Actor
Steve Purcell
October 1, 1961 · Northern California, USA
Steven Ross Purcell (born July 30, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise Sam & Max and received an Eisner Award in 2007 for working on the show. The series has expanded to an animated television series and several video games.
A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft in San Francisco, Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter. He performed freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987. He was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 and worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first two Monkey Island games, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sam & Max Hit the Road.
Notable work
7Cars (2006)
as Additional Voices (voice)
7Brave (2012)
as The Crow (voice)
7.5Toy Story 4 (2019)
as The Dummies (voice)
7.5Inside Out 2 (2024)
as Deep Dark Secret (voice)
8.2Hoppers (2026)
as Amphibian King (voice)
7.1Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
as The Cleric (voice) and Director and Writer
7.4Cars on the Road (2022)
as Randy (voice) / Wraith Rod #2 (voice) and Writer and Director
Often works with
Larry the Cable Guy
9 titles together
Cars, Cars on the Road, Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Guido Quaroni
7 titles together
Cars, Cars on the Road, Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Lori Alan
7 titles together
Toy Story 4, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
Keith Ferguson
6 titles together
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales, Unidentified Flying Mater, Monster Truck Mater
John Cygan
6 titles together
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales, Unidentified Flying Mater, Mater Private Eye
Elissa Knight
6 titles together
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales, Unidentified Flying Mater, Monster Truck Mater
Full filmography · 20
Hoppers
as Amphibian King (voice)
20268.2
Inside Out 2
as Deep Dark Secret (voice)
20247.5
Toy Story 4
as The Dummies (voice)
20197.5
Borrowed Time
as (voice)
20157.3
Toy Story That Time Forgot
as The Cleric (voice) and Director and Writer
20147.1
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Sandy Dunes (voice)
20146.2
The Legend of Mor'du
as The Crow (voice) and Writer
20126
Brave
as The Crow (voice)
20127
Mater Private Eye
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
20106.3
Moon Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
20106.4
Heavy Metal Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
20106.1
Monster Truck Mater
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
20106.2