‘Warcraft’ actor credits Blizzard’s game with ‘saving’ his life

Actor Robert Kazinsky plays the role of Orgrim Doomhammer in the upcoming Warcraft movie, but he’s spent plenty of time in Azeroth before working on the film.

The performer, who previously played the role of Sean Slater on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, said that World of Warcraft saved his life. In an interview on Conan, Kazinsky said that his role as the villainous Slater on the BBC show caused him to get a lot of grief from fans. This manifested as name calling as well as physical violence — and this reaction turned him into a self-proclaimed agoraphobe. He stopped going out, and instead turned to World of Warcraft, which he says he played for 18 hours a day.