Tom Edwards is a

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actor, playwright and humorist. He has performed in numerous plays and stage acts, he is also a voice actor who works for

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. Edwards is probably best known for providing the voice of

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and Kyral Mekirel respectively in the English dub of

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and

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. Edwards began studying acting at

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, around 1976 and went on to earn an

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at the

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.Demos4Dummies.com - Tom Edwards' Bio - Professional Voice Talent
/ref> Edwards is owner of Demos 4 Dummies, a business that provides voice actors with comedy scripts to apply to their demos.

Filmography

Anime roles

* Deltora Quest - Barda *

- Kyral Mekirel / The Birdman *

- Quattro Bajeena / Char Aznable *

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- Dark King / Zakenna *

Viper's Creed is a mecha action anime series created by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan with animation by AIC Spirits and Digital Frontier. Though Hiroyuki Kanbe is the main director of the show, Shinji Aramaki is solely responsible for the creation and co ...

- Additional voices * Zoids: Chaotic Century - Phantom

Non-anime roles

Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock ''Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock'' is a half-hour children's show produced by Panacea Entertainment for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, an Aboriginal peoples in Canada, aboriginal television television network, network in Canada. I ...

- Zebe, Russian Soldiers, Daxa * Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale - Alien Captain *Jet Boy - Nathan's Last Pick-up *

Terminal City Ricochet ''Terminal City Ricochet'' is a 1990 film directed by Zale Dalen. The name was taken from a hockey team called the Terminal City Ricochets. Starring Jello Biafra (of the Dead Kennedys), Terminal City Ricochet is a dystopian comedy critical of te ...

- Skivver

Video game roles

* Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal - various goblins, East Asian father, Dragon *

Dragon Age II ''Dragon Age II'' is a 2011 action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts (EA). It is the second major game in the ''Dragon Age'' series and the successor to '' Dragon Age: Origins'' (2009). Set in the wor ...

- additional voices (Legacy) * Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam - Quattro Bajeena *

Mass Effect 3 ''Mass Effect 3'' is an action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts. The third major entry in the ''Mass Effect'' series and the final installment of the original trilogy, it was released in March 2012 fo ...

- additional voices

References

External links

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Tom Edwards at Crystal AcidsTom Edwards
at the

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