Giles Panton

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Giles Panton is a Canadian actor with extensive experience in voice acting for animation, video games, and live-action television and film. Born on September 13, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, he trained at the William Davis Centre of Vancouver's VanArts (Vancouver Institute of Media Arts), graduating in 2005, and also studied at acting studios in New York. His career began shortly after, with early work including a long-running wedding commercial and roles in short films.

Panton's voice acting career includes a variety of prominent roles in animated series. He provided the voice of Keith, a lead character, in the 2011 animated series Voltron Force. He voiced the title character in the Netflix series Tarzan and Jane. He is also known for his work in the LEGO franchise, voicing Clay Moorington in LEGO Nexo Knights for 40 episodes, a role that led to him having a series of toys and starring as the character in a 4D movie at a LEGO theme park. His other voice credits in animation include Ven Ghan in Max Steel, Flash Magnus in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Lukas Remy in Kong: King of the Apes, and characters in the Ninjago franchise, such as Prince Kalmaar in the Seabound storyline and Rapton in Ninjago: Dragons Rising.

In the realm of anime dubbing, Panton has taken on several roles. He voiced Hitotsubashi Nobunobu in the English adaptation of Gintama°. A significant recent role is that of Nobuo Koyama in the 2024 English dub of the anime adaptation of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, based on the manga by Inio Asano. The series, which streamed on Crunchyroll, features Panton as a manga editor who wakes up after eight years to find the world dramatically changed by an alien invasion. He has also voiced characters in other anime-influenced productions, such as Erza in LoliRock.

Beyond these, Panton's voice work extends to video games, where he has voiced characters in major titles like Dead Rising 4, Far Cry 5, and Dragalia Lost. His contributions to voice acting have been recognized with award nominations, including a nomination for best actor in a voice role for his portrayal of Marvel characters like Norman Osborn and Carnage. In live-action, he is known for his roles as Joe Wylee in the television series Flash Gordon and as Billy Turner in season three of The Man in the High Castle.
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