# Keifer Sutherland is the new Solid Snake

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keifer-sutherland-is-the-new-solid-snake/660311>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [June 6, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keifer-sutherland-is-the-new-solid-snake/660311 "2013-06-06T17:59:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Schism](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keifer-sutherland-is-the-new-solid-snake/660311/1 "2013-06-06T17:59:42Z")

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Keifer Sutherland will be the voice of Snake in a new Metal Gear project. Whaaat? I like the guy as an actor and he does have a gravelly Snake-esque voice but David Hayter (sp?) always did an excellent job IMHO. He IS Snake to me. Is this a mistake?

Snaaaaaaake!

Sorry no link to story…at work on my phone.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keifer-sutherland-is-the-new-solid-snake/660311/2 "2013-06-06T18:29:05Z")

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According to David Hayter’s twitter [he wasn’t even asked](http://kotaku.com/beloved-solid-snake-voice-actor-says-he-wasn-t-asked-to-461256492), which sucks.

MGS V is apparently set in 1984 - is Keifer playing both Big Boss and Solid Snake?

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keifer-sutherland-is-the-new-solid-snake/660311/3 "2013-06-06T19:43:47Z")

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I had no idea that Hayter was also a screenwriter.