Kaze Uzumaki

Description
Kaze Uzumaki is a German voice actor and actor known for his work in dubbing international film and television productions into German. Born in New York City on July 20, 1988, he is of Afro-Japanese heritage and is based in Berlin. His career in the German dubbing industry began in 2016 with his first synchronization work in the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. He also gained initial experience as a dialogue writer for the MTV series Workaholics.

Uzumaki has established a prolific career as a voice actor, providing the German voice for a wide range of characters in major film and television productions. A significant early role was voicing W'Kabi, played by Daniel Kaluuya, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther in 2018. He has since become a regular German voice for several actors, including Melvin Gregg, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., and Shane Paul McGhie. Some of his notable film dubbing credits include Memo in Bumblebee, Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Diego Ramos in Terminator: Dark Fate, and various characters in films such as Soul, Dune, and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. His work also extends to television series, where he has voiced characters in shows like Grey's Anatomy, Brassic, and The Witcher.

In the realm of anime, Kaze Uzumaki has contributed his voice to several German dubs. Notably, he voiced the character Anya Kudou in the 2019 anime series The Ones Within. Other anime credits include roles in popular series such as My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, and Tokyo Revengers.

Beyond his voice work, Uzumaki is also an actor and filmmaker. He has appeared on screen in the German television series Funeral for a Dog. In 2023, he wrote, directed, and starred in the short film My Method. The film received critical recognition, winning him awards for his acting and direction. His experiences and perspective as a Black voice actor in Germany were also featured in a 2021 New York Times article discussing the dubbing of the Pixar film Soul.
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