Jelle Amesfoort
Description
Jelle Amersfoort is a Dutch voice actor, television presenter, musician, and composer, born in Warnsveld on October 16, 1980. He studied at the Koningstheaterakademie for cabaret and performing arts in Den Bosch, which launched his career in entertainment. His professional work spans multiple disciplines, but he is particularly known for his extensive voice acting roles in Dutch-dubbed versions of numerous animated and live-action series and films.
As a voice actor, Amersfoort has lent his voice to a wide array of characters across various platforms. One of his notable roles is providing the Dutch voice for Zander in the anime series Dinosaur King, which aired on Disney XD in 2011. His voice work is prominent in many children's programs and major film releases. He is the Dutch voice of Bob the Builder in the long-running series Bob de Bouwer. For Netflix, he voiced TY in the series Dinotrux. In Disney films, he has voiced Officer Benjamin Clawhauser in Zootropolis and its follow-up series Zootropolis+, and Agustin Madrigal in Encanto. He also provided voices for characters in major franchises such as Lightyear, The Incredibles 2, and The Boss Baby. His work extends to Marvel and Star Wars animations, where he has voiced characters like Ant-Man in several series and films, and Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In addition to these, his credits include roles in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Early Man, and the Netflix series Stretch Armstrong.
Amersfoort's career is marked by frequent work for major broadcasters and platforms, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Netflix, often providing voices for multiple characters within a single series or across different productions for the same network. His voice is also familiar to Dutch audiences as the narrator for the preschool series Waybuloo and as the voice of Jesus Christ in the EO series Chi-Rho, het geheim. Beyond animation, he has worked as a voice-over for commercials, corporate films, and has recorded audiobooks, including works by Stephen King and Andrzej Sapkowski.
Alongside his voice acting, Amersfoort has had a successful career as a television presenter, most notably for the WNF Bamboeclub on Jetix and later Disney Channel. He has also presented programs for regional broadcasters Omroep Brabant and Omroep Gelderland. In music, he has released several albums and singles, with songs like Goedemorgen and Als ze lacht charting in the Dutch Single Top 100. He performs regularly with his band, including annual summer performances at the Efteling theme park. His achievements in the performing arts include winning the NCRV Volgspot Open Podium Prize in 2002.
As a voice actor, Amersfoort has lent his voice to a wide array of characters across various platforms. One of his notable roles is providing the Dutch voice for Zander in the anime series Dinosaur King, which aired on Disney XD in 2011. His voice work is prominent in many children's programs and major film releases. He is the Dutch voice of Bob the Builder in the long-running series Bob de Bouwer. For Netflix, he voiced TY in the series Dinotrux. In Disney films, he has voiced Officer Benjamin Clawhauser in Zootropolis and its follow-up series Zootropolis+, and Agustin Madrigal in Encanto. He also provided voices for characters in major franchises such as Lightyear, The Incredibles 2, and The Boss Baby. His work extends to Marvel and Star Wars animations, where he has voiced characters like Ant-Man in several series and films, and Darth Maul in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In addition to these, his credits include roles in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Early Man, and the Netflix series Stretch Armstrong.
Amersfoort's career is marked by frequent work for major broadcasters and platforms, including Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Netflix, often providing voices for multiple characters within a single series or across different productions for the same network. His voice is also familiar to Dutch audiences as the narrator for the preschool series Waybuloo and as the voice of Jesus Christ in the EO series Chi-Rho, het geheim. Beyond animation, he has worked as a voice-over for commercials, corporate films, and has recorded audiobooks, including works by Stephen King and Andrzej Sapkowski.
Alongside his voice acting, Amersfoort has had a successful career as a television presenter, most notably for the WNF Bamboeclub on Jetix and later Disney Channel. He has also presented programs for regional broadcasters Omroep Brabant and Omroep Gelderland. In music, he has released several albums and singles, with songs like Goedemorgen and Als ze lacht charting in the Dutch Single Top 100. He performs regularly with his band, including annual summer performances at the Efteling theme park. His achievements in the performing arts include winning the NCRV Volgspot Open Podium Prize in 2002.
All Characters
- DutchAnime overview: Dinosaur King