“We offered him the role without even hearing an audition”: Not Jason Isaacs, Only 1 Atla Voice Actor Was So Good He Got the Part by Default
Turns out, not all casting calls need auditions. Sometimes, pure greatness just walks in. Back when the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender were assembling their dream team, one voice actor brought so much heat, they didn’t even bother with a test run. While Jason Isaacs had to earn his stripes as Zhao, this particular legend skipped the line entirely.
The performance was that iconic, locking down the role before a single word was spoken into a mic. And yep, it paid off. Because that voice? It practically bent its way into animation history.
Jason Isaacs in Harry Potter | Credits: Warner Bros The casting choice that made Uncle Iroh unforgettable, no audition required Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender | Credits: Nickelodeon Animation Studio
No test run. No script read. Just pure talent. That’s how the late Mako landed the iconic role of Uncle...
The performance was that iconic, locking down the role before a single word was spoken into a mic. And yep, it paid off. Because that voice? It practically bent its way into animation history.
Jason Isaacs in Harry Potter | Credits: Warner Bros The casting choice that made Uncle Iroh unforgettable, no audition required Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender | Credits: Nickelodeon Animation Studio
No test run. No script read. Just pure talent. That’s how the late Mako landed the iconic role of Uncle...
- 4/5/2025
- by Heena Singh
- FandomWire
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