is a Japanese actor,
voice actor
Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...
and narrator currently affiliated with
Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in ''
Hajime no Ippo'', ''
Utawarerumono
''Utawarerumono'' is a Japanese Tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Leaf (company), Leaf, which released in April 2002 for Microsoft Windows as an Eroge, adult game. It was later Porting, po ...
'', ''
Kamen no Maid Guy'' and ''
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term ''yak ...
'', and has become well known for voicing Yamato in ''
Naruto Shippuden
''Naruto'' is a Japanese anime television series based on Masashi Kishimoto's 1999–2014 manga series ''Naruto''. It follows Naruto Uzumaki, a young orphan ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the l ...
'' and
Kogoro Mouri (second voice, 2009–present) in ''
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 10 ...
''. In addition, he is known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like
Coyote Starrk in ''
Bleach
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'', Fukuro in ''
Fairy Tail'' and Deep Sea King in ''
One Punch Man''. He is the official dub-over artist of
George Clooney
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,
Kiefer Sutherland,
Dwayne Johnson
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and
Ma Dong-seok. In addition, he dubbed many roles of
Denzel Washington
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,
Keanu Reeves and
Guy Pearce
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.
Biography
By the time Koyama was in high school, his voice had already taken on the quality it has today, and when he answered the phone at the time, his own aunt would sometimes mistake him for his father. After attending Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School, Koyama entered the law department at
Ritsumeikan University in 1982. He became a member of Ritsumeikan Art Theatre Company.
At the time, he was performing the works of
Minoru Betsuyaku
was one of Japan's most prominent postwar playwrights, novelists, and essayists, associated with the Angura ("underground") theater movement in Japan. He won a name for himself as a writer in the "nonsense" genre and helped lay the foundations of ...
and
Kōhei Tsuka. After graduating from college in 1987, he moved from Kyoto to Tokyo to study theater at
Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. He was a member of the swimming club and had no qualms about wearing a swimsuit. After graduation, he joined the
Haiyuza Theatre Company and made his debut as an actor in ''
Kamen Rider Black RX'' in 1989. In ''RX'', he performed most of the action scenes himself, including
wire fu and napalm explosions, except for some dangerous scenes. Due to his connection with the producers of the series, Nagafumi Hori and Susumu Yoshikawa, he often made guest appearances in the ''
Metal Hero Series
The is a metaseries of tokusatsu superhero TV series produced by Toei for Japanese television.
The protagonists of the ''Metal Hero Series'' are mainly space, military and police-based characters who are typically either androids, cyborgs, ...
'' that they were in charge of.
Koyama made his debut as a voice actor in ''
ER'' and initially focused on dubbing, but since the 2000s he has also appeared in many anime and video games. In addition, ''
Utawarerumono
''Utawarerumono'' is a Japanese Tactical role-playing game, tactical role-playing visual novel developed by Leaf (company), Leaf, which released in April 2002 for Microsoft Windows as an Eroge, adult game. It was later Porting, po ...
Radio'' led to a surge in radio programs in which he worked with various female voice actors. In anime, he plays many austere characters, but he covers the gamut from serious to gag, from good guys to cold-hearted villains, comical roles to dynamic ones, and from lustful characters like Kristofor in the game ''
Infinite Undiscovery'' to the aloof and free-spirited role of Leonard in the ''
Angelique'' series. Since he has been working more as a voice actor, Koyama has not made many appearances as an actor. In 2009, he was asked to play the role of Joe of Haze in ''
Kamen Rider Decade
is a Japanese television show and the 2009 installment of the long-running ''Kamen Rider'' series of tokusatsu dramas. ''Decade'', as its title suggests, is the tenth anniversary series of ''Kamen Rider''s Heisei era, and the final installment ...
'', the same role he played in ''RX'', but he turned it down due to his age and discomfort with the image of the role.
Koyama has also been active as a stage actor, actively participating in stage performances in Europe (England, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Italy, and Russia) since around 2000, and his performance as
Antonio
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in ''
The Merchant of Venice'' in 2001 won the Outstanding Performance Award at the 9th Yomiuri Theater Awards. In 2011, Koyama won the
Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award at the
5th Seiyu Awards.
Koyama's role of
Jack Bauer in ''
24'' is one of his most popular roles. At the end of 2010, he met Kiefer at the ''24'' final season campaign and fan thanksgiving event.
Filmography
Television animation
Original video animation (OVA)
*''
Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal'' (1999):
Hijikata Toshizō
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Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden'' (2001): Shu Tendo
*''
Hajime no Ippo – Mashiba vs. Kimura'' (2003):
Mamoru Takamura
*''
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'' (2005): Belfangan Grouseaux
*''
The Wings of Rean'' (2005): Shinjirō Sakomizu
*''
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Individual Eleven'' (2006): Hideo Kuze
*''
Mahou Sensei Negima: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai'' (2009):
Jack Rakan
*''
Dogs: Bullets & Carnage'' (2009): Fuyumine
*''
Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka Hardcore'' (2009): Sejirō Sugishita
*''
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
is a novel series written by Harutoshi Fukui with character and mechanical designs provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively. It is first serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Gundam Ace'' magazine from February 2007 to ...
'' (2010): Flaste Schole
Original net animation (ONA)
*''
The Way of the Househusband
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online List of manga magazines, manga magazine ''Bunch'' since 2018, ''The Way of the Househusband'' follows an ex-yakuza member who retires from crime t ...
'' (2021): Senpai Cat
*''
Pokémon: Hisuian Snow'' (2022): Alec's Father
*''
Pluto
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'' (2023): Hercules
*''
Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation'' (2024): Kuroino
Anime films
*''
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' (2000): Public Official
*''
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' (2001): Steve
*''
Tokyo Godfathers
is a 2003 Japanese animated Christmas tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors.
Kon was inspired by the 1 ...
'' (2003): Bridegroom
*''
Hajime no Ippo – Champion Road'' (2003):
Mamoru Takamura
*''
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa'' (2005):
Rudolf Hess
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*''
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' (2007): William A. Zeppeli
*''
Kite Liberator
is a 2008 Japanese direct-to-video adult animated action science fiction film and the 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 r ...
'' (2008): Orudo Noguchi
*''
SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors'' (2010): Koshin Gyan
*''
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper'' (2014): Kogoro Mori
*''
Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary'' (2014): Taurus Aldebaran
*''
Dance with Devils: Fortuna'' (2017): Nesta
*''
Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE'' (2018):
Yukichi Fukuzawa
*''
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes'' (2018): Wolfram
*''
Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System'' (2019): Rodion Matsuki
*''
Promare'' (2019): Ignis Ex
*''
Blackfox'' (2019): Harold
*''
Human Lost'' (2019): Atsugi
*''
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Train'' (2020): Shinjuro Rengoku
*''
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes'' (2022): Kaoru's father
Video games
*''
Glass Rose'' (): Koutaro Katagiri
*''
Final Fantasy XII
is a 2006 role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix. The twelfth main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it was first released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2006. It introduced several innovations to the series ...
'' (2006):
Basch
*''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' (): Will A. Zeppeli
*''
Fate/stay night
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'' (2007):
Kiritsugu Emiya
*''
Musou Orochi: Rebirth of the Demon Lord'' (2008):
Sun Wukong
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*''
Fate/tiger colosseum Upper'' (2009):
Kiritsugu Emiya
*''
Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid 2'' (2010):
Shi Huangdi
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,
Sun Wukong
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*''
Yakuza 4'' (): Taiga Saejima
*''
Warriors Orochi 3'' (2011): Nemea,
Sun Wukong
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*''
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'' ():
Frank West
*''
Project X Zone
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'' (): Frank West
*''
Yakuza 5'' (): Taiga Saejima
*''
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn'' (): Cid nan Garlond
*''
Granblue Fantasy
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'' (): Soriz,
Jack Rakan
*''
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle'' ():
Yoshikage Kira, "Kosaku Kawajiri"
*''
Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!'' ():
Nagakura Shinpachi
*''
Yakuza 0'' (): Taiga Saejima
*''
Xenoblade Chronicles X
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'' (): Douglas
*''
Fate/Grand Order'' (2015): EMIYA (Assassin)
*''
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition'' (): Credo
*''
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven'' (): Yoshikage Kira, "Kosaku Kawajiri"
* (2016): Luciano
*''
NightCry'' (): Leonard
*''
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life'' (): Taiga Saejima
*''
Negimate! UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi! 2'' (2018) - Jack Rakan
*''
Warriors Orochi 4'' (2018):
Sun Wukong
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*''
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age'' (): Hendrik
*''
Yakuza: Like a Dragon'' (): Taiga Saejima
*''
Nioh 2
is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo for the PlayStation 4. It was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment outside Japan on PlayStation consoles. It is a prequel to '' Nioh'' (2017). Versions ...
'' ():
Saitō Toshimitsu
*''
Disney Twisted-Wonderland'' (2020): Mozus Trein
*''
Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade'' (): Kensuke Nagino
*''
Arknights'' (): Młynar
*''
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name'' (2023): Taiga Saejima
;Unknown date
*''
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation'': Marcus "Shamrock" Lampert
*''
Angelique Etoile'': Leonard
*''
Another Eden
is a free-to-play role-playing video game developed and published by Wright Flyer Studios. The game features the collaboration of writer Masato Kato and music composer Yasunori Mitsuda, who both worked on '' Xenogears'' and the '' Chrono'' seri ...
'': Bertrand
*''
Armored Core 2'': Leos Klein
*''
Code: Realize ~Sousei no Himegimi~'': Jimmy A Arester
*''
Daemon Bride'': Uriel/Dawn
*''
Detective Conan: Tsuioku no Mirajiyu'': Tadaki Kai
*''
Drakengard 2
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'': Urick
*''
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard'': Matt Hazard
*''
Everybody's Golf 5
known in the PAL region as ''Everybody's Golf: World Tour'', and in North America as ''Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds'', is a sports video game developed by Clap Hanz and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is the s ...
'':Nakajima
*''
Fantasy Earth: Zero'': King Huenkel
*''
Granado Espada'' (Japanese version): Nar
*''
Halo 4
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'', ''
Halo 5: Guardians'' (Japanese version):
Master Chief
*''
Infinite Undiscovery'': Kristofor
*''
Jak II
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'' (Japanese version): Torn
*''
Lego Marvel Super Heroes
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'' (Japanese version): Daredevil
*''
Metroid: Other M'':
Adam Malkovich
*''
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise'':
Thunder Ryu
*''
One Piece World Seeker'': Isaac
*''
Phantasy Star Universe'': Leogini Santosa Berafort
*''
Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!'': (
Nagakura Shinpachi)
*''
Sengoku Basara 3'':
Kuroda Kanbei
*''
Shining Resonance'': Georg
*''
Star Ocean: Second Evolution'': Gabriel
*''
Super Robot Wars
''Super Robot Wars'', known in Japan as is a series of Japanese tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the '' Compati Hero'' series, the main feature of the fr ...
series'': Ricardo Silveira, Gaiou, Shinjirou Sakomizu, Belfangan Grouseaux
*''
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet'': Bazalt Joe
*''
Tales of Innocence'': Asura
*''
Tales of Vesperia
is an action role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio. The nineteenth mainline entry in the ''Tales (video game series), Tales'' series, it was released for the Xbox 360 and published in Japan and North America by Namco Bandai Games in ...
'': Duke
*''
Tenchu 4'':
Rikimaru
*''
Time Crisis 4
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, formerly known as GAU Entertainment and , was a Japanese video game developer originally established in 1992. It developed games f ...
'': Terrorist Leader
*''
Too Human'' (Japanese version): Baldr
*''
Trauma Center: New Blood'': Markus Vaughn
*''
White Knight Chronicles'': Cyrus
Tokusatsu roles
*''
Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1989): Joe of
Haze
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*''
Blue SWAT'' (1994): Toru Harada
*''
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle'' (2013): Bujin
Gaim (voice)
*''
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future'' (2015):
Spider
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-Type Roidmude 108 (
Past
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)/
Paradox
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Roidmude (voice)
*''
Kamen Rider Zi-O'' (2018): Ziku-Driver Related Item Voice (Voiced by Yōhei Ōnishi), OP Narrator, Ohma Zi-O (eps. 1, 15, 16, 30, 40 – ) (voice)
*''
Tensou Sentai Goseiger'' (2010): Alien
Zutinma Dereputa of the
Meteor
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creating a ...
(eps. 1–12 & 16) (voice)
*''
Tokkei Winspector'' (1990): Matsuyama
*''
Tokkyuu Shirei Solbrain'' (1991): Sekine (ep. 50)
*''
Tokusou Exceedraft'' (1992): Dr. Obayashi's assistant
*''
Tokusou Robo Janperson'' (1993): Takase
*''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger: 10 YEARS AFTER'' (2015): Kight Reidich (voice)
Other live-action
* ''
X-Cross
is a 2007 Japanese action horror film directed by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the novel by Nobuyuki Jōkō. The film stars Nao Matsushita, Ami Suzuki, Shoko Nakagawa, Maju Ozawa, and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.
Plot
Recovering from a failed love affair, S ...
'' (2007, film): Akira Mononobe (voice)
* ''
Wonderful World'' (2010, film): Atsushi Ito
* ''
Kami Voice'' (2011, film)
* ''
No Dropping Out: Back to School at 35'' (2013, TV): narrator
* ''
Reach Beyond the Blue Sky
is a Jidaigeki, Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryo Yoshizawa as Shibusawa Eiichi, a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". The series is the 60th NHK taiga drama, premiered on Febru ...
'' (2021, TV):
Sakai Tadashige
Dubbing roles
Live-action
*
George Clooney
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**''
ER'':
Doug Ross
**''
Friends
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'': Dr. Michael Mitchell
**''
One Fine Day'' (2001 TV Asahi edition): Jack Taylor
**''
Batman & Robin'' (2000 TV Asahi edition):
Bruce Wayne/Batman
**''
The Peacemaker'': Thomas Devoe
**''
Out of Sight
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'': Jack Foley
**''
Three Kings
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'': Major Archie Gates
**''
The Perfect Storm'': Frank William "Billy" Tyne
**''
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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'': Ulysses Everett McGill
**''
Fail Safe
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'': Col. Jack Grady
**''
Ocean's Eleven
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'': Daniel "Danny" Ocean
**''
Spy Kids'' (DVD/VHS edition): Devlin
**''
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'': Jim Byrd
**''
Welcome to Collinwood'': Jerzy
**''
Intolerable Cruelty
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'': Miles Massey
**''
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'': Devlin
**''
Ocean's Twelve
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'': Daniel "Danny" Ocean
**''
Good Night, and Good Luck
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'':
Fred W. Friendly
**''
Syriana
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'': Bob Barnes
**''
Michael Clayton
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'': Michael Raymond Clayton
**''
Ocean's Thirteen
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'': Daniel "Danny" Ocean
**''
Burn After Reading
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'': Harry Pfarrer
**''
Leatherheads'': Jimmy "Dodge" Connelly
**''
The Men Who Stare at Goats'': Lyn Cassady
**''
Up in the Air'': Ryan Bingham
**''
The American'': Jack
**''
The Ides of March'': Mike Morris
**''
Gravity
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'': Matt Kowalski
**''
Money Monster
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'': Lee Gates
**''
Hail, Caesar!'': Baird Whitlock
**''
Ticket to Paradise'': David Cotton
**''
The Flash
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'': Bruce Wayne
**''
IF'': Spaceman
**''
Wolfs'': Margaret's Man
*
Kiefer Sutherland
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Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
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'' (2009 DVD edition): Karl Hulten
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Last Light'' (2009 DVD edition): Denver Bayliss
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Freeway
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Ground Control'' (2008 DVD edition): Jack Harris
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24'':
Jack Bauer
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Dead Heat
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Desert Saints'': Arthur Banks
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Paradise Found'': Paul Gauguin
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Taking Lives'' (2008 TV Asahi edition): Christopher Hart
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River Queen'': Doyle
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The Sentinel'': David Breckinridge
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Mirrors
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'': Ben Carson
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The Confession'': The Confessor
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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Touch
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'': Martin Bohm
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Pompeii
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'': Senator Corvus
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Forsaken'': John Henry Clayton
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Zoolander 2
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'': Kiefer Sutherland
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Designated Survivor
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They Cloned Tyrone'': Nixon
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Denzel Washington
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Crimson Tide'' (2000 TV Asahi edition): Commander Ron Hunter
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Courage Under Fire'' (2004 TV Asahi edition): Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
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Fallen'' (2002 Fuji TV edition): Detective John Hobbes
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The Siege
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'': Anthony Hubbard
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The Bone Collector'' (2002 TV Asahi edition): Lincoln Rhyme
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John Q.'' (2007 NTV edition): John Quincy Archibald
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Antwone Fisher'': LCDR Dr. Jerome Davenport
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Man on Fire'' (2016 Netflix edition): John W. Creasy
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The Manchurian Candidate'': Major Bennett Marco
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Safe House
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Historical usage
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'': Tobin Frost
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Flight
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'': William "Whip" Whitaker Sr.
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Dwayne Johnson
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The Scorpion King'':
Mathayus
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The Rundown
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'': Beck
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Gridiron Gang'': Sean Porter
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Southland Tales'': Boxer Santaros/Jericho Cane
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Fast Five
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'': Luke Hobbs
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Fast & Furious 6
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'': Luke Hobbs
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Furious 7
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'': Luke Hobbs
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The Fate of the Furious'': Luke Hobbs
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Baywatch
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Mitch Buchannon
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Hobbs & Shaw
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'': Luke Hobbs
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Jungle Cruise'': Captain Frank "Skipper" Wolff
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Louis Koo
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Bullets Over Summer'': Brian
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For Bad Boys Only'': Jack Shum
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The Legend of Zu
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'': Red
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Rob-B-Hood
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'': Octopus
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SPL II: A Time for Consequences'': Hung Mun-Gong
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Three
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'': Chief Inspector Ken
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League of Gods'': General Leopard
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Call of Heroes'': Cho Siu-lun
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Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy'': Security Wing Superintendent Cheng
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The White Storm 2: Drug Lords'': Fung Chun-kwok
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Keanu Reeves
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''The Matrix'' series:
Thomas Anderson/
Neo
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The Matrix
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The Matrix Reloaded
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'' (VHS/DVD/Blu-ray and Theatrical edition)
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The Matrix Revolutions
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'' (VHS/DVD/Blu-ray and Theatrical edition)
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The Matrix Resurrections
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The Watcher'' (2005 TV Tokyo edition): David Allen Griffin
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Hardball'': Conor O'Neill
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Constantine'' (DVD and Blu-ray edition): John Constantine
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A Scanner Darkly
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'': Bob Arctor
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Man of Tai Chi'': Donaka Mark
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
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A Murder of Crows'': Lawson Russell
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Instinct
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'': Dr. Theo Caulder
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Chill Factor'': Arlo
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Men of Honor'':
Carl Brashear
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Pearl Harbor
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Doris Miller
Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship , Miller helped car ...
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Snow Dogs'': Dr. Theodore "Ted" Brooks
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Hardwired'': Luke Gibson
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Ma Dong-seok
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Train to Busan
''Train to Busan'' () is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho, written by Park Joo-suk, and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, and Kim Eui-sung. The film mostly t ...
'': Sang-hwa
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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days'': Seongju
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The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil'': Jang Dong-soo
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Ashfall'': Professor Kang Bong-rae
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The Roundup'': Ma Seok-do
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The Roundup: No Way Out'': Ma Seok-do
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The Roundup: Punishment'': Ma Seok-do
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Gerard Butler
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Shooters'': Jackie Junior
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Timeline
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'': André Marek
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Dear Frankie'': The Stranger
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The Game of Their Lives'':
Frank Borghi
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Gamer
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'': John "Kable" Tillman
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Gods of Egypt'':
Set
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Guy Pearce
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Ravenous'': Capt. John Boyd
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Memento'': Leonard
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Two Brothers'': Aidan McCrory
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Fragments'': Dr. Bruce Laraby
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Jack Irish
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'' series: Jack Irish
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Breathe In
Breathe In may refer to:
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'': Keith Reynolds
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Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer, and actor, known as one of Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings". Active since the 1980s, he has released over 30 studio albums in Cantonese and Mandarin, mostly in the danc ...
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The Storm Riders'': Striding Cloud/Bou Ging Wan
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China Strike Force'': Darren Tong
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Cold War
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'': Sean K.F. Lau
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The Monkey King'': Bull Demon King
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The Monkey King 2
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'': Sun Wukong/Monkey King
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The Monkey King 3'':
Sun Wukong
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Antonio Banderas
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Interview with the Vampire
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'' (2000 TV Tokyo edition):
Armand
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Spy Kids'' (Netflix/Hulu edition): Gregorio Cortez
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Femme Fatale
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'': Nicolas Bardo
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2009 TV Asahi edition): Agent Jeremiah Ecks
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My Mom's New Boyfriend'': Tommy Lucero/Tomas Martinez
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Stephen Dorff
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FeardotCom'': Detective Mike Reilly
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Felon
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'': Wade Porter
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Brake
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'': Jeremy Reins
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Zaytoun'': Yoni
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Embattled
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'': Cash "The Slayer" Boykins
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Christian Bale
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin'': Mandras
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Reign of Fire'': Quinn
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Equilibrium
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'': John Preston
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The Machinist'': Trevor Reznik
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Dougray Scott
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Arabian Nights
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'': Sultan Shahryar/Amin
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Ripley's Game'': Jonathan Trevanny
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Dark Water'': Kyle Williams
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Death Race 3: Inferno'': Niles York
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Jason Clarke
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Everest
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Rob Hall
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Terminator Genisys
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John Connor
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T-3000
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The Man with the Iron Heart'':
Reinhard Heydrich
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Pet Sematary
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In 1979, King was wr ...
'': Dr. Louis Creed
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Nicolas Cage
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The Rock'' (1999 NTV edition): Stanley Goodspeed
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City of Angels'': Seth
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Windtalkers'' (2005 TV Asahi edition): Sergeant Joe Enders
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Left Behind
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The bestselling premillennial novels are Christian eschatological narrat ...
'': Rayford Steele
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Prabhas
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Baahubali: The Beginning'': Shivudu alias Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali
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Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'': Shivudu alias Mahendra Baahubali and Amarendra Baahubali
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Saaho
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'': Ashok Chakravarthy / Siddhant Nandan Saaho
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101 Dalmatians'' (2001 TV Asahi edition): Roger Dearly (
Jeff Daniels
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Abandon'': Wade Handler (
Benjamin Bratt
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Air America'': Rio Arnet (
Lorenzo Lamas
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Ali'':
Muhammad Ali
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Will Smith
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Aliens'' (2004 TV Asahi edition): Corporal Dwayne Hicks (
Michael Biehn
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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'': Sheriff Eddie Morales (
John Ortiz
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All About the Benjamins'': Tyson Bucum (
Ice Cube
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Ally McBeal
''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...
'': Doctor Greg Butters (
Jesse L. Martin)
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Angels & Demons
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'': Inspector General Ernesto Olivetti (
Pierfrancesco Favino)
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Atomic Train'': John Seger (
Rob Lowe
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Attack Force'': Dwayne (
David Kennedy)
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Austenland'': Mr. Henry Nobley (
JJ Feild)
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Battlefield Earth'': Ker (
Forest Whitaker
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Belly of the Beast'': Sunti (
Byron Mann)
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Belly of the Beast'' (2007 TV Tokyo edition): Leon Washington (
Patrick Robinson)
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Black Book'': Hans Akkermans (
Thom Hoffman)
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Black Water'': Adam (Andy Rodoreda)
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Brotherhood of the Wolf'': Mani (
Mark Dacascos
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Burn Notice
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Garret Dillahunt
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Cat People'' (2003 DVD edition): Paul Gallier (
Malcolm McDowell
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Charlie Jade
''Charlie Jade'' is a science fiction television series filmed mainly in Cape Town, South Africa. It stars Jeffrey Pierce in the title role, as a detective from a parallel universe who finds himself trapped in our universe. This is a Canadian and ...
'': Charlie Jade (
Jeffrey Pierce
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Che'':
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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Chicago
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Children of Men'': Luke (
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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Clash of the Titans'': King
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Jason Flemyng
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Cold Case
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Kenny Johnson)
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Connie and Carla'': Jeff (
David Duchovny
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Contact'': Willie (
Max Martini)
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Crash'': Cameron Thayer (
Terrence Howard
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Jeffrey Wright
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Curse of the Golden Flower
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Chow Yun-fat
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Daredevil'':
Matt Murdock/Daredevil (
Ben Affleck
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The Deep End of the Ocean'': Pat Cappadora (
Treat Williams
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Desperate Housewives
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Mark Deklin)
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The Dilemma
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Vince Vaughn
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Don't Breathe 2'': Raylan (
Brendan Sexton III
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Due South
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Benton Fraser (
Paul Gross
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El tiempo entre costuras'': Ramiro Arribas Querol (
Rubén Cortada)
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Enemy of the State'' (2003 Fuji TV edition): Loren Hicks (
Loren Dean)
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The Exorcist
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Ben Daniels
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Exodus: Gods and Kings'':
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Joel Edgerton
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Feast
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Eric Dane
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The Final Cut'': Fletcher (
Jim Caviezel
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Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane'': Paul Judd (
Richard Tyson
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The Forbidden Kingdom
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Collin Chou
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Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States. In addition to his native Mandarin Chinese, Mand ...
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Frankenfish
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'': Sam Rivers (
Tory Kittles)
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Full Frontal'': Calvin/Nicholas (
Blair Underwood)
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Ghost in the Shell
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Michael Pitt
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Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind most often refers to:
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* Gone with the Wind (film), ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel
Gone with the Wind ...
'' (2000 TV Tokyo edition): Frank Kennedy (
Carroll Nye
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Biog ...
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The Great Escape'' (2000 TV Tokyo edition): Louis Sedgwick (
James Coburn
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'': Master Chief (
Pablo Schreiber
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The Hard Corps
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Razaaq Adoti)
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Hitler: The Rise of Evil'':
Ernst Hanfstaengl (
Liev Schreiber
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Hope Floats'': Bill Pruitt (
Michael Paré
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Hostage
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'': Marshall "Mars" Krupcheck (
Ben Foster)
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The Hunted'': Aaron Hallam (Benicio del Toro)
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In America'': Johnny Sullivan (
Paddy Considine
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In Enemy Hands'': Captain Jonas Herdt (
Til Schweiger
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In Hell'': Kyle LeBlanc (
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Inception
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'' (2012 TV Asahi edition): Robert Fischer (
Cillian Murphy
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He made his professional debut in Enda Walsh's 1996 pl ...
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Invincible'':
Vince Papale
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Mark Wahlberg
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Ip Man 4: The Finale'': Barton Geddes (
Scott Adkins
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K-19: The Widowmaker'': Captain Mikhail Polenin (
Liam Neeson
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Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'': Frank Taylor (Jeff Davis)
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Kate & Leopold'': Stuart Besser (Liev Schreiber)
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Killing Me Softly'': Adam (
Joseph Fiennes)
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La Vie en Rose'': Marcel Cerdan (
Jean-Pierre Martins)
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Land of the Dead'': Foxy (
Tony Nappo)
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life'': Sean (Til Schweiger)
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The Legend of Bagger Vance
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'': Bagger Vance (Will Smith)
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Legionnaire'': Luther (
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
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Lethal Weapon 4
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Martin Riggs (
Mel Gibson
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Little City'': Kevin (
Jon Bon Jovi
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''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy:
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Sean Bean
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The Magnificent Seven
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'' (2013 Star Channel edition): Britt (James Coburn)
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A Man Apart'': Jack "Hollywood" Slayton (
Timothy Olyphant)
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Mars Attacks!
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'': Billy-Glenn Norris (
Jack Black
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The Master'': Freddie Quell (
Joaquin Phoenix
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Memories of Murder'': Detective Seo Tae-yoon (
Kim Sang-kyung)
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Mentors'':
King Arthur
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In Wales, Welsh sources, Arthur is portrayed as a le ...
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Daniel Gillies)
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Miami Vice
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Ricardo Tubbs
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Jamie Foxx
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Midnight in Paris
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Ernest Hemingway
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Corey Stoll
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Monk
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'': Gavin Lloyd (
Ben Bass)
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Mother's Day
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Jason Sudeikis
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith'': Eddie (Vince Vaughn)
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The Mummy Returns
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'': Lock-Nah (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)
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The Musketeers
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'': Emile Bonnaire (
James Callis
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My Best Friend's Wedding
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''My Best Friend' ...
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Dermot Mulroney
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Nash Bridges'': Ricky Allen Klinsmann (
Kirk Fox
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Career
Television
Fox played Sewage Joe on '' Parks and Recreation'' and was a regular on Nickel ...
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The Net'': Jack Devlin (
Jeremy Northam
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New Police Story
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Yu Rongguang
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The Next Best Thing'': Ben Cooper (Benjamin Bratt)
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'': Laaa (
Ben Stiller
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No Escape'': Hawkins (
Ernie Hudson
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On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate'': Gyung-soo (Kim Sang-kyung)
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Payback'': Porter (Mel Gibson)
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A Perfect Murder
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'': David Shaw (
Viggo Mortensen
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Mortensen made his film debut with a small role in ...
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Picture Claire'': Detective Lee (
Raoul Bhaneja
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Bhaneja was born in Manchester. His father is an Indian Sindhi, and his mother is Irish. A graduate of The National Theatre School of Canad ...
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Piranha 3D
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'': Novak (
Adam Scott)
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Planet of the Apes
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'' (2005 NTV edition): Thade (
Tim Roth
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Police Story'' (2012 Ultimate Blu-Ray edition): Danny Chu Ko (
Fung Hark-On
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Career
In 1955, Fung became an actor in Hong Kong films. Fung first appeared in Seven Bodies, Eight Deaths an ...
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Pride and Prejudice
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A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabe ...
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Mr. Darcy (
Colin Firth
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Psycho'' (2010 Blu-Ray edition): Sam Loomis (
John Gavin)
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The Punisher'':
Frank Castle/Punisher (
Thomas Jane
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The Purifiers
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Cast
* Kevin McKidd as Moses
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'': John (Gordon Alexander)
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Pushing Tin'': Russell Bell (
Billy Bob Thornton
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Quo Vadis'': Marcus Vinicius (
Paweł Deląg)
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Ransom
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'': Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson)
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Rebecca
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'' (DVD edition): Maxim de Winter (
Laurence Olivier
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse'': Nicholai Ginovaeff (
Zack Ward
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Ride On'': He Xin (Yu Rongguang)
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Robin Hood
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'': Robin Hood (
Jonas Armstrong
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Roger Corman's Operation Rogue'': Capt. Max Randall (Mark Dacascos)
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Rollerball'': Marcus Ridley (
LL Cool J
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Runaway Jury
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'': Lawrence Greene (
Jeremy Piven
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Sahara
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Dirk Pitt (
Matthew McConaughey
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The Sentinel'': Det. Jim Ellison (
Richard Burgi
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Secret Agent Man'': Davis (
Dondre Whitfield)
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Sherlock Holmes
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'': Lord Coward (
Hans Matheson
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Sidewalks of New York'': Tommy Reilly (
Edward Burns)
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Snakes on a Plane'': Three G's (
Flex Alexander)
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Someone Like You'': Eddie Alden (
Hugh Jackman
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*''Spartacus (TV series), Spartacus series'': Spartacus (Andy Whitfield/Liam McIntyre)
*''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'': Captain Gregar Typho (Jay Laga'aia)
*''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'': Captain Gregar Typho (Jay Laga'aia)
*''Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars'': Colonel Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien)
*''Stealth (film), Stealth'': Lieutenant Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas)
*''The Sum of All Fears (film), The Sum of All Fears'': John Clark (Tom Clancy character), John Clark (Liev Schreiber)
*''Sweet Home Alabama (film), Sweet Home Alabama'': Jake Perry (Josh Lucas)
*''Swordfish (film), Swordfish'': Stanley Jobson (Hugh Jackman)
*''Taxi (2004 film), Taxi'': Det. Andrew "Andy" Washburn (Jimmy Fallon)
*''The Terminator'' (2003 TV Tokyo edition): Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn)
*''The Thieves'': Andrew (Oh Dal-su)
*''The Towering Inferno'' (2013 BS Japan edition): Michael O'Hallorhan (Steve McQueen)
*''Trapped (2002 film), Trapped'': Dr. Will Jennings (Stuart Townsend)
*''Triple 9'': Russell Welch (Norman Reedus)
*''Typhoon (2005 film), Typhoon'': Sin (Jang Dong-gun)
*''Under the Tuscan Sun (film), Under the Tuscan Sun'': Marcello (Raoul Bova)
*Underworld (film series), ''Underworld'' series: Kraven (Shane Brolly)
*''Unstoppable (2004 film), Unstoppable'': Dean Cage (Wesley Snipes)
*''Vampires (1998 film), Vampires'': Jan Valek (Thomas Ian Griffith)
*''Van Helsing (film), Van Helsing'': Velkan Valerious (Will Kemp (actor, born 1977), Will Kemp)
*''Walk the Line'': Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix)
*''The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead'': Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus)
*''The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'': Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus)
*''The Warlords'': General Pang Qingyun (Jet Li)
*''
The Watcher'': Joel Campbell (James Spader)
*''Wedding Crashers'': Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn)
*''The Wedding Planner'': Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey)
*''The West Wing'': Lt. Cmdr. Jack Reese (Christian Slater)
*''Wheels on Meals'': Thug #1 (Benny Urquidez)
*''Wild Things (film), Wild Things'': Sam Lombardo (Matt Dillon)
*''Without a Trace'': Danny Taylor (Enrique Murciano)
*''Wrong Turn (2003 film), Wrong Turn'': Chris Flynn (Desmond Harrington)
*''Your Highness'': Prince Thadeous (Danny McBride)
*''Zombieland: Double Tap'': Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson)
Animation
*''Atlantis: Milo's Return'': Vincenzo Santorini
*''Baahubali: The Lost Legends'': Amarendra Baahubali
*''Chuggington'': Action Chugger
*''Epic (2013 film), Epic'': Ronin
*''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'': Gray Edwards
*''Finding Nemo'': Crush
*''Finding Dory'': Crush
*''The Nut Job'': Raccoon
*''Resident Evil: Degeneration'': Curtis Miller
*''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'': Dr. Gouache, Conan O'Brien, Baldwin family, The Baldwin Brothers
*''Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 TV series), Star Wars: Clone Wars'': Captain Gregar Typho
*''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), Star Wars: The Clone Wars'': Captain Gregar Typho
*''Star Wars: Droids'' (2005 DVD edition): Mungo Baobab
*''Team America: World Police'': Chris
References
External links
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Rikiya Koyama at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Rikiya Koyamaat Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Koyama, Rikiya
1963 births
Living people
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male stage actors
Japanese male television actors
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male voice actors from Kyoto
Ritsumeikan University alumni
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors