Jason Kesser

Description
Jason Kesser is an American film and voice actor with a career spanning several decades, recognized for his work in anime dubbing and animated features. Based in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, he is known for his improvisational skills and lifelong passion for dialects, which have contributed to his rise as a notable voice in the animation industry. His work includes lead roles in projects by Academy Award-winning filmmakers, such as the English lead in Michel Ocelot's Dilili in Paris and Luiz Bolognesi's The Immortal Warrior.

Kesser has provided voices for a wide array of characters in English dubs of popular anime series. He is known for his role as Kotarō Katsura in the Hulu release of Gintama, a performance for which he appeared on a panel at Supercon 2021. His other prominent anime voice roles include Kazuki Minase in the Netflix series A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-, Miyajima in the YouTube Original series OBSOLETE, and Genzō Wakabayashi in the 2018 Captain Tsubasa series. He also voices Heizō Hasegawa in the Onihei series and has had multiple roles in the 2023 English dub of Case Closed, notably as the characters Toru Amuro and Heiji Hattori.

A significant and recurring part of Kesser's career is his portrayal of the character Baikinman in the English-language releases of the long-running Japanese children's franchise Soreike! Anpanman. He stepped into the role for the first-ever English release of the franchise, a project for which he spoke on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con in 2021. His credits as Baikinman include a long list of Anpanman films, such as Soreike! Anpanman: Yōsei Rinrin no Himitsu, Soreike! Anpanman Yomigaere Bananajima, Soreike! Anpanman: Happy no Daibōken, Soreike! Anpanman: Inochi no Hoshi no Dolly, Soreike! Anpanman: Ringo Bōya to Minna no Negai, Soreike! Anpanman Omocha no Hoshi no Nanda to Runda, Soreike! Anpanman: Shabondama no Purun, Soreike! Anpanman: Black Nose to Mahō no Uta, Soreike! Anpanman Kagayake! Kurun to Inochi no Hoshi, and Soreike! Anpanman Kirameke! Ice no Kuni no Vanilla-hime. In addition to his anime work, Kesser has performed lead roles in other animated projects, including the English version of The King's Avatar: For the Glory on the streaming service Tubi, and in films such as Space Dogs: Tropical Adventure.