David Acord
Acord at Animate Florida in 2016
Born	(1969-04-07) April 7, 1969 (age 55)
Occupation(s)	Sound editor, voice actor
Years active	1996–present
Notable work	Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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. ^{[1] [2]} He also provided the voice of several characters in the film, including the stormtrooper FN-2199 (often known as TR-8R). 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 ^[3] for the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian. In 2015, Acord was one of the sound designers for Disney Infinity video game. ^[4] In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Editing for 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. ^[5]

Filmography

Sound editing

Awards and recognitions

References

External links

• David Acord at IMDb
• davidacord.com