Christopher Sabat
Christopher Sabat (born April 22, 1973)[3] is an American voice actor, voice director, ADR engineer, and line producer working for Funimation and OkraTron 5000.
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Sabat at the 2020 GalaxyCon Richmond | |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | April 22, 1973
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of North Texas |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | Mary Collins |
Spouse(s) | Tabitha Sabat[1] |
Children | 2[2] |
Career
Sabat has provided voices for English-versions of Japanese anime and video games, including a variety of Dragon Ball characters, such as Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha and others. His roles include Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third, Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tatsumi Saiga in Speed Grapher, Kurogane in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, All Might in My Hero Academia, Roronoa Zoro in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Yami Sukehiro in Black Clover, and Grip in Assassination Classroom. In video games, he voices Alex D in Deus Ex: Invisible War, Rundas in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Garland in Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Captain Smiley and Star in Comic Jumper.[1] He is also the founder and director of OkraTron 5000, an audio production company that provides support for some of Funimation's dubbing titles.
Filmography
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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1999–2003, 2005 |
Dragon Ball Z | Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Vegito, Guru others | Voice director Vegito shared w/ Sean Schemmel |
[5] |
1999 | Initial D | Kyoichi | Second Stage; credited as Christopher R. Sabat | |
2000 | Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks | Turtle, Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha | TV Special | [5] |
2000 | Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku | Zarbon, Vegeta, Borgos, Grandpa Gohan, Nappa | TV Special Nappa redubbed by Phil Parsons in remaster | [5] |
2001 | Dragon Ball | Piccolo Jr., Yamcha, Demon King Piccolo, Mr. Popo, others | [5] | |
2001 | Blue Gender | ADR Director | CA | |
2001–06 | Lupin the Third specials | Daisuke Jigen | ADR Director | [5] |
2002 | Yu Yu Hakusho | Kazuma Kuwabara, Raizen, Gama | Assistant ADR Director | Press[1] |
2002 | Fruits Basket | Ayame Soma | Also 2019 reboot | [1][6] |
2003 | Dragon Ball GT | Vegeta, Piccolo, Gogeta (SSJ4), others | Gogeta shared w/ Sean Schemmel | |
2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist | Alex Louis Armstrong | Press[1] | |
2004 | Case Closed | Vodka, Craig Newberry, Otto, others | As Dark-Haired Man in Black ADR Director FUNimation dub | CA |
2004 | Kiddy Grade | Chevalier D'Autriche | CA | |
2004 | Spiral | Kiyotaka Narumi | CA | |
2004 | Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy | Torga, Yamcha | [5] | |
2005 | Burst Angel | Azuma Iriki | CA | |
2005 | Gunslinger Girl | Pietro Fermi | ADR Director | CA |
2005 | Samurai 7 | Kikuchiyo | CA | |
2005 | Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris | Bartender | OVA series | CA |
2006 | Trinity Blood | Tres Iqus | CA | |
2006 | Shin-Chan | Mr. K, Narrator | Funimation dub | CA |
2006 | Speed Grapher | Saiga Tatsumi | Press[1] | |
2007 | Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle | Kurogane | Press[1] | |
2007 | SoltyRei | Roy Revant | Line producer ADR Director | CA |
2007–present | One Piece | Roronoa Zoro, others | Funimation dub | Press[1] |
2007 | BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad | Preview Narrator | CA | |
2007 | Glass Fleet | Heizak | ADR Director | CA |
2007 | Heroic Age | Karkinos Rucan | CA | |
2007 | Mushishi | Koro's Father | Ep. 7 | CA |
2008 | Darker than Black | Yusuke Saito | Resume | |
2009 | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | Shio Sakaki | [7] | |
2009 | Sgt. Frog | Giroro | Resume | |
2009 | Spice and Wolf | Marlheit | CA | |
2009–10 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Alex Louis Armstrong | Press[1] | |
2010–17 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Vegito, others | Also The Final Chapters Vegito shared w/ Sean Schemmel | |
2010 | My Bride Is a Mermaid | Masa | Resume | |
2010 | Hetalia Axis Powers | Rome | Resume | |
2010 | Ouran High School Host Club | Ritsu Kasanoda | CA | |
2011–2019 | Fairy Tail | Elfman Strauss | Resume | |
2012 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | [8] | |
2012 | Steins;Gate | Yugo "Mr. Braun" Tennouji | Also Steins;Gate 0 | [9] |
2012 | Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | Garterbelt | Resume | |
2012–present | High School DxD | Ddraig | Resume | |
2013 | Toriko | Umen Umeda | CA | |
2013 | The Devil is a Part-Timer! | Albertio Ende | ||
2013 | Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero | Kaito Kubota | Eps. 6, 9, 11 | [10] |
2014 | Psycho-Pass 2 | Sakuya Togane | [11] | |
2014 | Attack on Titan | Kitz Woermann | Resume | |
2014 | Space Dandy | Isaac | Ep. 17 | Resume |
2014 | Yona of the Dawn | Son Hak | ||
2015 | Nobunagun | Annus / Robert Capa | [12] | |
2015 | Danganronpa: The Animation | Mondo Owada | [13] | |
2015 | Free! | Goro Sasabe | [14] | |
2015 | Tokyo Ghoul | Yakumo Omori | [15] | |
2016 | Yuri on Ice | Christophe Giacometti | [16] | |
2016 | Brothers Conflict | Ukyo Asahina | [17] | |
2016 | Snow White with the Red Hair | Marquis Haruka | [18] | |
2016 | Dimension W | Kyoma Mabuchi | [19] | |
2016 | Black Butler: Book of Circus | Jumbo | [20] | |
2016 | Wise Man's Grandchild | Michel Collins | [21] | |
2016 | Rage of Bahamut: Genesis | Martinet | [22] | |
2016 | Divine Gate | Palomides | [23] | |
2016–present | My Hero Academia | Toshinori "All Might" Yagi | [24][25] | |
2016 | One-Punch Man | Vaccine Man | Ep. 1 Bang Zoom! Entertainment dub | [26] |
2016 | All Out!! | Coach | [27] | |
2017–19 | Dragon Ball Super | Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Vegito, others | ADR Director Vegito shared w/ Sean Schemmel | [28] |
2018–present | Black Clover | Yami Sukehiro | [29] | |
2018 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | King Abiru | ||
2018 | Pop Team Epic | Popuko; Shunsuke Itakura (Team AC) | Ep. 1A; Bob Epic Team segments (Popuko); Ep. 7 (Shunsuke Itakura (Team AC)) | [30] |
2018 | Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card | Cerberus (True Form) | Ep. 6 | [31] |
2018 | Legend of the Galactic Heroes | Walter von Schönkopf | [32] | |
2019 | Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka | Yoshiaki Izuka | [33] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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2012 | Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker | Knight Commander | ||
2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron, Bubbles | Voice director | [34][35] |
2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Vegeta, Piccolo, Shenron | Voice director | [36][35] |
2017 | One Piece Film: Gold | Roronoa Zoro | [37] | |
2018 | My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Toshinori "All Might" Yagi | ||
2019 | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Vegeta, Piccolo, King Vegeta, Zarbon, Shenron, Gogeta | Voice director | [38][35] |
2019 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | Bitool | [39] | |
2019 | One Piece: Stampede | Roronoa Zoro | [40] | |
2020 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Toshinori "All Might" Yagi |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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1998–present | Dragon Ball series | Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Gogeta, others | Voice director | Resume |
1999 | Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 | Mr. Munch, Announcer, Narrator | ||
2002–06 | Lupin III films | Daisuke Jigen | Funimation dub | Press[1] |
2004 | Blue Gender: The Warrior | Keith Bean | CA | |
2006 | Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | Alex Louis Armstrong | CA | |
2007 | Origin: Spirits of the Past | Hajan | CA | |
2008 | One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta | Roronoa Zoro | [41][42] | |
2009 | Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom | Kurogane | Resume | |
2010 | Summer Wars | Katsuhiko Jinnouchi | Resume | |
2012 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Alex Louis Armstrong | CA | |
2012 | Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | CA | |
2012 | Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Niren Fedrok | [43] | |
2014 | One Piece Film: Z | Roronoa Zoro | [44] | |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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2015 | Death Battle | Solid Snake, Smokey Bear | [45][46] | |
2016 | Red vs. Blue | Siris | [47] | |
2016–present | RWBY | Dr. Arthur Watts | [48] | |
2020 | Cards | Vincent | ||
2020 | The Stockholms | Santa Claus | 4 episodes | |
2020 | Cyanide & Happiness | Santa Claus | 1 episode |
Video games
Live-action
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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1999 | Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 | Reporter | ||
2015 | Lumberjack Man | Shep | [55] |
References
- DesignFluxx, LLC. "Welcoming Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' voice actors, Seán Schemmel, Christopher R. Sabat, and Chris Ayres, as AX 2015 Industry Guests! - Anime Expo®". Anime Expo®. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Colorado Anime Fest - Christopher R. Sabat". Colorado Anime Fest. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Christopher Sabat". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- Holmes Millet Advertising. "Christopher Sabat". marycollins.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Behind The Voice Actors - Christopher Sabat". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "Fruits Basket Master Thread". www.funimation.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- "KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- Bevins, Christopher (August 16, 2011). "Sengoku Basara Two - Cast Additions". fandompost.com.
- "The Microwave Is A Time Machine! – Steins;Gate English Dub Cast - Funimation – Blog!". January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- "Funimation Unveils Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Cast, Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- Lee, Michelle (November 10, 2014). "English Voice Cast for Psycho-Pass 2". Funimation Blog.
- "More Nobunagun Cast! (2/3)". Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- "Funimation Announces Danganronpa Anime English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- "Free! Eternal Summer Casts Ian Sinclair, Jamie Marchi and More". Anime News Network. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- Ekens, Gabriella (November 28, 2015). "Tokyo Ghoul BD+DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Other standouts include Monica Rial as Rize and Christopher Sabat as Yamori. Their performances feature heavily in the conclusion and contribute greatly to the maddening atmosphere.
- "Fall 2016 SimulDub™ English Cast Announcements – For The Love of Dubs - Funimation – Blog!". November 24, 2016. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- "Brothers Conflict English Cast Announcement". Funimation. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- "Funimation Reveals Snow White with the Red Hair Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- "Dimension W on Adult Swim's Toonami Starting February 27th!". Funimation. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- "Black Butler's Latest Installments Come to Home Video in Book of Circus and Book of Murder! + Cast Announcement". Funimation. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- "aniSearch Wise Man's Grandchild". aniSearch. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- "Rage of Bahamut: Genesis – English Voice Cast Announcement!". Funimation. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- "Knights of Round: Lamorak - @jeannietirado Palomides - @Chris24_Sabat Percival - Aaron Disumke". Twitter. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- "Funimation Offers English Broadcast Dub for My Hero Academia Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- del Castillo, Chris (July 14, 2016). "My Hero Academia interview with Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat". Nerd Reactor. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "One-Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami!". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- "Code Geass: Akito the Exiled English Cast Recap - Funimation - Blog!". Funimation - Blog!. March 25, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "Funimation Reveals Dragon Ball Super English Dub Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- "Black Clover English Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Pop Team Epic English Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Funimation - Blog!". January 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "Dragon Ball Z - Battle of Gods". August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christopher-Sabat/
- Funimation (August 4, 2015). "DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION 'F' Production Notes". SciFi Japan. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- Films, Funimation. "One Piece Film: Gold - Funimation Films". funimationfilms.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- Super, Dragon Ball (September 19, 2018). "Lend us your energy! The English dub of #DragonBallSuper: Broly hits North American theaters on January 16, 2019. Are you coming? #DBSuper".
- Films, Funimation. "Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Re;surrection | Funimation Films". www.funimationfilms.com.
- https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/09/26/one-piece-stampede-english-dub-cast/
- Amith, Dennis (March 8, 2009). "One Piece Movie 8: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)". J!-ENT.
- Kimlinger, Carl (February 18, 2008). "One Piece: Movie No. 8 DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
Most of the cast seems to fit their roles; Christopher R. Sabat is his usual gruff self as Zoro.
- "Tales of Vesperia Film's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- "One Piece Film Z Dub Cast Announced". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "DEATH BATTLE!: Solid Snake VS Sam Fisher". Rooster Teeth. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "DEATH BATTLE!: Smokey Bear VS McGruff the Crime Dog". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "Red vs. Blue: Episode 11: Consequences". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "RWBY: Volume 4, Chapter 1: The Next Step". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- Square Enix. The Last Remnant. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 2:09 in, English Voice Recording, Cast.
- Sucker Punch Productions. Infamous: Second Son. Sony Computer Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 3:43 in, Additional Voice Talent.
- "Smite". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 3:50 in.
- "World of Final Fantasy Maxima Who's Who Character Lore". November 9, 2018 – via YouTube.
- "Fire Emblem Heroes - New Heroes (Book V Begins: Reginn and More)". December 8, 2020 – via YouTube.
- "Lumberjack Man". lumberjackmanmovie.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016. Click "Christopher Sabat"
External links
- Christopher Sabat on Twitter
- Okratron 5000 official website
- Chris Sabat convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Christopher Sabat at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Christopher R. Sabat at CrystalAcids the English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
- Christopher Sabat at IMDb