The Hunter

LEAD ANTAGONIST — THE HUNTER

The Hunter is the primary antagonist of Season 1 of World Shift. He is an extremely experienced reality shifter who has spent an enormous amount of time hunting and killing other shifters because he believes they inevitably become threats to entire realities.

For most of Season 1, The Hunter is self-imposed mute. He communicates through body language, staring, gestures, and sign language rather than speaking. His silence is intentional, not an inability to speak.

As his attempts to kill Elisha become increasingly frustrating, his normally extreme self-control begins to crack. When he finally speaks, it should feel significant.

The Hunter is calm, patient, intimidating, and controlled. He does not need to constantly sound evil or threatening. Much of what makes him intimidating is how little emotion he outwardly shows.

Voice: Male. The Hunter is an alternate version of Elisha Mercer who has repeatedly manipulated his own age and has lived far longer than his appearance suggests. His voice should therefore resemble a more mature, worn-down version of Elisha, rather than an elderly man.

His delivery is generally low-energy and restrained. When his composure breaks, however, he can become extremely frustrated and aggressive.

Performance: Because The Hunter speaks very little during Season 1, the actor needs to make his limited dialogue memorable. The role requires restrained intimidation, exhaustion, frustration, anger, and quieter moments where traces of the person he used to be become visible.

Important: The Hunter and Elisha are alternate versions of the same person, but they are being cast as separate roles. You do not need to perfectly imitate Elisha's actor.

This is currently an unpaid passion project. All voice actors will receive proper credit.