Naoto Kobayashi
Description
Naoto Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actor born on August 6, 1987, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Before entering the entertainment industry, he worked as a systems engineer, a background that contributed to his technical skills in audio and video editing. He pursued his interest in voice acting by enrolling in the Voice Actor Talent Department at Amusement Media Academy, from which he graduated. He began his voice acting career in the early 2010s, with his earliest roles appearing in 2012. Kobayashi was affiliated with the agency Trias from April 2011 until March 2015, after which he became a freelance voice actor.
Kobayashi's career is characterized by a wide range of supporting and minor roles in numerous anime television series, original video animations, theatrical films, and video games. In his early career, he gained experience with roles in popular series such as Sword Art Online in 2012 and Silver Spoon in 2013. He continued to build his portfolio throughout the 2010s with appearances in series like Durarara!!×2, The Fruit of Grisaia, and its sequels The Labyrinth of Grisaia and The Eden of Grisaia, where he voiced the character Adam. He also had a role in the 2017 animated film Genocidal Organ.
He is known for his role as Durham, a coyote student at Cherryton Academy, in the 2019 anime series BEASTARS, a role he reprised for the series' second season in 2021. In the same series, he also provided the voice for another character, Tao. Other notable roles from this period include Kenta Ohara in ID: INVADED in 2020. His career has continued steadily into the 2020s, with roles in the English-language adaptations of popular series, such as voicing Gu-Hyun Kim in Solo Leveling in 2024. His filmography demonstrates a pattern of frequent work, often in ensemble casts, with credits in series like Backflip!!, Koikimo, and the long-running Shadowverse franchise.
Kobayashi's technical proficiency in image and sound editing is a recognized skill that complements his voice acting work. Throughout his career, he has been a consistent presence in the industry, contributing to a broad spectrum of projects. His collaborations with other voice actors include working with Maaya Uchida on series such as BEASTARS and Digimon Adventure tri., and with Junya Enoki on projects including Solo Leveling and the BEASTARS franchise. He is the voice behind Diego in A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai, Thomas in Leviathan, and Akiyama in Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, among many other roles.
Kobayashi's career is characterized by a wide range of supporting and minor roles in numerous anime television series, original video animations, theatrical films, and video games. In his early career, he gained experience with roles in popular series such as Sword Art Online in 2012 and Silver Spoon in 2013. He continued to build his portfolio throughout the 2010s with appearances in series like Durarara!!×2, The Fruit of Grisaia, and its sequels The Labyrinth of Grisaia and The Eden of Grisaia, where he voiced the character Adam. He also had a role in the 2017 animated film Genocidal Organ.
He is known for his role as Durham, a coyote student at Cherryton Academy, in the 2019 anime series BEASTARS, a role he reprised for the series' second season in 2021. In the same series, he also provided the voice for another character, Tao. Other notable roles from this period include Kenta Ohara in ID: INVADED in 2020. His career has continued steadily into the 2020s, with roles in the English-language adaptations of popular series, such as voicing Gu-Hyun Kim in Solo Leveling in 2024. His filmography demonstrates a pattern of frequent work, often in ensemble casts, with credits in series like Backflip!!, Koikimo, and the long-running Shadowverse franchise.
Kobayashi's technical proficiency in image and sound editing is a recognized skill that complements his voice acting work. Throughout his career, he has been a consistent presence in the industry, contributing to a broad spectrum of projects. His collaborations with other voice actors include working with Maaya Uchida on series such as BEASTARS and Digimon Adventure tri., and with Junya Enoki on projects including Solo Leveling and the BEASTARS franchise. He is the voice behind Diego in A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai, Thomas in Leviathan, and Akiyama in Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf, among many other roles.