Patrick Bach

Description
Patrick Bach is a German actor and voice actor who has lent his voice to numerous characters in the German-language dubs of anime series and films. Born in Hamburg in 1968, he began his career as a child actor, gaining fame in German television series like Silas and Jack Holborn in the 1980s. Over the decades, he has become a prolific voice artist, known for being the standard German voice for actor Sean Astin, including the role of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

In the realm of anime, Bach has provided the German voice for a variety of characters. He voices the protagonist Meliodas in the series The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods and the film The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky. He is also the German voice of Zen Wistalia Clarines in Snow White with the Red Hair, Daisuke Aurora in Heat Guy J, Hakim Atawari in Emma: A Victorian Romance, and Kabuto in the Naruto franchise. Additional roles include Daiya Iruma in 86, Adam Bindewald in both Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters and Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, and Kashitaro Ito in Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky.

While specific recurring collaborations with particular anime directors are not detailed in standard career profiles, Bach's body of work demonstrates a sustained career in voice acting that spans both live-action dubbing and animation. His extensive voice work also includes roles in numerous German audio play (Hörspiel) series, such as Die drei???, Gruselkabinett, and Sherlock Holmes.

Beyond his voice acting, Bach has received notable accolades for his on-screen acting career, including two Bambi awards in 1982 and 1994, and a Goldene Kamera in 1987. He continues to work actively as a voice artist in Hamburg.