Brian Dobson (born September 9)[1] is a Canadian voice actor, who works for Ocean Studios and various other studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He voiced Thing in Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Majin Buu and Dr. Gero in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, Red Alert in Transformers: Armada and Transformers: Cybertron, Lex Luthor in Krypto the Superdog, Muso in Inuyasha, Martin DaCosta in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and SEED Destiny, and Zugu, Ronin, Soul Archer, a Ninjdroid Sentry, and Bucko in LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.
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Born | September 9 |
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Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
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Website | briandobson |
Personal life
editBrian Dobson was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but spent most of his childhood in England.[2] He is the youngest[3][4] of the three Dobson brothers. His older brothers Michael Dobson and Paul Dobson are also voice actors.[5]
Filmography
editAnime English dubbing
edit- .hack//Roots - AI Harald
- Death Note - Hideki Ide, Kiichiro Osoreda, Rod Ross
- Dragon Ball Z - Dr. Gero, Majin Buu (Evil Buu, Super Buu, Kid Buu), Future Gohan, Vodka (Ocean dub)
- Hello Carbot - Beatrun
- Inuyasha - Muso, Shoga
- Kingdom series - Ren Pa[6]
- MegaMan NT Warrior - SearchMan EXE, Arashi Kazefuki
- Mobile Suit Gundam - Dren, Garma Zabi
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Martin DaCosta
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny - Martin DaCosta, Heine Westenfluss, Orson White
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Lee Zhejiang, Bring Stabity, Divine Nova
- Ōban Star-Racers - Grooor, General Kross, Sül
- Ranma ½ - Dragon Whisker Salesman
- The Story of Saiunkoku - Courtier #2, Guard #3
- Sword of the Stranger - Shogen Itadori
- Superbook - Michael the Archangel, Parshan, Joseph, Wiseman # 2, Paul, Boaz, Saul, Workers
- Transformers: Armada - Red Alert
- Transformers: Cybertron - Red Alert, Clocker
- World Trigger - Hyrein
- Zoids: Fuzors - Helmut, Dr. Piers
Animation
edit- Chip and Potato - Little Poppa, Aardvark Grandpa, Octopus, Bertie Bumpety-Bump, Farmer Pat
- Dinotrux - D-Stroy, Ankylodump #1 (4), Dozeratops
- Dr. Dimensionpants - Evil Wizard Silas
- Dreamkix - Mr. Krimke
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes - Thing
- Fruit Ninja: Frenzy Force - Krackleflint
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Keldor / Skeletor, Buzz-Off, Webstor, King Hiss, Sssqueeze
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 - Zorax/Sheriff Johnson
- Krypto the Superdog - Lex Luthor
- LeapFrog - Additional Voices
- Ninjago - Ronan, Soul Archer, Sumo Zumo, Nindroid Sentry, Bucko
- Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures - JEK
- Martin Mystery - Boogeyman
- Max Steel - Jason Naught / Dwayne
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - Sky Beak
- Nerds and Monsters - Zarg, Young Monster #3, Irwin's Narrator Voice, Monktopus
- Pirate Express - Ares
- Pucca - Uncle Dumpling
- Rated A for Awesome - Max Awesome
- Super Dinosaur - Bruce Kingston, Mechanical Dinohead, Dino Man (3), Wannabe Alpha Dino Man, Dino Man #1 (3), Croco Gator, Earth Core Agent (4), Male Earth Core Tech (1), Earth Core Agent #2 (2), Earth Core Agent #1 (2)
- Sushi Pack - Unagi
- Tarzan and Jane - Shopkeeper, Goon 4
- Team Galaxy - Principal Kirkpatrick, Mr. Spoersqlippe
- The Cramp Twins - Cougar Ron
- The Hollow - Toros, Minotaur #1
- The Little Prince - Caracatus (The Planet of Time)
- Underworld: Endless War - Vregis [7]
- Yvon of the Yukon - Helicopter Instructor
Film
edit- Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - Thud (US)
- Escape from Planet Earth - Hazmats
- G.I. Joe: Spy Troops - Flint
- G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom - Flint
- Monster High: The Movie - Eye (voice)
- My Little Pony: The Movie - Verko
- Ratchet & Clank - Announcer, Drek Computer
- Sausage Party - Italian Tomato, Lettuce
- Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond - The Goon
- Slugterra: Return of the Elementals - The Goon
- Underworld: Endless War - Lycan Vregis
Video games
edit- Dead Rising 2: Case:0 - Jed Wright
- Frogger's Adventures: The Rescue - Army Frog, Ninja Frog[7]
- Frogger: Ancient Shadow – Igunis, Lion Papa[7]
- Frogger Beyond - Future Elder, Magic Elder[7]
- Kessen - Matabe's Goto, Ankokuji Ekei, Tōdō Takatora, Retainer East (English dubbed version)[7]
- Prototype - Additional voices
- Sins of a Solar Empire - Various
- Trinity: Souls of Zill Ơll - Dagda, Zofor (English dubbed version)[7]
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 - Space Marine, Ork Boyz
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade - Earth Caste Builder, Shield Drone, Drone Squad, Flash Gitz, Grey Knights, and Governor-Militant Lukas Alexander
- Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim - Commander Ernst (English dubbed version)
References
edit- ^ Birthday tweets:
- Dobson, Brian [@playdobson] (September 9, 2016). "Thanks so much @CaityBair !!! Having a great day. See you soon ! (Tweet) - via Twitter.
- Charles [@charlesmarqx] (September 9, 2017). "Happy Birthday @playdobson at #PowerCon 🙌❤🍰 Thanks for the cake @ValStaples @gabekhouth" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Miller, Brent (March 13, 2018). "NINJAGO ZANE INTERVIEWS RONIN/SOUL ARCHER real actors part 2/3". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Devall, Trevor (September 15, 2019). "Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and Guests Episode 6 - Brian Dobson - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Devall, Trevor (September 19, 2019). "Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and Guests Episode 28 - Paul Dobson - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Company, Gale Research (September 2002). Contemporary theatre, film, and television. Gale Research Co. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-7876-5115-2. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "My Way Of Fighting". Kingdom. Episode 51. March 8, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Funimation.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brian Dobson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 10 December 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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External links
edit- Official website
- Brian Dobson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Brian Dobson convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Brian Dobson at IMDb