commitment.

Voice direction: Adult male • mature • confident • intelligent • commanding • controlled • intimidating without being overly theatrical.

Thank you so much for taking the time to audition! I’m really excited that you’re interested in my project specifically.

For now, I don’t listen to any of the audio submissions until closer to the deadline, just because I don’t want to accidentally become biased early on. But I’ll definitely be going through everyone’s auditions once we get closer to the deadline!

Good luck, and feel free to resubmit as many times as you want before the deadline if you want to try something different or feel like you can do a better take. Have fun with it!