Eric Vale

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American voice actor (born 1974)

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::summary American voice actor (born 1974) ::

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FieldValue
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captionVale in 2021
birth_nameChristopher Eric Johnson
birth_placeGrand Prairie, Texas, United States
occupation
years_active1999–present
agentMary Collins
spouse
children2
website
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| image = 686-8x10.jpg | alt = | caption = Vale in 2021 | birth_name = Christopher Eric Johnson | birth_place = Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | occupation = | years_active = 1999–present | agent = Mary Collins | spouse = | children = 2 | website = Christopher Eric Johnson, better known as Eric Vale, is an American voice actor featured in numerous English versions of Japanese anime series. Some of these include Yuki Soma from Fruits Basket, Sanji from One Piece, Tomura Shigaraki from My Hero Academia, Matthew Williams (Canada) and Alfred F. Jones (America) from Hetalia: Axis Powers, and Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Z.

Career

He is known for voicing Koichiro Iketani in the Initial D series, Trunks in the Dragon Ball series, Sanji in One Piece, Kogoro Akechi in Trickster, Keisuke Umehara in Big Windup!, Huey Laforet in Baccano!, Tobari Durandal Kumohira in Nabari no Ou, Jean Croce in Gunslinger Girl series, Kisumi Shigino in Free! series, Kakeru Ryuen in Classroom of the Elite, Solf J. Kimblee in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kazuma in Noragami series, Tsunenaga Tamaki in Deadman Wonderland, Qisha Tianling in Chaos Dragon, Akechi in Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Casshern in Casshern Sins, Hayato Kujo in Aquarion Logos, America and Canada in the Hetalia: Axis Powers series, Ferid Bathory in the Seraph of the End series, Yuki Soma in Fruits Basket series, Tenko "Tomura Shigaraki" Shimura in My Hero Academia, Loke in Fairy Tail and Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney.

Personal life

Vale's daughter is on the autism spectrum.

Filmography

Anime

::data[format=table title="List of voice performances in anime"]

YearTitleRoleCrew role, notesSource
1999–presentDragon Ball seriesFuture Trunks, Adult Present Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer, Dr. FlappeFunimation dub
2001YuYu HakushoSakyo, Rando, Kokoda Hatanaka
2002Fruits BasketYuki Somaalso 2019 rebooturl=https://www.funimation.com/forum/topic/17924/master-thread-fruits-basket/2
2003Blue GenderYuji Kaido
2004Fullmetal AlchemistSolf J. Kimblee
2005Desert PunkKanta Mizuno
2005Gunslinger Girl seriesJean Croce
2006Mamotte! LollipopZeroFunimation dub
2007B't XTeppei TakamiyaIllumitoon dub
2007–presentOne PieceSanji, World Tournament Announcer (Ep. 590)Funimation dub
2007School Rumble seriesOji Karasuma
2008Hetalia: Axis Powers seriesAmerica, CanadaFunimation dub
2008BlassreiterAlvin "Al" Lutz
2009Kenichi: The Mightiest DiscipleHermitSeason 2 only
2009D.Gray-manArystar Krory IIIalso Hallow
2009Nabari no OuTobari Durandal Kumohira
2009Spice and WolfWeiz
2010Initial DKoichiro IketaniFunimation dub
2010Soul EaterJustin Law
2010Casshern SinsCasshern
2011Dance in the Vampire BundAkira Kaburagi RegendorfCredited as Alpha Lagrange
2011Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodSolf J. Kimblee
2011–2019Fairy TailLoke
2012Deadman WonderlandTsunenaga Tamaki
2012Is This a Zombie?King of the Night
2013We Without WingsHariu Kurodo
2013Aesthetica of a Rogue HeroAkatsuki Ousawa
2013Last Exile: Fam, the Silver WingVictor
2013Maken-ki! Battling Venus seriesAkaya Kodai
2014Ghost in the Shell: AriseTsumugi
2014Jormungand seriesKasper Hekmatyar
2014Robotics;NotesKo Kimijima
2014–2018Tokyo GhoulNishiki Nishio
2014Attack on TitanLuke Cisseason 1
2014Sengoku Basara: Judge EndKeiji Maeda
2015Assassination ClassroomKensaku OnoFunimation Dub
2015Death ParadeTakashiEps. 1-2
GangstaBarry AbbottEps. 1, 4
2015NoragamiKazuma
2015Ping Pong: The AnimationEgami
2015Prison SchoolTakehito "Gakuto" Morokuzu
2015Seraph of the EndFerid Bathory
2015Yona of the DawnSinha
2016Aquarion LogosHayato Kujo
2016Brothers ConflictIori Asahina
2016Chaos DragonQisha Tianling
2016Dimension WAlbert Schuman
2016First Love MonsterKanade Takahashi
2016–presentMy Hero AcademiaTomura Shigaraki
2016Snow White with the Red HairIzana Wisteria
2016Terror in ResonanceKato
Joker GameJiro Gamo
2016TricksterKogoro Akechi
Rampo Kitan: Game of LaplaceAkechi
2016The Vision of EscaflowneDryden FassaFunimation dub
, 2022OverlordPandora's Actor
2017Knight's & MagicTsubasa Kurata
Sakura QuestSoichiro KoharuEpisode: "The Queen, Convicted"
–presentClassroom of the EliteKakeru Ryuen
A Sister's All You NeedKenjiro Toki
–2019Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wrightanime adaptation
Darling in the FranxxHachi
Hakata Tonkotsu RamensYamato
2018Junji Ito CollectionMakoto TokuraEp. 5B
2018B't XTeppei TakamiyaAnime Midstream dub
2018–2021How Not to Summon a Demon LordTakuma Sakamoto/Diablo
–2019Black CloverFanzell Kruger
–presentThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeKurobeurl=https://www.funimation.com/blog/2018/10/03/fall-2018-simuldub-lineup/
–2020RadiantGrim
Boogiepop and OthersKentarou Habara5 episodes
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this WorldTakuya Arima
–presentFire ForceArthur Boyle
PlundererLicht Bach
2021Moriarty the PatriotMarquis Glover
Life Lessons with Uramichi OniisanTekito Derekida
2021The World Ends With You: The AnimationEiji Oji
KakeguruiIbara ObamiSentai Filmworks dub
AoashiTatsuya Fukuda
Spy × FamilyZachry FeissEpisode: "Will They Pass or Fail"
Shinobi no IttokiKidou Minobe
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryNuno
Tengoku DaimakyoRobin
My Home HeroYoshitatsu
–presentShangri-La FrontierRakuro/Sunraku
Banished from the Hero's PartyGodwinSeason 2
Metallic RougeGene Junghardt
–presentSpice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise WolfWeiz
–2025Go! Go! Loser Ranger!Eigen Urabe
Wind BreakerKongoSeason 2
2025To Be Hero XVortex
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2001

2016

Films

::data[format=table title="List of dubbing performances in anime films"]

YearTitleRoleCrew role, notesSource
2009One Piece Film: Strong WorldSanji
2012Sengoku Basara: The Last PartyKeiji Maeda
Mass Effect: Paragon LostEssex
2014One Piece Film: ZSanji
2016The Boy and the BeastKyuta
One Piece Film: GoldSanji
One Piece: StampedeSanji
2022Fruits Basket: PreludeYuki Soma
Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroTrunks
One Piece Film: RedSanji
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Video games

::data[format=table title="List of dubbing performances in video games"]

YearTitleRoleCrew role, notesSource
Dragon Ball Z: BudokaiFuture Trunksurl=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Eric-Vale/
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2Future Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
Seven Samurai 20XXAdditional voices
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic WarriorsFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball Z Budokai: 3Future Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcerurl=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Eric-Vale/
Dragon Ball Z: SagasFuture Trunks
Spikeout: Battle StreetAdditional voicestitle=Spikeout: Battle Street (2005 Video Game)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai TenkaichiFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
Dragon Ball Z: Shin BudokaiFuture Trunks
Super Dragon Ball ZFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2Future Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another RoadFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3Future Trunks
One Piece: Unlimited AdventureSanji
Dragon Ball Z: Burst LimitFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Infinite WorldFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King PiccoloWorld Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
Dragon Ball: Raging BlastFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag TeamFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2Future Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate TenkaichiFuture Trunks
Borderlands 2Boom, Will the Bandit, McNally
Dragon Ball Z: For KinectFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of ZFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball XenoverseFuture Trunks
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2Future Trunks
Dragon Ball FighterZFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
Dragon Ball LegendsFuture Trunks, Trunks (adult)
Dragon Ball Z: KakarotFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2020My Hero One's Justice 2Tomura Shigaraki
Tales of LuminariaHugo Simon
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