Michael David Donovan, a Canadian voice actor and director, was born on June 12, 1953. He lent his voice to several characters in Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, including First Order stormtroopers, a PA announcer at Starkiller Base, and a member of a Resistance medical unit. Matthew Wood unveiled this information in a StarWars.com article. Furthermore, in LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles and LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, he provided the voices for characters such as Count Dooku, Ben Kenobi, Owen Lars, Quarsh Panaka, and Poggle the Lesser.