In an interview with The Guardian, he said his time as Drake requires 'a lot of imagination' because 'motion capture is basically theatre in spandex there's minimal props, and you need a willingness to make an ass of yourself'. Since then, he has continued to portray the character in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009), Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011), and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016), as well as the PlayStation Vita exclusive Uncharted: Golden Abyss (2012). One of North's most notable voice roles came in 2007, when he voiced and performed motion capture for the protagonist Nathan Drake in the video game Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.
He worked as a voice actor on a few video games during this time, and began to focus on this career path following the cancellation of Port Charles in 2003. Chris Ramsey in the General Hospital spin-off series Port Charles in 1997. North eventually relocated to Los Angeles, where he was cast as Dr. He majored in journalism with a baseball scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and spent the next year working as a reporter in New Jersey before moving to New York City to pursue a career in stand-up comedy and acting.
He was raised in Warwick, Rhode Island, where he attended and played baseball at Bishop Hendricken High School. North was born in New Haven, Connecticut.