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Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer[1] is an American voice actor and columnist best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. He is known for his roles in ADV Films dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion as Shinji Ikari, Martian Successor Nadesico as Akito Tenkawa, and Excel Saga as Gojo Shioji. Spencer is well-known for playing the English-version voice of Japanese Anime character Ginta Toramizu (虎水ギンタ Toramizu Ginta) from the MÄR series.[2] He has also performed voice acting for radio, especially commercials. His anime character voices tend to be either for timid, shy, or weak characters, or for eccentric and comical ones.

Spike Spencer
Spencer in 2019
Born
Charles Forrest Spencer
EducationUniversity of Houston
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1989–present
AgentPastorini-Bosby Talent
Notable credits
  • Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion
  • Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico
  • Gojo Shioji in Excel Saga
  • Hanataro Yamada in Bleach
  • Ginta Toramizu in MÄR
  • Rolo Lamperouge in Code Geass
Spouses
  • Kendra Benham (divorced)
  • Kim MacKenzie
    ​
    (m. 2014)​
Children2
Websitewww.spikespencer.com

Career


Spencer attended the University of Houston for four years.[3] After doing a number of independent films, he met Amanda Winn-Lee, who suggested he audition for anime English dubbing at ADV Films. Spencer first landed a supporting role of Prime Minister Mikoshiba in Super Atragon, then a leading role of Takateru in Suikoden Demon Century. In August 1996, Spencer was cast as the lead role of Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion. After ADV Films' collapse, Funimation acquired the rights to the Rebuild of Evangelion movies. As part of Funimation's goal to get the service of the original voice actors from shows and movies they acquired distributing rights for, Spencer reprised Shinji in the movies.[3]

Spencer has done commercials for Houston Cellular, Applebee's, Kroger, Chevrolet, and Subway. Spencer has done additional acting in live-action films and in TV series such as The Big Easy.[3]

Spencer also travels the world with his panel, Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips), which teaches Spencer's trademark "food game," giving dating advice for men, cooking tips, and easy dinner recipes. Spencer's dating tips have been featured in USA Today and Men's Health. He also frequently writes dating tips for Neil Strauss, Carlos Xuma, and Singles Warehouse.


Personal life


Spencer was once married to Kendra Benham, who worked alongside him in Neon Genesis Evangelion as Maya Ibuki.[3] Spencer holds a brownbelt in aikido and a 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.[3] Spencer is married to entrepreneur, Kim MacKenzie, as of October 4, 2014. He is a foodie and has a website called DontKillYourDate.com.[1] Spike and Kim have two sons, one named Declan, who was born on July 29, 2017,[4] and another named Colton Christopher, who was born on February 4, 2021 in Australia.[5]


Filmography



Anime dubbing



Animation



Internet Appearances



Film



Video games



References


  1. Clodfelter, Tim (March 10, 2016). "Interesting characters invading Winston-Salem this weekend". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  2. "Spike Spencer (Creator)". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. Horn, Carl Gustav (February 1998). "Anime Focus Sound Bites: Spike Spencer". Animerica. Viz Media. 6 (2): 60–1. ISSN 1067-0831.
  4. "Instagram post by Spike Spencer • Jan 9, 2018 at 6:58am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  5. "Tweet by Spike Spencer • February 4, 2021 at 7:41 PM", Twitter, retrieved 2021-02-04
  6. "Toonami Asia Reveals More Dub Cast for Dragon Ball Super Anime". Anime News Network. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  7. "Voice Resume". Spike Spencer. Retrieved 22 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. FromSoftware. Armored Core: Verdict Day. Bandai Namco Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10 in, CAST LIST.
  9. "Spike Spencer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 13 December 2020. 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)
  10. "Detective Pikachu (2018 Video Game)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. "One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (2020 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 13 June 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)
  12. "Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 5 June 2022.




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