Jacob Bertrand
Description
Jacob Bertrand is an American actor and voice actor born on March 6, 2000 in Los Angeles, California, who has been active in the entertainment industry since 2007. While he is widely recognized for his live-action role as Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz in the series Cobra Kai, he has also built a career as a voice actor in animation, including several notable roles in English dubs of anime series.
Bertrand began his voice acting career at a young age, with some of his earliest work including voice roles in animated projects such as Rise of the Guardians in 2012 and Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure in 2013. He also provided the speaking voice for the character Gil in the children's animated series Bubble Guppies.
More recently, Bertrand has taken on significant roles in anime productions distributed by Netflix. In the stop-motion animated series Pokémon Concierge, which first premiered in December 2023, he voices the character Kent. Kent is described as a mysterious visitor from the city who has a personal history with the protagonist Haru, as her former boyfriend of six-and-a-half years who ended their relationship via text message. The character appears as a guest at the Pokémon Resort, where Haru works as a concierge.
Bertrand also joined the English voice cast of the action anime series Sakamoto Days, based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki. He voices the character Gaku, a member of Slur's gang, with his first appearance coming in Part 2 of Season 1, which began streaming in July 2025. In this series, he is part of an ensemble English voice cast that includes Matthew Mercer as Taro Sakamoto, Dallas Liu as Shin Asakura, and Xolo Maridueña as Heisuke Mashimo.
Notably, Bertrand has professional connections with several actors from Cobra Kai who have also ventured into anime voice work. Both Bertrand and his Cobra Kai co-star Xolo Maridueña appear in the English dub of Sakamoto Days, with Maridueña voicing the character Heisuke Mashimo. Additionally, Dallas Liu, who appears alongside Bertrand in Sakamoto Days, is another actor known for transitioning from live-action to voice work.
In terms of achievements, Bertrand has sustained a career spanning over a decade across both live-action and voice acting. His voice roles have placed him in internationally distributed productions, with Pokémon Concierge receiving recognition at major animation industry events including the Annie Awards and the Annecy Awards.
Bertrand began his voice acting career at a young age, with some of his earliest work including voice roles in animated projects such as Rise of the Guardians in 2012 and Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure in 2013. He also provided the speaking voice for the character Gil in the children's animated series Bubble Guppies.
More recently, Bertrand has taken on significant roles in anime productions distributed by Netflix. In the stop-motion animated series Pokémon Concierge, which first premiered in December 2023, he voices the character Kent. Kent is described as a mysterious visitor from the city who has a personal history with the protagonist Haru, as her former boyfriend of six-and-a-half years who ended their relationship via text message. The character appears as a guest at the Pokémon Resort, where Haru works as a concierge.
Bertrand also joined the English voice cast of the action anime series Sakamoto Days, based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki. He voices the character Gaku, a member of Slur's gang, with his first appearance coming in Part 2 of Season 1, which began streaming in July 2025. In this series, he is part of an ensemble English voice cast that includes Matthew Mercer as Taro Sakamoto, Dallas Liu as Shin Asakura, and Xolo Maridueña as Heisuke Mashimo.
Notably, Bertrand has professional connections with several actors from Cobra Kai who have also ventured into anime voice work. Both Bertrand and his Cobra Kai co-star Xolo Maridueña appear in the English dub of Sakamoto Days, with Maridueña voicing the character Heisuke Mashimo. Additionally, Dallas Liu, who appears alongside Bertrand in Sakamoto Days, is another actor known for transitioning from live-action to voice work.
In terms of achievements, Bertrand has sustained a career spanning over a decade across both live-action and voice acting. His voice roles have placed him in internationally distributed productions, with Pokémon Concierge receiving recognition at major animation industry events including the Annie Awards and the Annecy Awards.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Pokémon Concierge
- EnglishAnime overview: Sakamoto Days