Ned Luke is the actor behind Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto V.1 Away from Michael's criminal exploits, Luke has co-hosted a gaming showcase and appeared alongside fellow game actors in ASUS's ROG Travel advertisements.

Playing Michael

Luke announced his return as Michael for GTA Online in December 2025. Responding to Rockstar's announcement of A Safehouse in the Hills, he wrote “Daddy’s back” on December 5. Rockstar scheduled the update for December 10.5

Gaming appearances

Luke co-hosted the Future Games Show at Gamescom 2024 with Alex McKenna, who plays Sadie Adler in Red Dead Redemption 2.2

He also appeared in ASUS's ROG Travel advertising series. The August 2024 installment featured Luke, Steven Ogg and Samantha Beart in a fictional travel agency, playing on their familiar game roles.3

In August 2025, Luke reunited with Shawn Fonteno in a ROG Travel video promoting the ROG Xbox Ally.4

References

  1. ASUS Republic of Gamers, Team ROG.

  2. GamesRadar+, “Everything announced at the Future Games Show at Gamescom Presented by Sid Meier's Civilization VII,” August 21, 2024.

  3. ASUS Republic of Gamers, “ROG teams up with iconic voice actors in cheeky new video,” August 16, 2024.

  4. ASUS Republic of Gamers, “ROG Travel has assembled a legendary cast for its new ROG Xbox Ally video,” August 20, 2025.

  5. Ned Luke, X post, December 5, 2025.