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Joel McDonald (born December 23, 1980) is an American actor, voice director, and script writer who works for anime series at Funimation.

Biography

Since McDonald was 7, he had a love for acting. He soon started acting in plays at school and church, participating in community theater, secondary school theater and in speech competitions. Later, he acquired a BFA in Acting and Directing from Sam Houston State College. From that point onwards, McDonald took up acting professionally, taking parts in a national kids' theater tour, landing different roles in a couple dozen stage shows.

In 2006, after years of stage work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, McDonald became involved in voice acting and also got into ADR directing and adaptive scriptwriting.

Career

McDonald has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television shows, and video games. He is best known as the voice of Takumi Fujiwara from the Initial D series, Meow from Space Dandy, and Minato Sahashi from the Sekirei series, as well as the ADR director for the Funimation One Piece dub, in addition to Sgt Frog, Deadman Wonderland, Space Dandy and Initial D.

In the 2010s, McDonald has been cast in more lead/major roles, such as Akane from Divine Gate, Mikage from the Kamisama Kiss series, Bartholomew Kuma from the international acclaimed One Piece series, Zeref from the critically renowned Fairy Tail series, Brief from Panty and Stocking, Hien from Chaos Dragon, Koki Mimura from Assassination Classroom, Azusa Hanai from Big Windup, Toshimitsu Kubo from the Baka and Test series, Hayato Ike from the second season of Shakugan no Shana onwards, Jacuzzi Splot from Baccano, Motoharu Kaido from Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero, Ikta Solok from Alderamin on the Sky, and Dilandau Albatou from the Funimation redub of The Vision of Escaflowne.

Personal life

On March 18, 2016, McDonald announced the birth of his son, Beck Austin McDonald. He is married to fellow voice actor Marie Charlson.

Filmography

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
201691 Days Arturo TroncoEp. 3
2016Alderamin on the SkyIkta Solok
2000The Vision of EscaflowneDilandau AlbatouFunimation dub, also movie
2013Aesthetica of a Rogue HeroMotoharu Kaido
2013Baka and TestToshimitsu KuboADR Director, also season 2 and OVA
2012Shakugan no ShanaHayato Ikeseason 2-3
2009Big Windup!Azusa Hanai
2015Assassination ClassroomKoki MimuraADR Director, also Koro-sensei Q!
2011Fairy TailZeref
2012Panty & Stocking with GarterbeltBrief
2016Chaos DragonHien
2004One PieceBartholomew KumaADR Director
2015Kamisama KissMikagealso season 2
2016Divine GateAkane
2010SekireiMinato Sahashialso season 2
2005Initial DTakumi FujiwaraFunimation dub, ADR Director
2014Space DandyMeowADR Director
2009Baccano!Jacuzzi Splot
2014Attack on TitanMilieus Zermusky
2012Black ButlerRonald Knoxseason 2
2016DriftersAllister
2013Future DiaryOji Kosaka
2012Hetalia: Axis PowersPolandseason 2 onwards
2016Joker GameJitsuiADR Director
2010Linebarrels of IronHideaki Yajima
2016Lord Marksman and VanadisTigrevurmud Vorn
2016Monster Hunter Stories: Ride OnCheval
2009Nabari no OuYoite
2012Ōkami-san and Her Seven CompanionsRyoshi Morino
2014Red Data GirlManatsu Soda
2009Sgt. FrogSaburo Mutsumi
2015Sky Wizards AcademyKanata Age
2013We Without WingsTakashi Haneda
2016Yuri on IcePhichit Chulanont
2016All Out!!Sunao Ōsaka
000000002017-06-27-00002017Code Geass: Akito the ExiledAshley Akira
000000002016-01-01-00002016The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Reita Toritsuka
000000002016-01-01-00002016My Hero AcademiaYūga Aoyama
000000002017-01-01-00002017Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats BoysTakayuki Konparu
000000002015-01-01-00002015Ninja Slayer From AnimationDisturbedEp. 8
000000002017-01-01-00002017Chain Chronicle: The Light of HaecceitasMelchior
000000002016-02-23-00002016No-RinKaoru Hanazono
2016Maria the Virgin WitchGilbert
000000002013-01-01-00002013Last Exile: Fam, the Silver WingFritz
2017NanbakaDaisen Rokuriki
000000002013-01-01-00002013Guilty CrownDaryl Yan
000000002012-01-01-00002012Shangri-LaMedusa
000000002013-01-01-00002013Tenchi Muyo! War on GeminarAlan
000000002017-01-01-00002017ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.BeurreEp. 4
000000002016-01-01-00002016Dimension WBlueEps. 4-5
000000002010-01-01-00002010Rin: Daughters of MnemosyneMaryEp. 3
000000002012-01-01-00002012Deadman WonderlandADR Director
000000002014-01-01-00002014Date A LiveADR Director
000000002014-01-01-00002014Robotics;NotesADR Director
000000002013-01-01-00002013Sankarea: Undying LoveADR Director
000000002016-01-01-00002016The Seven Deadly SinsADR Script
000000002015-01-01-00002015Yona of the DawnJae-ha
000000002010-01-01-00002010Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodUrey Rockbell
000000002014-01-01-00002014Laughing Under the CloudsRakuchō TakedaADR Director
000000002016-01-01-00002016Prince of Stride: AlternativeAsuma Mayuzumi
000000002011-01-01-00002011Chrome Shelled RegiosHaia Salinban Laia
000000002009-01-01-00002009D.Gray-manJasdero 
000000002009-01-01-00002009Heroic AgeIoalus


Films

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
000000002012-01-01-00002012Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and EarthMisao Kurusu
2017One Piece Film: GoldMohkin
2017Black Butler: Book of the AtlanticRonald Knox


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