Paul Borne
Description
Paul Borne is a French actor whose career is primarily focused on the art of dubbing, known as voice acting in France. He is a prominent figure in the French voice-over industry, regularly providing the French voices for international actors such as Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Haysbert, and Josh Brolin. Beyond this work for live-action media, Borne has an extensive and varied career in animation and video games. He is a graduate of the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, France's prestigious national drama academy, and his early career included significant work in theatre throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
In the realm of anime and animated series, Paul Borne has voiced a wide array of characters. He is known for lending his voice to several roles in the Netflix series Record of Ragnarok, where he portrays the gods Odin and Zhang Fei, as well as the human Kagekatsu Toda. His work in this series also extends to other characters across different seasons, including Kisaburo and the father of Buddha. In the anime series Great Pretender, he voices the character James. He also took on the role of Theo Magath in Attack on Titan The Final Season. His work in the Star Wars universe includes voicing Mitaka in the T0-B1 short film from the Star Wars: Visions anthology. Additionally, he voices Adad in the Netflix anime series Ultraman.
Borne's voice acting portfolio is marked by recurring collaborations with certain directors and studios. He has frequently worked under the direction of Bruno Meyère, who served as the voice director on several projects including Record of Ragnarok and Great Pretender. He also worked with director Annabelle Roux on the French dub of Ultraman. Beyond the specific titles mentioned, his broader career in animation includes being the regular French voice for the DC Comics character Lex Luthor in numerous productions since 2007. He is also known for voicing Bob in the Les As de la jungle franchise, Amon in The Legend of Korra, Fujitora in One Piece, and the character Pabbie in the French versions of the Frozen films. His work in video games is also notable, with roles including Bill in The Last of Us, Gehrman in Bloodborne, and Caesar in Fallout: New Vegas.
In the realm of anime and animated series, Paul Borne has voiced a wide array of characters. He is known for lending his voice to several roles in the Netflix series Record of Ragnarok, where he portrays the gods Odin and Zhang Fei, as well as the human Kagekatsu Toda. His work in this series also extends to other characters across different seasons, including Kisaburo and the father of Buddha. In the anime series Great Pretender, he voices the character James. He also took on the role of Theo Magath in Attack on Titan The Final Season. His work in the Star Wars universe includes voicing Mitaka in the T0-B1 short film from the Star Wars: Visions anthology. Additionally, he voices Adad in the Netflix anime series Ultraman.
Borne's voice acting portfolio is marked by recurring collaborations with certain directors and studios. He has frequently worked under the direction of Bruno Meyère, who served as the voice director on several projects including Record of Ragnarok and Great Pretender. He also worked with director Annabelle Roux on the French dub of Ultraman. Beyond the specific titles mentioned, his broader career in animation includes being the regular French voice for the DC Comics character Lex Luthor in numerous productions since 2007. He is also known for voicing Bob in the Les As de la jungle franchise, Amon in The Legend of Korra, Fujitora in One Piece, and the character Pabbie in the French versions of the Frozen films. His work in video games is also notable, with roles including Bill in The Last of Us, Gehrman in Bloodborne, and Caesar in Fallout: New Vegas.
All Characters
- FrenchAnime overview: Record of Ragnarok
- FrenchAnime overview: Record of Ragnarok
- FrenchAnime overview: Great Pretender
- FrenchAnime overview: Attack on Titan The Final Season
- FrenchAnime overview: Star Wars: Visions
- French