Donald Reignoux
Description
Donald Reignoux is a prominent French actor, born on May 20, 1982, in Courbevoie, France, who has built an extensive career primarily focused on dubbing and voice acting. His entry into the world of voice acting began at the age of ten in 1992, when he was discovered by singer and actress Claude Lombard. He started with small roles in television films and by the age of sixteen, voice acting became his regular profession.
Reignoux's career is marked by a vast range of roles in animation, live-action dubbing, and video games. In the realm of anime, he is particularly well-known for his long-standing association with the character Shinji Ikari, whom he voiced across the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series and its subsequent films from 1998 to 2016. This extensive work includes the film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time. His filmography also includes iconic Studio Ghibli films, where he lent his voice to Haku in Spirited Away and Kanta in My Neighbor Totoro. Other notable anime roles include Lio Fotia in the film Promare, Gamma 2 in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and Teppei Takamiya in B't X Neo. In his earlier career, between 1998 and 2000, he voiced Tai Kamiya and Wormmon in the first two seasons of the Digimon anime series.
Beyond anime, Reignoux has an extensive portfolio in Western animation. He is the official French voice for numerous characters, including Titeuf in the series of the same name, Phineas Flynn in Phineas and Ferb, Kristoff in the Frozen franchise, and Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. His work for Disney also includes roles like T.J. Detweiler in Recess and Fix-It Felix Jr. in Wreck-It Ralph.
In addition to animation, Reignoux is a highly active voice actor for live-action productions. He is the regular French dubbing voice for several American actors, including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Paul Dano, Jay Baruchel, and Jonah Hill. Notable live-action dubbing roles include Spider-Man/Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man films and the Marvel's Spider-Man video games, as well as Lex Luthor in several DC Extended Universe films.
His work is also prominent in the video game industry. He is famously the voice of Sora in the first two Kingdom Hearts games. Other major video game roles include Connor in Detroit: Become Human, Delsin Rowe in Infamous: Second Son, and Lúcio in Overwatch.
Reignoux also works as an artistic director on various projects and has been one of the voiceovers for the radio station NRJ since 2005. He is an avid gamer and hosts streaming content on platforms like Twitch, where he combines his passion for video games with his voice acting community.
Reignoux's career is marked by a vast range of roles in animation, live-action dubbing, and video games. In the realm of anime, he is particularly well-known for his long-standing association with the character Shinji Ikari, whom he voiced across the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series and its subsequent films from 1998 to 2016. This extensive work includes the film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time. His filmography also includes iconic Studio Ghibli films, where he lent his voice to Haku in Spirited Away and Kanta in My Neighbor Totoro. Other notable anime roles include Lio Fotia in the film Promare, Gamma 2 in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, and Teppei Takamiya in B't X Neo. In his earlier career, between 1998 and 2000, he voiced Tai Kamiya and Wormmon in the first two seasons of the Digimon anime series.
Beyond anime, Reignoux has an extensive portfolio in Western animation. He is the official French voice for numerous characters, including Titeuf in the series of the same name, Phineas Flynn in Phineas and Ferb, Kristoff in the Frozen franchise, and Hiccup in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy. His work for Disney also includes roles like T.J. Detweiler in Recess and Fix-It Felix Jr. in Wreck-It Ralph.
In addition to animation, Reignoux is a highly active voice actor for live-action productions. He is the regular French dubbing voice for several American actors, including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Paul Dano, Jay Baruchel, and Jonah Hill. Notable live-action dubbing roles include Spider-Man/Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man films and the Marvel's Spider-Man video games, as well as Lex Luthor in several DC Extended Universe films.
His work is also prominent in the video game industry. He is famously the voice of Sora in the first two Kingdom Hearts games. Other major video game roles include Connor in Detroit: Become Human, Delsin Rowe in Infamous: Second Son, and Lúcio in Overwatch.
Reignoux also works as an artistic director on various projects and has been one of the voiceovers for the radio station NRJ since 2005. He is an avid gamer and hosts streaming content on platforms like Twitch, where he combines his passion for video games with his voice acting community.
All Characters
- FrenchAnime overview: Captain Tsubasa
- FrenchAnime overview: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
- French
- FrenchAnime overview: My Neighbor Totoro
- FrenchAnime overview: B't X Neo
- FrenchAnime overview: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time
- FrenchAnime overview: Spirited Away