Brandon McInnis is an American

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and translator. He previously worked as a software engineer before pursuing a career as an actor after being convinced by his brother to do so. Some of his noteworthy roles include Finral in ''

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'', Yūta Hibiki in ''

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'', Gen Asagiri in '' Dr. Stone'', Sir Nighteye in ''

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,'' and Gyutaro in '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.''

Biography

In high school, Brandon McInnis did musical theater. However, at the time he did not pursue acting and instead graduated from college with a degree in Japanese. After working in

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, he moved back to the United States to work as a

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. At the time, he had no plans of becoming an actor. However, his brother forced him to audition for the town's local performance of ''

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'', where he was eventually cast as a major character. After that, McInnis decided to pursue a career in acting. McInnis is openly

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and engaged to fellow voice actor J. Michael Tatum.

Filmography

Anime

Films

Video games

Drama CD

References

External links

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