Antoine Durand
Description
Antoine Durand is a Canadian actor from Quebec who is primarily known for his extensive work in dubbing, providing the French-language voices for numerous Hollywood actors and animated characters. He began his career in the performing arts at the age of fourteen, with early appearances on Radio-Canada and in Quebecois television series and films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His on-screen credits include roles in the television series Jamais deux sans toi and the film Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer. In addition to screen work, he has also performed in over thirty theatrical productions.
In the realm of voice acting, Durand is particularly renowned in Quebec for being the regular voice actor for a host of prominent American actors. This list includes Edward Norton, Christian Bale, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, and Greg Kinnear, among many others. His dubbing work covers a wide spectrum of film genres, from action movies like Fight Club and Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy to comedies and animated features.
For audiences interested in animation and anime, Antoine Durand is best recognized as the Quebec French voice of James, one of the members of the Team Rocket trio, in the Pokémon anime series and its associated films. This specific dubbing work was done for the Quebecois version of the series, which sometimes featured distinct voice acting from the European French version. His role as James is confirmed for several of the early Pokémon films, including Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker, Pokémon Heroes - Latias & Latios, and Pokémon 4Ever, as well as for the television series itself. His other notable work in animated dubbing includes the role of Binky Barnes in the children's series Arthur and the character Denahi in the Disney film Brother Bear. His career in voice acting is marked by his ability to adapt his youthful-sounding voice to a variety of character types, from the clumsy and ingenuous to more submissive roles.
In the realm of voice acting, Durand is particularly renowned in Quebec for being the regular voice actor for a host of prominent American actors. This list includes Edward Norton, Christian Bale, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, and Greg Kinnear, among many others. His dubbing work covers a wide spectrum of film genres, from action movies like Fight Club and Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy to comedies and animated features.
For audiences interested in animation and anime, Antoine Durand is best recognized as the Quebec French voice of James, one of the members of the Team Rocket trio, in the Pokémon anime series and its associated films. This specific dubbing work was done for the Quebecois version of the series, which sometimes featured distinct voice acting from the European French version. His role as James is confirmed for several of the early Pokémon films, including Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker, Pokémon Heroes - Latias & Latios, and Pokémon 4Ever, as well as for the television series itself. His other notable work in animated dubbing includes the role of Binky Barnes in the children's series Arthur and the character Denahi in the Disney film Brother Bear. His career in voice acting is marked by his ability to adapt his youthful-sounding voice to a variety of character types, from the clumsy and ingenuous to more submissive roles.
All Characters
- FrenchAnime overview: Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
- FrenchAnime overview: Pokémon Heroes - Latias & Latios
- FrenchAnime overview: Pokémon 4Ever