Ryōtarō Okiayu (置鮎 龍太郎, Okiayu Ryōtarō, born November 17, 1969) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer affiliated with Aoni Production.[6] His major roles include Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach, Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Hisashi Mitsui in Slam Dunk, Meisuke Nueno in Hell Teacher Nūbē, Kunimitsu Tezuka in The Prince of Tennis, Alucard in Castlevania, Zero in Mega Man X, Yuu Matsuura in Marmalade Boy, Shigure Sohma in Fruits Basket, Dark in D.N. Angel, Toriko in Toriko and Kokushibo in Demon Slayer. As a singer, he was one of the members for Entertainment Music Unit from 1995 to 2000. He is married to voice actress Ai Maeda.[4][7] His range is A~E♯ and his dialect is Osakan.[8] His older sister is an animator. [3] He is the official voice-over dub for Scott Foley, Taylor Kitsch, Lin Gengxin and Stephen Fung.

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Ryōtarō Okiayu
置鮎 龍太郎
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Okiayu in 2016
Born (1969-11-17) November 17, 1969 (age 55)
Kitakyushu,[1] Fukuoka, Japan
Other namesRyō (りょうちゃん, Ryō-chan)[2]
Okkii (オッキー)[2]
Occupations
Years active1989–present
AgentAoni Production
Notable work
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouses
  • Nao Nagasawa (divorced)[3]
  • (m. 2013)
    [4]
Children1[5]
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Biography

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Okiayu was born in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1969,[1] moved to Osaka Prefecture when he was in the third grade of elementary school due to his parents' work,[9] and lived in Nankō Port Town in Suminoe-ku, Osaka.[10][11] His father had worked at a movie company for a time before Okiayu was born, and he would sometimes get anime posters and cels from his old colleagues.[12] Because of this environment, Okiayu and his sister, who is one year older than him, loved anime and often listened to theatrical anime records and dramas together.[12] His sister was skilled in the field of drawing, having been involved in animation for some time, but Okiayu found more enjoyment in imitating the voices of characters than in drawing, and he came to feel that speaking dialogue was an interesting thing to do.[12] In his first year of high school after entering Abeno High School,[13] he began to think about becoming a voice actor, and began to request information about training schools, but due to financial reasons, he decided to wait until after graduation and began working part-time during his high school years to save money. However, he spent the money on other things, so he ended up borrowing from his parents to attend the training school. His parents advised him to go to college, but he decided to go to the training school because he had no goals in mind. While there were almost no training schools in Osaka at the time, he auditioned and entered the Aoni Juku Osaka School.[14] He passed an audition for Aoni Production through an in-house screening and moved to Tokyo from Osaka.[9] He is said to have cried when he got the acceptance letter. When he first moved to Tokyo, he went to his cousin's place to find a room.[14]

Okiayu claims that his first jobs as a voice actor were a radio commercial for a prep school and the voice of a remote-controlled robot roaming around the Expo '90 site.[2] His first work in anime was as a Bodkin archer in Dragon Quest[15][16] and his first regular role was as Franz Heinel in Future GPX Cyber Formula.[16][14] His first starring role was in the OVA Dark Cat.[9] The role of Meisuke Nueno in Hell Teacher Nūbē was his first leading role in a TV anime. He said that Nūbē was the culmination of his career and that he was able to put himself fully into the role[17] and play it naturally because he was close to Meisuke's age, and he said he cried when he heard it was over.[14]

Okiayu has taken over some of the roles from late Kaneto Shiozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Tsuyoshi Takishita, and Unshō Ishizuka. Since 2016, he has also been working as a stage actor in the theater company Hero Hero Q Company. In 2023, Okiayu was a recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards.[18]

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Anime

More information Year, Title ...
List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[19]
1988Legend of the Galactic HeroesEmil von SecläOVA[20]
1991Future GPX Cyber Formula seriesFranz Heinel[21]
1992Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers AgainInguesOVA[20]
1993The Brave Express Might GaineGuard Diver, Loose Changer[20][21]
1993Iron LeaguerMach Windy[20][21]
1993Please Save My EarthIssei NishikioriOVA[20]
1994Brave Police J-DeckerMcCrane, Mr. Mudra[21]
1994Marmalade BoyYuu Matsuura[20][21]
1994–96Slam DunkHisashi Mitsui[4][20][21]
1994Haō Taikei Ryū KnightGratches[21]
1994Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden RaiRacovian[20][21]
1994Tekkaman Blade IIDarbit KrugerOVA[20]
1994Tenshi Nanka Ja NaiShūichi TakigawaOVA[21]
1994Sailor Moon RAchiral[21]
1995Sailor Moon SuperSTiger's Eye[20][21][22]
1995Mobile Suit Gundam WingTreize Khushrenada[20][21][22]
1995El-HazardKatsuhiko JinnaiOVAs & TV series[20][21][22]
1995Saint TailJohn[20][21][22]
1995Fire EmblemAbelOVA[20][21][22]
1996Hell Teacher NūbēMeisuke NuenoAlso narrated an episode of the live-action drama[20][21][23]
1996Martian Successor NadesicoNagare Akatsuki[20][21]
1997Ninja ResurrectionShiro Amakusa TokisadaOVA[20]
1997Flame of ReccaKurei[21]
1997Dr. SlumpDr. Mashirito; Tsukutsun Tsun2nd TV series 
1998Android Announcer Maico 2010Matsuo Densuke[20][21]
1998Weiß KreuzBrad Crawford[20][21]
1998–99Sorcerous Stabber Orphen seriesHartia[21]
1998–99Dokkiri DoctorMitsugu Tajima[21]
1998Mamotte ShugogettenTakashi NomuraAlso OVA in 2000[20]
1999Shin HakkendenTomoka[21]
1999Jubei-chan: Secret of the Lovely EyepatchKoinosuke OdagouAlso special in 2004[20][21]
199910 Tokyo WarriorsJingo KazamatsuriOVA 
1999Excel SagaWatanabe[20][21]
2000Love HinaKentaro Sakata[24]
2000Legendary Gambler TetsuyaTetsuya[20][21]
2001Hare+GuuAsio[21]
2001Sister PrincessAkio Yamagami[20][21]
2001Project ARMSKeith Black[21]
2001Fruits BasketShigure Sohma[20][21][22]
2000GravitationClaude (K)[20][21][22]
2001Cosmic Baton Girl Cometto-sanOmasien man
2001–2012The Prince of Tennis seriesKunimitsu Tezuka[20][21][22]
2002Mirage of BlazeOda Nobunaga[21][22]
2002–06Kinnikuman seriesKevin Mask, Mr. Gacha, PuripurimanStarting with Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy[20][21]
2002Digimon FrontierRhodoKnightmon[21]
2002Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDAndrew Waltfeld[21]
2003Machine Robo RescueKoshiro Sasaki, Fire Robo[21]
2003D.N.AngelDark Mousy[20][21]
2003Fullmetal AlchemistScar[20][21][22]
2004Transformers: EnergonRodimus Convoy 
2004Astro BoyClaus 
2004–05Girls Bravo seriesKazuharu Fukuyama[21]
2004Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō ShōAkram[20][21][22]
2004–11Ring ni Kakero 1 seriesJun Kenzaki[21]
2005BleachByakuya Kuchiki[20][21][22]
2005–07Onegai My Melody seriesKeiichi Hiiragi, My Melody's father[21]
2005–presentOne PieceKaku, Kizaru (881-)[21]
2006Clannad seriesAkio FurukawaAlso After Story[20][21]
2006Gakuen HeavenKoji Shinomiya[21][22]
2006.hack//RootsSagisaka, Seisaku[21][25]
2006–07The Story of Saiunkoku seriesKuro Hong[21]
2006Marginal PrinceJoshua Grant[21]
2006D.Gray-manReever Wenham[21][26]
2006Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine WarsRaidiese F. Branstein[20][21]
2006Happy Lucky BikkurimanGyuujaku-Tenshi, others2006 TV series[21]
2007No Money[22]
2007Over DriveNaoto Hyoudou[21]
2007Romeo × JulietTybalt Volumnia De Capulet[20]
2007Shining Tears X WindHaruto Saionji[21]
2007Hatara Kizzu Maihamu GumiKeisuke Yoshikawa[21]
2008Detective ConanSubaru Okiya[27]
2008Nabari no OuKotaro Fuma[28]
2008Junjou Romantica seriesKaoru Asahina[21][22]
2009Akikan!Hidehoko Otokoya[29]
2009Slap-Up Party: Arad SenkiIrbek[20][30]
2009Tatakau Shisho:The Book of BantorraSegal[31]
2010Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings IIToyotomi Hideyoshi[32]
201114TorikoToriko[20][21][33]
2011Blue ExorcistIgor Neigaus[20][21][34]
201112Fate/ZeroBerserker[4][21]
201113Haganai seriesKashiwazaki Pegasus[4][21]
201213Recorder to Randoseru seriesAtsushi Miyagawa[21][35]
2012HyōkaMasashi Tōgaito[36]
2012Good Luck Girl!Genjūrō Rindo[37]
2013DD Fist of the North StarShin[38]
2014Strange+Masamune[21][39]
2014Date A Live IIIsaac Ray Pelham Westcott[21][40]
2014Love Stage!!Seiya Sena[21][41]
2014Sengoku Basara: End of JudgementToyotomi Hideyoshi[42]
2014The Seven Deadly SinsHelbram[21][43]
2014Cardfight!! Vanguard GRyutaro Oyama[21][44]
2014Kenichi: The Mightiest DiscipleRadin Tidat JihanOVA 7[45]
2015Fafner in the Azure: ExodusWalter Bargest[21][46]
2015Saint Seiya: Soul of GoldGemini Saga[21][47]
2015KagewaniMasaki KimuraEps. 4 - 6, 9, 11 - 13 
2015Blood Blockade BattlefrontTonio[48]
2015Kuroko's Basketball Season 3Shūzō Nijimura[49]
2015NoragamiEbisuSeason 2 Aragoto[21][50][51]
2016Myriad Colors Phantom WorldAlbrechtEp. 6[52]
2016Prince of Stride: AlternativeYuujirou Dan[53]
2016Kagewani: ShōMasaki KimuraEps. 2, 4 - 13 
201617Super LoversTakamura Shiro[54]
2016Izetta: The Last WitchHermann[55]
2016Idol MemoriesRen Hayami[56]
2017Masamune-kun's RevengeEiji[57]
2017Super Lovers 2Takamura Shiro[58]
2017Star-Myu: High School Star Musical 2Ritsu Saotome[59]
2017Fate/ApocryphaLancer of Black/Vlad III[60]
2017Clean Freak! Aoyama-kunAoyama[61]
2017Black CloverHeath Grice, Gaja[62][63]
2018Ninja Girl & Samurai Master 3rd SeasonKennyo Honganji[64]
2018Asobi AsobaseMaeda[65]
2018How Not to Summon a Demon LordEmile Bichelberger
2019Date A Live IIIIsaac Ray Pelham Westcott
20197 SeedsMansaku Tsunomata[66]
2019Actors: Songs ConnectionSatsuma Kadonoōji[67]
2019BabylonKaika Itsuki[68]
2020Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove ItProfessor Ikeda[69]
2020Toilet-Bound Hanako-kunKodama/The Confession Tree
2020A3!Reni Kamikizaka
2020The Misfit of Demon King AcademyIvis Necron[70]
2020King's Raid: Successors of the WillDominicus[71]
2021Back ArrowKai Rhodan[72]
2021Godzilla Singular PointBayler "BB" Barn[73]
2021Shaman KingBoris Tepes Dracula
2021Getter Robo ArcEmperor Gore III[74]
2022Salaryman's ClubSentaro Ibuki[75]
2022Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It HeartProfessor Ikeda
2022Ya Boy Kongming!Zhuge Kongming[76]
2022Date A Live IVIsaac Ray Pelham Westcott
2022The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World CupKunimitsu Tezuka[77]
2022Utawarerumono: Mask of TruthRaikou[78]
2022Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood WarByakuya Kuchiki[79]
2022Me & RobocoGachi Gorilla[80]
2023Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the MacabreSonohara[81]
2023The Tale of the OutcastsCommander of the Knights of the Sword Cross[82]
2023Tōsōchū: The Great MissionMaurice Shoemaker[83]
2023Ao no OrchestraRyūjin Aono[84]
2023Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaKokushibo[85]
2023Record of Ragnarok IIHades[86]
2023Rurouni KenshinHannya[87]
2023Ragna CrimsonOlto Zora[88]
2023I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in NaughtinessGosetsu[89]
2024Sasaki and PeepsAkutsu[90]
2024The Foolish Angel Dances with the DevilZwei[91]
2024Pokémon Horizons: The SeriesHassaku[92]
2024Date A Live VIsaac Ray Pelham Westcott
2024Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season IITalisman[93]
2025My Happy MarriageTadakiyo KudoSeason 2[94]
2025Kowloon Generic RomanceMiyuki Hebinuma[95]
2025Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei NubeMeisuke Nueno[96]
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Film

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List of voice performances in anime feature films
Year Title Role Notes Source[19]
1995Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge!Hisashi Mitsui[97]
1995Slam Dunk: Howling Basketman Spirit!!Hisashi Mitsui[98]
1998Rennyo MonogatariRennyo (young)[21]
2001Gensomaden Saiyuki Requiem: A Requiem for The One Not ChosenGo Dougan
2003Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient CapitalFumimaro Ayanokoji[21]
2006Bleach: Memories of NobodyByakuya Kuchiki[21]
2007ClannadAkio Furukawa
2007Bleach: The DiamondDust RebellionByakuya Kuchiki[21]
2008Bleach: Fade to BlackByakuya Kuchiki[21]
2010Bleach: Hell VerseByakuya Kuchiki[21]
2011Tekken: Blood VengeanceLee Chaolan[21]
2014Detective Conan: Dimensional SniperSubaru Okiya
2017Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no FukkatsuSeiryuu
2020Fate/Grand Order: Camelot - Wandering; AgaterámLancelot
2021Detective Conan: The Scarlet BulletSubaru Okiya
2024Nintama Rantarō: Invincible Master of the Dokutake NinjaZenpōji Isaku[99]
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Tokusatsu

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Year Title Role Notes Source[19]
2001Mirai Sentai TimerangerComputer Engineer GateEp. 46
2005Mahou Sentai MagirangerHades Warrior God CyclopsEps. 35 - 38
2015Shuriken Sentai NinningerMangetsu KibaoniEps. 39 - 42
2016Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARSMangetsu KibaoniOV
2018Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai PatrangerNarrow KilmerEp. 18
2023 Kamen Rider Gotchard Dreadriver (voice), Gigist (voice), Eldoradriver (voice) Eps. 12-50
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Other live-action

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2021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyŌgimachisanjō SanenaruEpisode 19; Taiga drama[100]
2024Saint Young Men: The MovieAdditional Warrior Red (voice)Film[101]
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Audio dramas

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List of voice performances in audio dramas
Title Role Notes Source[19]
7 SeedsMansaku TsunomataDrama CD[102]
Sengoku basara 2: Hyakkaryōran! OdawaranoekiHideyoshi ToyotomiDrama CD 
Legend of Chun HyangMong RyongDrama CD 
Paradox Live Baek Chungsung [103]
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Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[19]
1994 Gunbird Ash Arcade
1995Voltage Fighter GowcaizerKyosuke Shigure, Fudohmaru[104]
1995Cho Aniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou OtokoIdatenPS1[105]
1996 Mega Man 8 Proto Man PS1, Sega Saturn
1997Rival Schools: United by FateRoy BromwellArcade, PS1
1997Castlevania: Symphony of the NightAlucardPS1, Sega Saturn[20][104]
1997Mega Man: Battle & ChaseProto ManPS1
1997Mega Man X4ZeroPS1, Sega Saturn[104]
1997Silhouette MirageHal Birthclod[104]
1997Tales of DestinyDymlos, Kronos[104]
1998XenogearsKrelian[104]
1998Double Cast
ダブルキャスト
Yoshiki SakumaPS1[21]
1998Lunar 2: Eternal BlueRonfar[104]
2000Skies of ArcadiaAlfonsoDreamcast[104]
2000 Mega Man X5 Zero PS1
2000Project JusticeRoy BromwellArcade, Dreamcast
2001SegagagaProgrammer Oka, Shrimp, Secret Director CoolDreamcast[104]

2000 Winback Daniel Stewart

2001Everybody's Golf 3SatoruPS1[21]
2001Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyVampPS2[104]
2001 Mega Man X6 Zero PS1
2003 Mega Man X7 Zero PS2
2004 Mega Man X8 Zero PS2
2004Bakumatsu Koihana-Shinsengumi
ja:幕末恋華 新選組
Toshizo HijikataPS2[21]
2005Shining Force NeoBarronPS2[20][21]
2005Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō ShōAkramPS2[20][21]
2005Namco × CapcomCaptain Commando, Taira No KagekiyoPS2[106][104]
2005 Mega Man Maverick Hunter X Zero PSP
2005Kingdom Hearts IISetzer GabbianiPS2[104]
2006Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VIINero[104]
2006Enchanted ArmsToya[104]
2006ClannadAkio FurukawaPS2[21]
2006Sengoku Basara 2Hideyoshi ToyotomiPS2[20][21]
2006Chaos WarsLyellPS2[21]
2007Warriors Orochi seriesOrochiPS2
2008Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless FrontierKatze Kotolnos, Rubor Cucullus[104]
2008Hana Yori Dango: Koi Seyo Otome!Sojirou NishikadoDS[107]
2008GetAmped2L.J.Windows
2008Tatsunoko vs. CapcomZero[104]
2009Yakuza 3Shoyo Toma[104]
2010Kingdom Hearts Birth by SleepTerraPSP[21][104]
2010Castlevania: Harmony of DespairAlucard[104]
2010Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsZero[104]
201114Dynasty Warriors seriesSima Shi, Sima YiStarting with Dynasty Warriors 7, replaces Tsuyoshi Takishita as Sima Yi starting with Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires[21][108]
2011Tales of XilliaGaiusPS3[21][109]
2011Final Fantasy Type-0Quon Yobatz[104]
2011Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3Zero[104]
2012Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistanceTerra3DS[104]
2012Project X ZoneZero3DS[110]
2013MapleStoryBlack Mage / White MagePC[111]
2014CV: Casting VoiceChris ShinotaniPS3[112][113]
2015Xenoblade Chronicles XRu[104]
2015Project X Zone 2Zero, Captain Commando3DS[114][104]
2015Fate/Grand OrderGaius Julius Caesar, Romulus, Phantom of the Opera, Lancelot, Vlad III. Romulus-QuirinusAndroid/iOS
2016Star Ocean: Integrity and FaithlessnessDaril Camuze, Aaron[104]
2017Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter PrologueTerraPS4, Xbox One, Windows[21][104]
2017Tekken 7Lee Chaolan[115]
2017Another EdenGuildnaAndroid/iOS[116]
2018Super Smash Bros. UltimateZero, Alucard, Mii Fighters (Type 5)Nintendo Switch[104]
2019Kingdom Hearts IIITerraPS4, Xbox One, Windows[104]
2019Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightOrlok DraculeWindows, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch[104]
2019Pachi-Slot Tekken 4Lee ChaolanPachislot[117]
2019OninakiGavod[104]
2020Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!GlitterPS4[104]
2020TeppenZeroAndroid/iOS[118]
2020Mega Man X DiVEZeroAndroid/iOS
2021Arena of ValorByakuya Kuchiki (skin)Android/iOS
2021Final Fantasy VII Remake: IntergradeNero[104]
2022The 13th MonthBlack Prince[119]
2022Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII ReunionNero[104]
2024Tekken 8Lee Chaolan[120]
2024Final Fantasy VII RebirthNero[104]
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Dubbing roles

More information Title, Role ...
List of dub performances in overseas television and film productions
Title Role Voice dub for, Notes Source[19]
Dawson's CreekCliffScott Foley 
FelicityNoel[121]
Scream 3Roman Bridger 
The UnitBob Brown 
Whiskey CavalierFBI Special Agent Will Chase[122]
Alien: CovenantChris OramBilly Crudup[123]
American HeistFrankie KellyAdrien Brody[124]
BarbieStereotypical KenScott Evans[125]
BattleshipAlex HopperTaylor Kitsch[126]
Black & White: The Dawn of JusticeChen ZhenLin Gengxin[127]
Crooked ArrowsJoe LoganBrandon Routh[128]
Deadpool & WolverineMr. ParadoxMatthew Macfadyen[129]
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly KingsShatuo ZhongLin Gengxin[130]
Expend4blesSuarto RahmatIko Uwais[131]
Final Destination 3Kevin FischerRyan Merriman 
FlyboysBlaine RawlingsJames Franco[132]
Gods and MonstersClaytonBrendan Fraser 
GuernicaVasylJack Davenport[133]
HellboyJohn Thaddeus MyersRupert Evans[134]
In the Heart of the SeaGeorge Pollard Jr.Benjamin Walker[135]
Ladder 49Ray GauquinBalthazar Getty[136]
Lone SurvivorMichael P. MurphyTaylor Kitsch[137]
Mare of EasttownDetective Colin ZabelEvan Peters[138]
Melrose PlaceJeff  
Monrak TransistorKiattisakAckarat Nitipol[139]
Nick of TimeGene WatsonJohnny Depp 
PredatorsEdwinTopher Grace[140]
Remember the TitansRonnie BassKip Pardue[141]
Step BrothersDerek HuffAdam Scott[142]
Tai Chi 0NanStephen Fung[143]
Tai Chi HeroNanStephen Fung[144]
The Taking of Tiger MountainShao Jianbo (Captain 203)Lin Gengxin[145]
The CovenantCalebSteven Strait 
The Time MachineVox 114Orlando Jones[146]
To Die ForJimmy EmmettJoaquin Phoenix
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea DragonShatuo ZhongLin Gengxin[147]
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Animation
Title Role Notes Source[19]
CastlevaniaTrevor Belmont[148]
DelgoDelgo[149]
FerdinandFerdinand[150]
Thomas & FriendsFergus, and RheneasSeason 4-7[151]
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Other roles

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List of voice roles in other productions
Title Role Notes Source[19]
Miracle Train ~Chūō-sen e Yōkoso~Shintarō ShinjukuTrain line character[152]
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