Jesse Corti
Description
Jesse Corti is a Venezuelan-American actor and voice performer known for a career that spans Broadway, live-action television, and animation. In the context of anime voice acting, he is recognized for providing English dub voices for several prominent series and films.
Born Jose Juan Corti on July 3, 1955, in Venezuela, Corti built a diverse performance resume before focusing on voice-over work. He gained early recognition on Broadway, notably playing Courfeyrac in the original production of Les Misérables. This theatrical background in singing and character work informed his later transition to voice acting, where he became widely known for mainstream animated roles such as LeFou in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Within the anime industry, Corti has contributed to several notable English-language dubs. He is known for voicing Julius in the film Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King, a role he later reprised in the 2022 re-edited series Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition. His other significant anime roles include Sahib Ashman in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as part of the NYAV Post dub, Agha in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, and the character Wagner in the Netflix series Pluto. These performances demonstrate his ability to work across different genres, from dark fantasy and political drama to science fiction.
While Corti has collaborated with various voice directors and studios on these projects, his anime work does not feature a singularly recurring creative partnership that defines his career, as his efforts are distributed across different franchises and production teams. His broader voice-acting achievements outside of anime are substantial and include a Clio Award for a public service announcement as well as roles in major video game franchises such as Death Stranding and Call of Duty. However, his specific contributions to the anime medium remain a focused part of his larger body of work, highlighted by his performances in enduring series like Berserk and Gundam.
Born Jose Juan Corti on July 3, 1955, in Venezuela, Corti built a diverse performance resume before focusing on voice-over work. He gained early recognition on Broadway, notably playing Courfeyrac in the original production of Les Misérables. This theatrical background in singing and character work informed his later transition to voice acting, where he became widely known for mainstream animated roles such as LeFou in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Within the anime industry, Corti has contributed to several notable English-language dubs. He is known for voicing Julius in the film Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King, a role he later reprised in the 2022 re-edited series Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition. His other significant anime roles include Sahib Ashman in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED as part of the NYAV Post dub, Agha in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, and the character Wagner in the Netflix series Pluto. These performances demonstrate his ability to work across different genres, from dark fantasy and political drama to science fiction.
While Corti has collaborated with various voice directors and studios on these projects, his anime work does not feature a singularly recurring creative partnership that defines his career, as his efforts are distributed across different franchises and production teams. His broader voice-acting achievements outside of anime are substantial and include a Clio Award for a public service announcement as well as roles in major video game franchises such as Death Stranding and Call of Duty. However, his specific contributions to the anime medium remain a focused part of his larger body of work, highlighted by his performances in enduring series like Berserk and Gundam.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King