Kent Williams (voice actor)
Kent Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1964 |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Employer(s) | Funimation OkraTron 5000 |
| Notable credit(s) | Dr. Gero in Dragon Ball Z Mercenary Tao in Dragon Ball Father in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Hatori Soma in Fruits Basket Mr. Compress in My Hero Academia Byakuya Ishigami in Dr. Stone |
| Children | 1 |
Kent Williams (born October 11, 1964) is an American voice actor who works for English versions of Japanese anime series at Funimation/OkraTron 5000. He is known as the voice of Dr. Gero, Mercenary Tao, Supreme Kai and Old Kai from the Dragon Ball franchise, Father in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, the Judge from the Ace Attorney anime series, and Hatori Soma from the original Fruits Basket series, as well as its 2019 reboot.
Personal life
Kent has a son, Adam, who voiced for Funimation under the alias of Avery Rice-Williams as a child actor.[1]
Filmography
Anime
- Assassination Classroom – Lovro Brovski
- Baccano! – Gustav St. Germain
- Baka and Test – Soichi Nishimura
- Big Windup! — Coach (Ep. 9)
- Black Blood Brothers – Johan Tsang
- Black Butler – Henry Barrymore (Ep. 7)
- Black Cat – Charden Flamberg
- Burst Angel – Ishihara
- By the Grace of the Gods - Reinbach Jamil
- C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility – Shimada
- Case Closed (FUNimation dub) – Detective Magnum, Morgan Dean, Norman Dean, Sebastian LeClaire, Thomas McMullans, Troy Haysum, Burt Barnes, Barnaby Arbington, Horace Hennegraf, Eddie Crockerly
- Casshern Sins – Mars
- A Certain Magical Index – Ao Amai
- Chaos Dragon – Kurama Kazusa[2]
- Corpse Princess – Sougen Takamine
- D.Gray-man – Jake Russell
- Darker Than Black – Mao[3]
- Darling in the Franxx - Dr. Franxx/Werner Frank
- Deadman Wonderland OVA – Domon
- Death Parade – Tatsumi (Ep. 8)
- Dragon Ball series – Mercenary Tao, Dr. Gero, Supreme Kai, Soono's Father, Janemba (Super)
- Drifters – the Sundance Kid
- Eden of the East – Hajime Hiura
- El Cazador de la Bruja – Roberto
- Eureka Seven: AO – Stanley Fry
- Fairy Tail – Jura Neekis, Additional Voices
- Fruits Basket – Hatori Soma
- Fruits Basket (2019) - Hatori Soma
- Fullmetal Alchemist – Majihal
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – Father, Narrator
- Future Diary – Deus Ex Machina
- Ga-Rei: Zero – Naraku Isayama
- Ghost Hunt – Ohashi
- Glass Fleet – Chic Warden
- Goemon – Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Good Luck Girl! – Kikunoshin Suwano (Ichiko's Former Butler)
- Gosick - Jupiter Roger (Ep. 16, 22-23)
- Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash – Hōnen
- Gunslinger Girl – Alessio
- Heroic Age – Lieutenant
- Heroic Legend of Arslan – Kharlan
- Hetalia World Series – Turkey
- Initial D – Bunta Fujiwara (Takumi's Father, Funimation dub)[4]
- Is This a Zombie? of the Dead – Takeshi Kurisu
- Jormungand series – Curry
- Kaze no Stigma – Masayuki Oogami
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple – Akisame Koetsuji
- Kodocha – Shinichi Gomi
- The Legend of the Legendary Heroes – Kroselli (Eris Family Butler, Ep. 16)
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine – Main Owl Man
- Michiko and Hatchin – Dr. Deus (Ep. 12)
- The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited – Chōsuke Nakamoto[5]
- Mushishi – Jin (Ep. 4)
- My Bride Is a Mermaid – Narrator (Ep. 16, 17, 21)
- My Hero Academia – Atsuhiro Sako (Mr. Compress)
- Nabari no Ou – Hattori Tojuro
- Nobunagun – Nobunagun[6]
- Oh! Edo Rocket – Masakichi
- Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions – Harmel (Chutaro's Butler, Ep. 8)
- One Piece – Kuro, Raoul, Scorpion, Shura (FUNimation dub)
- Ouran High School Host Club – Yoshio Ootori
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt – Sperm Sargeant (Ep. 3B)
- Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom – Scythe Master
- Psycho-Pass – Talisman (Eps. 4-5)
- RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ – Professor
- Red Data Girl – Takeomi Suzuhara (Izumiko's Grandfather)
- Romeo × Juliet – Dr. Lancelot
- Mamotte! Lollipop – Sekiya Ijûin (Eps. 2, 9)
- School Rumble series – Hayato Tani, Nakamura (Eri's Butler)
- Sengoku Basara series – Matsunaga Hisahide
- Senran Kagura – Narrator
- Servamp - Higan
- Sgt. Frog – Paul Moriyama
- Shakugan no Shana – Alastor (Seasons 2-3, Movie, OVA)
- Shangri-La – Momoko
- Shigurui: Death Frenzy – Sanjuro Okitsu
- Shiki (novel series) – Koike Masaharu
- Snow White with the Red Hair - King Shenazard
- Soul Eater – Sid Barrett
- Space Dandy – Admiral Perry
- Speed Grapher – Genba Ryougoku
- Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry – Dufarge
- Steins;Gate – Dr. Nakabachi
- The Tower of Druaga – Uto
- Tokyo Ghoul - Yoshitoki Washū
- Toriko – Elbow
- Trinity Blood – Gyula Kadar
- Tsukuyomi: Moon Pha*se – Kojiro Midob
- Vexille – Itakura
- Yu Yu Hakusho – Chū, Jorge Saotome (Blue Ogre), Narrator
Animation
- Death Battle – Bruce Wayne
- Red vs. Blue – Surge
- RWBY – Ghira Belladonna
Film
- Case Closed - Movie: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper – Joel
- Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker – Narrator
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods – Supreme Kai and Elder Kai
- My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising – Atsuhiro Sako (Mr. Compress)
- Origin: Spirits of the Past – Dr. Sakul
- Rebuild of Evangelion – Kozo Fuyutsuki
- Shin Godzilla – Prime Minister Okouchi[7]
Video games
- Borderlands 2 – Incinerator Clayton
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! – Leonard, Rabid Adams[8]
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai - Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 - Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai, Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 - Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai, Dr. Gero, Elder Kai
- Dragon Ball Z: Sagas - Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi - Dr. Gero, Super Janemba, Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 - Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai, Dr. Gero, Super Janemba, Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road - Supreme Kai, Super Janemba
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 - Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai, Dr. Gero, Super Janemba, Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo - Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast - Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball: Origins - Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team - Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2 - Dr. Gero, Super Janemba
- Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi - Supreme Kai, Dr. Gero, Janemba, Super Janemba, Elder Kai
- Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect - Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball Z Battle of Z - Dr. Gero
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse - Elder Kai
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - Elder Kai, Super Janemba
- Dragon Ball FighterZ - Supreme Kai, Elder Kai, Super Janemba
- Dragon Ball Legends - Dr. Gero, Super Janemba, Mercenary Tao
- Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Dr. Gero, Supreme Kai, Kibito Kai, Elder Kai, Mercenary Tao
- Smite – Old Ao Kuang
English dubbing director
- Claymore
- Dragon Ball Z (Funimation dub, Seasons 1 and 2)
References
- ^ Fruits Basket Official (2019-02-22). "When snow melts, what does it become? For the new Fruits Basket anime series starting in April, Hatori of the Dragon Zodiac will be played by Kent Williams! Can you guess who'll be announced next?". @fruitsbasket_en. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ^ "Funimation Reveals Chaos Dragon Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "A Heart Unswaying On the Water's Surface, Part 1". Darker Than Black. Episode 13.- closing credits
- ^ Initial D. Season 1. Episode 12. Funimation.
- ^ "The Millionaire Detective - Balance: Unlimited Dub Cast Revealed". Funimation. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Lee, Michelle (January 31, 2015). "English Cast Announcement for Nobunagun". Funimation. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
- ^ "Shin Godzilla Comes To Blu-ray in August!". Funimation. May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 4:25 in.
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External links
- Kent Williams at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kent Williams at the English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database