Gamespot iconGamespotSep 15, 2026 ~1 min source read

GTA 6’s Stephen Root Is The Franchise’s Second-Ever Emmy Winning Actor

Actor Stephen Root recently confirmed that he will appear in GTA 6, after people correctly identified him as the voice of the drug-runner Brian Heder. He confirmed this on September 13, and on September 14, Root won his first-ever Emmy award for his incredible performance on the show Widow's Bay.

GTA 6’s Stephen Root Is The Franchise’s Second-Ever Emmy Winning Actor

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Actor Stephen Root recently confirmed that he will appear in GTA 6, after people correctly identified him as the voice of the drug-runner Brian Heder.

He confirmed this on September 13, and on September 14, Root won his first-ever Emmy award for his incredible performance on the show Widow's Bay.

In winning an Emmy, Root becomes just the second-ever Emmy-winning actor to appear in a GTA game.

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Actor Stephen Root recently confirmed that he will appear in GTA 6, after people correctly identified him as the voice of the drug-runner Brian Heder. He confirmed this on September 13, and on September 14, Root won his first-ever Emmy award for his incredible performance on the show Widow's Bay. In winning an Emmy, Root becomes just the second-ever Emmy-winning actor to appear in a GTA game.

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  • Woods has won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor --he won for Promise (1987), and My Name Is Bill W (1989).
  • Woods also won a Daytime Emmy Award for playing Hades in the animated TV spinoff of Disney's Hercules.

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