Benjamin Diskin (born August 25, 1982) is an American actor.

Early life

Diskin was born on August 25, 1982 in

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to a Jewish family.

Career

In 1991, Diskin won the "Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture"

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for his role of Sylvester in ''

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''. In 1993, Diskin provided the voice of Junior Healy in the USA Network animated series '' Problem Child''. He would later voice characters in animation, such as Eugene in ''

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'', Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'',

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and

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in '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'', Hahn in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', and Ma'alefa'ak in ''

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''. From 2018 to 2022, Diskin voiced

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and Rizzo in the revival series of '' Muppet Babies'', for which he won the "Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program"

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in 2019. In anime, notable roles he played include Arashi Fuuma and Sai in ''

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'' and '' Naruto: Shippuden'' respectively, Kai Miyagusuku and Katao in ''

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'', Shoutmon and Cutemon in ''

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'', Joseph Joestar in ''

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'', Gurio Umino in the

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dub of

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in ''

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'', Char Aznable in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'', Death Gun in ''

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'', Ban in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Satoru Fujinuma in '' Erased'', Knuckle Bine in '' Hunter x Hunter'', and Jack in ''

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''. He voiced the Disney character Stitch in the English versions of ''

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'' and ''

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'', taking over from the character's creator and original voice actor

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. In 2018, he voiced Haida in the English dub of the

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original series '' Aggretsuko''. In video games, he voiced Eric Sparrow in ''

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'' and its direct sequel ''

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'', young

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in the ''

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'' series, Jared Miller in ''

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'', Jusis Albarea in '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel'' series,

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in ''

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'', and Lorenz Gloucester and Caspar von Bergliez in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses''. In 2018, he voiced Victor in ''Mr. Love Queen's choice''. He also voiced Khajiit Captain Za'ji in ''

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''. Diskin has also appeared as an actor in ''

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'', '' Mr. Saturday Night'', ''

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'' and ''Just Like Dad''. In July 2019, Diskin was one of the Guests of Honor at the annual Anthrocon furry convention in

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Filmography

Anime and Asian animation

Western animation

Films

Live-action

Video games

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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