David Bateson was born of British parents in South Africa but was raised in Canada. One day, a friend from Copenhagen persuaded Bateson to go for an audition for IO Interactive's Hitman: Codename 47 and he eventually won the part. Not only did IO utilized his voice but his face as well (for Agent 47's character model).
Bateson has also appeared in the films "Breaking the Waves" and "Debutanten". When the Hitman movie was announced, many gamers were dissapointed to find that the role of 47 was not to be played by Bateson, but by Vin Diesel (and later, Timothy Olyphant). A petition was made by fans to make 20th Century Fox reconsider with their decision but it was eventually removed. Bateson recorded two lines for the winners of a contest in a Hitman fansite.
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Hitman: Blood Money (2006)
Developed by IO Interactive for WIN, PS2, XB, X360
Hitman: Blood Money is an action game developed by IO Interactive and released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360.4.215 -
Hitman: Contracts (2004)
Developed by IO Interactive for WIN, PS2, XB
Hitman: Contracts is a shooter game developed by IO Interactive and released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox.4.105 -
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002)
Developed by IO Interactive for NGC, WIN, PS2, XB
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is an action game developed by IO Interactive and released on GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox.4.065
