Andrew Chaikin
Description
Andrew Chaikin is an American voice actor and musician, also known by his stage name Kid Beyond, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His career encompasses both on-screen and video game voice work, with a substantial portfolio in the latter, particularly in titles developed by Telltale Games. In addition to his acting, Chaikin is an accomplished singer, beatboxer, and songwriter, and has contributed his musical talents to video games like the Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution series.
In the realm of anime, Chaikin is recognized for his role as the English voice of the iconic villain Dio Brando in the 1993 anime original video animation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. This OVA adaptation focused primarily on the Stardust Crusaders story arc.
Chaikin's voice acting career is most extensively documented in the video game industry, where he has enjoyed recurring collaborations with the game developer Telltale Games. His notable roles for the company include providing the first voice for the character Max in Sam & Max: Season One, though he had to step away from the role after the first episode due to health reasons. He also voiced Grendel in The Wolf Among Us, Roman in The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC, and Carlos in The Walking Dead: Season Two. His other prominent video game credits include voicing Biff Tannen in the original release of Back to the Future: The Game and providing voices for multiple characters in the Star Wars: Republic Commando and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith video games. He has also lent his voice to the character Spider-Man in several mobile games.
Beyond his performance work, a notable achievement in Chaikin's public life was his appearance as a contestant on the quiz show Jeopardy! in December 2023.
In the realm of anime, Chaikin is recognized for his role as the English voice of the iconic villain Dio Brando in the 1993 anime original video animation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. This OVA adaptation focused primarily on the Stardust Crusaders story arc.
Chaikin's voice acting career is most extensively documented in the video game industry, where he has enjoyed recurring collaborations with the game developer Telltale Games. His notable roles for the company include providing the first voice for the character Max in Sam & Max: Season One, though he had to step away from the role after the first episode due to health reasons. He also voiced Grendel in The Wolf Among Us, Roman in The Walking Dead: 400 Days DLC, and Carlos in The Walking Dead: Season Two. His other prominent video game credits include voicing Biff Tannen in the original release of Back to the Future: The Game and providing voices for multiple characters in the Star Wars: Republic Commando and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith video games. He has also lent his voice to the character Spider-Man in several mobile games.
Beyond his performance work, a notable achievement in Chaikin's public life was his appearance as a contestant on the quiz show Jeopardy! in December 2023.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure