Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director and a screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese, including anime and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Graywords in Slayers, Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Togusa in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, Alucard in Hellsing, Kirei Kotomine in Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Itachi Uchiha in Naruto, Gyomei Himejima in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Hagi in Blood+ and Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!.
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| Education | Williams College (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Relatives | Cassidy Freeman (sister) |
| Website | Official website |
Early life
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Freeman was born in Chicago.[1] His father is Jewish.[2] He is the oldest of three children. His sister Cassidy is an actress, while his brother Clark is an actor and musician.[3] Freeman graduated from the Latin School of Chicago in 1990 and earned a BA from Williams College, where he majored in theater and minored in computer science.[citation needed] He then earned an MFA in acting from Columbia University and went on to perform on Broadway, at the American Repertory Theater, at the Mark Taper Forum, at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park, and at the Williamstown Theater Festival.[citation needed] As a child, he was greatly influenced by anime such as Speed Racer and Battle of the Planets. Casey Kasem voiced the role of his favorite character, Mark of Battle of the Planets, and Freeman even wanted to change his name to Mark at one point.[citation needed] He later discovered Voltron, Star Blazers, and Robotech. He has also stated that the reason he got into the industry was because of the anime The Vision of Escaflowne. He initially got involved in the voice-over industry when a friend of his landed a role in Peacock King.[citation needed]
Career
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Knowing Freeman was a big anime fan, a friend suggested he call up Central Park Media (CPM) and apply for a job doing English dubs. When originally approached about dubbing, he initially declined. It was not until he remembered all of the anime shows he watched as a child that he realized that many people are introduced to anime through the English dubbed versions. In 1997, Freeman landed the role of Zelgadis Graywords in Slayers along with Lisa Ortiz, Eric Stuart and Veronica Taylor. He was the second and final voice actor to get the job after Zelgadis' original voice actor, Daniel Cronin, lost contact with CPM after a year-long halt in the dubbing. Years later, he turned to the American animation voice acting grounds.
Freeman has been best known for his work in Marvel Comics-based productions such as The Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine and the X-Men and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He then starred as several versions of Roy Harper in Young Justice for DC Comics and Warner Bros. Since then, Freeman has had various roles throughout his career. He has appeared in many video game titles as memorable characters, such as Albedo from Namco's Xenosaga series, Helios in God of War III and God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Haji, Joel the 6th and Van Argeno in Blood+, the main protagonist Baldur in Silicon Knights's Too Human, Breakdown in Transformers: War for Cybertron, the Winter Soldier in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Iron Man in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2.
Freeman teaches classes, workshops, and performance lectures in the Los Angeles area.[4] In addition to classes, Freeman has a website called Voice Acting Mastery which includes podcasts and other resources regarding voice acting.[5]
In February 2023, Freeman guest voiced Lieutenant Nolan, an Imperial lieutenant with particular disdain for clones, the commanding officer of Crosshair, in Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[6]
Filmography
editAnime
editAnimation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7] |
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| 2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Raphael Sylla | Episode: "Z is for Zenith" | |
| 2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Max Dillon / Electro, Thug #1 | 6 episodes | [8] |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Multiple Man, Maverick | [27] | |
| 2010–2013, 2019–2021 | Young Justice | Roy Harper / Arsenal / Red Arrow, Jim Harper, Will Harper, Captain Boomerang, various voices | [8] | |
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Howard E. Robertson, Rhino, Ben, Cook | Episode: "The Shrieking Madness" | |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Episode: "To Steal an Ant-Man" | |
| Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays | Fabian Menkle | TV special | ||
| 2014–2015
2017 |
Steven Universe | Doug Maheswaran, Male Nurse | 3 episodes | [8][28] |
| 2015 | Wabbit | Old Man #1, Dust Bunny | 2 episodes | [29][30] |
| 2016–2018 | Justice League Action | J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter | [31] | |
| 2016 | Adventure Time | Turtle Prince, Ice President | Episode: "Five Short Tables" | [32] |
| 2017 | All Hail King Julien | Alex | Episode: "The End is Here" | [8] |
| Spider-Man | Mysterio, Spot | Episode: "Bring On the Bad Guys" | ||
| 2023 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Lieutenant Nolan | Episode: "The Outpost" | [6] |
| 2026 | X-Men '97 | Maverick | Episode: "Weapon X, Lies, and DVDs" | [33] |
Films
editVideo games
editOther dubbing
editLive-action
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[7] |
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| 2008 | Adventures in Voice Acting | Himself | [51] |
References
edit- ↑ Freeman, Crispin [@CrispinFreeman] (April 11, 2014). "A primeval forest sounds lovely! I was born in Chicago and never found one there. Show us where it is!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ @CrispinFreeman (June 6, 2010). "@binkxy Absolutely! My Jewish father would love that!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ 'Lex Schmex' – Meet SMALLVILLE's Tess Mercer Newsarama.com
- ↑ "Crispin Freeman | Classes". Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Voice Acting Mastery: Become a Master Voice Actor in the World of Voice Over - Become the Character. Live the Dream. Find Yourself". Voice Acting Mastery: Become a Master Voice Actor in the World of Voice Over.
- 1 2 Young, Bryan (March 8, 2023). "The Bad Batch Brings Us One Of Its Best Episodes Yet". Slash Film. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Welcome to Arlene Thornton Agency". www.arlenethornton.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "Crispin Freeman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ Rave Master. Event occurs at Closing credits, English language cast.
- ↑ Scrapped Princess. Episode 4. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Adaptation.
- ↑ Studio Pierrot (April 7, 2007). "Return of the Morning Mist". Naruto. Episode 81. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ "Voice Actor Crispin Freeman to Appear at Otakon". Anime News Network (Press release). June 11, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ↑ Ohanesian, Liz (June 28, 2010). "The Fandom of Haruhi Suzumiya". Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ↑ Strait Jacket. Manga Video. October 7, 2008. OCLC 244206876.
- ↑ Greenberger, Robert (September 8, 2008). "Strait Jacket to Make Domestic Debut on DVD". Comic Mix.
- ↑ Strait Jacket (DVD). Manga Video. October 7, 2008. OCLC 244206876.
- ↑ Brusuelas, James (December 12, 2010). "Aniplex Announces Durarara English Cast". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Mariko". Marvel Anime: Wolverine. Season 1. Episode 1. July 23, 2011. G4.
- ↑ "Fate/Zero Anime to Get English Dub, Will Stream on Neon Alley – News". Anime News Network. February 6, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Aniplex Announces Part of Durarara!! English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. July 30, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ "The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan English Dub Reunites Haruhi Cast". Anime News Network. May 28, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Freeman, Crispin [@CrispinFreeman] (July 12, 2016). "Check out yours truly as Soma Schicksal in the new trailer for the anime series "God Eater"" (Tweet). Retrieved December 21, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's Video Reveals English Dub Cast for Hashira". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ Freeman, Crispin [@CrispinFreeman] (July 20, 2023). "Very honored to be a part of the cast for #PokemonHorizons! Check me out as Friede in the new trailer" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Crispin Freeman SacAnime Convention". sacanime.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Fusion Cuisine". Steven Universe. Season 1. Episode 32. November 6, 2014. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ "Buddha Bugs/Now and Zen". Wabbit. Season 1. Episode 1. September 21, 2015. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ "Raising Your Spirits/Dust Bugster". Wabbit. Season 1. Episode 19. September 30, 2015. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ "Justice League Action First 7 Episodes Review". The Reaf Debrief. December 14, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Five Short Tables". Adventure Time. Season 7. Episode 35. May 26, 2016. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ Meenan, Devin. "X-Men '97's Biggest Wolverine Episode Yet Remakes A Legendaray Sci-Fi Horror Movie". slashfilm.com. Slash Film. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising 'New Driver' English Dub Clip Streamed". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fathom and Aniplex of America Bring Latest 'Fate/stay' Movie to Theaters - Three If By Space". May 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Cho in Mirai – TrekToday". October 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Promare Anime Film's English-dubbed Trailer Streamed (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ↑ Dimps; Polygon Magic. Seven Samurai 20XX. Sammy Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 5:09:56 in, CAST.
- ↑ "Metrocon 2012: Crispin Freeman Panel". June 18, 2013. Event occurs at 22:20. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ↑ FromSoftware. Armored Core 4. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 2:28:10 in, Voice Cast.
- ↑ @CrispinFreeman (November 9, 2013). "@Truebeatlesfanx Yes, that is me as Firefly" (Tweet). Retrieved November 9, 2013 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
- ↑ Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
- ↑ "Here Are the Voice Actors of the Overwatch Cast". twinfinite.net.
- ↑ Official Seven Knights (October 26, 2016). "Greet the Users: Voices of Seven Knights". Facebook.
- ↑ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors (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 credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ↑ Freeman, Crispin. "I am reprising the role, and yes, you can call me god. 😁". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ↑ Gameloft Barcelona (July 31, 2023). Disney Speedstorm (Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S). Gameloft. Scene: Credits.
- ↑ "Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (2025 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Crystal Acids Crispin Freeman Page". Retrieved October 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Bang Zoom! Entertainment to Preview Adventures in Voice Acting Documentary at New York Anime Festival" (PDF). Adventures in Voice Acting (Press release). December 4, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- Interviews
- Crispin Freeman Interview at RPGSite
- Crispin Freeman: Q and A [permanent dead link] at The Anime Lodge
- "A Very Different Place" - A Crispin Freeman Interview part one
- "A Very Different Place" - A Crispin Freeman Interview part two including audio
- "Anime Today Episode 31" - Crispin Freeman Interview
- 'Kana's Korner' Interview on 91.8 The Fan
External links
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- Official website
- Voice Acting Mastery - Crispin Freeman's voice acting podcast blog
- Mythology and Meaning - Crispin Freeman's website for his lectures on anime
- Crispin Freeman at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Crispin Freeman convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Crispin Freeman at Crystal Acids Voice Actor Database
- Crispin Freeman at IMDb