Pepijn Gunneweg
Description
Pepijn Gunneweg is a Dutch actor, presenter, and voice actor born on May 18, 1976 in Schiedam, Netherlands. He studied at the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam, graduating in 2000, and is a former member of the theater group The Ashton Brothers.
As a voice actor for Dutch-dubbed anime and animation, Gunneweg is best known for his central roles in the series Yu-Gi-Oh! In the Dutch version of the show, he provided the voices for both Yugi Muto and his darker alter-ego Yami Yugi. He reprised the role of Yami Yugi for the feature film Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie.
Beyond Yu-Gi-Oh!, Gunneweg has voiced characters in several other notable Japanese anime series in the Dutch market. He is known as the voice of Ricky in the Dutch version of the popular anime Crayon Shinchan. His other anime voice credits include the role of Arnold in Totally Spies! and the character Todd in the Dutch dub of Pokémon: Johto League Champions.
Gunneweg's extensive voice-over work also extends to the dubbing of major animated feature films. His credits in this area include voicing the title characters in the Dutch versions of Chicken Little and WALL-E, as well as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur Pendragon in Shrek the Third, and Peck the Rooster in Barnyard. He has also performed voice work for Disney franchises, playing characters like the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and Inkie in Monsters University.
In recognition of his work, Gunneweg won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for Aanstormend Mannelijk Talent (Rising Male Talent) in 2001 for his part in the musical Koning van Katoren. His voice acting spans a wide range of animated productions, from long-running television series to theatrical films and video games such as the Disney Infinity series.
As a voice actor for Dutch-dubbed anime and animation, Gunneweg is best known for his central roles in the series Yu-Gi-Oh! In the Dutch version of the show, he provided the voices for both Yugi Muto and his darker alter-ego Yami Yugi. He reprised the role of Yami Yugi for the feature film Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie.
Beyond Yu-Gi-Oh!, Gunneweg has voiced characters in several other notable Japanese anime series in the Dutch market. He is known as the voice of Ricky in the Dutch version of the popular anime Crayon Shinchan. His other anime voice credits include the role of Arnold in Totally Spies! and the character Todd in the Dutch dub of Pokémon: Johto League Champions.
Gunneweg's extensive voice-over work also extends to the dubbing of major animated feature films. His credits in this area include voicing the title characters in the Dutch versions of Chicken Little and WALL-E, as well as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur Pendragon in Shrek the Third, and Peck the Rooster in Barnyard. He has also performed voice work for Disney franchises, playing characters like the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and Inkie in Monsters University.
In recognition of his work, Gunneweg won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award for Aanstormend Mannelijk Talent (Rising Male Talent) in 2001 for his part in the musical Koning van Katoren. His voice acting spans a wide range of animated productions, from long-running television series to theatrical films and video games such as the Disney Infinity series.