Houston Hayes
Description
Houston Hayes is an American voice actor known for his work in English dubs of anime series and films. A native of Houston, Texas, he developed his performance foundation through stage acting after graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi's Theatre program. He began his career in voice acting in 2009.
Over a career spanning more than fifteen years, Hayes has built an extensive filmography, appearing in over sixty projects. His work is primarily associated with the studios Sentai Filmworks and Crunchyroll. He is frequently cast in supporting and leading roles across a wide variety of anime genres.
One of his most prominent roles is as Shun Ibusaki in the long-running culinary series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma. Hayes voiced the character across multiple installments of the franchise, including The Third Plate, The Fourth Plate, and The Fifth Plate. He also voiced Motoya Komori, the highly skilled libero known as the number one high school player in his position, in Haikyu!! To The Top.
Hayes has also taken on significant roles in several other major anime titles. He voiced the mysterious and cunning Miroku Fujima in the Beyond the Boundary television series and its two recap films, Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past and Future. In the long-running historical fantasy series Hakuoki, he provided the voice for the character Kyo Shiranui, appearing in the television series, OVAs, and the films Wild Dance of Kyoto and Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky. His other notable credits include the lead role of Izuru Hitachi in Majestic Prince and its film Majestic Prince -Genetic Awakening-, the role of Rum in the short film A Farewell to Weapons, and the character Yamaguchi in Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen. He also voiced the protagonist, Yojiro Akizuki, in the historical supernatural series Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto.
In addition to these featured roles, Houston Hayes has contributed his voice to a vast number of other series, often providing voices for multiple background characters in a single show. His extensive list of credits includes roles in Parasyte -the maxim- as Kazuki Nagai, Amnesia as Shin, Log Horizon as Shoryu, and My Love Story!! as one of Takeo Gouda's friends, among many others. Through his consistent and versatile performances, Houston Hayes has become a familiar and respected presence in the English-language anime dubbing industry.
Over a career spanning more than fifteen years, Hayes has built an extensive filmography, appearing in over sixty projects. His work is primarily associated with the studios Sentai Filmworks and Crunchyroll. He is frequently cast in supporting and leading roles across a wide variety of anime genres.
One of his most prominent roles is as Shun Ibusaki in the long-running culinary series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma. Hayes voiced the character across multiple installments of the franchise, including The Third Plate, The Fourth Plate, and The Fifth Plate. He also voiced Motoya Komori, the highly skilled libero known as the number one high school player in his position, in Haikyu!! To The Top.
Hayes has also taken on significant roles in several other major anime titles. He voiced the mysterious and cunning Miroku Fujima in the Beyond the Boundary television series and its two recap films, Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past and Future. In the long-running historical fantasy series Hakuoki, he provided the voice for the character Kyo Shiranui, appearing in the television series, OVAs, and the films Wild Dance of Kyoto and Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky. His other notable credits include the lead role of Izuru Hitachi in Majestic Prince and its film Majestic Prince -Genetic Awakening-, the role of Rum in the short film A Farewell to Weapons, and the character Yamaguchi in Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen. He also voiced the protagonist, Yojiro Akizuki, in the historical supernatural series Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto.
In addition to these featured roles, Houston Hayes has contributed his voice to a vast number of other series, often providing voices for multiple background characters in a single show. His extensive list of credits includes roles in Parasyte -the maxim- as Kazuki Nagai, Amnesia as Shin, Log Horizon as Shoryu, and My Love Story!! as one of Takeo Gouda's friends, among many others. Through his consistent and versatile performances, Houston Hayes has become a familiar and respected presence in the English-language anime dubbing industry.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Haikyu!! To The Top
- EnglishAnime overview: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate
- EnglishAnime overview: Food Wars! The Third Plate
- EnglishAnime overview: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fifth Plate
- EnglishAnime overview: Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past
- EnglishAnime overview: Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Future
- English
- EnglishAnime overview: Beyond the Boundary
- EnglishAnime overview: A Farewell to Weapons
- EnglishAnime overview: Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen
- EnglishAnime overview: Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto
- EnglishAnime overview: Majestic Prince -Genetic Awakening-
- English
- EnglishAnime overview: Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
- EnglishAnime overview: Ahiru no Sora
- EnglishAnime overview: Utawarerumono: The False Faces
- EnglishAnime overview: Food Wars! The Third Plate
- EnglishAnime overview: UQ Holder!
- EnglishAnime overview: Hitorijime My Hero
- EnglishAnime overview: Food Wars! The Second Plate
- EnglishAnime overview: Anonymous Noise
- EnglishAnime overview: Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto
- EnglishAnime overview: Maid Sama!
- EnglishAnime overview: Majestic Prince
- EnglishAnime overview: Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
- EnglishAnime overview: Shirobako
- EnglishAnime overview: Log Horizon
- EnglishAnime overview: Nobunaga The Fool
- EnglishAnime overview: Log Horizon
- EnglishAnime overview: Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East
- EnglishAnime overview: Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East
- English
- EnglishAnime overview: Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
- EnglishAnime overview: I Parry Everything
- EnglishAnime overview: UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2