Paul Mercier is an American voice actor who most notably portrayed the character of Leon S. Kennedy in a majority of his appearances. Mercier first voiced Leon in Resident Evil 4 and returned to reprise his role in Resident Evil: Degeneration and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Outside of his role as Leon, he also provided the voice for the Merchant in Resident Evil 4, Bear in the .hack// anime and video game series as well as Faramir in several Lord of the Rings video games.