Power On: The Story of Xbox (2021) featured a cast of 86 tracked actors. Of these, 23 (92%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Kurtwood Smith, age 83. This TV series starred Laura Bailey and N'Gai Croal.
92% still with us· verified cast27% of full cast · incl. 61 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 92% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 62 yrs
Deaths by Year
1966
2025
Cast86 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Laura Bailey Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 28/05/1981 | 45 | — | 40 |
 N'Gai Croal Self - Senior Writer: Newsweek, 1995-2009 | Self - Senior Writer: Newsweek, 1995-2009 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kevin Pereira Self - Host: Attack of the Show!, 2005-2013 | Self - Host: Attack of the Show!, 2005-2013 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bill Gates Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 28/10/1955 | 70 | — | 66 |
Rick Thompson Self - Hardware: Microsoft, 1987-2000 | Self - Hardware: Microsoft, 1987-2000 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Guy Welch Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2007-Present | Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2007-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ed Fries Self - Head of Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2005 | Self - Head of Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2005 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Albert Penello Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2000-2018 | Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2000-2018 | Deceased | — | — | 31/12/2025 | — |
Otto Berkes Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1995-2000 | Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1995-2000 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sherry McKenna Self - Co-Founder/CEO: Oddworld Inhabitants, 1994-Present | Self - Co-Founder/CEO: Oddworld Inhabitants, 1994-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Nat Brown Self - Software Architect: Microsoft, 1991-1999 | Self - Software Architect: Microsoft, 1991-1999 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dean Takahashi Self - Author: 'Opening The Xbox' | Self - Author: 'Opening The Xbox' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kiki Wolfkill Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1998-2007 | Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1998-2007 | Living | 07/07/1969 | 57 | — | 52 |
David Hufford Self - Communications: Xbox, 1999-Present | Self - Communications: Xbox, 1999-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ted Kummert Self - Windows CE: Microsoft, 1993-1999 | Self - Windows CE: Microsoft, 1993-1999 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Steve Ballmer Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 24/03/1956 | 70 | — | 65 |
Tom Russo Self - Video Game Journalist, 1995-2001 | Self - Video Game Journalist, 1995-2001 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Robbie Bach Self - Chief Xbox Officer, 2000-2010 | Self - Chief Xbox Officer, 2000-2010 | Living | 31/12/1961 | 64 | — | 60 |
Don Coyner Self - Marketing: Xbox, 1999-2001 | Self - Marketing: Xbox, 1999-2001 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Phil Spencer Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 2001-2014 | Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 2001-2014 | Living | 12/01/1968 | 58 | — | 53 |
J. Allard Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kevin Bachus Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1997-1999 | Self - Direct X: Microsoft, 1997-1999 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Alison Stroll Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 2000-2008 | Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 2000-2008 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
George Peckham Self - Head of 3rd Party Games: Xbox, 2002-2017 | Self - Head of 3rd Party Games: Xbox, 2002-2017 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Lorne Lanning Self - Co-Founder/CCO: Oddworld Inhabitants, 1994-Present | Self - Co-Founder/CCO: Oddworld Inhabitants, 1994-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jack Tretton Self - CEO: Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2006-2014 | Self - CEO: Sony Computer Entertainment America, 2006-2014 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kirk James Self - CCO: Cinco Design, 1998-Present | Self - CCO: Cinco Design, 1998-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chanel Summers Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 2000-2002 | Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 2000-2002 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Adam Sessler Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 24/09/1973 | 52 | — | 48 |
Jeff Henshaw Self - Software Design: Xbox & XBL, 1999-2006 | Self - Software Design: Xbox & XBL, 1999-2006 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Dan Duncalf Self - CEO: Pipeworks Software, 1995-2005 | Self - CEO: Pipeworks Software, 1995-2005 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Cliff Bleszinski Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 12/02/1975 | 51 | — | 46 |
Stacey Glaesmann Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Seamus Blackley Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 1999-2002 | Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 1999-2002 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mike Nichols Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2014-2019 | Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2014-2019 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Rusel DeMaria Self - Author: 'Game of X' | Self - Author: 'Game of X' | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Shannon Loftis Self - Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios, 1995-2019 | Self - Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios, 1995-2019 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Laura Fryer Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2000 | Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1995-2000 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Geoff Keighley Self - Video Game Journalist and TV Host | Self - Video Game Journalist and TV Host | Living | 24/06/1978 | 48 | — | 43 |
Todd Holmdahl Self - Head of Hardware Development: Xbox, 1999-2014 | Self - Head of Hardware Development: Xbox, 1999-2014 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joseph Staten Self - Bungie, 1998-2013 | Self - Bungie, 1998-2013 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Drew Angeloff Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 1999-2004 | Self - Advanced Technology Group: Xbox, 1999-2004 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Orlando Jones Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 10/04/1968 | 58 | — | 53 |
Alan Hartman Self - Dreamworks Interactive, 1995-1997 | Self - Dreamworks Interactive, 1995-1997 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Carl Ledbetter Self - Industrial Design: Microsoft, 1995-2005 | Self - Industrial Design: Microsoft, 1995-2005 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Dwayne Johnson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 02/05/1972 | 54 | — | 49 |
Tina Summerford Self - G4 TV, 2000-2005 | Self - G4 TV, 2000-2005 | Living | 16/03/1974 | 52 | — | 47 |
Leo Del Castillo Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 1999-Present | Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 1999-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Bonnie Ross Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1994-2007 | Self - Microsoft Game Studios, 1994-2007 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Frank O'Connor Self - Editor in Chief: Imagine Media, 1997-2004 | Self - Editor in Chief: Imagine Media, 1997-2004 | Deceased | 17/09/1903 | 62 | 10/03/1966 | 118 |
 Scott Porter Self - Actor, Xbox Gamer, 2001-Present | Self - Actor, Xbox Gamer, 2001-Present | Living | 14/07/1979 | 47 | — | 42 |
Peter Moore Self - President and COO: Sega of America, 2000-2003 | Self - President and COO: Sega of America, 2000-2003 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ryan McCaffrey Self - Video Game Journalist, 2002-Present | Self - Video Game Journalist, 2002-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Snoop Dogg Self | Self | Living | 20/10/1971 | 54 | — | 50 |
Chris Charla Self - Next Gen Magazine, 1995-2001 | Self - Next Gen Magazine, 1995-2001 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Peyton Manning Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 03/03/1976 | 50 | — | 45 |
Matt Hasselbeck Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Aaron Greenberg Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2000-Present | Self - Marketing: Xbox, 2000-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Horace Luke Self - Creative Director: Xbox, 1999-2001 | Self - Creative Director: Xbox, 1999-2001 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kurtwood Smith Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 03/07/1943 | 83 | — | 78 |
Mike Mika Self - Studio Head: Backbone Entertainment, 2000-2008 | Self - Studio Head: Backbone Entertainment, 2000-2008 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wilmer Valderrama Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 30/01/1980 | 46 | — | 41 |
Harjit Singh Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 1999-2014 | Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 1999-2014 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Larry Hryb Self - Xbox Live's Major Nelson, 2003-Present | Self - Xbox Live's Major Nelson, 2003-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jen Martin Self - Communications: Xbox, 2001-Present | Self - Communications: Xbox, 2001-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tim Stuart Self - Finance: Microsoft, 2002-Present | Self - Finance: Microsoft, 2002-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Donald Faison Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 22/06/1974 | 52 | — | 47 |
 Rod Fergusson Self - Epic Studios, 2005-2012 | Self - Epic Studios, 2005-2012 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Karen Leonard Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 2002-Present | Self - Hardware Engineering Group: Xbox, 2002-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Edward Glucksman Self - Xbox Superfan | Self - Xbox Superfan | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Kaz Hirai Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chris Grant Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Matt Booty Self - Head of Xbox Game Studios, 2018-Present | Self - Head of Xbox Game Studios, 2018-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Don Mattrick Self - Head of Xbox, 2007-2013 | Self - Head of Xbox, 2007-2013 | Living | 13/02/1964 | 62 | — | 57 |
 Reggie Fils-Aimé Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 25/03/1961 | 65 | — | 60 |
Alex Kipman Self - Incubation: Xbox, 2008-2014 | Self - Incubation: Xbox, 2008-2014 | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Helen Chiang Self - Minecraft: Microsoft / Head of Minecraft, 2014-Present | Self - Minecraft: Microsoft / Head of Minecraft, 2014-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Marc Whitten Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Andrew House Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 23/01/1965 | 61 | — | 56 |
Daemon Hatfield Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ashley Jenkins Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 03/05/1982 | 44 | — | 39 |
Destin Legarie Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Sarah Bond Self - Head of Game Creator Experiences and Ecosystem: Xbox | Self - Head of Game Creator Experiences and Ecosystem: Xbox | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Liz Hamren Self - Gaming Devices: Microsoft, 2017-Present | Self - Gaming Devices: Microsoft, 2017-Present | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mike Matei Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Living | 05/10/1980 | 45 | — | 41 |
Brendan Castner Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |