{"id":274312,"date":"2024-03-04T06:58:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=327202"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:59:04","slug":"the-actor-from-final-fantasy-xiv-who-didnt-quit-the-game-upon-finding-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-actor-from-final-fantasy-xiv-who-didnt-quit-the-game-upon-finding-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"The actor from &#8216;Final Fantasy XIV&#8217; who didn&#8217;t quit the game upon finding fame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have watched <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/are-you-a-fan-of-bridgerton-this-turkish-series-on-netflix-will-entertain-you-while-waiting-for-the-third-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&#8216;Bridgerton&#8217;<\/a>, you probably already know Jonathon Bailey, a 35-year-old actor who, until his moment of success, was best known for his theater roles (he started in the musical playing the immortal Gavroche in &#8216;Les Mis\u00e9rables&#8217;) and now combines being on stage with appearing in films like the upcoming &#8216;Wicked&#8217; or the miniseries &#8216;Fellow travelers&#8217;. But, in addition, <strong>he is a voice that you have surely heard if you have ever played &#8216;Final Fantasy XIV&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Final Fantasy XIV\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ef1a1be6-9b2a-11e6-879f-00163ed833e7\/1681366086\/final-fantasy-xiv-logo.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Final Fantasy XIV<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/final-fantasy-xiv.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/final-fantasy-xiv.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fantasy, yes. Final, of course not<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actor, who plays the cat-man G&#8217;raha Tia in the MMORPG and all its expansions, hasn&#8217;t even considered leaving that job. Yes, it&#8217;s great to have international fame, but who would refuse to appear in a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/final-fantasy-vii-remake-gets-updated-unexpectedly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&#8216;Final Fantasy&#8217;<\/a> if given the opportunity? In Bafta magazine, he said he is perfectly aware of how important the character is to many people: <em>&#8220;I was so determined not to leave the character that, when I was doing &#8216;Company&#8217;, <strong>I had to record this during the day for a week while doing eight shows at night<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonathan Bailey on Bridgerton, playing G&#039;raha Tia and how Fellow Travelers healed him | BAFTA\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bsXSnhUANM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the end, yes, his tongue got inflamed, but the fans thanked him for his hard work (and the bank account, mind you, as well). That&#8217;s why <strong>he apologizes, because it may sound, at times, a little bit bad<\/strong>. However, he refuses to leave a game in which he believes the script is almost Shakespearean. <em>&#8220;I mean, it&#8217;s incredible. It&#8217;s a very open, adorable, and playful companion for the player&#8221;<\/em>. Here&#8217;s to many more years of expansions of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-open-beta-of-final-fantasy-xiv-is-now-available-this-is-how-you-can-access-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&#8216;Final Fantasy XIV&#8217;<\/a>, Jonathon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Final Fantasy XIV\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ef1a1be6-9b2a-11e6-879f-00163ed833e7\/1681366086\/final-fantasy-xiv-logo.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Final Fantasy XIV<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/final-fantasy-xiv.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/final-fantasy-xiv.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I was so determined not to leave the character that when I was doing &#8216;Company&#8217;, I had to record this during the day for a week while doing eight shows at night.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9263,"featured_media":274314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[1015],"tags":[6315,5520,4284],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-274312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionfinal-fantasy-xiv","tag-final-fantasy-xiv","tag-los-bridgerton"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9263"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314556,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274312\/revisions\/314556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274312"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=274312"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=274312"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=274312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}