Keith Szarabajka
Description
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor and voice artist born on December 2, 1952, in Illinois. While he has an extensive career in live-action film and television, including roles in The Dark Knight, Argo, and the television series Angel, he has also built a substantial body of work as a voice actor in animated series, particularly within genres that overlap with and are beloved by anime fans.
Szarabajka's voice acting credits include a wide range of Western animated series that are often grouped with or share audiences with mainstream anime. His work in animation includes roles in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teen Titans, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and Ultimate Spider-Man, where he voiced the character Wolverine. He has also performed in series such as Star Wars Rebels as the Devaronian crime lord Cikatro Vizago, Young Justice, G.I. Joe: Renegades, and Archer. Earlier in his career, he provided voices for shows like Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, and Batman Beyond.
In feature films, Szarabajka is recognized for voicing the character Laserbeak in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a Decepticon spy and assassin. This role serves as a notable example of his contribution to major animated and CGI-heavy productions. Beyond on-screen animation, Szarabajka has an extensive portfolio of video game voice work, having lent his voice to characters in major franchises such as Mass Effect, Halo 4, Batman: Arkham Knight, Dead Space, L.A. Noire, and Fallout: New Vegas. This extensive work in gaming demonstrates the breadth of his career as a performance artist within the broader animation and interactive entertainment industries.
Throughout his career, Szarabajka has shown a particular affinity for playing antagonistic or morally complex characters, a trait noted in his filmography. His ability to move between live-action roles and voice-over work for both television and video games marks him as a versatile performer whose voice has become familiar to audiences across many different forms of genre entertainment.
Szarabajka's voice acting credits include a wide range of Western animated series that are often grouped with or share audiences with mainstream anime. His work in animation includes roles in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teen Titans, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and Ultimate Spider-Man, where he voiced the character Wolverine. He has also performed in series such as Star Wars Rebels as the Devaronian crime lord Cikatro Vizago, Young Justice, G.I. Joe: Renegades, and Archer. Earlier in his career, he provided voices for shows like Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, and Batman Beyond.
In feature films, Szarabajka is recognized for voicing the character Laserbeak in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a Decepticon spy and assassin. This role serves as a notable example of his contribution to major animated and CGI-heavy productions. Beyond on-screen animation, Szarabajka has an extensive portfolio of video game voice work, having lent his voice to characters in major franchises such as Mass Effect, Halo 4, Batman: Arkham Knight, Dead Space, L.A. Noire, and Fallout: New Vegas. This extensive work in gaming demonstrates the breadth of his career as a performance artist within the broader animation and interactive entertainment industries.
Throughout his career, Szarabajka has shown a particular affinity for playing antagonistic or morally complex characters, a trait noted in his filmography. His ability to move between live-action roles and voice-over work for both television and video games marks him as a versatile performer whose voice has become familiar to audiences across many different forms of genre entertainment.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Transformers: Dark of the Moon