Ryan William Downey

Ryan William Downey is an American actor who works on the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Downey was born on May 2, 1984 in Elyria, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from Kent State University, where he studied to become a playwright. Upon graduating from college, Downey became a playwright, actor, musician, and producer. He started voicing characters for the Pokémon anime during the XY series, becoming best known for providing the voice of Hoopa in its Hoopa Unbound form in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. He currently resides in New York City, New York.

Pokémon roles

Humans

Major

• Ippei

Minor

• Worker (XY132)

Pokémon

Major

• Clemont's Heliolisk
• Hoopa Unbound

Minor

• Frank's Heliolisk

Trivia

• Downey was once in a small writing group that also included Theresa Buchheister, another voice actress for the anime.

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime.