Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced: The Same Voice Actors as 2013, Full Cast List

Almost every voice actor from the original 2013 Black Flag came back for Resynced, and that alone makes this remake stand out. Matt Ryan is still Edward Kenway, Ralph Ineson is still Charles Vane, and the cast you fell in love with over a decade ago recorded brand new lines instead of getting replaced. Ubisoft went out of its way to book fresh performance capture sessions in Toronto rather than recast smaller roles to save money, which is rare for any remake, let alone one this big, and it’s the first thing most reviewers bring up when they talk about how Resynced handles its cast.

Bookmark this guide before you dive in, because there’s a full breakdown below of who plays who, which characters are entirely new, and exactly how it’s the same voice actors as 2013 across nearly every role. Resynced released July 9, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, built from scratch on the latest Anvil engine, and that rebuild is a big part of why Ubisoft could bring the whole cast back in for fresh sessions instead of reusing old audio files. If you’re also chasing loot and side content, check out our other guides on ingametor.com while you’re here.

Edward Kenway Leads the Same Voice Actors as 2013

Matt Ryan reprises Edward Kenway, and it’s the same performance you remember, just recorded fresh for the new engine. You’ll also know Ryan from Constantine and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, where he’s played the same character across two different shows, so voicing one pirate captain twice is honestly light work for him. Tristan D. Lalla returns as Adewale, Edward’s quartermaster and closest friend aboard the Jackdaw, and he’s since gone on to appear in Ghosts on CBS.

The supporting crew is just as intact. Sarah Greene is back as Anne Bonny, Olivia Morgan returns as James Kidd (Mary Read’s alias), and Ralph Ineson lends his voice to Charles Vane again. Bartholomew Roberts, Benjamin Hornigold, and Woodes Rogers are all voiced by their original actors too, Oliver Milburn, Ed Stoppard, and Shaun Dingwall respectively. Nobody in a major role got recast, which is the detail most outlets keep pointing to when they cover this game.

Who Voices Blackbeard in Black Flag Resynced

Mark Bonnar is back as Edward “Blackbeard” Thatch, and he’s the actor with the heaviest new workload in the entire remake. Blackbeard’s storyline was rebuilt from the ground up for Resynced, and starting in Sequence 8 he sends Edward on a new treasure hunt that’s less about loot and more about cementing Blackbeard’s reputation as the man who built a free pirate society at Nassau. Bonnar also voices Blackbeard in a set of new naval combat tutorials, where he personally commands the Queen Anne’s Revenge alongside your Jackdaw to teach the upgraded fleet maneuver mechanics.

You might recognize Bonnar’s voice from Line of Duty, where he played DCC Mike Dryden, and that same weight and control carries over into how Blackbeard sounds in Resynced. If you want the story context behind why his arc got expanded, our full spoiler breakdown of the Black Flag Resynced ending covers exactly how his and Stede’s threads wrap up.

Stede Bonnet’s New Mission Gets Real Screen Time

James Bachman returns as Stede Bonnet, the accidental gentleman pirate, and his role got a proper send off in Resynced. Edward receives a letter from Stede asking to meet on Mystery Island, and what plays out there is a new mission built specifically to close his story with dignity instead of leaving him as a background joke. There are also new Tutelage side quests where Edward actively teaches Stede the revamped stealth and parkour mechanics, which gives Bachman a lot more dialogue than he ever had in 2013.

Fans of Stede from HBO’s Our Flag Means Death will probably notice the tonal shift here, since Resynced leans into his awkward charm rather than playing him purely for laughs. It’s one of the clearest signs that this remake wanted to do more than just repaint old assets with better lighting, and it’s exactly the kind of expanded storytelling that made Blackbeard’s arc land so well too.

The Brand New Crew: Deadman, Lucy, and The Padre

Not every voice in Resynced belongs to the 2013 cast. Three entirely new Jackdaw crew members were added for the remake, each with their own side content. Francis Martins voices The Padre, a new addition who happens to be a real life Ghosts castmate of Adewale’s actor Tristan D. Lalla. Deadman is a recruitable Master Gunner officer you pick up through the “A World Without Gold” chapter after finishing Sequence 11, and once he’s back at your Great Inagua hideout, his perk fires a second automatic broadside volley in ship combat. Lucy rounds out the trio as another new officer-type crew member.

As of this writing, the specific actors behind Deadman and Lucy haven’t shown up in the official credits yet, which several outlets covering the cast have flagged as an odd gap for characters this integrated into the story. That’s worth watching if Ubisoft issues a patch note or press update later on, and we’ll update this guide the moment official credits list them.

Nolan North Returns as Desmond Miles

The modern day framing device changed shape for Resynced, but Nolan North is still voicing Desmond Miles in the material that survives. Instead of the original’s first person Abstergo office sections, Resynced replaces that framing with four Animus Rifts, narrated by an AI called EGO, that ask “what if” questions about Edward’s life outside the Animus. If you haven’t tackled one yet, our walkthrough of the first rift, Wayward Souls, explains every choice and what the Lock of Hair trinket reward actually does.

North is easily one of the most recognizable voices in gaming between Nathan Drake in Uncharted, the Penguin in the Batman Arkham games, and David in The Last of Us, so hearing him back as Desmond even briefly is a nice callback for longtime AC fans.

How the Full Cast Compares to the Original 2013 Black Flag

Here’s the short version: outside of the three brand new crew members, this is the same voice actors as 2013, top to bottom. Julien Ducasse, Laureano Torres, Melanie Lemay, and Olivier Garneau all kept their original actors too, Alex Ivanovici, Conrad Pla, Cristina Rosato, and Vincent Hoss-Desmarais. Even Robert Maynard and Upton Travers, characters most players barely remember by name, are voiced by Derek Moran and Bruce Dinsmore respectively, exactly as they were in 2013.

That consistency matters more than it might sound like on paper. A recast Edward or a recast Blackbeard would have changed the emotional weight of scenes that longtime fans already know by heart. Ubisoft clearly wanted Resynced to feel like a continuation of the same performances instead of a soft reboot, and reusing the entire principal cast, backed by new performance capture footage, is how they pulled it off. It also lines up with the other changes covered in our breakdown of Resynced’s secret changes, where hidden finishers and legacy outfits got the same “expand, don’t replace” treatment.

Most remakes don’t go this route. Budget and scheduling usually force at least a handful of recasts, especially for characters who only had a few lines in the original release, and actors sometimes just aren’t available years later. Resynced avoiding that entirely, down to background roles like Robert Maynard and Upton Travers, says a lot about how much time Ubisoft actually put into this project instead of rushing a quick coat of paint over the 2013 game.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who plays Edward Kenway in Black Flag Resynced?
Matt Ryan voices Edward Kenway, the same actor from the 2013 original.

Did any actors get recast for Black Flag Resynced?
No major characters were recast. Every principal actor from 2013 returned, right down to smaller roles like Robert Maynard and Upton Travers, and the only new voices belong to characters who didn’t exist before.

Who voices Blackbeard in Black Flag Resynced?
Mark Bonnar reprises Edward “Blackbeard” Thatch and has the most expanded new dialogue of any returning character.

Is Nolan North still voicing Desmond Miles?
Yes, Nolan North returns as Desmond Miles, though his framing changed from the original’s Abstergo office scenes to the new Animus Rifts.

Who voices the new characters Deadman and Lucy?
Their actors haven’t appeared in the official credits yet. Francis Martins, who voices the other new crew member, The Padre, is confirmed, and Deadman himself joins your crew as a recruitable Master Gunner officer once you finish Sequence 11.

That’s the full rundown of the Black Flag Resynced voice cast. It really is the same voice actors as 2013 in almost every seat, with only three brand new crew members added on top, and that kind of continuity is something most remakes never bother with. Check out our other guides on ingametor.com for more on Resynced’s new missions, ship upgrades, and hidden secrets.