Christopher Bevins
Description
Christopher Bevins is an American voice actor, ADR (Adaptation Dialogue Replacement) director, and scriptwriter known for his extensive work on English-language adaptations of Japanese anime series, primarily for Funimation and Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Born on October 31, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, he began his career in the early 2000s and has since contributed to hundreds of projects. In addition to his on-screen voice work, Bevins has a significant behind-the-scenes presence, having directed, cast, produced, or adapted scripts for over one hundred anime series, movies, and specials.
Bevins's career is marked by a wide range of voice acting roles across numerous popular series. He is perhaps best known for voicing the personified nation of Japan in the long-running Hetalia franchise, a role he has reprised in multiple installments including Hetalia: Axis Powers, Hetalia World Series, Hetalia The Beautiful World, Hetalia The World Twinkle, Hetalia World Stars, and the film Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White!. Another prominent role is Hanta Sero (also known as the hero Cellophane) in the global phenomenon My Hero Academia, a part he has played since 2016, including in the film My Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-. His filmography also includes Yasuhiro Hagakure in Danganronpa: The Animation and Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Kenji in the Initial D series, Mercutio in Romeo x Juliet, and Shishiwakamaru in Yu Yu Hakusho.
Beyond these signature roles, Bevins has voiced a vast array of characters, demonstrating his versatility. Examples from the user's list include Hyouma Yoshimura in Concrete Revolutio, Fritz in Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-, and Takumi Iguchi in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened. He has also taken on roles in major franchises such as Grigori Rasputin in Drifters, Nico in Tokyo Ghoul: re, Tonio Trussardi in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, and the Fastener in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. His work extends to dubbing roles in films like Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway as Fencer Mayne, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection as Shinichiro Tamaki, and King of Thorn as Peter Stevens. He has also contributed voices to numerous video games, most notably as the character Dhalsim in the Street Fighter IV and V series, as well as Bee the dog in various Dragon Ball Z video games.
In addition to his acting, Bevins is a highly respected ADR director and scriptwriter, a role in which he has had a substantial impact on the English localizations of many anime. His directing credits are extensive and include acclaimed titles such as Princess Jellyfish, for which he also served as a scriptwriter, Michiko & Hatchin, Terror in Resonance, Gangsta., The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Jormungand, and Aquarion Evol. He has also directed dubs for series like BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Witchblade, El Cazador de la Bruja, and.hack//Quantum. His work often involves a close collaboration with studios like Funimation, where he has been a key figure in their production of English dubs for over two decades. He is married to fellow voice actress Rachel Robinson.
Bevins's career is marked by a wide range of voice acting roles across numerous popular series. He is perhaps best known for voicing the personified nation of Japan in the long-running Hetalia franchise, a role he has reprised in multiple installments including Hetalia: Axis Powers, Hetalia World Series, Hetalia The Beautiful World, Hetalia The World Twinkle, Hetalia World Stars, and the film Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White!. Another prominent role is Hanta Sero (also known as the hero Cellophane) in the global phenomenon My Hero Academia, a part he has played since 2016, including in the film My Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-. His filmography also includes Yasuhiro Hagakure in Danganronpa: The Animation and Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Kenji in the Initial D series, Mercutio in Romeo x Juliet, and Shishiwakamaru in Yu Yu Hakusho.
Beyond these signature roles, Bevins has voiced a vast array of characters, demonstrating his versatility. Examples from the user's list include Hyouma Yoshimura in Concrete Revolutio, Fritz in Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-, and Takumi Iguchi in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened. He has also taken on roles in major franchises such as Grigori Rasputin in Drifters, Nico in Tokyo Ghoul: re, Tonio Trussardi in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, and the Fastener in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. His work extends to dubbing roles in films like Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway as Fencer Mayne, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection as Shinichiro Tamaki, and King of Thorn as Peter Stevens. He has also contributed voices to numerous video games, most notably as the character Dhalsim in the Street Fighter IV and V series, as well as Bee the dog in various Dragon Ball Z video games.
In addition to his acting, Bevins is a highly respected ADR director and scriptwriter, a role in which he has had a substantial impact on the English localizations of many anime. His directing credits are extensive and include acclaimed titles such as Princess Jellyfish, for which he also served as a scriptwriter, Michiko & Hatchin, Terror in Resonance, Gangsta., The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Jormungand, and Aquarion Evol. He has also directed dubs for series like BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Witchblade, El Cazador de la Bruja, and.hack//Quantum. His work often involves a close collaboration with studios like Funimation, where he has been a key figure in their production of English dubs for over two decades. He is married to fellow voice actress Rachel Robinson.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Pop Team Epic
- EnglishAnime overview: Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song
- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- EnglishAnime overview: Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar
- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- EnglishAnime overview: Hetalia World Stars
- EnglishAnime overview: Magatsu Wahrheit -Zuerst-
- EnglishAnime overview: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
- EnglishAnime overview: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened
- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-
- EnglishAnime overview: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection
- English
- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- English
- EnglishAnime overview: Hetalia The World Twinkle
- EnglishAnime overview: Hetalia The Beautiful World
- EnglishAnime overview: King of Thorn
- EnglishAnime overview: The Sacred Blacksmith
- EnglishAnime overview: Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~
- EnglishAnime overview: Corpse Princess: Kuro
- EnglishAnime overview: Hetalia World Series
- EnglishAnime overview: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
- EnglishAnime overview: RIN - Daughters of Mnemosyne
- EnglishAnime overview: El Cazador de la Bruja
- EnglishAnime overview: Big Windup!
- EnglishAnime overview: Baldr Force EXE
- EnglishAnime overview: Princess Jellyfish
- EnglishAnime overview: Harmony
- EnglishAnime overview: Hetalia Axis Powers: Paint it, White!