Paul Nakauchi
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Paul Nakauchi | |
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| Other names | Paul Nakuchi |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor |
| Website | paulnakauchi |
Paul Nakauchi is an American actor.
Career
In the 1990s, he guest starred in Knots Landing, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "The Homecoming"), Batman: The Animated Series and ER.
He lent his voice to the video games Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Call of Duty: World at War, Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain, Tomb Raider: Legend, World of Warcraft, Lost Planet 2, and Dead or Alive: Dimensions (as Gen Fu). His most productive role to date is in Overwatch as Hanzo Shimada.[1] Nakauchi played Sgt. Shigeno in the motion picture, The Great Raid.
Nakauchi has also appeared in the Broadway musicals Chu Chem (1989) and The King and I (from 1996 to 1998). He starred in the Broadway Asia production of The King and I as King Phra Meha Mongkut. Nakauchi voiced the character "Hutch" in the animated comedy drama film, Alpha and Omega. He portrayed the Kralahome in Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, directed by Bartlett Sher. He played the role of Watari in Adam Wingard's Death Note.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Great Raid | Sgt. Shigeno | |
| 2006 | Hellboy: Sword of Storms | Additional Voices (voice) | Television film |
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | Additional Voices (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme | Wong (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Nomad: The Warrior | Galdan (voice) | English version |
| 2009 | The Next Race: The Remote Viewings | Dr. Baxter Luminaire | Short film |
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Hutch (voice) | |
| 2010 | Dark Metropolis | Dr. Baxter Luminaire | |
| 2011 | Portrait of Leonore | Father (voice) | Short film |
| 2017 | Death Note | Watari |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Knots Landing | Employee | Episode: "Do Not Attempt to Remove" |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Tygarian Officer | Episode: "The Homecoming" |
| 1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | Doctor (voice) | Episode: "House and Garden" |
| 1996 | ER | Harvard Candidate | Episode: "Baby Shower" |
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "Zuko Alone" |
| 2009 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Wong Fei, Takeo, Takahiro (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Chou the Elder, Acupuncturist (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Beware the Batman | Edogawa Yamashiro (voice) | Episode: "Fall" |
| 2014 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Savatte, Sifo-Dyas (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Fallen Cards | Kade, Scientist | |
| 2016 | Deadbeat | Mister Ohno | Episode: "Diaper Training" |
| 2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Aki's Dad, Salaryman (voices) | Episode: "The Curse of Kaniaku" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain | Yakuza, Matsua | |
| 2005 | The Matrix: Path of Neo | Red Pill Herb Shop Owner | |
| 2006 | Tomb Raider: Legend | Toru Nishimura | |
| 2006 | Destroy All Humans! 2 | Japanese Men, Ninjas, Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Sao Feng | |
| 2007 | No More Heroes | Thunder Ryu | |
| 2008 | Call of Duty: World at War | Japanese Announcer | |
| 2010 | Lost Planet 2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Dead or Alive: Dimensions | Gen Fu | English version |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | ||
| 2012 | World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Shao-Tien Executioner, Qiang the Merciless, Hu'seng the Gatekeeper, Lei Shen | |
| 2013 | Lost Planet 3 | Soichi | |
| 2014 | Diablo III: Reaper of Souls | Malthael | |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Bloodsong | |
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Hanzo | |
| 2017 | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | Shan Yun | |
| 2017 | Heroes of the Storm | Malthael, Hanzo |
References
- ^ "Here Are the Voice Actors of the Overwatch Cast". twinfinite.net. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Barkan, Jonathan (June 30, 2016). "Adam Wingard Starts Writing His 'Death Note'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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