Richard Epcar

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Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar Headshot.jpg
Epcar in 2017
Other namesRichard George[1]
EducationUniversity of Arizona
OccupationVoice actor, film director, writer
Years active1980–present
Spouse(s)Ellyn Stern (1982-present)[1]
Children2
Websiterichardepcar.com

Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 600 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the Mortal Kombat franchise, The Joker in several projects, including, among others, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Injustice 2, and Mortal Kombat 11, Zangetsu in Bleach, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Etemon and Myotismon in Digimon, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Ansem (Seeker of Darkness) and Terra-Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Black Ghost/Skull in Cyborg 009, Akuma in Street Fighter V, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and Andrall in Gormiti Nature Unleashed. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles.

Filmography[]

Anime[]

List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
1985 Robotech Ben Dixon [2][3]
1994 Macross Plus Guld Goa Bowman [1]
2002 Speed Racer X Racer X [1]
2002 Witch Hunter Robin Kannosaki [4]
2002 Zentrix Voice director [5]
2003 Lupin the Third Part II Daisuke Jigen TV series [6]
2003–05 Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo [7]
2004–06 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Batou [8][9]
2006 Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles Vince Grant [2]
2008 Lucky Star Tadao Hiiragi, others [10]
2009 Monster Inspector Heinrich Lunge [1]
2010 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Daguza Mackle [11]
2013 Digimon Fusion Etemon, Tuwarmon, others [10]
2014 Blood Lad Wolf Daddy [12]
2014 Coppelion Foreman Kurobe [13]
2015 Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure Daisuke Jigen TV series [6]
2015 Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea Tomoru Sakishima [14]
2015 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Old Joseph [10]
2016 Hunter × Hunter Bendot, Cherry (ep 5), others 2011 series [15][16][17]
2016 The Asterisk War Kouichiro Toudou [18]
2017–18 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Joseph Joestar [19][20]
2018 Lupin the Third Part V Daisuke Jigen TV series [6]
2018–19 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Joseph Joestar [21]
2018 Back Street Girls: Gokudolls Kimanjiro Inugane [22]
2019 Carole & Tuesday Schwartz [23]
2020 Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Batou [10]

Animation[]

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
2008 The Mr. Men Show Mr. Noisy [10]
2009-2012 Huntik: Secrets & Seekers Grier [10]
2012 The Legend of Korra Captain Saikhan [10]
2017 Stitch & Ai Wombat, Mr. Ding, Sage, Elder Chinese production originally produced in English [24]
2020-present Animaniacs

Film[]

List of voice and English dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source[25]
1996 Ghost in the Shell Batou Press[9]
2003 Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo Daisuke Jigen [6]
2004 Muhammad: The Last Prophet Abu Jahl, Tribal Leader 2, Counselor [10]
2005 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers Tamashiro, Guillmon, Mephistomon [10]
2006 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Batou [26]
2007 Shark Bait Moe [10]
2008 The Blue Elephant King Naresuan, Officer, Ajan [10]
2010 Space Dogs Kazbek [10]
2014 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Narrator [27]
2014 Patema Inverted Izamura [28]
2015 Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts Commissioner Gordon [10]
2015 Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Commissioner Gordon [10]
2016 Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants Commissioner Gordon [10]
2018 Lupin the Third: Legend of the Gold of Babylon Daisuke Jigen [6]
2019 Jigen's Gravestone Inspector Zenigata [6]
2019 Goemon's Blood Spray Inspector Zenigata [6]
2019 Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid Daisuke Jigen [6]
2020 Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner Daisuke Jigen [6]
2020 Lupin III: The First Daisuke Jigen [29]

Video games[]

List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source[25]
1997 Ghost in the Shell Batou  
2000 Galerians Dr. Steiner, Dr. Lem, Gangster, Maintenance Man [10]
2000 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Baofu [30]
2002 Warcraft III Reign of Chaos (video game) Priest [10]
2005–06 Xenosaga series Ziggy [10]
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Ansem, Seeker of Darkness [10]
2007 Blue Dragon Jeeala, Heat-Wave Sai, King Ghost [10]
2006–07 .hack//G.U. series Taichiro Sugai, Arena Announcer [10]
2007 Supreme Commander Colonel Zachary Arnold
2008 Star Ocean: First Departure Del Argosy (The Crimson Shield) [10]
2008 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Raiden, The Joker [10]
2008 Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories Ansem [10]
2009 Star Ocean: Second Evolution Gabriel [10]
2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Ansem [10]
2009 Tekken 6 Azazel Scenario Campaign Cinematics [24]
2010 Transformers: War for Cybertron Skywarp [10]
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Terra-Xehanort [10]
2010 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Thor, Dark Templar
2010 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Kanbe Kuroda [31]
2011 Mortal Kombat Raiden Tweet[32]
2011 Dead or Alive: Dimensions Leon, Fame Douglas [10]
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Proventus Avenicci, additional voices [10]
2011 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Ulrich Olsen (AWACS Keynote) [33]
2012 Spec Ops: The Line Interrogator [10]
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Ansem, Terra-Xehanort [10]
2012 Demons’ Score Satan, Berith, Dr. Alister [34]
2013 Fire Emblem Awakening Walhart [10]
2013 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Hanzo [10]
2013 Injustice: Gods Among Us The Joker Tweet[35]
2013 Fuse Raven Guard, Grigori [10]
2013 Marvel Heroes Madison Jeffries [10]
2013 Saints Row IV Terrorist Cyrus [10]
2013 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Gaius van Baelsar, Ilberd Feare [10]
2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Ansem [10]
2014 Earth Defense Force 2025 HQ [36]
2014 Smite Poseidon [10]
2014 D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die August Oldmann [10]
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Ansem, Terra-Xehanort Also 1.5 + 2.5 [10]
2015 Bladestorm: Nightmare Narrator [25]
2015 Infinite Crisis The Joker [37][38]
2015 Mortal Kombat X Raiden [39]
2015 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: First Assault Online Batou [40]
2016 Street Fighter V Akuma [41][42]
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Ansem, Terra-Xehanort [10]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Oliver, Hardin [10]
2017 Injustice 2 The Joker, Raiden (DLC) Tweet[43][32]
2017 Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Jedah English voice [44]
2017 Persona 5 Principal Kobayakawa [10]
2017 Tekken 7 Geese Howard Added through DLC in the console versions and Round 2 Tweet[45]
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Ansem, Terra-Xehanort [10]
2019-20 Mortal Kombat 11 Raiden, The Joker (DLC) Also in Aftermath and Ultimate Instagram[46][47]
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Flint Marko / Sandman [10]
2019 Catherine: Full Body Morgan Cortez [10]
2020 Teppen Akuma [48]
2021 Guilty Gear Strive Gabriel [49]

Live action[]

List of voice performances in live action series
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
1999 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Barbarax, Fishface [10]
2000 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Cyclopter [10]
2001 Power Rangers Time Force Vexicon [10]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Return of Robotech". Anime News Network. July 22, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Saboten Con to Feature "Robotech" 30th Anniversary Celebration". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Voice Of Kannosaki". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Zentrix licensed?". Anime News Network. July 25, 2003. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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  7. ^ "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Pasadena Event Next Weekend". Anime News Network. May 7, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "Richard Epcar (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 20, 2017. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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  16. ^ "Hisoka × is × Sneaky". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 5. Viz Media. May 14, 2016. Adult Swim.
  17. ^ "A × Surprising × Challenge". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 6. Viz Media. May 21, 2016. Adult Swim.
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  22. ^ "Go and Become an Idol or Die!". Back Street Girls: Gokudolls. Episode 1. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
  23. ^ "Every Breath You Take". Carole & Tuesday. Episode 5. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
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  27. ^ "Funimation Announces Bayonetta: Bloody Fate English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. July 6, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  28. ^ "Patema Inverted English Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. May 6, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
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  36. ^ Sandlot (February 18, 2014). Earth Defense Force 2025. D3 Publisher. Scene: Closing credits, 2:45 in, Voice Cast.
  37. ^ Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
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  39. ^ Tweets concerning Mortal Kombat X from director Brian Chard:
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  41. ^ "CAPCOM:STREET FIGHTER V 公式サイト". capcom.co.jp. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  42. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (December 18, 2016). "Yes, I'm also the voice of Akuma in Street Fighter 5!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Twitter.
  43. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (May 16, 2017). "Well I guess the Bat is out of the cave. I'm back voicing THE JOKER in INJUSTICE 2! Very happy to return!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2017 – via Twitter.
  44. ^ "Here are the Voice Actors of Fire Emblem Echoes' Cast". Twinfinite. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  45. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (July 1, 2018). "I did indeed. No such footage exists as far as I know" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  46. ^ "Richard Epcar on Instagram: "Guess who's back voicing RAIDEN in MORTAL KOMBAT 11? @richardepcar @mortalkombat @wbpictures @nether_realm_studios"". Instagram. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  47. ^ Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (December 12, 2019). "Joker! #mk11 @RichardEpcar @ericalindbeck" (Tweet). Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  48. ^ "CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  49. ^ "Guilty Gear Strive (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 18, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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Preceded by
Mark Hamill (1992-present) 		Actor to voice the Joker
2008-present 		Succeeded by
Troy Baker (2013-present)
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