Call of Duty: Captain Price's Actor Says He's "The Most Qualified Person" to Play Him in the Movie

Barry Sloane has voiced and motion-captured Captain Price since the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot in 2019, a role he reprised in Modern Warfare II (2022), Modern Warfare III (2023), and Modern Warfare 4 (2026), earning him a British Academy Games Award nomination along the way. Asked by the Dan Allen Gaming channel whether he'd want to reprise the role in the live-action Call of Duty movie currently in development, he didn't hold back.

"I don't think there's anybody else on the planet as qualified as I am"

That's the headline quote from the interview, as reported by IGN. Sloane's case: who else has played this character for nearly a decade, and who better understands the scale of the project and the fans' attachment to it? He immediately tempers it, though, aware the call isn't his to make: "Hollywood is a beast. Sometimes decisions get made for reasons that will forever remain a mystery. But if you're asking me if I'd like to do it? Absolutely, I would love to play him in a movie. One hundred percent. That would be fantastic. But let's let Hollywood decide."

He also acknowledges that a studio typically has its own shortlist for this kind of role, and that he has no real say in that process beyond the fan support he says he deeply appreciates.

A movie still far from the starting line

The film, distributed by Paramount Pictures, is directed by Peter Berg and co-written with Taylor Sheridan. It's set in the Modern Warfare universe and hits theaters on June 30, 2028. No actor has been officially confirmed for the cast: any names floating around online are fan speculation, not a studio announcement.

Sloane also points to a broader trend: as video game performance capture grows more realistic, studios increasingly rely on the actors' own likeness and performance to bring characters to life, which fuels a legitimate fan push to see those same actors carried over to the big screen rather than outside stars.

Modern Warfare 4 spoiler: a detail that complicates the timeline

Spoiler warning for the ending of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. If the movie stays faithful to the games' continuity, its place in the timeline limits which characters can appear: Modern Warfare 4 ends with Price left wounded in the wild after Ghost says his goodbyes. A canon film would therefore have to take place before that game. Nothing confirms yet whether the studio plans to build on that continuity or tell a standalone story.

Sources

• IGN — Captain Price Actor Barry Sloane Says He's the Most Qualified Person to Star in the Call of Duty Movie
• IGN — Call of Duty: The Movie
• Wikipedia — Barry Sloane
• GamesRadar — There's a new Captain Price in Modern Warfare 2019

Key takeaway

Barry Sloane, the face and voice of Captain Price since 2019, says he wants the movie role and believes he's the best person for it, while acknowledging the call belongs to Hollywood. No casting has been announced for the Call of Duty movie (Paramount, directed by Peter Berg, out June 30, 2028). One wrinkle: Modern Warfare 4's ending complicates things if the film stays canon.