Crispin Freeman (born February 9, 1972) is an American voice actor,
ADR director and writer who provides voices for English versions of
Japanese anime, animation and video games. In anime, some of his
prominent roles include Zelgadis Graywords in Slayers, Kyon in The
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Alucard in Hellsing, Kirei Kotomine in
Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Itachi Uchiha in
Naruto, and Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!.Born in Chicago, Illinois,
Freeman is the oldest of three children. He attended the Latin School
of Chicago, where he graduated in 1990. He earned his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Williams College, majoring in Theater and minoring in
Computer Science. Afterward, he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree
from Columbia University in Acting and performed on Broadway (New York
City), at the American Repertory Theater in (Cambridge), at the Mark
Taper Forum in (Los Angeles), at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park
and at the Williamstown Theater Festival. As a child, Freeman was
greatly influenced by anime shows such as Speed Racer and Battle of
the Planets. Casey Kasem voiced the role of his favorite character,
Mark of Battle of the Planets (he actually wanted to change his name
to Mark at one point). Later, he discovered Voltron, Star Blazers and
Robotech, being quoted in the January 1999 issue of America Interview
saying, "That show really blew me away." Freeman has also stated that
the reason he got into the industry was because of the anime
television show The Vision of Escaflowne. Freeman initially got
involved in the anime voice-over industry when a friend of his landed
a role in Peacock King.Knowing Freeman was a big anime fan, a friend
suggested he call up Central Park Media (CPM) and apply for a job
doing English dubs. When originally approached about dubbing, he
initially declined. It was not until he remembered all of the anime
shows he watched as a child that he realized that many people are
introduced to anime through the English dubbed versions. In 1997,
Freeman landed the role of Zelgadis Graywords in Slayers along with
Lisa Ortiz, Eric Stuart and Veronica Taylor. He was the second and
final voice actor to get the job, after Zelgadis' original voice
actor, Daniel Cronin, lost contact with CPM after a year-long halt in
the dubbing. Years later he turned to the American animation voice
acting grounds. He has been best known for his work in Marvel Comics
based productions such as The Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine and
the X-Men and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He then starred
as several versions of Roy Harper in Young Justice for DC Comics and
Warner Bros. Since then, Freeman has had various roles throughout his
career. He has appeared in many video game titles as memorable
characters, such as Albedo from Namco's Xenosaga series, the god of
the sun Helios in God of War III, Haji, Joel the 6th and Van Argeno in
Blood+, the main protagonist Baldur in Silicon Knights's Too Human,
Breakdown in Transformers: War for Cybertron, the Winter Soldier in
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Iron Man in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
2.Freeman teaches classes, workshops, and performance lectures in the
Los Angeles area. In addition to classes, Freeman has a website called
Voice Acting Mastery which includes podcasts and other resources
regarding voice acting.
ADR director and writer who provides voices for English versions of
Japanese anime, animation and video games. In anime, some of his
prominent roles include Zelgadis Graywords in Slayers, Kyon in The
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Alucard in Hellsing, Kirei Kotomine in
Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Itachi Uchiha in
Naruto, and Shizuo Heiwajima in Durarara!!.Born in Chicago, Illinois,
Freeman is the oldest of three children. He attended the Latin School
of Chicago, where he graduated in 1990. He earned his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Williams College, majoring in Theater and minoring in
Computer Science. Afterward, he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree
from Columbia University in Acting and performed on Broadway (New York
City), at the American Repertory Theater in (Cambridge), at the Mark
Taper Forum in (Los Angeles), at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park
and at the Williamstown Theater Festival. As a child, Freeman was
greatly influenced by anime shows such as Speed Racer and Battle of
the Planets. Casey Kasem voiced the role of his favorite character,
Mark of Battle of the Planets (he actually wanted to change his name
to Mark at one point). Later, he discovered Voltron, Star Blazers and
Robotech, being quoted in the January 1999 issue of America Interview
saying, "That show really blew me away." Freeman has also stated that
the reason he got into the industry was because of the anime
television show The Vision of Escaflowne. Freeman initially got
involved in the anime voice-over industry when a friend of his landed
a role in Peacock King.Knowing Freeman was a big anime fan, a friend
suggested he call up Central Park Media (CPM) and apply for a job
doing English dubs. When originally approached about dubbing, he
initially declined. It was not until he remembered all of the anime
shows he watched as a child that he realized that many people are
introduced to anime through the English dubbed versions. In 1997,
Freeman landed the role of Zelgadis Graywords in Slayers along with
Lisa Ortiz, Eric Stuart and Veronica Taylor. He was the second and
final voice actor to get the job, after Zelgadis' original voice
actor, Daniel Cronin, lost contact with CPM after a year-long halt in
the dubbing. Years later he turned to the American animation voice
acting grounds. He has been best known for his work in Marvel Comics
based productions such as The Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine and
the X-Men and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He then starred
as several versions of Roy Harper in Young Justice for DC Comics and
Warner Bros. Since then, Freeman has had various roles throughout his
career. He has appeared in many video game titles as memorable
characters, such as Albedo from Namco's Xenosaga series, the god of
the sun Helios in God of War III, Haji, Joel the 6th and Van Argeno in
Blood+, the main protagonist Baldur in Silicon Knights's Too Human,
Breakdown in Transformers: War for Cybertron, the Winter Soldier in
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and Iron Man in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
2.Freeman teaches classes, workshops, and performance lectures in the
Los Angeles area. In addition to classes, Freeman has a website called
Voice Acting Mastery which includes podcasts and other resources
regarding voice acting.
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