Darryl Hughes Kurylo (born November 17, 1965) is an American

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

. He is best known for being the voice of

Kazuma Kiryu is a fictional character and the protagonist of Sega's action-adventure beat'em'up Japanese role-playing game series ''Yakuza''. He is popularly known as due to the tattoo of a dragon on his back and him originally being a fearsome member of t ...

, the protagonist of the ''

Yakuza , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...

'' video game series in the English versions of the game, as well as Asher Mir in the 2017 video game ''

Destiny 2 ''Destiny 2'' is a free-to-play online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. It was originally released as a pay to play game in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. It became free-to-play, utilizing th ...

''.

Career

Kurylo began his voice acting career in 2000. One of his earliest roles was voicing several characters in the video game, ''

Escape from Monkey Island ''Escape from Monkey Island'' is an adventure game developed and released by LucasArts in 2000. It is the fourth game in the ''Monkey Island'' series, and the sequel to the 1997 videogame ''The Curse of Monkey Island''. It is the first game in ...

''. In 2005 he voiced characters in the game, ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

''. He has also voiced characters in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'', '' World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'', ''

Prototype 2 ''Prototype 2'' (stylized as '' ROTOTYPE2') is a 2012 open world action-adventure video game. Developed by Canadian studio Radical Entertainment and published by Activision, it is the sequel to 2009's '' Prototype''. The game was announced at th ...

'', ''

Guild Wars 2 ''Guild Wars 2'' is a free-to-play, massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. Set in the fantasy world of Tyria, the core game follows the re-emergence of Destiny's Edge, a disbanded guild ded ...

'' and ''

Diablo III ''Diablo III'' is a hack-and-slash action role-playing game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as the third installment in the ''Diablo'' franchise. It was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in May 2012, PlayStation 3 and Xb ...

''. He has recurring voice acting roles in ''

Destroy All Humans! ''Destroy All Humans!'' is an open world action-adventure video game franchise that is designed as a parody of Cold War-era alien invasion films. '' Destroy All Humans!'' and '' Destroy All Humans! 2'' are available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbo ...

'' and ''

Company of Heroes ''Company of Heroes'' is a real-time strategy video game series developed by Relic Entertainment. The series is set during World War II. Games ''Company of Heroes'' The first game in the series was released on September 12, 2006 in North ...

''. Kurylo has also helped narrate dozens of textbooks and works of fiction for Audible Books and as a volunteer for Reading For the Blind & Dyslexic.

Filmography

Television

*''

The Cartoon Cartoon Show ''What a Cartoon!'' (later known as ''The What a Cartoon! Show'' and ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'') is an American animated anthology series created by Fred Seibert for Cartoon Network. The shorts were produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; by th ...

'' (voice) (2000) *''

God, the Devil and Bob ''God, the Devil and Bob'' is an American animated sitcom which aired on NBC from March 9 to March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. The entire series was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States ...

'' (voice) (2001) *''

Totally Spies! ''Totally Spies!'' is an animated spy-fi series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel mainly produced by French animation company Marathon Media and French broadcaster TF1, with seasons 3 to 5 being co-produced with Canadian c ...

'' (voice) (2003–2004) *''

Stroker and Hoop ''Stroker & Hoop'' is an American adult animated television series created by Casper Kelly and Jeffrey G. Olsen for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series is a parody of buddy cop films and television series suc ...

'' (voice) (2005)

Video games

*''

'' .... Admiral Casaba, Monkey 3, Pirate 3 (2000) *''

Throne of Darkness ''Throne of Darkness'' is a Japanese-themed action role-playing game released in 2001 by Sierra On-Line, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing. Players control up to four (out of seven) different samurai at a time. The game ha ...

'' .... Voice (2001) *'' Toy Story Racer'' .... Slinky Dog (2001) *'' Rocket Power: Beach Bandits'' .... Eric Golem, Sr. / Drill Sergeant / Town Official / Shop Assistant (2003) *'' Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick'' .... voice (2003) *''

'' .... John Saint /

Jigsaw Jigsaw may refer to: * Jigsaw (tool), a tool used for cutting arbitrary curves * Jigsaw puzzle, a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of interlocking pieces Arts and media Comics * Jigsaw (Marvel Comics), a supervillain and arch-enemy of ...

(2005) *''

Kingdom of Paradise ''Kingdom of Paradise'' is an action role-playing video game available for the PlayStation Portable handheld system. The game is called in Japan and ''Key of Heaven'' in Europe. On April 24, 2008 it was released as a downloadable title from the N ...

'' .... Soh Yu / Captain (2005) *''

'' ....

(2005) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II'' ....

Glorfindel Glorfindel () is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is a member of the Noldor, one of the three groups of the Calaquendi or High Elves. The character and his name, which means " blond" or "golden-haired", ...

(2006) *''

Guild Wars Factions ''Guild Wars Factions'' is a fantasy action role-playing game and the second stand-alone campaign in the '' Guild Wars'' series developed by ArenaNet, a subsidiary of NCSOFT corporation. It serves as both a standalone game and first expansion pac ...

'' .... Master Togo (2006) *''

Titan Quest ''Titan Quest'' is an action role playing hack and slash video game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment for Microsoft Windows. It was published by THQ in 2006. It was released on Steam in 2007, and later ported to mobile devices by DotEmu and ...

'' .... Xi Kang / Polymedes / Hylas (2006) *''

'' .... Schultz (2006) *'' Open Season'' .... Shaw / Beaver 2 / Duck 2 (2006) *''

Tony Hawk's Project 8 ''Tony Hawk's Project 8'' is a skateboarding video game and the eighth installment in the ''Tony Hawk's'' series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in November 2006 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, an ...

'' .... Eddie X, The Colonel (2006) *'' The Sopranos: Road to Respect'' .... Voice (2006) *'' The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king'' ....

(2006) *''

Armored Core 4 is a 2006 vehicular combat game developed by FromSoftware. It is the 12th installment and 4th main installment in the mecha-based ''Armored Core'' series, the game serves as a reboot for the franchise. It was released for the PlayStation 3 an ...

'' .... Joshua O'Brien (2006) *'' Titan Quest: Immortal Throne'' .... Voice (2007) *''

'' .... Joshua O'Brien (2007) *'' Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts'' .... Additional Voices (2007) *'' Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer'' .... Okku (2007) *''

Crash of the Titans ''Crash of the Titans'' is a 2007 platform beat 'em up video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii and Xbox 360. It is the first game in the ''Crash Bandicoot' ...

'' .... Voo Doo Bunny (2007) *'' Power Rangers: Super Legends'' .... Operation Overdrive Black Ranger / S.P.D. Shadow Ranger (2007) *''

Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed ''Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Locomotive Games and published by THQ for the Wii and is the third installment in the ''Destroy All Humans!'' franchise. A PlayStatio ...

'' .... Orthopox (2008) *'' Lost: Via Domus'' .... Sayid Hassan Jarrah (2008) *'' Speed Racer: The Videogame'' .... Prince Kabala / Pitter Pat (2008) *'' Hellboy: The Science of Evil'' .... Additional Voices (2008) *''

Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon ''Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon'' is an action-adventure video game developed by American studio Sandblast Games and published by THQ. The game is set in the 1970s and is the fourth installment in the original ''Destroy All Humans!'' fran ...

'' .... The Master (2008) *'' Ninja Blade'' .... Kanbé Ogawa (2009) *'' Resistance: Retribution'' .... Cloven 1 (2009) *'' Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor'' .... Bormann / Schwimmwagen / Panzer IV (2009) *''

Terminator Salvation ''Terminator Salvation'' is a 2009 American military science fiction action film directed by McG and written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. It is the fourth installment of the ''Terminator'' franchise and serves as a sequel to '' Termi ...

'' .... Peters (2009) *''

Brütal Legend ''Brütal Legend'' is an action-adventure video game with real-time strategy game elements created by Double Fine and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America, ...

'' .... Sonbat / Headbangers / Bouncers (2009) *''

White Knight Chronicles II ''White Knight Chronicles II'' is a video game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan and Europe and by D3 Publisher in North America for the PlayStation 3. The game is a direct sequel to ''White Knight Chronicl ...

'' .... Yggdra (2010) *'' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' .... Various (2011) *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' .... Russian Soldier / Various (2011) *'' Kinect: Disneyland Adventures'' .... Voice (2011) *''

'' .... Alex Mercer (2012) *''

'' .... Belial / Additional Voices (2012) *''

'' .... Agravaine / Kagula / Tonka (2012) *''

Saints Row 4 ''Saints Row IV'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Volition (company), Volition and published by Deep Silver. It is the sequel to 2011's ''Saints Row: The Third'', the fourth installment of the ''Saints Row'' series, and the final ma ...

'' .... The Dom (2013) *'' World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' .... Voice (2014) *'' Batman: Arkham Knight'' .... Voice (2015) *'' Transformers: Devastation'' .... Shockwave / Ground Soldier 2 / Insecticon 1 (2015) *''

'' .... Asher Mir (2017) *'' Yakuza: Like a Dragon '' .... Kazuma Kiryu (2020)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurylo, Darryl 1965 births American male video game actors American male voice actors Living people