Bryan William Massey (born June 13, 1971) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his gravelly voice and sense of humor. He has appeared in numerous movies, TV shows, video games and cartoons. He is also the co-creator/co-owner of Galactic Bastards. He has provided hundreds of recognizable voices, including Ladd Russo from ''Baccano,'' Dick Gumshoe in ''

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'', Cocytus in ''Overlord'', Oolong in the Funimation dub of the '' Dragon Ball series,'' and Wilheim in '' Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel''.

Career

Bryan Massey began his acting career at the age of 9 when he made the local paper by winning the 5th grade talent show lip-syncing to Steve Martin's "King Tut". In college, Bryan had lead roles in several musicals, participated in community theater, made several short movies with friends on campus, and was a nationally ranked member of the cheer-leading squad. After earning an associate degree in Radio/Television, Bryan decided to pursue his acting career and moved to Hollywood. He got his "Big Break" after being cast as violent psychopath Ladd Russo in the widely successful English dub of ''Baccano!'', for which he won a "Dubby" Award in 2009. While he is mostly known for his voice work in animated mediums, he has also appeared in many Live-Action Movies and TV series, which began with a small role in the second season of Fox's ''

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''.

Personal life

Bryan Massey was born in Pontiac, Michigan but moved to Dallas, Texas when he was just 7 years old. His first hobbies included filming videos, acting, and playing football, but he ended up quitting football in high school when it conflicted with his theatre schedule. He became engaged to his wife, Page Burkhalter, on November 3, 2010. They have a daughter together named Burkley Massey.

Filmography

Anime

Anime Films

Film and television

* ''Boggy Creek'' – Troy Dupree * '' Carried Away'' – Steve Franklin * ''

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'' – Hank Lacy * ''Dallywood'' – Bryan * ''

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'' * '' Fangoria Blood Drive'' – The Driver * ''Ghostbreakers'' – Mass Attack * ''In the Land of Fireworks'' – Tyler * ''

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'' – Detective Brinkley * ''Miami Magma'' – Police Chief Michaels * '' Missionary Man'' – State Police Deputy * ''

'' – Cop #2 (Season 2, Episode 3) * '' Taking Tiger Mountain'' – Carl Sansom * ''The Door'' – Bill Ryder * ''The Familiar'' – Sam * ''

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'' – Nazi Soldier * ''Universal Squadrons'' – Butcher * '' W.'' – Skeeter * ''

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'' – New Guard * ''

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'' - Gym Teacher

Video games

* '' Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!'' – Wilhelm * Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi – Hero (Crazy) *

Dragon Ball Xenoverse ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse'' is an action role-playing fighting game based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Games. It was released in February 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox O ...

- Time Patroller *

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is an action role-playing fighting game developed by Dimps and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment based on the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, and is the sequel to the 2015 game ''Dragon Ball Xenoverse''. It was released on October 25, 2016, fo ...

- Time Patroller * Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot - Oolong

Music

Bryan Massey was featured on the 'BLFC: A Musical Tail' album by Foxes And Peppers as a guest singer featured on the tracks 'Buy My Stuff', 'Draw Me In', and 'Hey Buddy'.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Massey, Bryan 1971 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors