Derek Stephen Prince is an American

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who has played various roles in the ''

Digimon , short for "Digital Monsters" ( ''Dejitaru Monsutā''), is a Japanese media franchise encompassing virtual pet toys, anime, manga, video games, films and a trading card game. The franchise focuses on the eponymous creatures, who inhabit a ...

'' series, the voice of Elgar in the live-action '' Power Rangers Turbo'', and '' Power Rangers in Space''. In the world of anime, he played Keitaro Urashima in '' Love Hina'', DemiDevimon and Piedmon in ''

'',

Ken Ichijouji ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', '' Digimon Adventure tri.'' and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' anime series and films produced by Toei Animation for the ''Digimon'' franchise, are centered on the , a group of childr ...

and

Veemon ''Digimon Adventure'', ''Digimon Adventure 02'', '' Digimon Adventure tri.'' and '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' anime series and films produced by Toei Animation for the ''Digimon'' franchise, are centered on the , a group of childr ...

in ''

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'' and Impmon in ''

Digimon Tamers is a Japanese anime television series and the third television series in the '' Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series takes place in a new setting separate from the preceding series, ''Digimon Adventure'' and ''Digimon ...

'',

Uryū Ishida is a fictional character and major figure in the anime and manga series ''Bleach'' created by Tite Kubo. Uryū is introduced in the series as a classmate of the Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki, who reveals himself to be a Quincy, a clan of humans wh ...

in ''

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'',

Iggy Iggy or Iggie is a unisex name and it is often a short form of the Roman Latin names Ignatia (feminine) and Ignatius (masculine), or their derivatives in other European languages. As such the name is derived ultimately from the Etruscan language ...

in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' and

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in ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

''. In video games, he provides the voice of Vexen in the ''

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'' series Derek has been part of the Voice123 roaster since September, 2008. He reprised his role as

for

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Aficionados Chris' review of

. Some of the characters he voices are intellectual or brainy, such as Vexen, and Uryū.

Filmography

Anime

* '' .hack//Legend of the Twilight'' – Reki * ''

Accel World is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by HiMA. The series began publication in ASCII Media Works' '' Dengeki Bunko'' imprint from February 2009 and is licensed in North America by Yen Press. Two mang ...

'' – Sulfur Pot (Ep. 19) * '' Aldnoah.Zero'' – Marylcian * '' Apocalypse Zero'' – Bolt * '' Argento Soma'' – Lab Assistant B * '' Arc the Lad'' – Gene * '' Battle B-Daman'' – Li Yong Fa, Monkey Don * '' Beyblade Burst'' – Ranjiro Kiyama (Seasons 3 & 5) * '' Blade of the Immortal'' – Taito Magatsu * ''

'' –

* '' Blood Lad'' – Sabao * '' Blue Exorcist'' – Reiji Shiratori / Astaroth (Eps. 1-2) * '' Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' – Nunchuck Nick, Wiggin' Tribe Spokesman * '' Code Geass R2'' – Additional Voices * '' Cowboy Bebop'' – Lin, Shin * ''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', '' COM'', ' ...

'' – Dr. Gaia, Machine Gun, Kain, alternate voice of Joe Shimamura (select episodes) * ''

D.Gray-man ''D.Gray-man'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an a ...

'' – Selim (Ep. 43) * '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' – Spider Demon (Elder Brother), Kakushi * ''

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the '' ...

'' – DemiDevimon, Piedmon, Digitamamon, Mojyamon * ''

Digimon Adventure 02 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to ''Digimon Adventure'', and the second anime series in the ''Digimon'' franchise. The series aired in Japan from April 2000 to March 2001. It was originally ...

'' –

, DemiVeemon/

/ ExVeemon/ Paildramon (shared)/ Imperialdramon (shared) * ''

Digimon Frontier , is the fourth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. Unlike the previous series, the main characters can merge with ancient spirits known as "Legendary Warriors" to become Digimon themselves. The ...

'' – Grumblemon/Gigasmon, Dynasmon, Oryxmon, Honeybeemon * '' Digimon Fusion'' – Jeremy Tsurugi, Zamielmon * ''

'' – Impmon/ Beelzemon * ''

Doraemon ''Doraemon'' ( ja, ドラえもん ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. The manga was first serialized in December 1969, with its 1,345 individual chapters compiled into 45 ''tankōbon'' volumes and ...

'' – Stan * ''

Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Maji ...

'' – Freeza (Toonami Asia dub) * '' Duel Masters 2.0'' – Dr. Root and Multi-Card Monty * ''

Durarara!! , often shortened to ''DRRR!!'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. ''Durarara!!'' tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an intern ...

'' – Gangster (Ep. 12.5), Additional Voices * ''

Eyeshield 21 is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by quart ...

'' –

Yoichi Hiruma , commonly referred to just as , is a fictional character in the anime and manga series ''Eyeshield 21'', created by Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata. In the series, he is the captain of the Deimon Devil Bats, a high school American football ...

* '' Flint the Time Detective'' – Batterball, Elekin, Young Orville Wright (Ep. 17), Young Jean-Henri Fabre (ep. 30) * '' Fushigi Yūgi'' – Keisuke Yūki * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig'' – Runaway worker in the episode "Excavation" * '' Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045'' – Underwear Man * ''

Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan , also known as ''Earth Defender! Mao-chan'', is a 26-episode anime created by Xebec. It stars three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, as they try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to ...

'' – Ichiro Suteki * ''

Gurren Lagann ''Gurren Lagann'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directed by Hiroyu ...

'' – Jamo-ichi * ''

Gun Frontier is a 1972 manga by Leiji Matsumoto.In Matsumoto's works, there have been planets with towns modelled somewhat after the Wild West. In ''Galaxy Express 999'', one of them is called Gun Frontier. Another such planet appears in ''Cosmo Warrior ...

'' – Tochiro Oyama * ''

Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōn ...

'' – Lippo, Shacmono Tocino, Examinee A (Ep. 6) * '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' – Iggy * ''

Kikaider is a manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. A two-season tokusatsu series titled ''Android Kikaider'' ('' Kikaider 01'' in season 2) was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions in early 1970s. A 18-episod ...

'' – Ichiro/Kikaider 0-1 * '' Kill la Kill'' – Guts * ''

Kite Liberator is a 2008 direct-to-video anime action science fiction film and second installment of the film series. It was directed and written by Yasuomi Umetsu, who previously directed the first film in the series. The film was released on March 21, 2008 ...

'' – Tsuin * '' Love Hina'' – Keitaro Urashima (as David Umansky) * '' Lucky ☆ Star'' – Cherry, Additional Voices * '' Lupin III'' – Mr. X, French Police Officer * '' Mahoromatic'' – Suguru Misato (credited as David Umansky) * '' MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance'' – Phantom/Tom * '' Mars Daybreak'' – Crowley * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is a 1991 anime film. It was '' Gundam'' creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's attempt to launch a new ''Gundam'' saga, set 30 years after ''Char's Counterattack''. He re-teamed with character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mecha designer Kunio Okawara for ...

'' – Birgit Pirjo * '' Mon Colle Knights'' – Mondo Ooya * ''

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'' – Rudy Gillen * ''

'' –

(episode 34-220) * '' Naruto: Shippuden'' –

(episode 33-present) * '' Nightwalker'' – Koichi Akiba * '' Overman King Gainer'' – Bello Korossha * ''

Paradise Kiss ''Paradise Kiss'', also abbreviated to ''ParaKiss'', is a josei manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. It appeared as a serial in the Japanese fashion magazine ''Zipper''. Shodensha collected the chapters into five volumes. ...

'' –

Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...

* '' Patlabor WXIII'' – Shizuo Miyanomori, Police Officer * ''

Planetes ''Planētes'', "Wanderers", lead=yes is a Japanese hard science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Morning'' between January 1999 to January 2004, with its ...

'' – Chung * '' Persona 4: The Animation'' – Naoki Konishi * ''

Redline Redline refers to the maximum engine speed at which an internal combustion engine or traction motor and its components are designed to operate without causing damage to the components themselves or other parts of the engine. The redline of an en ...

'' – Little Deyzuna * ''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his wor ...

'' – Beshimi, Sawagejo Cho, misc. voices * '' Samurai Champloo'' – Tomonoshin Shibui, Denkibou * '' S-CRY-ed'' – George Tatsunami, Masaki * ''

Shinzo ''Shinzo'', known as in Japan, is an anime television series produced by TV Asahi, Toei Advertising, and Toei Animation. It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa, with Mayori Sekijima handling series scripts, Sachiko Kamimura designing the characte ...

'' – King Nipper, Professor Parasite * ''Sins of the Flesh ''(OVA) – Adolpho * '' Stitch!'' – Kenny * ''

Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the then-near future and focuses on protagonists Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various vir ...

'' – Kibao (Ep. 2) * '' Tenjho Tenge'' – Tsutomu Ryuuzaki * '' Trigun'' – Zazie the Beast (credited as David Umansky) * ''

Vampire Knight is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen '' tankōbon'' volumes. The manga series is licensed in Eng ...

'' series – Class Representative, Hunter Association President, Additional Voices * '' Vampire Princess Miyu'' – Yasuhiro Takashima, Cat * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...

'' – Rare Hunter #2 * '' Yukikaze'' – Captain Tom "Tomahawk" John

Animation

* ''

Chaotic Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kid ...

'' – Codemaster Tirasis * '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' – Luki * ''

NFL Rush Zone ''NFL Rush Zone'' is an American action-adventure animated television series. In the first season, the show centers on an 11-year-old football fan named Ish, who learns he must protect shards of a power source called "The Core", hidden at 32 NF ...

'' – Jackson, Seahawks Rusher * ''

Shorty McShorts' Shorts ''Shorty McShorts' Shorts'' was an American animated anthology series, which consisted of 4-/5-minute shorts. It aired from July 28, 2006, to May 25, 2007. Summary The host of the show is Shorty McShorts. His name is often shortened to "Shorty" o ...

'' – Phil & Boomer (of The Phabulizers) * '' Zentrix'' – Zeus

Live-action television

* '' Big Bad Beetleborgs'' – Noxic, Super Noxic (voice) (credited as David Umansky) * '' ER'' – Fireman * '' Profiler'' – Damion Kanaras * '' Power Rangers Zeo'' – Auric the Conqueror, Staroid, Digster (voice) (all uncredited) * '' Power Rangers Turbo'' – Elgar (voice) (credited main role, as David Umansky), Flamite (voice), Wild Weeder (voice) (uncredited) * '' Power Rangers In Space'' – Elgar (voice) (credited 1st half of season, as David Umansky, uncredited 2nd half), Tankenstein (voice) (uncredited) * '' Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' – Treacheron, Fishface (voice) (second voice) * ''

Power Rangers Time Force ''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a television series and the ninth season of the '' Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 24th Super Sentai series ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'', running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. ...

'' – Jatara (voice) * '' Power Rangers Wild Force'' – Tire Org (voice) * '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' – Tuba Player

Film

* '' Bio Zombie'' – Crazy Bee (voice) (credited as David Umansky) * '' Bleach: Memories of Nobody'' –

* '' Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion'' – Uryū Ishida * '' Bleach: Hell Verse'' – Uryū Ishida * '' Blue Exorcist: The Movie'' – Reiji Shiratori * '' Digimon: The Movie'' –

, DemiVeemon, Pizza Guy * '' Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon'' –

, DemiVeemon, ExVeemon, Imperialdramon (shared) * '' Digimon: Battle of Adventurers'' – Takehito Uehara: Minami's Dad * '' Digimon: Runaway Locomon'' – Beelzemon * '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' – DemiVeemon/Veemon/ExVeemon, Ken Ichijouji * ''Jungle Shuffle'' – Louca (credited as Steve Prince) * '' Lu over the Wall'' – Chief Priest of Shrine * '' Naruto Shippuden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire'' –

* '' Scary Movie 3'' - Aliens (Shared with

Tom Kenny Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...

Uncredited) * ''

Time of Eve is a six-episode ONA anime series created by Yasuhiro Yoshiura. Produced by Studio Rikka and DIRECTIONS, Inc., the series streamed on Yahoo! Japan from August 1, 2008 to September 18, 2009, with simulcasts by Crunchyroll. A theatrical versi ...

'' – Koji * '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' – Elgar (voice) * '' Versus'' – Beard (voice) (credited as David Umansky) * '' Waking Life'' – Man Talking to Bartender (voice) (credited as Steven Prince) * ''Ni no Kuni'' – Master Zeelok

Video games

* '' .hack//INFECTION'' – Nuke Usagimaru (as Steven Prince) * '' .hack//MUTATION'' – Nuke Usagimaru (as Steven Prince) * '' .hack//OUTBREAK'' – Nuke Usagimaru (as Steven Prince) * '' .hack//QUARANTINE'' – Nuke Usagimaru (as Steven Prince) * '' Bleach: Shattered Blade'' –

* '' Bleach: The Blade of Fate'' – Uryū Ishida * '' Bleach: Dark Souls'' – Uryū Ishida * '' Bleach: The 3rd Phantom'' – Uryū Ishida * '' Bleach: Soul Resurrección'' – Uryū Ishida * '' Catherine: Full Body'' – Abul Bahril * '' Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' – Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu * '' Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' – Kokichi Oma * '' Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles'' – Kakushi, Spider Demon (Elder Brother) * ''

Digimon All-Star Rumble ''Digimon All-Star Rumble'' is a fighting video game developed by Prope and published by Bandai Namco Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles. The game is part of the ''Digimon'' franchise and features characters from acro ...

'' –

/ ExVeemon, Imperialdramon Paladin Mode Impmon/ Beelzemon * ''

Digimon Rumble Arena ''Digimon Rumble Arena'' is a 2001 Fighting game, fighting video game developed and published by Bandai. It is part of List of Digimon video games, a video game series connected to the ''Digimon'' franchise and showcases the titular creatures w ...

'' – Ken Ichijouji,

/ Imperialdramon (shared), Imperialdramon Paladin Mode (shared), Impmon/ Beelzemon * '' Eureka Seven vol.1: New Wave'' – Hooky Zueff (uncredited) * ''

Guilty Gear -STRIVE- is a fighting video game developed and published by Arc System Works. It is the seventh mainline installment of the ''Guilty Gear'' series, and the 25th overall. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows in June 2021, and ...

'' – Lucifero, Asuka R. Kreutz * '' Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' – Vexen * '' Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' – Vexen (archive sound) * ''

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is an Action role-playing game, action role-playing video game video game developer, developed and video game publisher, published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the si ...

'' – Even * '' Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix'' – Vexen (archive footage) * ''

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix'' is an HD remastered collection of three games in Square Enix's ''Kingdom Hearts'' series: ''Kingdom Hearts II'', '' Birth by Sleep'' and '' Re:coded''. A successor to the series' '' HD 1.5 Remix'' collection, it ...

'' – Vexen/Even (archived and new footage) * ''

Kingdom Hearts III is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth installment in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and serves as a conclusion of the ...

'' – Vexen/Even * '' Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory'' – Even * ''

'' series –

, Shima * '' Persona 3'' – Takaya Sakaki * ''

Persona 4 released outside of Japan as ''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'', is a 2008 role-playing video game by Atlus. It is chronologically the fifth installment in the ''Persona'' series, itself a part of the larger '' Megami Tensei'' franchise, and wa ...

'' – Naoki Konishi (uncredited) * ''

Shin Megami Tensei IV is a Japanese post-apocalyptic role-playing video game developed by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series, the central series of the ''Megami Tensei'' franchise, though no direct story connection exists ...

'' – Abbot Hugo, Kiyoharu * '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel'' – Patrick Hyarms * '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV'' – President Samuel Rocksmith, Patrick Hyarms

References

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Interview with Derek Stephen Prince by AnimeOmnitude
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