Travis Willingham


 * This page is about the actor. For the character from a one-shot campaign, see Travis Willingham (character).

Travis Willingham (@willingblam) is a voice actor and voice director who played Grog Strongjaw in the first campaign and Fjord in the second campaign. In the third campaign Travis plays Bertrand Bell, previously appearing in, ). He was also the Dungeon Master for . Travis is the CEO of Critical Role Productions LLC.

Pre-Stream
Matthew Mercer's Pathfinder campaign, which evolved into Critical Role, was Travis's first time playing a pen-and-paper RPG. Travis chose to be a goliath barbarian because he wanted to be a big character that liked to drink and fight a lot.

Laura Bailey, who played Vex'ahlia in the first campaign, is married to Travis in real life. During a campaign session, the party encountered a room full of traps. Travis, as Grog, slapped Trinket's behind, sending Vex's beloved companion charging through the traps and suffering significant damage. Travis didn't realize how upset Laura would be or how attached she was to her imaginary bear, and she allegedly made Travis sleep on the couch that night when they went home.

Critical Role
Travis's frequent, sometimes-calm and sometimes-dramatic, use of the phrase "I would like to rage" became an early and long-standing catchphrase for Grog and for all of Critical Role. It inspired multiple works of fan-made art and apparel. Other notable quotes include "I have an intelligence of 6; I know what I'm doing."

Travis often played Grog's low intelligence for comedic effect, such as when he tried haggling with a merchant in Vasselheim and ended up trading the merchant more than was asked.

When asked if he could be any character besides Grog, Travis jokingly said he would be Trinket.

Travis's Player Characters
See also: Player characters played by Travis Willingham

Main Storyline

 * Grog Strongjaw, goliath barbarian/fighter (Campaign One: Vox Mavhina)
 * Fjord, half-orc warlock/paladin (Campaign Two: The Mighty Nein)
 * Bertrand Bell, human fighter (Campaign Three)

One-Shots and Miniseries

 * Sydney Hopkins Trivelpiece, rakshasa
 * Travis Willingham (character), human fighter ( and )
 * Tarvis, half-orc rogue
 * Skak Scar-Artist, goblin ( and )
 * Travis Willingham (vampire), vampire ( and )
 * Lokhor Windfallow, paladin
 * Lawrence Lorelei, human blood hunter ("Liam's One Shot: The Song of the Lorelei" (Sx36))
 * Goober, raccoon
 * Bunder, human sorcerer
 * Chutney Chocolatecane, Christmas elf rogue
 * Bertrand Bell, human fighter ( and )
 * Captain Bentley Badger, butler and ex-british cavalry
 * Reverend Mason, ("UnDeadwood")
 * Macaroni Samsonite, halfling cleric
 * Cameron Garrett, gunnery sergeant

Trivia

 * Travis is tied with Liam for most characters played, at 16.
 * On Talks Machina, the host Brian Wayne Foster likes to "#ThankMyGuests" with names that are either mispronounced or wordplay that sounds close to their names. Here are the names for Travis Willingham so far:
 * Hours before the livestream of, Laura tweeted a D&D character sheet for "Baby Willingham", announcing her and Travis's pregnancy.
 * On June 28 2018, 4 hours before the livestream of, Laura gave birth to her and Travis's son, Ronin.
 * Travis' chosen drink for his Between the Sheets interview was an old fashioned.
 * Every Halloween, the cast of Critical Role dresses up in costume for one episode. Travis has dressed up as Helga, the angry tavern wench (2015), Sylas Briarwood (2016), Joel Miller (2017), Bargain Bin Cowboy (2018), Two-Face (2019), Orly Skiffback (2020), and Sam Riegel (2021).
 * Travis is known for his fear of horror and other spooky things. One of the rewards for The Legend of Vox Machina kickstarter involved him walking through a haunted house, with a camera filming all of his reactions.
 * To help him roleplay Fjord's sailor backstory, Travis filled a binder with information like ship terminology, types of knots and sailing terms separated by alphabetical dividers. The binder is labelled "Idiot's Guide to Sailing".