Luiz Carlos Persy

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Luiz Carlos Persy is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director with a career spanning over three decades, known for his deep and powerful voice. Born in Rio de Janeiro on January 24, 1964, he has built a prolific career lending his voice to a wide array of iconic characters in animation, live-action films, television series, and video games. His body of work demonstrates a particular facility for portraying villains and authoritative figures.

In the realm of anime and animation, Persy has voiced a diverse range of characters. Among his most recognized roles are Rigurd in the series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and its spin-off The Slime Diaries, and Elhart in The Rising of The Shield Hero. He also provided the voice for Yoshinobu Gakuganji in Jujutsu Kaisen, Salazar in Great Pretender, and Kurokawa in Sabikui Bisco. His work extends to other animated productions, including the role of Christopher Matts, also known as The Bastard, in Super Crooks, Steve H. Foster in Spriggan, and Dr. Matsumoto in Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-. He voiced Rei Bartra Liones in the film The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light and Shin Hayata in the anime Ultraman. Persy's credits also include Kurt von Rudersdorf in Saga of Tanya the Evil, Nicholás Lovof in Attack on Titan: No Regrets, and Luro' Taralumee in Halo Legends. He took on the role of Megatron in Transformers: Robots in Disguise and voiced multiple characters, including Ciro, Faraó Ramsés, Hiram, and Nebuchadnezzar, in the series In The Beginning - The Bible Stories. Earlier in his career, he voiced Don Wei in Oban Star-Racers and took on the role of Mandrake in the Studio Ghibli film Earwig and the Witch.

Beyond anime, Persy is celebrated in Brazil for being the official voice of numerous high-profile characters in live-action and animation. He is widely recognized as the Portuguese voice of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter film series, Gandalf in The Hobbit trilogy, and Joel Miller in both the video game and HBO series adaptation of The Last of Us. His other notable dubbing credits include Lex Luthor in various Justice League animated series, Miles Quaritch in Avatar, and Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He has also dubbed the voices of actors such as Al Pacino, Ralph Fiennes, and Mickey Rourke across different films.

In addition to his voice work, Persy is an accomplished stage and film actor. He has appeared in Brazilian television series like Força-Tarefa and has taken on leading roles in films, including the science fiction features A Cápsula and Rastro Neural, and the historical horror film A Própria Carne. His performance in A Própria Carne earned him a nomination for Best Actor at the FilmQuest Festival in 2025. Persy is also a dubbing director and a theater instructor, reflecting his deep commitment to the performing arts. His philosophy towards his craft emphasizes a constant search for "cênica truth" and a serious, meticulous approach to every role.
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