Tobias Schmitz
Description
Tobias Schmitz is a German voice actor whose professional career is centered in Berlin, where he specializes in synchronization, the process of dubbing foreign-language films, television series, and video games into German. He was born on July 16, 1983, in Hamburg, Germany, and is also known professionally under the name Tobias Schmidt, with both names referring to the same body of work. His career spans a wide range of genres, from major Hollywood blockbusters to long-running anime franchises, and includes active work as a narrator for radio plays and audiobooks.
Schmitz is particularly recognized in the anime community for his long-standing roles in popular series. One of his most significant and enduring roles is providing the German voice for Chōji Akimichi in the Naruto series and its sequel, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. He is also known for his performance as Lavi in the German dub of D.Gray-man and as Duo Maxwell in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Additional anime credits include roles in School Rumble, Soul Eater, and the film Her Blue Sky.
In the realm of live-action dubbing, Schmitz is notably the regular German voice for the late actor Chadwick Boseman. He provided the voice for T'Challa, also known as Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, as well as for the animated series What If...?. He also dubbed actor Daveed Diggs as Sebastian in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid and as Andre Layton in the series Snowpiercer. His film work includes dubbing John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman and Lil Rel Howery in Get Out.
Schmitz is a recurring presence in the world of video games. He has served as the announcer for the Champion Spotlights in League of Legends since 2014 and also voices the champion Rakan in the same game. He is announced to voice the characters Yasuke and Diogo in the upcoming video game Assassin's Creed Shadows. His voice acting work extends to audio dramas, where he holds a long-running role as Stefan Winkler in the popular German children's series Die drei!!!. He has also voiced characters in the German dub of Thomas & Friends and in the audiobook series Ein Fall für dich und das Tiger-Team and Die Knickerbocker-Bande.
Schmitz is particularly recognized in the anime community for his long-standing roles in popular series. One of his most significant and enduring roles is providing the German voice for Chōji Akimichi in the Naruto series and its sequel, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. He is also known for his performance as Lavi in the German dub of D.Gray-man and as Duo Maxwell in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. Additional anime credits include roles in School Rumble, Soul Eater, and the film Her Blue Sky.
In the realm of live-action dubbing, Schmitz is notably the regular German voice for the late actor Chadwick Boseman. He provided the voice for T'Challa, also known as Black Panther, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, as well as for the animated series What If...?. He also dubbed actor Daveed Diggs as Sebastian in the 2023 live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid and as Andre Layton in the series Snowpiercer. His film work includes dubbing John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman and Lil Rel Howery in Get Out.
Schmitz is a recurring presence in the world of video games. He has served as the announcer for the Champion Spotlights in League of Legends since 2014 and also voices the champion Rakan in the same game. He is announced to voice the characters Yasuke and Diogo in the upcoming video game Assassin's Creed Shadows. His voice acting work extends to audio dramas, where he holds a long-running role as Stefan Winkler in the popular German children's series Die drei!!!. He has also voiced characters in the German dub of Thomas & Friends and in the audiobook series Ein Fall für dich und das Tiger-Team and Die Knickerbocker-Bande.
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