Marc Diraison is an American voice actor, ADR director and script writer who has worked for Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the English voice of Guts in Berserk animated adaptations, specifically the 1997 anime adaptation and the 2012 movie trilogy. He has also portrayed Akihiko Kayaba in Sword Art Online and Tokiomi Tohsaka in Fate/Zero.
Marc Diraison | |
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| Born | February 7, 1975 San Rafael, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Mark Diraison |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Filmography
editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (May 2021) |
Anime
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2001 | Knight Hunters: Weiß Kreuz | Yoji Kudo | Second voice | |
| 2002–03 | Berserk | Guts | ||
| 2003 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Saizo Kirigakure | ||
| Space Pirate Mito | Karsoon | |||
| Sadamitsu the Destroyer | Vice Principal | |||
| 2004 | ShootFighter Tekken | Yoshiki Takaishi | OVA | |
| Giant Robo | Kenji Murasame | OVA, NYAV Post dub | ||
| Domain of Murder | Kyusaku Kogure | OVA | ||
| Gokusen | Goro Sawatari | |||
| 2004–07 | One Piece | Roronoa Zoro | 4Kids Entertainment dub | |
| 2004 | Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos | Ryoma Sakamoto | ||
| F-Zero: Falcon Densetsu | Antonio Guster, Young Silver Neelson | |||
| Shrine of the Morning Mist | Michimune Ayatachi, Masashi Kusugi | |||
| 2005 | Shadow Star Narutaru | Ono | Episode 5 | |
| Gin Rei | Kenji Murasame | ADR voice director, OVA | ||
| Ah! My Goddess | Toshiyuki Aoshima[1] | ADR voice director | ||
| Midori Days | Masami Kyomoto | |||
| Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Shirakawa | |||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Young Solomon Muto | Episode 199 | ||
| 2006 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Chancellor Frost | Episode 24 | |
| Pokémon | Tyson | [2] | ||
| GaoGaiGar: The King of Braves | Leo Shishioh | |||
| Ninja Nonsense | ADR voice director | |||
| 2007 | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | Toshiyuki Aoshima | ||
| Phoenix | Uraji | |||
| 2008 | Freedom | David | OVA | |
| Dinosaur King | Gabbro | |||
| 2008–10 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds | Kalin Kessler | ||
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Hiyō, Additional Voices |
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| 2009 | Let's Go Tamagotchi! | Bikertchi, Sunnytchi |
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| 2010 | Pokémon | Riley, Clayton, Ingo | [3] | |
| Slayers Revolution | ADR voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas) | |||
| Slayers Evolution-R | ||||
| 2010–14 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Meran | Production staff, OVAs | |
| 2011 | Bakuman | Nobuhiro Mashiro, Kim Song-Yu | ||
| 2013 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Captain | ||
| Fate/Zero | Tokiomi Tohsaka | [4] | ||
| Zetman | Sweeper, Takayuki Hige, Narrator | ADR script writer | ||
| 2013–2019 | Sword Art Online | Akihiko Kayaba | ||
| 2013–14 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Ithnan, Cassim's Father | ||
| 2013 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital | Kidomaru | ||
| 2014 | Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet | Kugel | ||
| Coppelion | Gojiro Kajii, Heiji Tanizaki | |||
| 2015 | Magi: The Kingdom of Magic | Ithnan | ||
| 2015, 2019 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Zeon Zum Deikun | OVAs and TV | |
| 2015 | Aldnoah.Zero | Wolf Areash | ||
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | George Joestar I, others | [4] | ||
| The Seven Deadly Sins | Ruin | |||
| 2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Iznario Fareed | ||
| One-Punch Man | Bearded Worker, Pig God, Subterranean 4 |
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| 2017–19 | Hunter × Hunter | Ging Freecss | 2011 series | |
| 2018–19 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | Taiga Akabane | [4] | |
| 2018 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Wilhelm van Astrea | [5] | |
| 2023 | Berserk: Memorial Edition | Guts | [6] |
Animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Crew Role, Notes | Ref. |
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| 2005–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Silver Sentry, Raptarr, Ruffington, Turtle Titan II | ||
| 2005–07 | Winx Club | Helia | 4Kids version | |
| 2006 | Kappa Mikey | Dr. Igor | Episode: "Big Trouble in Little Tokyo" | |
| 2007–09 | Chaotic | Codemaster Crellan | ||
| 2008–09 | Three Delivery | Voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas) | ||
| 2009–12 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Rassimov (Season 2), Clements, Suit Member | Voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas (season 1) and Stephanie Sheh) | [7] |
| 2018 | Treehouse Detectives | Moose, Great Horned Owl, Commodore Barry, Lucille's Dad | [4] | |
| 2021 | The JayShow Movie | Oyaji Robo-sama |
Films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2003 | The Weathering Continent | Bois | ||
| 2010 | Animals United | Cook, the Reporter | ||
| 2012 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King | Guts | Production coordinator | [4] |
| 2013 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey | Guts | ||
| 2014 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent | Guts | ||
| Welcome to the Space Show | Pochi Rickman | ADR voice director (with Stephanie Sheh) | [8] | |
| Patema Inverted | Teacher | ADR script writer | ||
| 2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | Cyborg 002/JetLink | ||
| 2016 | Miss Hokusai | Hatsugoro/Totoya Hokkei | ||
| Your Name | Taki's Father | [9] | ||
| 2017 | A Silent Voice | Mr. Takeuchi | [10] | |
| Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | Akihiko Kayaba | Reprisal | [11] | |
| Birdboy: The Forgotten Children | Mouse Father |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2006 | One Piece: Pirates' Carnival | Roronoa Zoro | ||
| 2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Kalin Kassler | Reprisal | [4] |
| Fire Emblem Heroes | Conrad | |||
| Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | [12] | |||
| 2019 | Shenmue III | Hong Dejing | [4] |
References
edit- ^ "Ah! My Goddess". Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ Pokémon: Advanced Battle. Episode 397. 4Kids Entertainment.
- ^ Pokémon: Sinnoh League Victors. Episode 397. 4Kids Entertainment.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Marc Diraison (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 27, 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Funimation Announces Re:Zero Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. March 4, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ "Berserk: The Golden Age Arc". www.crunchyroll.com. January 13, 2023.
- ^ "A Seeker Is Born". Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
- ^ "Dub Cast for Welcome to the Space Show Announced". Anime News Network. April 7, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ "Your Name English Dub Cast, Trailer Unveiled". Anime News Network. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ Sheh, Stephanie (December 24, 2017). "It's Marc Diraison. The original Guts from Berserk". @stephaniesheh. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale English Dub Screenings Begin April 22 in U.S." Anime News Network. March 14, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ "Here are the Voice Actors of Fire Emblem Echoes' Cast". Twinfinite. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
External links
edit- Marc Diraison at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Marc Diraison at IMDb
- Marc Diraison at Behind The Voice Actors
