Joshua Keaton
Description
Joshua Keaton is an American actor recognized for his extensive work in animation and video game voiceovers. Born on February 8, 1979, in Hacienda Heights, California, he began his career in entertainment as a child actor, appearing in commercials from a very young age. His birth name is Joshua Luis Wiener, and he is fluent in Spanish, which was his first language. Before focusing on acting, he was also a member of the 1990s boy band No Authority.
Keaton's voice acting career spans several decades and includes a wide array of iconic characters. He provided the speaking voice for a young Hercules in the 1997 Disney film Hercules. In the realm of video games, he is known for roles such as Ryu Hayabusa in the Ninja Gaiden series, Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and Anduin Wrynn in World of Warcraft. He also voiced the role of Spyro the Dragon in the Skylanders video game franchise. His work in English dubs of Japanese productions includes the game Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, where he provided the voices for both the characters Munenori Yagyu and Tenkai Nankobo.
His work in animated television is particularly notable. From 2008 to 2009, he voiced the titular character in the critically acclaimed series The Spectacular Spider-Man. He later took on the lead role of Takashi Shiro Shirogane in the Netflix series Voltron: Legendary Defender from 2016 to 2018. Other prominent television roles include Jack Darby in Transformers: Prime and Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. He has also been a recurring voice in numerous DC Comics animated projects, often portraying characters like The Flash and Green Lantern.
Keaton has demonstrated a pattern of recurring collaborations within the industry, frequently working alongside other prominent voice actors such as Nolan North and Phil LaMarr. A notable aspect of his career is his long association with the character of Spider-Man; beyond his lead role in The Spectacular Spider-Man, he has voiced the character in various other projects, including a cameo as an alternate version of Peter Parker in the feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. He also portrayed the villain Electro in the 2018 video game Marvel's Spider-Man, providing both the voice and physical motion capture for the character.
Keaton's voice acting career spans several decades and includes a wide array of iconic characters. He provided the speaking voice for a young Hercules in the 1997 Disney film Hercules. In the realm of video games, he is known for roles such as Ryu Hayabusa in the Ninja Gaiden series, Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, and Anduin Wrynn in World of Warcraft. He also voiced the role of Spyro the Dragon in the Skylanders video game franchise. His work in English dubs of Japanese productions includes the game Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, where he provided the voices for both the characters Munenori Yagyu and Tenkai Nankobo.
His work in animated television is particularly notable. From 2008 to 2009, he voiced the titular character in the critically acclaimed series The Spectacular Spider-Man. He later took on the lead role of Takashi Shiro Shirogane in the Netflix series Voltron: Legendary Defender from 2016 to 2018. Other prominent television roles include Jack Darby in Transformers: Prime and Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Green Lantern: The Animated Series. He has also been a recurring voice in numerous DC Comics animated projects, often portraying characters like The Flash and Green Lantern.
Keaton has demonstrated a pattern of recurring collaborations within the industry, frequently working alongside other prominent voice actors such as Nolan North and Phil LaMarr. A notable aspect of his career is his long association with the character of Spider-Man; beyond his lead role in The Spectacular Spider-Man, he has voiced the character in various other projects, including a cameo as an alternate version of Peter Parker in the feature film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. He also portrayed the villain Electro in the 2018 video game Marvel's Spider-Man, providing both the voice and physical motion capture for the character.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
- EnglishAnime overview: Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams