Scott Justin Freeman (born June 20, 1979 in

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) is a retired American voice actor and convicted

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. He is known for his work for

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, most notably as Issei Hyoudou in ''

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'', England in '' Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Takashi Kosuda in '' B Gata H Kei'', Yuji Sakamoto in ''

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'', Pierce Aogami in ''

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'' and Hayato Narita in ''

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''.

Legal issues

On April 5, 2014, Freeman was arrested for eight counts of possession of

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. On July 30, 2015, Freeman was convicted and sentenced to three years in the

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. In response, Funimation announced that they had terminated their relationship with Freeman, and his ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors. Freeman served his sentence at the Joe F. Gurney Unit in

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until he was paroled in 2018. Freeman currently lives in

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. As of 2023, his current activity is unknown.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Video games

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Scott 1979 births Living people American male video game actors American male voice actors American people convicted of child pornography offenses Male actors from Dallas Prisoners and detainees of Texas 21st-century American criminals 21st-century American male actors