Matthew Charles
Description
Matthew Charles is the professional name used by American actor Matthew Charles Labyorteaux for his voice-over work, particularly in animation and anime dubs. Born on December 8, 1966, he began his career as a prominent child actor in live-action television during the 1970s and 1980s, most notably for his long-running role as Albert Quinn Ingalls on the series Little House on the Prairie. Around 1994, he transitioned from on-screen performances to focus on voice acting, eventually finding significant success in the industry.
His most prominent and defining role in anime is providing the English voice for Jaden Yuki, the protagonist of the series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, a role he performed from 2005 to 2008. He also voiced Jaden's darker persona, The Supreme King, within the same series. This character work continued in other installments of the franchise, as he reprised the role of Jaden Yuki for the feature film Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time and again for the mobile game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links in 2017.
Beyond his signature role in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, Charles's voice work in anime includes additional voices for the Pokémon series, such as in Pokémon Advanced Generation and the role of Sid in the film Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. He also voiced the character Nabu in the 4Kids Entertainment dub of the animated series Winx Club. His career in voice acting extends to other animated projects and video games, including roles in the.hack// video game series and additional voices for the Disney film Mulan. His work has been closely associated with 4Kids Productions, where he was a prominent voice actor for many of their English-language adaptations of Japanese anime.
His most prominent and defining role in anime is providing the English voice for Jaden Yuki, the protagonist of the series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, a role he performed from 2005 to 2008. He also voiced Jaden's darker persona, The Supreme King, within the same series. This character work continued in other installments of the franchise, as he reprised the role of Jaden Yuki for the feature film Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time and again for the mobile game Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links in 2017.
Beyond his signature role in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, Charles's voice work in anime includes additional voices for the Pokémon series, such as in Pokémon Advanced Generation and the role of Sid in the film Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys. He also voiced the character Nabu in the 4Kids Entertainment dub of the animated series Winx Club. His career in voice acting extends to other animated projects and video games, including roles in the.hack// video game series and additional voices for the Disney film Mulan. His work has been closely associated with 4Kids Productions, where he was a prominent voice actor for many of their English-language adaptations of Japanese anime.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time