Cyrille Artaux
Description
Cyrille Artaux is a French voice actor and dubbing director who has been active in the industry since the mid-1980s. His career is marked by extensive work in anime dubbing, where he has lent his voice to a wide array of characters across numerous series and OVAs, often for French distributors like Déclic Images. Beyond anime, Artaux is also recognized as the regular French voice for actors such as Adam Rodriguez, Jay Karnes, and Bob Odenkirk in live-action series and films.
Artaux began his dubbing career in the mid-1980s, with one of his first significant roles being the voice of Brad Turner in the animated series MASK in 1986. His early work also included roles in classic anime features, such as providing the voice for Hydargos in the first French dub of "Goldorak contre Great Mazinger". His theatrical training, with credits in plays by Molière and others dating back to the 1970s, has underpinned his vocal performance work.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Artaux became a prominent figure in French anime dubbing. He is credited with a multitude of roles that showcase his range. As specified, he voiced Ze Stronestro in the series "Submarine Super 99," Shimizu in "Nine O'Clock Woman," and Hibiki Kanzaki in "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie". He also took on the roles of Taki Minase in "Bible Black" and Hiratani in "Bible Black Origins," as well as Garan in "Labyrinth of Flames". His other notable anime roles include Ayame Sôma in "Fruits Basket," Katsuhiko Jinnaï in "El Hazard," Toshiyuki Saejima in "GTO," and Bartolomeo in "One Piece".
In addition to his on-microphone work, Cyrille Artaux has had a significant career as a voice director, also known as a dubbing director. He has directed the French adaptations for numerous anime series at Studio Lincoln, a role in which he guides other voice actors to match the original performances. His directing credits include series he also acted in, such as "Fruits Basket," "Love Hina," "Initial D," and "Silent Möbius". An interview with Artaux about his work is included in the collector's edition release of "Fruits Basket".
Artaux has also expanded his voice work into the realm of video games. He is notably the voice of the character Ratchet in the French versions of the "Ratchet & Clank" series, starting with "Ratchet and Clank: Opération Destruction" in 2007, succeeding Marc Saez. He also provided voices for Vin and Kor in the "Jak and Daxter" games.
Artaux began his dubbing career in the mid-1980s, with one of his first significant roles being the voice of Brad Turner in the animated series MASK in 1986. His early work also included roles in classic anime features, such as providing the voice for Hydargos in the first French dub of "Goldorak contre Great Mazinger". His theatrical training, with credits in plays by Molière and others dating back to the 1970s, has underpinned his vocal performance work.
Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Artaux became a prominent figure in French anime dubbing. He is credited with a multitude of roles that showcase his range. As specified, he voiced Ze Stronestro in the series "Submarine Super 99," Shimizu in "Nine O'Clock Woman," and Hibiki Kanzaki in "Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie". He also took on the roles of Taki Minase in "Bible Black" and Hiratani in "Bible Black Origins," as well as Garan in "Labyrinth of Flames". His other notable anime roles include Ayame Sôma in "Fruits Basket," Katsuhiko Jinnaï in "El Hazard," Toshiyuki Saejima in "GTO," and Bartolomeo in "One Piece".
In addition to his on-microphone work, Cyrille Artaux has had a significant career as a voice director, also known as a dubbing director. He has directed the French adaptations for numerous anime series at Studio Lincoln, a role in which he guides other voice actors to match the original performances. His directing credits include series he also acted in, such as "Fruits Basket," "Love Hina," "Initial D," and "Silent Möbius". An interview with Artaux about his work is included in the collector's edition release of "Fruits Basket".
Artaux has also expanded his voice work into the realm of video games. He is notably the voice of the character Ratchet in the French versions of the "Ratchet & Clank" series, starting with "Ratchet and Clank: Opération Destruction" in 2007, succeeding Marc Saez. He also provided voices for Vin and Kor in the "Jak and Daxter" games.
All Characters
- FrenchAnime overview: Submarine Super 99
- FrenchAnime overview: Nine O'Clock Woman
- FrenchAnime overview: Bible Black Origins
- FrenchAnime overview: Bible Black
- FrenchAnime overview: Labyrinth of Flames
- FrenchAnime overview: Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie