David Kaye is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known for animation roles such as

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in five of the ''Transformers'' series (''

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'', '' Beast Machines'', '' Armada'', '' Energon'', and ''

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''),

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in '' Transformers: Animated'', Professor X,

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and Apocalypse in '' X-Men: Evolution'',

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in ''

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'', Khyber and Shocksquatch in '' Ben 10: Omniverse'', several characters in '' Avengers Assemble'', the newsreel announcer in the

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film '' Up'', and Duckworth in the reboot of ''

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''. He is also known for anime roles including Sesshōmaru in ''

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'' and Treize Khushrenada in ''

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'', and video game roles such as Clank in the ''

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'' series and Nathan Hale in the '' Resistance'' series. He is also the announcer for '' Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' on

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and voiced the Celestial Arishem in the

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film '' Eternals''.

Early life

During the 1980s, Kaye moved to

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to work in radio. He also did theater, playing George in a production of ''

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'' and Elwood P. Dowd in a production of ''

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''.

Career

Kaye's voice acting career began in 1989 with

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in the DiC animated series ''

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''. Working as an on-air talent for radio station CKLG ( LG73), he quickly became less interested as both on-camera and voice roles started taking up more of his time. On-camera opportunities came in the form of guest roles on TV series and movies such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. During this time, he was cast in several animation shows and video games, including a role as

in ''

''. This began a decades-long relationship with the ''Transformers'' franchise. In 2007, Kaye become the first and (as of 2021) only actor in the franchise to play both Megatron and

in regular roles, voicing the latter for

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's '' Transformers: Animated''. He also lent his voice to the later series '' Transformers: Prime'' and '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise''. In

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, Kaye has been the voice behind Sesshomaru in the English dubbed ''

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'' series, Treize Khushrenada in ''

'', Recoome in '' Dragon Ball Z'' (1996–98) and as Soun Tendo in ''

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''. His involvement in anime has led to several appearances at conventions. Kaye later moved to

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and has since worked on '' Ben 10: Omniverse'' as the villain Khyber, on ''

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'' as Reginald, and on ''

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'' as Clay Bailey, F-Bot, and Chase Young. He has voiced several characters on the '' Avengers Assemble'' animated series and

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in the reboot of ''

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''. He shared the role of the Stretch Monster with

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in ''

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'', and also took over in the late actor's role of

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in '' Young Justice: Outsiders''. Kaye also narrates film trailers and network promos for

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, FX, and others.

Personal life

Kaye and his wife, Maria Hope, have a daughter named Tianna.

Filmography

Animation

* '' Avengers Assemble'' –

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, Helmut Zemo / Citizen V,

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, Blood Brother #1,

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, Roxxon Guard #1,

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, Additional voices * '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' –

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* ''

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! ''Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation as the twelfth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo'' animated series. In the show, the ''Scooby-Doo'' gang decide to travel during their ...

'' – Headless Count, Bradwick * '' Beast Machines: Transformers'' –

* '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' – Megatron * ''

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'' – Jousting Tournament Announcer, Chopin * ''

'' – Max Tennyson, Shock Rock, Humungousaur, Fisherman, Steve, Trucker, Spider, Shock-O, Boxer, Clown #2, Lester, Guard, Mr, Billions, Tour Guide (2nd Time), Melvin, Lagrange, Lord Decibel, Karl, Azmuth * '' Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United'' – Shocksquatch * '' Ben 10: Omniverse'' – Khyber, Cannonbolt, Shocksquatch, Gravattack, Heatblast, Sunder, Frankenstrike, Mallice, Warlord Gar, Ultimate Gravattack, Thumbskull, Forever King, Joseph Chadwick (2nd Time), Lord Transyl, Deefus Veeblepister, Unitaur, Slapstrike, Exo-Skull, Skurd * ''

'' – Cronus * ''

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'' – Bunga Berry, Additional Voices * ''

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'' – Barry * ''

Dan Vs. ''Dan Vs.'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Mandel and Chris Pearson. The series spanned three seasons, airing on The Hub from January 1, 2011, to March 9, 2013. 53 episodes were produced. Plot The show is about Dan, a ...

'' – Various characters * '' DC Nation Shorts: Shazam'' – Shazam, Ibac * '' DC Nation Shorts: Tales of Metropolis'' –

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* ''

DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four sea ...

'' – Duckworth, Rhutt Betlam * '' Electric City'' – Dr. Loman * ''

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'' – General Draconis, Lt. Hallas * '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' –

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(Ep. "Shell Games") * ''

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'' – Cry Baby Cry Announcer, Superboots Spokesperson, Pterodactyl, Big Al * ''

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'' – Fred Topple * ''

'' – General Hawk (season 2) * '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'' – Narrator (uncredited), Patrick O'Hara * ''

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'' – Additional Voices (uncredited) * ''

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'' – Tex/Sir John * ''

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'' – Chippy P. Crunchrat * ''

Green Eggs and Ham ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is a children's book by Dr. Seuss, first published on August 12, 1960. As of 2019, the book has sold 8 million copies worldwide. The story has appeared in several adaptations, starting with 1973's '' Dr. Seuss on the Loos ...

'' – Various characters * ''

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'' –

* ''

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'' – Kromulax * ''

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'' – Narrator * ''

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'' – Elvin Elf, Santa Claus * ''

Kleo the Misfit Unicorn ''Kleo the Misfit Unicorn'' is Canadian children's animated series. A television pilot episode for the series aired in 1997, and ''Kleo the Misfit Unicorn'' became a regular series in 1998. Plot The series takes place in the fictional world of ...

'' – Slim, Various * '' Kong: The Animated Series'' – Professor Ramon De la Porta,News Anchor (in "The Giant Robberies") & Lex (in "Dragon Fire"). * ''

Mummies Alive! ''Mummies Alive!'' is an animated series from DIC Productions L.P. and Northern Lights Entertainment. It originally aired for one season in 1997. The show was part of a general trend of "mummymania" in 1990s pop culture. Plot In ancient Egypt, a ...

'' – Talos * ''

NASCAR Racers ''NASCAR Racers'' is an animated television series by Saban Entertainment which features two rival NASCAR racing teams, Team Fastex and Team Rexcor, competing against each other in the futuristic NASCAR Unlimited Division. The series ran from 19 ...

'' – Various characters * ''

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'' – Head Spectral (Ep. "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before") * ''

'' – Various characters * ''

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'' – Rock Miner * '' RoboCop: Alpha Commando'' – Various characters * '' Robot Chicken'' – Megatron, Invisible Man, 8-bit Blacksmith * '' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' – Various characters * ''

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'' – Argus Fentonpoof, Dr. Phobos, Bill Buntman * ''

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'' – Jack Hollister / Skysurfer One (season 2) * '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' - General Tandin, Citizen and Rebel * ''The Story of Christmas'' - Joseph * ''

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'' - Akuma * ''

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'' - Dr. Robert Bolton * ''

'' - Stretch Monster and Epsilon Interviewer * ''

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'' - Ansel, Announcer * ''Tales from the Unknown'' - Moltar, Shock Rock, Humungousaur * ''

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'' -

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, Ferryman, Whimsy Robin, Whimsy

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, Buster and Dragon * ''

The Cramp Twins ''The Cramp Twins'' is an animated television series created by cartoonist Brian Wood based on his 1995 graphic novel of the same name. The show was produced by Sunbow Entertainment (in season 1), Telemagination (in season 2), and TV-Loonland A ...

'' - News Anchor and Man (Ep. "News Whale/Twisted Ending") * ''

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'' – Narrator * ''

Tom and Jerry Tales ''Tom and Jerry Tales'' is an American animated television series featuring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Entertainment, it is the seventh installment in the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise as well ...

'' - Mauricio (Ep. "Tiger Cat/Feeding Time/Polar Peril") * '' Transformers: Animated'' - Optimus Prime,

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, Lugnut,

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, Sparkplug Witwicky * '' Transformers: Prime'' – Hardshell, Vehicon Trooper #1 * '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' – Hammerstrike, Slashmark, Race Announcer (Ep. 55) * ''

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'' – Dander, Claude, Dash, Fishmonger * ''

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'' – J.A.R.V.I.S. (Ep. "The Avenging Spider-Man: Part 1") * '' Walter Melon'' – Alien Father and NASA Reporter * ''

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'' – Various characters * ''

'' - Clay Bailey, Chase Young and F-Bot * '' X-Men: Evolution'' - Charles Xavier / Professor X and En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse * ''

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'' – Additional Voices * ''

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'' –

, Elongated Man,

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and Kirby Jacobs * ''

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'' - Several other characters

Anime dubbing

* '' Dragon Ball Z'' – Recoome (Ocean dub) * ''

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'' – Bolt Crank * '' Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'' –

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* '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' OVAs – Batou * ''Hello Carbot'' — Hawk * ''

'' – Sesshōmaru (1st voice, also movies), Unnamed samurai (oni women), Gakusanjin, O-Yakata's guard, Mimisenri, Unnamed elderly village (Suikotsu's village) * ''

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'' – Tomoyo Wakagi * ''

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'' – Soichiro Otonashi * '' MegaMan NT Warrior'' – ProtoMan.EXE * ''

'' – Treize Khushrenada * ''

Monster Rancher ''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platforms, a ...

'' – Monol, Captain Clay, Celius, End Bringer, Moo * '' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' – Pyron * ''

'' – Soun Tendo, The Gambling King, Daisuke, Additional Voices * ''

Ronin Warriors ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan by its original title , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya TV, aired across Japan on the All-Nippon News Network from ...

'' – The Ancient One, Narrator * ''

Tico of the Seven Seas is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. It is about an 11-year-old girl and her best friend Tico, a female orca. Unlike the other series in Nippon Animation's ''World Masterpiece Theater'' line, ''Tico of the Seven Seas'' is an entire ...

'' – James * ''

Tokyo Underground is a Japanese manga series by Akinobu Uraku and published by Square Enix. It was adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 2002. The anime series ...

'' – Pairon, Narrator * '' Transformers: Armada'' –

Galvatron Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, a ...

* '' Transformers: Energon'' –

* '' Transformers: Cybertron'' –

* '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' - Sesshōmaru (Episodes 15, 18, 21-25, 27-31, 35-40, 45-48)

Film

* ''

Adventures of Mowgli ''Adventures of Mowgli'' (russian: Маугли; also spelled ''Maugli'') is an animated feature-length story originally released as five animated shorts of about 20 minutes each between 1967 and 1971 in the Soviet Union. It is based on Rudyard Ki ...

'' – Akela (English dub) * '' Barbie and the Three Musketeers'' – Alexander * ''

Barbie as Rapunzel ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 computer-animated fairy tale film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on October 1, 2002, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2002. The film is the second entry in ...

'' – Hugo * '' Barbie in Princess Power'' – Wes Rivers * '' Barbie: Mariposa'' – Royal Guard * '' Broken Saints'' – Lear Dunham * ''

Casper's Haunted Christmas ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'' is a 2000 computer-animated Christmas supernatural dark comedy film produced by Harvey Comics and Mainframe Entertainment, based on the character Casper the Friendly Ghost, and was released by Universal Studios Ho ...

'' – Narrator * ''DC Showcase, DC Showcase: Blue Beetle'' – Question (character), Question * ''Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'' – Kim Kaphwan * ''Hot Wheels AcceleRacers'' – Deezel "Porkchop" Riggs * ''Heroes United, Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United'' –

, Computer Voice #1 * ''Heroes United, Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United'' – J.A.R.V.I.S. * ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' – Additional Voices * ''Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time'' – Sesshōmaru * ''Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler'' – Sesshōmaru * ''Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island'' – Sesshōmaru * ''Night of the Living Carrots'' – The Missing Link * ''Planet Hulk (film), Planet Hulk'' – Additional Voices * ''Ratchet & Clank (film), Ratchet & Clank'' – Clank * ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'' – Cupid * ''Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie'' – Grafton Brownstone * ''Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost'' – Henry Metcalf, Chef Edward DuFlay * ''Teen Titans: The Judas Contract'' – Additional Voices * ''The Ant Bully (film), The Ant Bully'' – Sleeping Ant #2, Wrangler Ant, Guard Ant #3 * ''The Hero of Color City'' – Black, King Scrawl * '' Up'' – Newsreel Announcer * ''Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels'' – Pippo

Video games

* ''Assassin's Creed II'' – Additional Voices * ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' – Salai (''Da Vinci's Disappearance'' DLC) * ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II'' * ''Batman: Arkham City'' – James Gordon (comics), James Gordon * ''Beetle Adventure Racing'' – Game Announcer * ''Ben 10: Omniverse (video game), Ben 10: Omniverse'' – Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Heatblast, Khyber, Shocksquatch, Arachdroid * ''Ben 10: Omniverse 2'' – Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Incursean Frog Commando, Swampfire * ''Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'' – Additional Cast * ''Dead Island'' – Sam B, Logan Carter * ''Dead Island: Riptide'' – Logan Carter * ''Dragalia Lost'' – Sha Wujing * ''Disney Infinity 3.0'' –

, Mysterio (comics), Mysterio * ''Doom 3'' – Additional VO * ''Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil'' – Additional VO * ''Everybody's Golf 4, Hot Shots Golf Fore!'' – Clank * ''Fuse (video game), Fuse'' – Oculus * ''Impossible Creatures'' – Upton Julius * ''Inuyasha: Feudal Combat'' – Sesshomaru (English version) * ''Kessen'' – Narrator (English version) * ''Kingdom Hearts III'' – Olympus Narrator (English version) * ''Lost: Via Domus'' – John Locke (Lost), John Locke * ''Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects'' –

* ''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'' – Captain America, Nick Fury, Colonel Nick Fury * ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'' – Corvus Glaive, Mysterio, Vision * ''Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite'' – Jedah Dohma (English version) * ''Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond'' – Matt Hazard * ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space'' – Random Pilots * ''Monsters vs. Aliens (video game), Monsters vs. Aliens'' – Additional Voices * ''Need for Speed'' series – Game Announcer * ''Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl'' – Powdered Toast Man (voiceover added in the June 2022 update) * ''Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway'' - Powdered Toast Man * ''Overstrike (video game), Overstrike'' – Dalton Brooks (Trailer) * ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' – Clank * ''PlayStation Move Heroes'' – Clank * ''Psychonauts'' – Ford Cruller * ''Psychonauts 2'' - Ford Cruller * ''

'' series – Clank, Klunk, Additional Performers * '' Resistance'' series – Nathan Hale * ''Spider-Man: Friend or Foe'' – Electro (Marvel Comics), Electro * ''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'' – Mysterio * ''Star Ocean: The Divine Force'' – Remington Kurtzman * ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' – Additional Voices * ''Super Bomberman R'' – Clank (PlayStation 4 version) * ''The Cave (video game), The Cave'' – Magician, Weight Guesser, Roulette Barker * ''The Wolf Among Us'' – Dr. Swineheart * ''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow'' – Suhadi Sadono * ''Transformers (2004 video game), Transformers'' – Megatron (Unicron Trilogy), Megatron * ''Transformers Animated: The Game'' – Optimus Prime (other incarnations)#Transformers Animated, Optimus Prime, Lugnut

Other

* ''BBC Radio 1'' – Announcer for coverage of the 2007 Miami Winter Music ConferenceRadio 1 In Miami
/ref> * ''I Know That Voice'' – Himself

Live-action

* ''

'' – James McManus * ''Carpool (1996 film), Carpool'' – Scott Lewis * ''Death Note (2006 film), Death Note'' – Koreyoshi Kitamura (voice, English dub) * ''Edge of Tomorrow (film), Edge of Tomorrow'' – UDF Commercial (voice) * '' Eternals'' – Arishem the Judge (voice) * ''

'' – Reporter * '' Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' – Announcer (voice) * ''Martian Child'' – Andy * ''The Quest (2014 TV series), The Quest'' – Narrator (voice) * ''

'' – (2 episodes) * ''X2 (film), X2: X-Men United'' – TV Host (uncredited)

References

External links

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Interview with David Kaye – Jan 2004
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