Ex-pat Australian singer and actor Donna Burke has landed a role in one of the world's most successful video games, Metal Gear Solid V.

She plays a robot called I-Droid, and also sings the game's theme song 'Sins of the Father'.

But that's not all. Donna is also the voice of Japan's bullet trains.

How did a girl from Perth land a role playing a robot in Japan? RN Drive investigates.