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Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也, Koyama Rikiya, born December 18, 1963) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono, Kamen no Maid Guy and Yakuza, and has become well known for voicing Yamato in Naruto Shippuden and Kogoro Mouri (second voice, 2009–present) in Case Closed. In addition, he is known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like Coyote Starrk in Bleach, Fukuro in Fairy Tail and Deep Sea King in One Punch Man. He is the official dub-over artist of George Clooney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dwayne Johnson and Ma Dong-seok. In addition, he dubbed many roles of Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Guy Pearce.

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Rikiya Koyama
小山 力也
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Koyama at Anime Expo 2012
Born (1963-12-18) December 18, 1963 (age 61)
Kyoto, Japan[1]
Other namesRicky (リッキー, Rikkī)[2]
Riki (りきちゃん, Riki-chan)
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Years active1987–present
AgentHaiyuza Theatre Company
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
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By the time Koyama was in high school, his voice had already taken on the quality it has today, and when he answered the phone at the time, his own aunt would sometimes mistake him for his father.[4] After attending Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School, Koyama entered the law department at Ritsumeikan University in 1982.[1] He became a member of Ritsumeikan Art Theatre Company.[5] At the time, he was performing the works of Minoru Betsuyaku and Kōhei Tsuka. After graduating from college in 1987, he moved from Kyoto to Tokyo[1] to study theater at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music.[5] He was a member of the swimming club and had no qualms about wearing a swimsuit. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company and made his debut as an actor in Kamen Rider Black RX in 1989.[5] In RX, he performed most of the action scenes himself, including wire fu and napalm explosions, except for some dangerous scenes.[5] Due to his connection with the producers of the series, Nagafumi Hori and Susumu Yoshikawa, he often made guest appearances in the Metal Hero Series that they were in charge of.[5]

Koyama made his debut as a voice actor in ER[5] and initially focused on dubbing, but since the 2000s he has also appeared in many anime and video games. In addition, Utawarerumono Radio led to a surge in radio programs in which he worked with various female voice actors. In anime, he plays many austere characters, but he covers the gamut from serious to gag, from good guys to cold-hearted villains, comical roles to dynamic ones, and from lustful characters like Kristofor in the game Infinite Undiscovery to the aloof and free-spirited role of Leonard in the Angelique series. Since he has been working more as a voice actor, Koyama has not made many appearances as an actor. In 2009, he was asked to play the role of Joe of Haze in Kamen Rider Decade, the same role he played in RX, but he turned it down due to his age and discomfort with the image of the role.[5]

Koyama has also been active as a stage actor, actively participating in stage performances in Europe (England, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Italy, and Russia) since around 2000, and his performance as Antonio in The Merchant of Venice in 2001 won the Outstanding Performance Award at the 9th Yomiuri Theater Awards.[6] In 2011, Koyama won the Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards.[7]

Koyama's role of Jack Bauer in 24 is one of his most popular roles. At the end of 2010, he met Kiefer at the 24 final season campaign and fan thanksgiving event.[8]

Filmography

Television animation

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Year Title Role Other notes
1998PokémonDr. Proctor
2000Hajime no IppoMamoru Takamura
Detective ConanSaku Norifumi (ep. 199–200)
2001Figure 17D.D./Daisuke Domoto
Soul TakerZabo (ep 6)
2002Detective ConanKiyama Tomonori (ep. 282–283)
Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiEutus, Abe
2003D.N.AngelPolice Chief Hiwatari
Croquette!Bagu
Astro BoyKatari
Ninja Scroll: The SeriesJubei Kibagami
2004Fafner in the AzureSeiichirou Kaname
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexHideo Kuze
MonsterPeter Jurgens
2005AkagiNangō
Eureka SevenNorb
Eyeshield 21Gen "Musashi" Takekura
Full Metal Panic! The Second RaidBelfangan Grouseaux
Noein – Mou Hitori no Kimi eKuina
Pataliro Saiyuki!Sa Gojō
Speed GrapherGenba Ryougoku
2006Crash B-DamanJubee Sanada
Buso RenkinVictor
Ayakashi AyashiAbi
Fate/stay nightKiritsugu Emiya[9]
Honey and Clover IIMac Carlos
NarutoHotarubi
Taiyou no MokushirokuChan
UtawarerumonoHakuoro
WitchbladeReiji Takayama
Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue WingsJunzō Kuroki
2007BleachCoyote Starrk
Naruto: ShippudenYamato
Kaze no StigmaGenma Kannagi
Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~Kagayaki no Ashita~Leonard
KaijiNakayama
Hero TalesKoyō Mougai
2008Soul EaterShinigami
Ga-Rei: ZeroKudo Kuzuno
Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~Ihika
Mōryō no HakoSasagawa
Akane-Iro ni Somaru SakaSejirō Sugishita
Kamen no Maid GuyKogarashi
Blue DragonVoice of the Heavenly World
Neuro: Supernatural DetectiveDokuta Kuroo
Shigofumi: Letters from the DepartedMikawa Kirameki
YattermanChuck Pauer
Golgo 13Blue-Eye Zalath
2009Hajime no Ippo: New ChallengerTakamura Mamoru
Spice and Wolf IIMarc Cole
Aoi Bungaku SeriesK
Detective ConanKogoro Mori (ep. 553–present)Replaced Akira Kamiya[10]
RidebackTenshirō Okakura
Souten KouroLu Bu
Umineko no Naku Koro niRudolf Ushiromiya
Kobato.Genko
2010Durarara!!Shuji Niekawa
KatanagatariSouda Emonzaemon
Arakawa Under the BridgeSeki Ichinomiya
Fairy TailFukuro
The Legend of the Legendary HeroesLieral Lieutolu
Marvel Anime: Iron ManWolverine/Logan
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no ShichininRokurouta Sakuragi
Shinryaku! Ika MusumeAyumi Tokita's father
2011Fate/ZeroKiritsugu Emiya
Last Exile: Fam, The Silver WingYashbal Anand
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon CapitalAbe no Seimei
Marvel Anime: WolverineWolverine/Logan
Marvel Anime: X-MenWolverine/Logan
Marvel Anime: BladeWolverine/Logan
Hyouge MonoOda Nobunaga
Shinryaku!? Ika MusumeAyumi Tokita's father
2012Hunter × HunterGing Freecss2011 series
Blast of TempestSamon Kusaribe
Ginga e Kickoff!!Masaru Hanamisha
KingdomWang Qi
Muv-Luv Alternative - Total EclipseIbrahim Doğulu
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Act 2Handsome Buta
World War BlueGeneral Alex
Daily Lives of High School BoysHidenori's Dad
2013Dog & ScissorsTōji Nakahara, Daimon Hotokezaka
Hajime no Ippo: RisingTakamura Mamoru
High School DxD NewAzazel
Pokémon OriginsGiovanni
Devil Survivor 2: The AnimationRonaldo Kuriki
2014Space DandyLe Flea Brothers
Black BulletKagetane Hiruko
Nobunaga ConcertoShibata Katsuie
Parasyte -the maxim-Yamagishi
Sengoku Basara: End of JudgementKuroda Kanbei
Terra FormarsDonatello K. Davis
Nanana's Buried TreasureJūgo's Father
Captain EarthTsutomu Nishikubo
Tokyo ESPKudo Kuzuno
Nanana's Buried TreasureJūgo's Father
No-RinHajime Menjo
ArgevollenToshikazu Cayenne
2015Blood Blockade BattlefrontKlaus Von Reinhertz
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no SomaJōichirō Yukihira
Heavy ObjectSeawax
The Heroic Legend of ArslanLucian
High School DxD BorNAzazel
My Monster SecretGenjirō Shiragami
Lupin the Third Part IVCesare Albertini
One-Punch ManSea King
Seiyu's Life!Himself
Garo: Crimson MoonWatanabe no Tsuna
Ushio and ToraTora
One PieceGalley, Kyros (continued till 2016)
God EaterJohannes von Schicksal (continued till 3/26/2016 when episode 13 was aired)
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test PlatoonOrochi Kusagani
2016Ajin: Demi-HumanFirefighter
Alderamin on the SkySolvenares Igsem
All Out!!Tadakazu Taira
Bungo Stray DogsFukuzawa Yukichi[11]
BerserkMozgus
Beyblade Burst Kaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School – Side: DespairJin Kirigiri
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second PlateJōichirō Yukihira
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Tom
GateShunya Kengun
2017GintamaNeptune Shoukaku
ID-0Grayman[12]
Hina Logi: From Luck & LogicStrafansky Yelistratova[13]
Beyblade Burst God Kaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji
Magical Circle Guru GuruGochinko (ep. 4 – 5, 10)
UQ Holder!Jack Rakan[14]
Altair: A Record of BattlesCorentin Pineau
The Laughing Salesman NEWAshi Yumemi (ep. 8)
Digimon Universe: App MonstersDantemon (ep. 24)
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third PlateJōichirō Yukihira
2018Killing BitesReiichi Shidō[15]
Future Card BuddyfightDemon Lord Dragon, Batzz
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the CommandmentsZaratras
Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu Kaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji
Back Street GirlsJin Takamura
Karakuri CircusNarumi Katō[16]
Angolmois: Record of Mongol InvasionOnitakemaru
Zoids WildFoie gras
2019Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth PlateJōichirō Yukihira
2020The Millionaire Detective Balance: UnlimitedKatsuhiro Takei[17]
Super HxErosNarrator[18]
Sleepy Princess in the Demon CastleMajiro the Hedgehog[19]
The Gymnastics SamuraiBritney[20]
Black CloverDante Zogratis
2021Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!Fukuzawa Yukichi[21]
Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko HouseOnii-san[22]
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationPerugius Dola[23]
Cestvs: The Roman FighterZafar[24]
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's SongAntonio
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2Dagruel[25]
2022Police in a PodTamotsu Hōjō[26]
Saiyuki Reload: ZeroinGatti Nenehawk[27]
DeaimonHeigo Irino[28]
Detective Conan: The Culprit HanzawaKogoro Mori[29]
Urusei YatsuraLum's dad[30]
2023Golden Kamuy 4th SeasonNiheiji Nozawa[31]
Classroom for HeroesKing Gilgamesh[32]
Undead UnluckBilly[33]
Four Knights of the ApocalypsePellegarde[34]
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO LifeZetan[35]
2024Magilumiere Co. Ltd.Kōji Shigemoto[36]
2025Ishura 2nd SeasonMele the Horizon's Roar[37]
#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis SystemLuciano[38]
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