Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida (Japanese: 石田彰 Ishida Akira) (born November 2, 1967) is a Japanese voice actor for the Pokémon anime. Ishida's most famous role in the anime is that of Falkner.
Biography
Akira Ishida, born November 2, 1967, Nisshin, Aichi, came to Tokyo in 1986 to study Theatre at Nihon University's School of Arts and joined Mausu Promotion in 1988 prior to his graduation. Upon graduation in 1990, he continued his affiliation with Mausu Promotion , but after 21 years with the company, he left in 2009 as a freelancer. He joined Gerbera Peerless Ltd.
In 2007, he notably earned the "Best Supporting Character (male)" award at the first "Seiyu Awards" for his portrayal of Athrun Zala in Gundam Seed Destiny. He was also selected as the most popular male actor in the 2004 Animage Anime Grand Prix for the same role.
Roles on Pokémon
Humans
Pokémon
Animated shorts
- Shadow Triad member (Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer)
- Steven Stone (Pokémon Omega Ruby-Alpha Sapphire: Mega Special Animation)
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Kaworu Nagisa (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Gaara (Naruto)
- Virgo Asmita (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas)
- Xellos (Slayers)
- Shinobu Sensui (young) (YuYu Hakusho)
- Sōjirō Kusaka (Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion)
- Athrun Zala (Moble Suit Gundam Seed)
- Coud Van Giruet (Elemental Gelade)
- Fisheye (Sailor Moon: Super S)
- Wonrei (Zatch Bell)
- Joel Goldschmidt VI (Blood+)
- Amari Nobunaga (InuYasha)
- Zexion (Kingdom Hearts)
- Kuja (Dissidia Final Fantasy)
- Satoshi Hiwatari (D.N. Angel)
- Narumi (Gakuen Alice)
- Ren Shigyō (Fushigi Yuugi)
- Katsura Kotarō (Gintama)
- Cho Hakkai (Saiyuki)
- Alex (Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete)
- Vayne Aurelius (Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis)
- Chrono (Chrono Crusade)
- Reiji Miyabi/Tokio Tsunashi/Head (Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto)
- Akise Aru (Mirai Nikki)
- Shūsei Kagari (Psycho-Pass)
- Cavendish (One Piece)
Dubbing roles
Note: In the case of dubbing roles, the name of the character and TV show/movie/franchise are followed by the original English actor's name in parentheses.
- Tony Soprano Jr. (The Sopranos) (Robert Iler)
- Tom Marvolo Riddle (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) (Christian Coulson)
- Jack Dawson (Titanic) (Leonardo DiCaprio)
- Jake Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) (Cirroc Lofton)
- Wesley Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation) (Wil Wheaton)
- Bob (ReBoot) (Michael Benyaer/Ian James Corlett)
- Dick Grayson/Nightwing (Batman: Under the Red Hood) (Neil Patrick Harris)
This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime. |