James Sunderland (Silent Hill)

James Sunderland
Silent Hill character
James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
First game	Silent Hill 2 (2001)
Voiced by	English Guy Cihi (Silent Hill 2) Tomm Hulett (Silent Hill: Shattered Memories) Troy Baker (Silent Hill HD Collection) James Dorton (Dead by Daylight) Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2 remake) Japanese Chikahiro Kobayashi (Silent Hill 2 remake)
Motion capture	Guy Cihi (Silent Hill 2) Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2 remake)
Portrayed by	Jeremy Irvine (Return to Silent Hill)
In-universe information
Spouse	Mary Shepherd-Sunderland (deceased)
Nationality	American

James Sunderland is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 2001 survival horror video game Silent Hill 2, produced as part of the Silent Hill series under Konami. In the games' events, he arrives to Silent Hill under the apparent request of his deceased wife Mary Shepherd-Sunderland, where he encounters monsters such as Pyramid Head and a few other human characters. He also makes cameo appearances in joke endings of several other video games such as Silent Hill 3, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Silent Hill: Downpour, and Silent Hill: Book of Memories.

In the 2001 game, he was performed by Guy Cihi in both voice acting and motion capture. James was later voiced by Troy Baker in an optional rerecorded version of the game in Silent Hill HD Collection, which included the original recordings featuring Cihi. A remake was released in 2024, with Luke Roberts and Chikahiro Kobayashi providing the English and Japanese vocals, respectively. Roberts performed the motion capture. Jeremy Irvine portrays the character in the upcoming film Return to Silent Hill, directed by Christophe Gans.

James Sunderland has received critical acclaim from critics, who argued that the game took advantage of framing a seemingly ordinary individual as harboring dark secrets influencing the game's events. Several of them have also praised how the game offers multiple endings about James based on his mental state being influenced by the player's choices and compared his psychological state to several mental illnesses such as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Roberts has also been praised for his performance, receiving nominations at the Golden Joystick Awards and The Game Awards.