Jean-Benoît "JB" Blanc is a French-born British actor of film and television who has worked on animations and video games in Los Angeles.[1]
JB Blanc | |
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 Blanc at San Diego Comic-Con International in 2013 | |
| Born | Jean-Benoît Blanc Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | jbblanc |
Early life
editBlanc was born in Paris, the son of an English mother and a French father. He moved to England with his mother at the age of five, where he was educated at Bramcote School in Scarborough and Sedbergh School in Sedbergh. At the age of 16, he successfully auditioned for the National Youth Theatre. In 1987, he was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the youngest person to do so that year. He graduated in 1990 and, after a short sabbatical travelling, began his theatre career.
Career
editAt one time, Blanc helped run the Arts Threshold theatre company and was working with companies on the London scene, collaborating with directors, including Rufus Norris, Howard Davies and Peter Hall at the Royal National Theatre. In 2001, after 12 years almost exclusively working in theatre, he played Luigi Vampa in The Count of Monte Cristo for Touchstone. Since moving to the United States, he has appeared in television series such as Barry, Masters of Sex, Shameless, Nikita, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Cold Case, CSI: New York, Raising the Bar, The Unit, Crash, NYPD Blue, Prison Break, Dr. Vegas, Arcane, and The Company.
Blanc has appeared in films, including The Incredible Hulk, Tristan & Isolde, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and Moonlight Serenade. He has done voice-work for video games such as Minecraft: Story Mode, Dante's Inferno, Darksiders, Wildstar and James Bond 007: From Russia with Love, in which he played Turkish agent Kerim Bey. In 2013, he voiced Zinyak and Phillipe Loren in Saints Row IV. In 2014, he voiced Commander Kuben Blisk in Titanfall. He is currently voicing Caustic in Apex Legends.
Blanc is a leading voice director in video games and directs both live action performance capture and voice over on many of the top AAA titles.
Personal life
editHe lives in Los Angeles with his daughter, Malia.
Filmography
editVoice over roles
editAnime
edit- Bleach – Makizō Aramaki, Sajin Komamura (Ep. 99+), Nakeem Greendina, Demora, Patros, Genga, Ginrei Kuchiki, Additional Voices
- Blue Dragon – Lt. Dragnov
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 – General Upson (Ep. 6), Kolchak (Ep. 7)
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue – Lee, Leonskii
- Dota: Dragon's Blood – Terrorblade
- Digimon Fusion – KingWhamon, AncientVolcanomon, Pharaohmon
- Freedom Project – Chairman (Ep. 7), Additional Voices
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C 2nd GIG – Rod (Ep. 40)
- Gun Sword – Domingo
- Hellsing – Enrico Maxwell,[2] Cheddar Priest, Science Expert (Ep. 8)
- Kekkaishi – Ichirou Ogi, Ohdo (Eps. 43–44)
- Kurokami: The Animation – General Gustav (Eps. 13, 16), Howard (Ep. 14)
- L/R: Licensed by Royalty – Rowe Rickenbacker, Waiter
- Marvel Anime: Blade – Deacon Frost
- Marvel Anime: Iron Man – Prof. Michelinie
- Marvel Anime: Wolverine – Omega Red, Master Koh
- Marvel Future Avengers – Ares, Ursa Major
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Alberto Vist, Additional Voices
- Monster – Roberto
- Naruto – Pakkun, Jiga, Hashirama Senju, others
- Naruto: Shippuden – Hiruko, Pakkun, Gataro Hashirama Senju (Ep. 226)
- Persona 4: The Animation – Ryotaro Dojima (credited as John White)
- R.O.D. the TV – Joe "Joker" Carpenter, Editor B (Ep. 10)
- Strawberry Eggs – Fortune Teller
- Texhnolyze – Mizuno
Animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Black Panther | Batroc the Leaper, Black Knight, additional voices | [3] |
| 2011–2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Wrecker, Heimdall, additional voices | [3] |
| 2013–2014 | Beware the Batman | Alfred Pennyworth, Batcomputer, Key, Lunkhead, additional voices | [3] |
| 2014 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Ansel Ambrose | Episode: "Phantom of the Sea"[3] |
| 2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Titus, Chitauri | Episode: "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy"[3] |
| 2014 | Avengers Assemble | Mangog | Episode: "All-Father's Day"[3] |
| 2014–2016 | TripTank | Various voices | [3] |
| 2015 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Red Ghost | Episode: "The Defiant Hulks"[3] |
| 2015 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Colander, Vic | Episode: "Party Like It's 1899"[3] |
| 2015–2016 | Turbo Fast | Aiden Hardshell, Ari Goldfish, Snail Vendor | 2 episodes[3] |
| 2015–2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Titus | 4 episodes[3] |
| 2016–2017 | DreamWorks Dragons | Ryker, Jarg | 22 episodes[3] |
| 2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Captain of the Guard | Episode: "Rockullan, Papyron, Scissorian"[3] |
| 2017 | All Hail King Julien | Various voices | 11 episodes[3] |
| 2017 | Jeff & Some Aliens | Alien Video Host, Butler | Episode: "Jeff & Some Laughs"[3] |
| 2018–2019 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | General Fang, Blue Dragon | 13 episodes[3] |
| 2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Coach | Episode: "Planet X"[3] |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Supervisor, British Man | Episode: "Good Hunting"[3] |
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Antiques Dealer | Episode: "Ollie Ollie In-Come Free!"[3] |
| 2020 | The Owl House | Professor Hermonculus | Episode: "I Was a Teenage Abomination"[3] |
| 2021 | Arcane | Vander, Bolbok | 7 episodes[3] |
| 2021–2022 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Terrorblade, additional voices | 13 episodes[3] |
| 2023 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Nigel | 2 episodes[3] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bleach: Memories of Nobody | Jai | English dub |
| 2007 | Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion | Sajin Komamura | English dub |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Hulk, Abomination | [3] |
| 2008 | Bleach: Fade to Black | Sajin Komamura | English dub |
| 2009 | Redline | Lynchman | English dub |
| 2010 | Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower | Mukade, Anrokuzan | English dub |
| 2010 | Bleach: Hell Verse | Sajin Komamura | English dub |
| 2012 | A Cat in Paris | Victor Costa | English dub |
| 2012 | Delhi Safari | Director, Prime Minister | English dub |
| 2012 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 007 / Great Britain | English dub |
| 2013 | Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | Obadiah Stane | English dub[3] |
| 2013 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent | Silat | English dub |
| 2014 | Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher | Orion | [3] |
| 2015 | The Snow Queen 2: Magic of the Ice Mirror | Guard | [3] |
| 2016 | Sheep and Wolves | Louis | English dub[3] |
| 2016 | Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood | Atticus Fink, Director | [3] |
| 2017 | Justice League Dark | Merlin, Abnegazar | [3] |
| 2017 | The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! | Usher Robot | [3] |
| 2018 | The Last Prince of Atlantis | Professor | [3] |
| 2019 | Spies in Disguise | Agency Employees, Agents | [3] |
| 2021 | Earwig and the Witch | Mr. Jenkins | English dub[3] |
Video games
edit- Apex Legends – Kuben Blisk, Caustic[3]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Tarik Barleti
- Assassin's Creed: Liberation – Roussilon
- Batman: Arkham Knight – Chief Underhill, Edward Burke, Officer Thraves, Officer Anderson, Sergeant Badowsky, Harley Thugs
- Batman: Arkham Origins – Bane
- Batman: Arkham VR – Coroner, Thug[3]
- Batman: The Enemy Within – Bane, additional voices[3]
- Ben 10: Omniverse 2 – Incursean Scout[3]
- Bleach: Shattered Blade – Arturo Plateado
- Bleach: The 3rd Phantom – Arturo Plateado, Sajin Komamura
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts – Dimitri Benedek[3]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Mercenary Announcer
- Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Grant, Milton, Newscaster
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Guardian Tank, Mirage Tank
- Coraline – Sergei Bobinsky[3]
- Dante's Inferno – Alighiero[3]
- Darksiders – Ulthane
- Darksiders II – Thane, Valus, Angel Hellguard
- Darksiders III – Various voices[3]
- Despicable Me – Dr. Nefario
- Diablo III – Diablo
- EverQuest II – Additional voices
- Evolve – Griffin[3]
- Fallout 76: Steel Dawn - Mr. Clark
- Far Cry 4 – Additional voices
- Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants[4]
- Fortnite – Dr. Vinderman, AI Vinderman, the Scientist (Season X), Chaos Agent (STW Dungeon:The Lab)
- Fuse – Luther Deveraux, Scientists[3]
- Game of Thrones – Malcolm Branfield, Thermund, Father Tuttle[3]
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign – Slayer
- Guilty Gear Strive – Slayer[5]
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite – Rubeus Hagrid[3]
- Hearthstone – Various Minions
- Hogwarts Legacy – Various characters[3]
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Rost
- Indivisible – Eurynomos[3]
- Infamous 2 – Various
- Infinite Crisis – Various[6][7]
- Ingress – Roland Jarvis
- James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire – Nigel Bloch
- James Bond 007: From Russia with Love – Kerim Bey
- Judgment – Ozaki, Mitsugu Matsugane[3]
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Nyralim
- Klonoa – Ghadius[3]
- Killer Is Dead – Victor[3]
- Knack – Dr. Vargus[3]
- League of Legends – Braum, The Heart of the Freljord
- Legends of Runeterra – Braum, Laurent Bladekeeper, Jack the Winner
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Swamp Thing, Arkillo, The Penguin, Bane
- Lego DC Super-Villains – Bane, The Penguin, Ra's al Ghul, Solovar
- Lego Dimensions – Franz Krieger
- Lego Jurassic World – Additional voices
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Captain Britain, Kraven the Hunter, Heimdall
- Lego Marvel's Avengers – Trevor Slattery, The Other
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional voices[8]
- Mad Max – Additional voices[9]
- Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars – Bulrathi Advisor, Meklar Advisor, additional voices[10]
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Boris Popov[3]
- Metro Exodus – Yermak, additional voices
- Metro: Last Light – English Voice Talent[11]
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Tower of Sauron, Thuggish Orc[3]
- Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two – The Admin / Romeo, Vos, additional voices
- Mortal Kombat 11 – Kano[12]
- Mother of Myth – Acis
- Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 – Sasori (Hiruko)
- Naruto: Ninja Council 4 – Sasori (Hiruko)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 – Traveling Merchant
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 – First Hokage / Hashirama Senju
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 4 – Sasori (Hiruko)
- Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 5 – Sasori (Hiruko)
- Persona 4 – Ryotaro Dojima[3]
- Rainbow Six Siege – Oryx
- Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles – Brian Irons[3]
- Return to Monkey Island – Gullet[3]
- Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Braum, The Heart of the Freljord
- Saints Row IV – Zinyak, Phillipe Loren[3]
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Additional voices (warriors)[13]
- Skylanders: Imaginators – Spy Rise, Hood Sickle, Ambush
- Skylanders: SuperChargers – Spy Rise, Hood Sickle
- Skylanders: Swap Force – Spy Rise
- Skylanders: Trap Team – Spy Rise, Hood Sickle
- SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 – Condor
- Spyro Reignited Trilogy – Moneybags
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Prauf
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Additional voices
- Street Fighter IV/Super Street Fighter IV – El Fuerte[3]
- Tales of Vesperia – Barbos[3]
- Team Fortress 2 – Saxton Hale
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Wilson Fisk / Kingpin[3]
- The Crew – Omar
- The Elder Scrolls Online – Sheogorath, King Kurog, Divyath Fyr, Male Altmer, Male Breton, Male Dunmer, Male Khajiit
- The Wonderful 101 – Wonder-Yellow, Gah-Goojin[3]
- Titanfall – Kuben Blisk[3]
- Titanfall 2 – Kuben Blisk
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception – Thugs[3]
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Knot
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss – Roberto Guerro[3]
- Wanted: Weapons of Fate – Chicago Grunt, French Grunt[3]
- WildStar – Caretaker, Ionis the Watcher, Luminai Male[14]
- World of Warcraft – Ignis, Imperator Mar'gok
- World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth – Captain Jolly
- World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – Asaad, High Priest Venoxis
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Riko, Commander Durand, Manchu
- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional voices[15]
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Mage-Lord Urom, Ignis the Furnace Master
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Ryuhei Hoshino[3]
Live action roles
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Undergraduate[a] |
| 2000 | 102 Dalmatians | Captain[a] |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Luigi Vampa |
| 2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Leon |
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Porter |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | East Indian Clerk |
| 2009 | Moonlight Serenade | Paul Holtzman |
| 2012 | Red Dawn | Newscaster (voice)[a] |
| 2015 | Bastards y Diablos | Gabriel Rojas |
| 2016 | War Dogs | Bashkim |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Fraser | Episode: "Lust for Life" |
| 2005 | NYPD Blue | Alex Stratis | Episode: "Stratis Fear" |
| 2006 | Prison Break | Jerry Curtin | Episode: "First Down" |
| 2007 | The Company | Manuel Pinero | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Unit | Dr. Leon Rocha | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Crash | Father Donal | Episode: "Three Men and a Bebe" |
| 2008 | Raising the Bar | Johan Sharifi | Episode: "Bobbi Ba-Bing" |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | Tripp Walker | Episode: "Flag on the Play" |
| 2010 | Cold Case | Paul Shepard '10 | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | I'm in the Band | Agent Yurislavislavislavi | Episode: "Weasels on Deck" |
| 2011–2012 | Breaking Bad | Dr. Barry Goodman | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Vegas | Max Chandler | Episode: "Masquerade" |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Ivan | Episode: "Brother in Arms" |
| 2015 | Shameless | Hanzi | Episode: "The Two Lisas" |
| 2017–2020 | Better Call Saul | Dr. Barry Goodman | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2023 | Barry | Batir | 5 episodes |
Staff work
edit- Fortnite – Voice Director
- Call of Duty: Vanguard – Voice and Performance Capture Director
- Diablo Immortal – Voice Director
- Diablo 4 – Voice Director
- Hearthstone – Voice Director
- League of Legends – Voice Director
- Legends of Runeterra – Voice Director
- World of Warcraft – Voice Director
- Heroes of the Storm – Voice Director
- Overwatch – Voice Director
- Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Voice Director
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Voice Director
- Lego Dimensions – Voice Director
- L/R: Licensed by Royalty – ADR Director
- Mafia III – Voice Director
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Voice Director
- Rubber Soul – Dialogue Coach
- Sugartown – Acting Coach, Executive Producer
- The Informers – Dialect Coach
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Dialect Coach (Nadine Ross)
- XCOM 2 – Voice Director
References
edit- ^ "Actor | Jb Blanc | Actor | Director | Vo Artist".
- ^ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. 4 October 2014. Adult Swim.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo "JB Blanc (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 5 May 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) - ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/guilty-gear-strive-dlc-character-slayer-launches-may-30
- ^ Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
- ^ "Infinite Crisis Credits". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014.
- ^ Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
- ^ Avalanche Studios. Mad Max. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 5:40 in, Talent.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (17 February 2016). "Master of Orion trailer reveals a cast of sci-fi stars". PC Gamer. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ 4A Games. Metro: Last Light. Deep Silver. Scene: Closing credits, 1 minute in, English Voice Talent (Alphabetical Order).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Blanc, JB [@thejbblanc] (23 April 2019). "I know you all heard it in the trailers, but I can finally confirm that I play Kano in @MK11 !!! Thanks for all your enthusiastic outing!!!!🤣" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:44 in, CAST. Credited as J.B. Blanc.
- ^ Carbine Studios. WildStar. NCSOFT. Scene: Credits, 2:45 in, Cast.
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. Scene: Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast.
External links
edit- Official website
- JB Blanc at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- JB Blanc at IMDb