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American sound editor and voice actor

David Acord is an American sound editor and voice actor best known for his contribution as a supervising sound editor of the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Acord received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing and British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for his work on The Force Awakens, with fellow sound editor Matthew Wood.[1][2] He also provided the voice of several characters in the film, including the stormtrooper FN-2199 (often known as TR-8R). Though the voice role is minimal, the character gained considerable attention on the Internet following the film’s release. Acord also had minor voice roles as an Imperial Male PA and two stormtroopers on episodes of Star Wars Rebels. Acord also voiced Grogu[3] for the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian. In 2015, Acord was one of the sound designers for Disney Infinity video game.[4] In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Editing for 2019 film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, shared with Matthew Wood.

Life and career[edit]

David Acord grew up in Delaware. He is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, going as far as to put references to the Eagles inside of Rogue One.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Sound editing[edit]

Awards and recognitions[edit]

References[edit]

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    Giardina, Carolyn (January 14, 2016). “Oscars: ‘Force Awakens’ Is ‘Star Wars’ New Hope With Five Nominations”. The Hollywood Reporter.

  2. ^ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens Receives 5 Oscar Nominations”. StarWars.com. January 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (2020-01-29). “‘Star Wars’ Sound Editors on Using Elephant Screams for Battles and Creating Baby Yoda’s Voice”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ “Dave Accord Video Game Credits and Biography”. MobyGames. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ McQuade, Dan (May 4, 2017). “Here Are The Well-Hidden Philadelphia Eagles References In The Two Most Recent Star Wars Movies”. Deadspin. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

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