Brian Dobson (actor)

Canadian voice actor
  • United Kingdom[citation needed]
  • Canada
OccupationVoice actorYears active1996–presentRelatives
  • Michael Dobson (brother)
  • Paul Dobson (brother)
Websitebriandobson.com

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.

Personal life

Brian 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

Anime English dubbing

Animation

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "My Way Of Fighting". Kingdom. Episode 51. March 8, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Funimation.
  7. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  • Official website
  • Brian Dobson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Brian Dobson convention appearances on AnimeCons.com Edit this at Wikidata
  • Brian Dobson at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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International
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  • VIAF
  • WorldCat
National
  • United States
  • France
  • BnF data
  • Israel