Ivan Van Norman is a storyteller, host, and producer. He is the co-owner and Head of Media and Publishing at Hunters Entertainment,[1] and was the head of Critical Role's Darrington Press from 2020 to 2025.[2] He is also a former Geek & Sundry Twitch host.
Ivan has been producing tabletop games and media content for ten years for both Hunter Entertainment and as a consultant to many other companies, including Wizards of the Coast and Hersch Games (Taboo). He was a game producer on Wil Wheaton’s TableTop and briefly served as executive producer of International Tabletop Day.[3]
He guest starred as Grizznak Snompstork on a Critical Role special episode, "To the Poop! Goblins: A Critical Role Pathfinder One-Shot" (Sx09), and was one of the hosts/co-creators of the UnDeadwood mini saga, being known as 'the Bartender' during the game.
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- ↑ See his bio on Twitter.
- ↑ Van Norman, Ivan (June 17, 2025). "As people have been reaching out, I wanted to let everyone know that I am no longer working at Critical Role". Retrieved June 18, 2025. – via LinkedIn.
- ↑ See the announcement of the formation of Darrington Press on Critrole.com.
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- ↑ Ivan Van Norman's portrait on the Critrole website., by Megzilla87 (source). Used with permission.