Christophe Hespel

Description
Christophe Hespel is a Belgian voice actor born on 20 October 1973 in Tournai, Belgium, who is widely recognized for his extensive work in the French dubbing of anime and television series. He was trained at the Conservatoire de Mons in Belgium. In addition to his voice work, he is also active as a theatre actor, a coach, and an artistic director. He is currently based in London, England.

Hespel is perhaps best known as the consistent French voice of Sasuke Uchiwa across the entire Naruto anime franchise, including Naruto, Naruto Shippūden, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, and numerous films such as Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow. He has lent his voice to a wide array of other prominent anime characters. He voices the protagonist, Zorori, in Kaiketsu Zorori, and the character Nabu in the Winx Club series. In the Inazuma Eleven franchise, he is the voice of Jude Sharp, a role he has reprised in multiple series and films, including Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ogre Shūrai. His work in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is particularly prolific, encompassing various characters such as Alister in the original series, Lyman Banner in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time, and Kalin Kessler in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.

Beyond the roles mentioned by the user, his career includes voicing Ray in the Beyblade anime, Eliott in Mew Mew Power, and Arystar Krory in D.Gray-man. He also provided the voice for the character Hajime Kindaichi in The File of Young Kindaichi, Hiroyuki Miyazawa in His and Her Circumstances, and Warren Worthington III / Angel in Wolverine and the X-Men. His work also extends to video games, where he is the voice of the Wii Fit Male Trainer in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Hespel's career is not limited to animation. He is a regular performer in voiceover and dubbing for live-action films and television series, with credits including Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Doctor Who, and Orphan Black. He works professionally in both French and English. In 2012, he was a finalist in the "Talent 2012" competition in London, which sought to find the next West End musical theatre star. He also holds a Master's degree and a teaching qualification in Speech and Spoken French, establishing him as an expert in French phonetics and prosody.