Frederic Popovic

Description
Frédéric Popovic is a French actor extensively involved in dubbing, primarily known for providing the French voices for numerous characters in anime series and films. While sources differ on his exact birth date, with some listing December 1, 1963, and others May 16, 1964, they agree on his significant presence in the French animation dubbing industry.

Popovic has lent his voice to a wide array of characters across many popular anime. He is the French voice of Kurapika in the 1999 version of Hunter X Hunter and also voices Kurama in Yu Yu Hakusho. In the Saint Seiya franchise, he voices the character Hyoga du Cygne for The Hades Chapter - Inferno and The Hades Chapter - Elysion. His work extends to the Tsubasa Chronicle series, where he voices Fye D. Flowright, including in Tsubasa: Spring Thunder and Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations. He is also the voice of Lau in Black Butler: Book of Murder. Other notable anime roles include Shin in Fist of the North Star, Lieutenant Drake in One Piece, and Lin Yao in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. In the series Shaman King, he voiced both Bason and Turbine, and he plays Jisai Kanemaki in Orient. His film work includes roles in Nasu: Summer in Andalusia as Pépé Benengeli, Giovanni's Island as Hideo Senô, and The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky as Bellion. Additional roles mentioned by the user, such as Rowen in Elemental Gelade, Al in New Dominion Tank Police, Reydon in the Legend of Crystania projects, and Shinichi Kuruma in Beast Fighter - The Apocalypse, are consistent with his extensive body of work in anime dubbing from the 1990s and 2000s.

Beyond Japanese animation, his voice work is highly varied. He has been the regular French voice for actors such as Tobias Menzies (in Game of Thrones and The Crown) and Gil McKinney. He is also known for voicing Raphael in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and Optimus Prime in Transformers: Animated. His work also extends into video games, providing voices for major franchises like Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, Deus Ex (as Adam Jensen), and Wolfenstein.

In addition to his acting work, Popovic is also a stage director, singer, musician, and composer. He composed music for projects such as the 1997 short film La chèvre de Monsieur Seguin.