Michael Tremain
Description
Michael Tremain is a name used professionally by Michael Sinterniklaas, a French-born American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer. He was born Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas on August 13, 1972, in Nice, France, to Dutch parents. He moved to the United States at the age of ten and later graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. He is the founder and owner of NYAV Post, a bi-coastal recording studio with locations in New York City and Los Angeles that is involved in the dubbing of numerous anime titles and original animation projects.
Sinterniklaas has used the pseudonym Michael Tremain for select voice-over credits. Two notable examples of this are his roles in late 1990s and early 2000s anime dubs. He provided the voice for Yoshito Yoshimoto in the English adaptation of the Magic User's Club OVA series, produced by Media Blasters. He was also credited as Michael Tremain for the lead role of Hajime, also known as Ichi, in the 2002 anime prequel Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero, which was dubbed by Central Park Media. Other alias names he has used in credits include Martel Fraiser Tremain.
Beyond these specific credits, his career encompasses a wide range of prominent roles in animation. He is widely recognized for voicing Leonardo in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and Dean Venture in the Adult Swim series The Venture Bros.. In anime dubbing, his extensive filmography includes Taki Tachibana in the critically acclaimed film Your Name, Kenji Koiso in Summer Wars, Ivan Karelin in Tiger & Bunny, Nnoitora Gilga in Bleach, and Utakata in Naruto Shippuden, among many others. He has also voiced characters in video games such as the Fire Emblem Heroes series and Final Fantasy XIII.
In addition to his voice acting, Michael Sinterniklaas is an accomplished ADR director and script writer. Through his studio, NYAV Post, he has directed English adaptations for numerous series. His directing credits include the very series in which he used the Tremain alias, Magic User's Club, as well as other projects like Berserk, Slayers Revolution, and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. This dual role as a performer and a director for English adaptations represents a significant achievement in the field of anime localization.
Sinterniklaas has used the pseudonym Michael Tremain for select voice-over credits. Two notable examples of this are his roles in late 1990s and early 2000s anime dubs. He provided the voice for Yoshito Yoshimoto in the English adaptation of the Magic User's Club OVA series, produced by Media Blasters. He was also credited as Michael Tremain for the lead role of Hajime, also known as Ichi, in the 2002 anime prequel Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero, which was dubbed by Central Park Media. Other alias names he has used in credits include Martel Fraiser Tremain.
Beyond these specific credits, his career encompasses a wide range of prominent roles in animation. He is widely recognized for voicing Leonardo in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and Dean Venture in the Adult Swim series The Venture Bros.. In anime dubbing, his extensive filmography includes Taki Tachibana in the critically acclaimed film Your Name, Kenji Koiso in Summer Wars, Ivan Karelin in Tiger & Bunny, Nnoitora Gilga in Bleach, and Utakata in Naruto Shippuden, among many others. He has also voiced characters in video games such as the Fire Emblem Heroes series and Final Fantasy XIII.
In addition to his voice acting, Michael Sinterniklaas is an accomplished ADR director and script writer. Through his studio, NYAV Post, he has directed English adaptations for numerous series. His directing credits include the very series in which he used the Tremain alias, Magic User's Club, as well as other projects like Berserk, Slayers Revolution, and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. This dual role as a performer and a director for English adaptations represents a significant achievement in the field of anime localization.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Magic User's Club!
- EnglishAnime overview: Ichi the Killer: Episode Zero
- EnglishAnime overview: Zero Woman: The Accused
- EnglishAnime overview: Knight Hunters