Bonnie Gordon

Description
Bonnie Gordon is an American actress and voice artist based in Los Angeles, California, with a career that spans animation, video games, anime dubbing, music, and tabletop role-playing game performance. Born on March 27, 1986, she developed an early passion for fantasy and science fiction, which has remained a central theme throughout her professional work. Her entry into performance began in interactive and improvisational theater, with roles in the Orlando and Las Vegas productions of Tony n' Tina's Wedding and as a cast member at the Star Trek: The Experience attraction in Las Vegas. In 2014, she gained wider recognition as a contestant on the ABC reality-fantasy series The Quest, where she was known as Paladin Bonnie.

As a voice actress, Gordon has built a diverse portfolio, with significant contributions to English dubs of anime. She is frequently cast in productions by New Generation Pictures, a voice direction and production company. A prominent example of this collaboration is her role as Shikou Soujin, a tomboyish fighter from Kyosho Academy, in several installments of the long-running Ikki Tousen franchise. She voiced the character in Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor, Ikki Tousen: Western Wolves, and Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch. Her work in the franchise places her among a regular ensemble of English voice actors who have contributed to the series' various seasons and OVAs.

Another notable anime role is Yu Abiko, commonly known as Biko, in Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation. Gordon voiced the character across both seasons of the anime's English dub, which premiered on Funimation in 2021. Biko is an apprentice Artificer, specializing in the creation of magical tools, and is known for her distinctive appearance featuring a large orange hat and her deep loyalty to her mentor, Rio Kurotori. Gordon portrayed the character in all 19 episodes of the series.

Beyond anime, Gordon's voice acting career is marked by high-profile roles in Western animation and video games. She voices the Ship's Computer on the Paramount+ and Nickelodeon animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, a role she secured after performing scratch vocals for other characters during the show's development. In the video game realm, her credits include the energetic wrestler Rainbow Mika in Street Fighter V, the cleric Silque in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, and Bounce Man in Mega Man 11. For Fire Emblem Echoes, she also performed the English version of the game's ending theme.

In addition to her acting work, Gordon is an accomplished musician. She is one half of the nerd parody duo Library Bards, formed in 2014, which gained popularity with geek-culture parodies of hit songs. She has also released a solo jazz album titled Con Artist in 2023. A professional TTRPG player, she has appeared in numerous live-streamed campaigns, including the Star Trek series Shield of Tomorrow on Geek & Sundry. She is also a long-time performing member of the prestigious Magic Castle in Hollywood.