Bruce Dinsmore
Bruce Dinsmore | |
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| Born | November 22, 1965 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Bruce Dinsmore (born November 22, 1965) is a Canadian actor. He voices David Read, Binky Barnes and Bailey the butler in the long-running PBS Emmy Award-winning series Arthur and has contributed mocap/voice performances in numerous video games, notably as Paul Revere in Assassin's Creed III, Maximilien de Robespierre in Assassin's Creed: Unity and Bill Taggart in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. He currently appears on air in Greypower commercials and has voiced thousands of radio spots.
Early life
Dinsmore is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.[1]
Career
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He voices Binky Barnes, David Read and Bailey in Arthur, Tubby Tompkins in The Little Lulu Show, Horace in Wimzie's House, Nathan in Kid Kidettes, and Jervis Coltrane and Mr. Hutchins in What's with Andy? seasons 2 and 3. He also voiced Bernie the Hermit Crab in H2O: Mermaid Adventures and Poe the Spider in Spookley the Square Pumpkin.
Dinsmore also did episodes of the YTV series Prank Patrol and starred in the film The Myth of the Male Orgasm.[2]
Specifics on Arthur
Dismore did an interview with the Arthur fan podcast "Elwood City Limits" in 2018 and spoke in-depth about his voice roles on that show. In particular he spoke about his role as Arthur's father: "I've really only started to feel comfortable doing Dad in the last three or four years." He said he had started voicing "Dad" when he was rather young and being older and having children in real life by 2018 he felt he has started to "earn that role".[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Myth of the Male Orgasm | Jimmy Rovinsky | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Assistant Director | |
| Relative Fear | Clive | ||
| 1996 | Never Too Late | Jerry Corcoran | |
| How the Toys Saved Christmas | Mr. Potter, Red Pencil (voices) | English dub | |
| 1997 | Suspicious Minds | Kevin Green | |
| Stranger in the House | Dan Winters | ||
| The Kid | Terry Conroy | ||
| Laserhawk | Freddie | ||
| 1998 | The Sleep Room | Dr. Burns | |
| Twist of Fate | Carmichael | ||
| 1999 | Perpetrators of the Crime | Ronnie | |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead | Tony Dayton | |
| Press Run | Tom Gerrard | ||
| Understanding the Law: The Worm | Cat (voice) | Short film | |
| 2001 | Understanding the Law: The Coat | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2004 | Arthur's Halloween | Dave Read (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Spookley the Square Pumpkin | Poe (voice) | Direct-to-video[4] |
| 2006 | Têtes à claques | Various characters (voice) | Short film |
| Arthur's Missing Pal | Binky Barnes, Dave Reed (voices) | Direct-to-video[4] [5] | |
| Monday Night | Man #2 | Short film | |
| 2008 | Tripping the Rift: The Movie | Additional voices | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | The True Story of Puss'N Boots | The Butler (voice) | English dub[4] |
| 40 Is the New 20 | Simon | ||
| 2010 | The Kate Logan Affair | President | |
| 2012 | Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa | Harry (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| Pas de Trois | Pierre | Short film | |
| 2013 | Happy Slapping | Power Walker | |
| Gabrielle | John | ||
| Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut | William Taggart (voice) | ||
| 2014 | Brick Mansions | Businessman #2 | |
| 2017 | Love or Lust | Steve | |
| Radius | Shock Host, TV Reporter | ||
| 2018 | The Hummingbird Project | Contractor #1 | |
| 2019 | Good Sam | Chuck |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Papa Beaver's Story Time | Various characters (voice) | |
| Bride of Violence 2 | Reporter #1 | Television film | |
| 1994 | Highlander | Robert Waverly | Episode: "Blackmail" |
| Les héritiers Duval | Jeremy Limerick | 2 episodes | |
| 1995–1996 | Chambres en ville | Simon Campbell | 14 episodes |
| Wimzie's House | Horace (voice) | 8 episodes[5] | |
| 1995–1998 | The Little Lulu Show | Tubby (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1996–present | Arthur | Binky Barnes, Dave Reed, Bailey, Additional voices | Recurring role[5] |
| 1997 | The Secret World of Santa Claus | Rudolph (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 1997–1998 | The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures | Nanook Mouse (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Papyrus | Various characters (voice, english) | 11 episodes |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum | David Thompson | Television film |
| Tommy & Oscar | Additional voices | 26 episodes | |
| Patrouille 03 | Shorty (voice) | Episode: "Elastopolitain" | |
| Cold Squad | Joey's Father | Episodes: "Deadly Games: Part 1 & 2" | |
| Mumble Bumble | Greens (voice) | 51 episodes | |
| 2000 | The Hunger | Jason | Episode: "The Perfect Couple" |
| The Audrey Hepburn Story | Blake Edwards | Television film | |
| Live Through This | Rick Parsons | ||
| Arthur's Perfect Christmas | Dave Read, Binky Barnes (voices) | Television film | |
| Live Through This | Tav Parsons | ||
| 2001 | Largo Winch | Ross Naylor | 2 episodes |
| No Ordinary Baby | — | Television film | |
| Vampire High | Sherry's Dad | Episode: "Dads and Monsters" | |
| 2001–2005 | X-DuckX | Additional voices | 19 episodes |
| 2002 | Spaced Out | Boris (voice) | Episode: "All Aboard!" |
| Mona the Vampire | Mr. Orlando, Chuck Commando (voices) | Episode: "Toys Are Us/The Hair Scare" | |
| Redeemer | — | Television film | |
| Sacred Ground | — | Episode: "First Do No Harm" | |
| Scent of Danger | Tom Hendricks | Television film | |
| 2003 | Nightwaves | Tom Williams | |
| 2003–2004 | Mental Block | Mr. Kensington, Mad Golfer | 6 episodes |
| 2003–2005 | What's with Andy? | Jervis Coltrane, Mr.Hutchins (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | I Do (But I Don't) | Robert | Television film |
| 2004–2012 | Postcards from Buster | Dave Reed, Binky Barnes (voices) | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery | Geoff Wing | Television film |
| 2006 | Maid of Honor | Kevin Lansing | |
| Last Exit | Mr. Rogerson | ||
| My Goldfish Is Evil | Elwood, Principal Block (voices) | Episode: "Show and Tell" | |
| 2007 | Tripping the Raft | Additional voices | 13 episodes |
| Killer Wave | Jackson Wilcord | TV Mini-series 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Infected | Peter Whitefield | Television film |
| 2009 | Final Verdict | William Mccauley | |
| Cartoon Gene | Principal Fisher | ||
| 2011 | Cyberbully | Lindsay's Father | Television film |
| 2013 | Exploding Sun | Peter Roebling | |
| 2014–2017 | 19-2 | Germain, Cop #2 | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | H2O: Mermaid Adventures | Unknown role (voice) | Episode: "The Secret of Mako Island" |
| 2015–2016 | Toi & Moi | Dr. Christian Lennox | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Art of More | Gregory Woodbridge | Episode: "El Calvo" |
| 2017 | Ruptures | Geoffrey | 1 episode |
| On verra ça en post-prod! | Le client | TV Mini-series 2 episodes | |
| Alias Grace | Captain Bridgeford | TV Mini-series Episode: "Part 4" | |
| 2018 | Mary Kills People | Opera Man | Episode: "The Connection" |
| The Detectives | Detective Frank Hampton | Episode: "Project Hitchhiker" | |
| L'Agent Jean: comment sauver le monde en 90 secondes | Whitewash (voice, english) | TV Mini-series 10 episodes | |
| Broken Trust | Ken | Episode: "Right-Hand Con-Man" | |
| 2020 | Abducted on Air | Gavin | Television film |
| 2020 | La Maison-Bleue | Lester Richards | Recurring role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games | Additional voices | |
| 1999 | Jagged Alliance 2 | ||
| 2001 | Wizardry 8 | ||
| 2003 | S2: Silent Storm | Sentinels DLC | |
| 2004 | Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow | Additional voices | |
| 2005 | Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory | ||
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | ||
| 2007 | Beowulf: The Game | The Golden Man | |
| 2008 | Suikoden Tierkreis | Cougar, Conon | [6] |
| 2010 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Phone-A-Friend Male | |
| 2011 | Deus Ex: Human Revolution | William Taggart | [4] |
| 2012 | Assassin's Creed III: Liberation | Governor Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie, Protestor #1 | |
| Assassin's Creed III | Paul Revere | ||
| 2013 | Impire | Oscar Van Fairweather | |
| Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington | Additional voices | ||
| Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Upton Travers | ||
| Contrast | The Amazing Vincenzo, Carmine, Sal | [4] | |
| 2014 | Assassin's Creed: Unity | Maximilian de Robspierre, Hot Air Balloon Salesman | [4] |
| Far Cry 4 | Arena Spectator | ||
| 2015 | Assassin's Creed: Syndicate | Drunken Wastrel | |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | Additional voices | ||
| 2019 | The Outer Worlds | SAM |
References
- ^ Canadian Theater Encyclopedia
- ^ "The Myth of the Male Orgasm". Variety, October 18, 1993.
- ^ "ECL Presents: Bruce Dinsmore". Elwood City Limits. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bruce Dinsmore - 21 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
- ^ a b c "Bruce Dinsmore". Voice Chasers. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. Scene: ending credits, 8:21 and 8:30 respectively in, Cast.
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