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Who voices Jason and Lucia in GTA VI? The cast rumours, graded
Rockstar hasn't named a single GTA VI actor. Stephen Root has: he told the AP he's in the game, and fans had already matched his voice to Brian Heder. Jason's and Lucia's actors are unconfirmed, with Manni L. Perez the long-standing fan pick for Lucia, and a podcast says the cast can speak from 19 November. What's confirmed, what's guessed, and how sure we are.
Rockstar has shown Jason and Lucia in two trailers and a 26-minute Extended Look without saying who plays them. Fans have spent nearly three years trying to work it out.
Verdict: Confirmed, by the actor himself: Stephen Root is in GTA VI, and his is the voice fans matched to Brian Heder. Rumor, Moderate confidence: Manni L. Perez plays Lucia. Speculation, Low confidence: Dylan Rourke plays Jason. Rumor, Moderate confidence: Rockstar has told its cast they can talk about their roles from 19 November. Rockstar itself hasn't named anyone.
Has Rockstar announced the GTA VI cast?
No. Rockstar's character pages describe Jason, Lucia and six supporting characters but name no actors, and the Extended Look carried no credits. Every name in circulation comes from an actor speaking for themselves or from fans comparing voices and faces.
Who plays Brian Heder in GTA VI?
Stephen Root, by his own account. Asked on a red carpet in September, the King of the Hill and Barry actor told the Associated Press: "Yeah, you're going to see me in it." He said fans had recognised him from the first rollout: "Too many people know me and my voice from King Of The Hill, so I think that secret got divulged then." The voice fans matched was Brian Heder's, the Leonida Keys smuggler who lets Jason live in one of his properties.
Root is the first actor to confirm a credited part on the record. Jim Santangeli, who voiced Simon Pearson in Red Dead Redemption 2, said on a TikTok live stream in June that he has a "little small bit". What it is, he didn't say.
Who plays Lucia in GTA VI?
Unconfirmed. The name fans have attached to Lucia since the first trailer in December 2023 is Manni L. Perez, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, who voiced a blackjack dealer in GTA Online's Diamond Casino & Resort update in 2019. The case rests on her voice and likeness, that GTA Online credit, and her having said she was working on something "big" she couldn't discuss because of a non-disclosure agreement. Some coverage now repeats it as settled. It isn't: neither she nor Rockstar has said so. Rumor, Moderate confidence.
Who plays Jason in GTA VI?
Nobody knows, and the guesses are thinner than Lucia's. NME lists Dylan Rourke as fans' most likely pick, with Gregory Connors and Jake Silbermann also named. All of it rests on voice and face comparisons. Speculation, Low confidence.
When will Rockstar reveal the GTA VI cast?
Probably not before launch. According to the GTAVIoclock podcast, Rockstar reminded its actors after Root spoke: "please remember your NDA. The date you may announce your involvement is still November 19th". The hosts have long-standing contacts at Rockstar North, but nobody has confirmed the message, so it's graded a rumor at Moderate confidence.
Will we know who voices Jason and Lucia before GTA VI comes out?
Not from Rockstar, on current form. Root's confirmation came from Root, not from the studio, and if the reported 19 November date holds, the rest of the cast stays quiet until the credits roll.
What changes this: Rockstar publishing a cast list, an actor confirming a role, or the game's credits on 19 November 2026.
Sources
References
Public sources used across this briefing. A source can support several claims and is listed once per role.
- NME Reputable outlet https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/grand-theft-auto-6-cast-actor-voice-stephen-root-brian-heder-3968701
- Collider Reputable outlet https://collider.com/gta-6-stephen-root-brian-heder-king-of-the-hill/
- Dexerto Reputable outlet https://www.dexerto.com/gta/red-dead-redemption-2-actor-just-confirmed-hes-in-gta-6-3374969/
- Insider Gaming Reputable outlet https://insider-gaming.com/rockstar-games-email-gta-6-actors-to-say-theyre-still-under-nda-its-claimed/
Evidence
Claim record
This briefing is built on 5 classified public-record claims tracked by Vice Atlas — each one graded on its own, and re-graded as official sources land.
Open the claim record — 5 claims
- Confirmed Very High confidence
Stephen Root told the Associated Press in September 2026 that he is in GTA VI, confirming the fan identification of his voice as Brian Heder's; Rockstar has not named its cast.
- Inference High confidence
Jim Santangeli, who voiced Simon Pearson in Red Dead Redemption 2, has a small part in GTA VI, by his own account in June 2026.
- Rumor Moderate confidence
Lucia Caminos is played by the actor Manni L. Perez.
- Speculation Low confidence
Jason Duval is played by the actor Dylan Rourke.
- Rumor Moderate confidence
Rockstar has told GTA VI's actors that they may announce their involvement from 19 November 2026, launch day.
