Briana White (born April 28, 1992) is an American actress and streamer, who is best known for voicing Aerith Gainsborough in the Final Fantasy VII Remake franchise, for which she received a Golden Joystick Award for Best Supporting Performer and Nominated for Best Performance at The Game Awards 2024.
Early life Briana White was born and raised in Orange County, California, United States. She developed a love of the performing arts at seven years old, and had an acting background rooted in community theater in her hometown of Orange County, California, performing and working backstage in annual shows, and directing multiple one-act plays in high school. She later graduated New York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater in May 2013.
Briana grew up playing mostly Nintendo games, due to her mother also being a Nintendo fan.
Career White has several film, theater and television credits, including a leading role in the 2015 independent horror film Occupants by Russ Emanuel, a supporting role in 2016's Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Jessica Townsend on an episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. In 2014, White appeared as Aurora in the "Snow White vs. Elsa" episode of Princess Rap Battle. She had created content on YouTube and Twitch under the name Strange Rebel Gaming for several years prior to doing voice acting.
In 2019, White was cast in her first voice acting role as Aerith Gainsborough in the 2020 game Final Fantasy VII Remake. Her performance received near-universal acclaim. She reprised the role in 2022's Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion and 2024's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. She has also played Rebirth on her streams.
In 2024, White won the Golden Joystick Award for Best Supporting Performer for her role as Aerith in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes2017 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Jessica Townsend Season 2, Episode 6: Party Like Me
Film Year Title Role Notes2015 Occupants Annie Curtis2016 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Fargt Uncredited2021 The Christmas Dance Kate
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Aerith Gainsborough 2022 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion 2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 2025 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles 2027 Final Fantasy VII Revelation Emberville Unannounced role In production
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result References 2024 Golden Joystick Awards Best Supporting Performer Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Aerith Gainsborough) The Game Awards 2024 Best Performance
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