Robert Matney
Description
Robert Matney is an American voice actor known for his work in anime and video game productions, primarily during the early 2000s. He was born Robert Weaver Matney in 1976 in Dallas, Texas. His career is multifaceted, encompassing roles on stage and as a voice actor alongside significant professional work in web development, technology design for theater, and later in government affairs. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied philosophy and participated in the Shakespeare at Winedale program.
Matney's voice acting credits, though limited in number, feature roles in several English-dubbed anime series and original video animations. In the television series Petite Princess Yucie, he provided the voice for Gunbard, the legendary knight and doting adoptive father of the titular character, Yucie. His other anime voice roles include appearances in the series Getbackers as a Yakuza Henchman in the first episode, a part in Eden's Bowy, and roles in the OVAs Birth, as Inorganic Biker Number 1, and Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle, as Mark. He was also part of the English casts for Magical Play and Magical Play 3D.
Beyond anime, Matney's voice acting extended to the video game medium. He voiced the character Doctor Psycho in the 2011 superhero video game DC Universe Online.
Matney's involvement in the performing arts is not limited to voice work. He has been an active figure in the Austin, Texas, theater scene, serving as the co-producing artistic director of the Breaking String Theater and as a technology designer for the Hidden Room Theatre. His work in theater has focused on integrating technology, such as using video teleconferencing to link performers and audiences across different locations, a topic he has spoken about at events like the SXSW Interactive festival.
Matney's voice acting credits, though limited in number, feature roles in several English-dubbed anime series and original video animations. In the television series Petite Princess Yucie, he provided the voice for Gunbard, the legendary knight and doting adoptive father of the titular character, Yucie. His other anime voice roles include appearances in the series Getbackers as a Yakuza Henchman in the first episode, a part in Eden's Bowy, and roles in the OVAs Birth, as Inorganic Biker Number 1, and Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle, as Mark. He was also part of the English casts for Magical Play and Magical Play 3D.
Beyond anime, Matney's voice acting extended to the video game medium. He voiced the character Doctor Psycho in the 2011 superhero video game DC Universe Online.
Matney's involvement in the performing arts is not limited to voice work. He has been an active figure in the Austin, Texas, theater scene, serving as the co-producing artistic director of the Breaking String Theater and as a technology designer for the Hidden Room Theatre. His work in theater has focused on integrating technology, such as using video teleconferencing to link performers and audiences across different locations, a topic he has spoken about at events like the SXSW Interactive festival.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Petite Princess Yucie