Wataru Yokojima

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Wataru Yokojima is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on August 21, 1958, in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with the Mingei Theatre Company, a prominent theatrical troupe he joined in 1982 after completing his studies at the Toho Gakuen College. His career is characterized by a deep and steady voice, which often leads to his casting in mature, handsome, or middle-aged roles.

Yokojima's professional foundation is in theatre, with numerous stage credits to his name including productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Deep. This theatrical background supports his extensive work in voice acting for animation and foreign film dubbing. In anime, he is known for the role of Alexander Lloyds, the hero manager, in the Tiger & Bunny franchise, appearing in the 2011 television series, the 2012 film The Beginning, and the 2022 sequel Tiger & Bunny 2. He also voiced the character Bassha in the 2020 series Saikyō Kamizmode!. His other notable anime roles include Owl in Brave Beats, James Moriarty in Undead Girl Murder Farce, and appearances in Carole & Tuesday and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!.

A significant portion of Yokojima's career is dedicated to Japanese dubbing of foreign films and television series. He is the regular voice actor for actors Pierce Brosnan, Simon Pegg, and William Fichtner. His work dubbing Brosnan in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough is frequently cited as a pivotal and challenging moment in his career. He has also dubbed for films such as Paul and Hot Fuzz and television series like The Blacklist. Beyond animation and dubbing, his voice work extends to video games, with credits in major titles like Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Kingdom Hearts III, and Granblue Fantasy.
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