David Henrie provided the voice for the character Shawn in the English-language dub of the 2012 Studio Ghibli film The Secret World of Arrietty. This role marks his sole credit in the realm of anime voice acting. The film, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States, featured a cast primarily known for live-action work, including Bridgit Mendler as the title character. Henrie, at the time widely recognized for his role as Justin Russo on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, was cast by producer Frank Marshall. In an interview, Henrie described the voice acting process for the film as a unique challenge, involving ten-hour recording sessions and the technical demand of syncing his English dialogue to the existing Japanese animation and lip movements. The character Shawn, a sickly and introspective boy who discovers the tiny Borrower family, was noted by critics as a significant role within the film's narrative. Beyond this single anime credit, David Henrie's extensive career has been centered on live-action television and film, with no other documented work in anime or recurring collaborations within the voice acting industry for Japanese animation.