Dan Houser (born November 1973 in London, England) is an English video game producer who is the former Vice President of Creativity for Rockstar Games, the company he co-founded with his brother Sam, Jamie King, Gary Foreman and Terry Donovan.
Career[]
As well as producing various video games, Dan has also written for all but one of the 3D Universe games, along with other Rockstar-produced video games.
Whilst growing up, Dan and his brother dreamt of rock stardom. Hoping to become rock stars, the two went to St. Paul's School in London, where they met Terry Donovan (who later co-founded Rockstar Games with them). Looking for their break, they joined divisions of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) in London, with Houser joining BMG's video games division in 1995, which in March 1998 was acquired by Take-Two Interactive.
On February 4, 2020, it was revealed Houser would be leaving Rockstar Games, which he eventually did on March 11, 2020.
In September 2022, Houser joined the advisory board of blockchain games developer Revolving Games.
On February 17, 2021, Houser founded the media, entertainment, and video game company Absurd Ventures in Santa Monica, California. In the same month he also founded Absurd Ventures in Games LLC, a UK-based subsidiary in Altrincham.
On 27 September 2025, Houser confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI is the first game in the series he did not write.[1]
Employment History[]
| From | To | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | March 1998 | BMG Interactive | CD-ROM Tester Co-Producer |
| December 1998 | March 11, 2020 | Rockstar Games | Co-Founder Vice President of Creativity |
| February 17, 2021 | Present | Absurd Ventures | Founder Creative Director |
GTA Works[]
- Grand Theft Auto III - Freddy/British Businessman/Bank Manager (2001)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Freddy (2002)
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - Commercial Voices (2005)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories - Pedestrian Dialogue (2006)
- Grand Theft Auto IV - Pedestrian Dialogue (2008)
Video Game Credits[]
Producer[]
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
- Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009/2010)
Writer/Screenplay[]
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
VP of Creative[]
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
- Grand Theft Auto Online (2013)