Bryce Austin Papenbrook (born February 24, 1986) is an American voice actor who has done voice work for Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Viz Media, Animaze, Studiopolis and Scoffer Studios. He has voiced in several anime series, particularly those of young male protagonists.
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Born | Bryce Austin Papenbrook (1986-02-24) February 24, 1986 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names | Bryce Rothstein |
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse | Samantha Papenbrook |
Children | 3 |
Parents |
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Website | brycepapenbrook |
Bryce Austin Papenbrook was born in the Reseda area of Los Angeles on February 24, 1986,[1] the son of voice actors Debbie Rothstein (born 1956) and Bob Papenbrook (1955–2006). He graduated from UCLA in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in political science.[2][3]
Papenbrook is best known for his portrayals of Kirito in Sword Art Online, Eren Yeager in Attack on Titan, Inosuke Hashibira in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Rokuro Enmado in Twin Star Exorcists ,Gallows in Dagon: Troll World Chronicles , Masaomi Kida in Durarara!! series, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Shirou Emiya in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Meliodas & Zeldris in The Seven Deadly Sins, Red in Pokémon Origins, Adol Christin in the Ys series, Kaito in Ajin: Demi-Human, and Makoto Naegi and Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa series. In animation, he provides the voice of Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. Since 2019, he is the current voice of Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. He also voices Kaname Isaki in Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea. As of 2022, he voices Drastic in the podcast Sky Brother Force.
Papenbrook and his wife, Samantha, have three children together: a daughter named Ella Papenbrook (born September 5, 2015),[4][5] a son named Griffin Papenbrook (born January 19, 2019)[6] and a second daughter named Margo Papenbrook (born August 30, 2021).[7]
Papenbrook began training in Chuck Norris' system of Tang Soo Do (also known as American Tang Soo Do) under his original instructor Steve Clark, and would later train and receive his fourth-degree black belt in the system under Clark's instructor Dennis Ichikawa. He is a three-time kickboxing champion with over 60 fights to his name.[8] He occasionally works as a kickboxing instructor at the House of Champions Academy of Martial Arts in Van Nuys, California.[8][9]
Before becoming well known for voice acting, he competed semi-professionally in e-sports with a focus on the game GoldenEye on Nintendo 64.
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
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2000 | Trigun | Young Vash the Stampede | ||
2002 | Genma Wars: Eve of Mythology Chapter | Loof | ||
2004 | .hack//Legend of the Twilight | Shugo Kunisaki | Resume | |
2004 | Eiken | Densuke Mifune | ||
2006 | Green Green | Yuusuke Takasaki | ||
2007 | MÄR | Jack | Resume | |
2007 | Noein | Isami Fujiwara | Resume | |
2008 | Buso Renkin | Shusui Hayasaka | [11] | |
2010 | Kekkaishi | Hiromu Tabata | Resume | |
2010 | Vampire Knight series | Hanabusa Aido | Resume | |
2011 | Durarara!! | Masaomi Kida | [12] | |
2012 | Marvel Anime: Blade | Edgar Frost | Resume | |
2012 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan series | Ryota Nekko, Kappa | [11] | |
2012–13 | Blue Exorcist | Rin Okumura | Also Kyoto Saga and Movie | [13][14][15][11] |
2013–present | Sword Art Online series | Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya | 3 TV series and Ordinal Scale | [16][17] |
2013 | B-Daman CrossFire | Basara Kurochi | [11] | |
2013–14 | Tenkai Knights | Chooki, Lydendor | ||
2013 | Digimon Fusion | Bearmon, Coronamon | [11] | |
2013 | Pokémon Origins | Red | Tweet[18] | |
2014 | Space Dandy | Ukuleleman | Ep. 15 First Funimation role | [19] |
2014–present | Attack on Titan series | Eren Jaeger | First major role at Funimation, 4 seasons | [20][21][22] |
2014 | Blood Lad | Staz | [23][24] | |
2014 | Sailor Moon | Kijin Shinokawa | Viz Media dub | |
2015–16 | Durarara!!×2 | Masaomi Kida | [25] | |
2015 | A Lull in the Sea | Kaname Isaki | [11][26] | |
2015 | BlazBlue Alter Memory | Takamagahara | [27] | |
2015 | Aldnoah.Zero | Calm Craftman | [28] | |
2015 | Soul Eater Not! | Clay Sizemore | [29] | |
2015 | Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Shirou Emiya | [30] | |
2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Caesar Zeppeli | Tweet[31] | |
2015–21 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Meliodas, Zeldris, Demon King | [32] | |
2013 | Danganronpa: The Animation | Makoto Naegi | [33][34] | |
2015 | Attack on Titan: Junior High | Eren Jaeger | [35] | |
2016 | Brothers Conflict | Wataru Asahina | [36] | |
2016 | Assassination Classroom | Rikuto Ikeda | Episode 13 | |
2016 | Cyborg 009 vs Devilman | Devilman / Akira Fudō | Tweet[37][38] | |
2016 | Ajin | Kaito | Tweet[39] | |
2016 | Kuromukuro | Kennosuke Tokisada Ouma | Resume | |
2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Eugene Sevenstark | Tweet[40][41] | |
2016 | One-Punch Man | Marugori | [42] | |
2016 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy | Makoto Naegi, Nagito Komaeda | [43] | |
2016 | Charlotte | Sho | Tweet[44] | |
2016 | Pokémon Generations | Buck | Tweet[45] | |
2017 | Tales of Zestiria the X | Sorey | Episodes 17-20 (Simuldub), substituting for Robbie Daymond | [46] |
2017 | DokiDoki! PreCure | Lance | Known as Glitter Force: Doki-Doki outside of Japan. | [47] |
2018 | Devilman Crybaby | Moyuru Koda | [48] | |
2018 | Children of the Whales | Suou | ||
2018 | Terraformars | Enrique, Hans, Alexander Asimov | [49] | |
2018 | Twin Star Exorcists | Rokuro Enmado | [50][51] | |
2018 | My Hero Academia | Yo Shindo | Tweet[52] | |
2019 | Inazuma Eleven Ares | Basile Hardy, Jude Sharp | [53] | |
2019 | Kengan Ashura | Cosmo Imai, Keizaburo Sawada | [54] | |
2019 | Bungo Stray Dogs | Karma | Episode 29 | |
2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Kagura Karatachi | [55] | |
2019–present | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Inosuke Hashibira | [56] | |
2019 | Teasing Master Takagi-san | Kimura | Season 2 | [57] |
2019 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened | Akechi Touma | ||
2019 | Revisions | Daisuke | ||
2020 | Marvel Future Avengers | Kei Kawade, Josh Richardson | [11] | |
2020 | Beastars | Tao, Kibi, Lycaon | [58] | |
2020 | Drifting Dragons | Soroya | ||
2020 | My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! | Alan Stuart | Crunchyroll dub | [59] |
2020 | Dorohedoro | Fujita | ||
2021 | Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | Ghost Shroud, Paladin | [60] | |
2021 | Godzilla Singular Point | Additional Voice | Netflix dub | |
2021 | To Your Eternity | Gugu (adolescent) | Tweet[61] | |
2021 | Tokyo Revengers | Nahoya Kawata | Tweet[62] | |
2021 | Kuroko's Basketball | Shigehiro Ogiwara | Netflix dub | |
2021 | Black Clover | Liebe | [63] | |
2021 | King's Raid: Successors of the Will | Kyle | [64] | |
2021 | Ranking of Kings | Hokuro | [65] | |
2021 | The Vampire Dies in No Time | Gamer Boy | [66] | |
2022 | Odd Taxi | Koshiro Daimon | Tweet[67] | |
2022 | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Julio | Tweet[68] |
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
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2015 | Ruff Ruff, Tweet, and Dave | Hatty the Hamster | Season 2, US secondary main role | [69] |
2015 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Linecook, Cheese Sandwich | Ep. "Kitchen Frightmare" | [11][70][71] |
2015–present | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir, Félix Fathom | Main role (Cat Noir), Secondary Character (Félix) | [72] |
2017–present | Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! | Dennis the Menace | Main role (US dub only) | |
2019 | YooHoo to the Rescue | Lemmee | Main role | [73] |
2020 | Dagon:Troll World Chronicles | Gallows | supporting character role | |
Year | Movie | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
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2013 | Blue Exorcist: The Movie | Rin Okumura | Limited theatrical release, Aniplex | [74] |
2017 | Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale | Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya | Limited theatrical release, Aniplex | [75] |
2018 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower | Shirou Emiya | Limited theatrical release, Aniplex | [76] |
2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train | Inosuke Hashibira | Limited theatrical release, Aniplex | [11] |
2021 | Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night | Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya | Limited theatrical release, Aniplex | [77] |
2022 | Drifting Home | Kōsuke Kumagaya | Theatrical release, Studio Colorido Simultaneous release on Netflix | [78] |
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
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2014 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison | Young Muku | ||
2017 | Blame! | Fusata | [79] | |
2019 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly | Shirou Emiya | ||
2018 | The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky | Meliodas | [80] | |
2020 | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Cody Hida | [81] | |
2021 | Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song | Shirou Emiya |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
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2005 | Dynasty Warriors series | Guan Ping | From 5 to 8 | [10] |
2005 | Radiata Stories | Jack Russell | [11] | |
2009 | Dissidia Final Fantasy | Zidane Tribal | Also 012 | [11] |
2010 | Lost Planet 2 | Various | In-game credits[82] | |
2020 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | Kinta | [11] | |
2011 | Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel | Aoto | Resume | |
2012 | Tales of Graces f | Asbel Lhant | [83] | |
2013 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Henry | [11] | |
2013 | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk | Ernie Lyttelton | Resume | |
2013 | Shin Megami Tensei IV | Issachar | Resume | |
2013 | Armored Core: Verdict Day | Various pilots, AI | In-game credits[84] | |
2013 | Rune Factory 4 | Lest | Resume | |
2013 | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Inky | In-game credits[85] | |
2013 | Power Rangers Megaforce | Black Ranger | Resume | |
2013 | Call of Duty: Ghosts | US Army 1 | Resume | |
2013 | Ys: Memories of Celceta | Adol Christin, Panza | Resume | |
2014 | Bravely Default | Tiz Arrior | Grouped under Cast in closing credits | [11] |
2014 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Makoto Naegi | Uncredited | Tweet[86][34] |
2014 | Earth Defense Force 2025 | Ranger 27 | [87] | |
2014 | Mind Zero | Nobuhiko Watanabe | Resume | |
2014 | Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair | Nagito Komaeda, Makoto Naegi | Uncredited | Tweet[88] |
2014 | Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | Theodore | Resume | |
2015 | Final Fantasy Type-0 HD | Machina Kunagiri | [11] | |
2015 | Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls | Makoto Naegi, Nagito Komaeda/Servant | Resume | |
2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Male Avatar (Rookie) | [89] | |
2016 | Elsword | Add | [90] | |
2016 | Bravely Second: End Layer | Tiz Arrior | Grouped under Cast in closing credits | Tweet[91][92] |
2016 | Mobius Final Fantasy | Wol | Tweet[93] | |
2016 | Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky | Kanata Kujo | Tweet[94] | |
2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Henry, Raven, Karel, Oscar | [11] | |
2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Bast | [95] | |
2017 | Nier: Automata | Additional voices | [96] | |
2017 | Persona 5 | Mr. Hiruta | Tweet[97] | |
2017 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Makoto Naegi | Cameo in demo version | |
2018 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Zidane Tribal | [11] | |
2018 | Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight | Theodore | ||
2019–present | JumpStart Academy series | Frankie the Dog | [11] | |
2019–present | Sonic the Hedgehog series | Silver the Hedgehog | Replaces Quinton Flynn | Resume |
2019 | Pokémon Masters | Lear | [11] | |
2019 | Lost Ark | Additional Voices | [98] | |
2019 | Shenmue III | Ge Longpi | [11] | |
2020 | One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Lecture Man, Marugori | [11] | |
2020 | Phantasy Star Online 2 | Jan, Kyokuya, Kirito | ||
2020 | War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius | Prince Mont Leonis | Main Protagonist | [99] |
2020 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Captain Engels, Gilbert Stein | [100] | |
2020 | Yakuza: Like A Dragon | Additional voices | [101] | |
2021 | Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | Adol Christin | [11] | |
2021 | Tales of Arise | Law, Kirito | [11] | |
2021 | Lost Judgment | Kosuke | [11] | |
2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Inosuke Hashibira | [11] | |
2022 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Additional voices | [102] |
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As a "Netflix Original Series" (and at the time of this writing that is the only place it can be accessed), SDS sports an English dub courtesy of Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Unless you're tired of hearing Bryce Papenbrook as the male lead in seemingly everything these days (he's become in the 2010s what Johnny Yong Bosch was earlier in the 2000s), the English cast is very well-chosen.
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