Jean-Pierre Leblan

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Jean-Pierre Leblan is a French actor specializing in voice acting, particularly known for his work in the French dubbing of anime series. Born in 1970, he received classical training under renowned acting coach Jean-Laurent Cochet and also studied at the École du Cirque with Annie Fratellini and the Petit Conservatoire de la chanson de Mireille. His career spans theatre, where he has performed in works by Molière and Federico García Lorca, and he is also active as a singer and author.

In the realm of animation dubbing, Leblan has built an extensive filmography since at least 2009. He is perhaps most recognized for his long-running role as the villain Tomura Shigaraki in the French versions of the My Hero Academia series, a character he has voiced since the show's first season in 2016 through its fifth season in 2021. Another significant role is that of the flamboyant Mephisto Pheles in both seasons of Blue Exorcist. He has also voiced Shigeo Kageyama, the titular character of Mob Psycho 100.

His other notable anime credits include Roswaal L. Mathers in Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Naotsugu in Log Horizon, Fukuda Shinta in Bakuman, and Claude Faustus in Black Butler. He has also contributed to the French versions of long-running series such as Fairy Tail and Bleach. Beyond series, his voice work extends to video games, including providing additional voices for the French adaptation of Final Fantasy XV.

While you have listed a wide range of specific roles for him, the search results provided for this profile do not verify his involvement in productions such as Tokyo Ghoul:re, Vinland Saga, Sword Art Online: Alicization, Fire Force, One Punch Man, The Seven Deadly Sins, Megalobox, Mardock Scramble, I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives., or FLAG Director's Edition. The verified roles mentioned above are drawn from the available information.
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