David Acord


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. He also provided the voice of several characters in the film, including the stormtrooper FN-2199. 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 for the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian. In 2015, Acord was one of the sound designers for Disney Infinity video game. In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Editing for the 2019 film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, shared with Matthew Wood.

Life and career

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.

Filmography

Sound editing

  • The Mandalorian
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens...
  • Star Wars Rebels ... /
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron ...
  • Day One ...
  • Inherent Vice ...
  • Guardians of the Galaxy ...
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier ...
  • Chef ...
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars ...
  • Thor: The Dark World ...
  • Star Trek Into Darkness ...
  • America 101 ...
  • Monster Roll ... /
  • Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out ...
  • The Master ...
  • Zambezia ... /
  • Red Tails ... /
  • Super 8 ...
  • Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ...
  • Crazy Beats Strong Every Time ...
  • Gun Hill Road...
  • Clone Wars Adventures ...
  • Fanboys ...
  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II ...
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars ...
  • Lifted ...
  • Zoom ...
  • Clerks II ...
  • Cars ...
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown ...
  • Feast ...
  • Moongirl ...
  • Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith ...
  • Tweek City ...
  • Psychonauts ...
  • The Incredibles ...
  • The Dust Factory ...
  • Jersey Girl ...
  • Adventures in Animation 3D ...
  • Bayside Shakedown 2 ...
  • Girls Club ...
  • Men in Black II...
  • Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones ...
  • Big Trouble ...
  • Daddy and Them ...
  • Unbreakable ...
  • The Patriot ...
  • North Beach ...
  • Sleepy Hollow ...
  • The '60s ...
  • Virus ...
  • Belly ...
  • Legacy ...
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ...
  • Brave New World ...
  • Hush ...
  • Fallen ...
  • The Night Flier ...
  • Prince Street ...
  • Nash Bridges ...

    Awards and recognitions