Ice-T is super excited and the reason why has nothing to do with Law & Order: SVU.  In fact, if this works out well for him, this could do wonders for his career.

The former rapper turned actor is shouting it from the rooftops that he will be lending his voice to a Griffin, a character in the upcoming game Gears of War 3.  Wednesday night in Los Angeles, Ice-T (with wife Coco by his side) attended an E3 party where Cliff Bleszinki and crew from Epic Games formerly announced the actor’s involvement with the game.  At the party, Bleszinki posted a photo on twitter with the caption, “The hotness. Ice won’t stop telling everyone about his role as Griffin in Gears 3.”

Gears of War started as a first-person shooter video game made by Epic Games for Microsoft Game Studios.

 The game centers around the Delta Squad, troops who set out to save the human inhabitants on the fictional planet Sera from the Locust Horde.  The game spawned a sequel in 2008 (Gears of War 2) where you continue to play as the leader of Delta Squad, Sergeant Marcus Fenix, on Sera. Gears of War 3 will be the third installment in the series.

Ice-T doesn’t have a large history with voice acting, but it’s clear that the man is happy to be a part of the project.  Besides his involvement however, there’s no real information out there about the character he’ll be portraying, nor is there much info about the project at all.  Since Epic has put forth so much effort into getting him on board (I mean, they made a special announcement about his role for goodness sakes), it’s safe to say Griffin will most likely play a large role in the game.

I really hope Ice-T does well in the role.  Voice acting can add many awesome years onto an actor’s career and Ice-T deserves the exposure.