Filipe Duarte
Description
Filipe Duarte was a Portuguese actor and voice artist, born Luís Filipe Duarte Ferreira da Silva on June 5, 1973, in Huambo, Angola. He passed away on April 17, 2020, in Cascais, Portugal. His career was built upon a foundation of classical theatre training, which he received at the Lisbon Theatre and Film School and the Institute for Research and Theatrical Creation. While he was a renowned figure in Portuguese film and television, receiving a best actor award at the Montreal World Film Festival for his role in A Outra Margem, voice work was a significant and consistent part of his professional life.
He performed voiceovers regularly for animated series and films, lending his voice to a wide array of characters in European Portuguese dubs. Among his most recognized roles in animation is Fujimoto, the sorcerer father of the titular character in the 2008 film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. His voice acting portfolio also includes Sanosuke Sagara in the anime series Samurai X, Tarzan in Disney's Tarzan and its sequel Tarzan & Jane, Lord Farquaad in Shrek, Tulio in The Road to El Dorado, Rocky Rhodes in Chicken Run, Ned Flanders in The Simpsons Movie, and Mike in Sing. His work extended to video games as well, where he voiced the protagonist Deacon St. John in the Portuguese version of Days Gone.
Throughout his career, Filipe Duarte's voice was a familiar presence in Portuguese media. Information regarding specific, recurring collaborations with particular directors or dubbing studios is not detailed in the available profiles, though his body of work shows associations with various dubbing studios such as Matinha, Nacional Filmes, and On Air. His notable achievements in voice acting are reflected in the breadth and popularity of the characters he portrayed, from major film and animation franchises to iconic video game roles, marking him as a significant figure in the Portuguese dubbing industry.
He performed voiceovers regularly for animated series and films, lending his voice to a wide array of characters in European Portuguese dubs. Among his most recognized roles in animation is Fujimoto, the sorcerer father of the titular character in the 2008 film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. His voice acting portfolio also includes Sanosuke Sagara in the anime series Samurai X, Tarzan in Disney's Tarzan and its sequel Tarzan & Jane, Lord Farquaad in Shrek, Tulio in The Road to El Dorado, Rocky Rhodes in Chicken Run, Ned Flanders in The Simpsons Movie, and Mike in Sing. His work extended to video games as well, where he voiced the protagonist Deacon St. John in the Portuguese version of Days Gone.
Throughout his career, Filipe Duarte's voice was a familiar presence in Portuguese media. Information regarding specific, recurring collaborations with particular directors or dubbing studios is not detailed in the available profiles, though his body of work shows associations with various dubbing studios such as Matinha, Nacional Filmes, and On Air. His notable achievements in voice acting are reflected in the breadth and popularity of the characters he portrayed, from major film and animation franchises to iconic video game roles, marking him as a significant figure in the Portuguese dubbing industry.
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- PortugueseAnime overview: Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea