Now the man who plays lead character Kratos in the newly released God of War, claims that perception is changing.
"Reading the script for the first time, I thought it was for a big A-List film," he tells Newsbeat.
"Now every actor I know is searching for a lead role in a game," he says.
The latest in the God of War franchise has marketed itself as a tale of a parent struggling to develop a relationship with his son.
Performing in video games has been a very specialist art form until recent years - a domain for actors who performed mostly in games and did not appear on television screens all that often.
Big name actors have provided voices for games for years, mainly though in supporting roles.
"There are wonderful tales to be told in this medium, and it truly is just another form to exercise your craft.". »
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