Brian Dobson (actor)

Brian Dobson
Brian Dobson
Born	September 9; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship	United Kingdom[citation needed]; Canada;
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1996–present
Relatives	Michael Dobson (brother); Paul Dobson (brother);
Website	briandobson.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.

Early 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

.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

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

^
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. {{cite book}}: |last= 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

Official website
Brian Dobson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Brian Dobson convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
Brian Dobson at IMDb

[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] Dobson, Brian [@playdobson] (September 9, 2016). "Thanks so much @CaityBair !!! Having a great day. See you soon ! (Tweet) - via Twitter.

[3] 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.

[Company2002-5] 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)

[kingdom_ep51-6] "My Way Of Fighting". Kingdom. Episode 51. March 8, 2016. Event occurs at Closing credits. Funimation.

[btva-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 credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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