History Typecasting / EnglishVoiceActors

* Creator/MarkHamill, in contrast to his live-action typecasting as ingenue heroes like [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]] and [[VideoGame/WingCommander "Maverick" Blair]], has been typecast in animation as a player of deranged villains like ComicBook/TheJoker, whom he portrayed masterfully in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. In one interview, he jokingly remarked that he wanted to be on more shows like ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' or ''Franchise/StrawberryShortcake'', but always gets cast as "creepy villains or old degenerates".

* Creator/KevinConroy, who will ''[[IAmNotSpock always]]'' be known as the voice of Franchise/{{Batman}}. He never complained. Then again, who ''wouldn't'' want to be instantly recognized as The Goddamn Batman?[[note]][[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder Bruce Wayne, probably]].[[/note]]

* Creator/JohnDiMaggio pretty much just has [[GutturalGrowler the one voice]], that comes with a pitch dial with three settings on it: [[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Marcus]], [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Drakken]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]. These three pitches usually get used for similar characters: the badass, the incompetent villain, and the laid-back hedonistic guy, respectively.

* Creator/KevinConroy, who will ''[[IAmNotSpock always]]'' be known as the voice of Franchise/{{Batman}}. He's not complaining. Then again, who ''wouldn't'' want to be instantly recognized as The Goddamn Batman?[[note]][[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder Bruce Wayne, probably]].[[/note]]

* Creator/GregAyres has a distinctive high-pitch voice that is unusual for a man his age and is cast into young boys. Many examples include [[Anime/UFOUltramaidenValkyrie Kazuto]], [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Negi Springfield]], [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Youhei]], [[Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Kouta]], [[Manga/{{BECK}} Yukio]], and [[Manga/DeadmanWonderland Ganta Igarashi]]. In fact, he's one of the few voice actors to ''avert'' the CrossdressingVoices trope when it comes to casting voice actors into young boys as young as ''8 years old''.

** He was also Majima in the American release of ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}''.

** This is averted when she plays [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Madame Rouge]], and has a convincing accent which proves that EvilIsSexy.

* Creator/PatrickWarburton's another American example. His deep, burly voice means that he makes the perfect voice for a muscle-bound type, many of whom are quite [[DumbMuscle moronic]]. In an unusual twist, Warburton is also able to play these types in live-action as well (see ''Series/TheTick2001'', for example), since he is tall, fit, and quite muscular. See him as Kronk in ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Brock Sampson on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'', Mr. Steve Barkin on ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', or Joe on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''.

* Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas has your typical, fresh, young male hero voice (like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Leonardo]]) which can at times be confused with Yuri Lowenthal's or Vic Mignogna's when in the right tone, and it can be used for utterly snobbish, charismatic, handsome bad guys (Xellos in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}: Evolution'', replacing the previous actor, or Luppi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''). But he can also go really high-pitched and crazy to portray a pathetic wimp if he needs to ([[WesternAnimation/KappaMikey Mikey Simon]], [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Dean Venture]]). Interestingly, a good portion of his roles are wimps who are on either side of an ironic romantic crush!

** Hale also voiced the Julia Carpenter ComicBook/SpiderWoman in ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'', Black Cat in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'', Comicbook/MsMarvel in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', etc.

* Creator/RinoRomano tends to play suave, sexy Hispanics, such as the inexplicably Mexican [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Luis Sera]], the future man [[WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne Destructicus Con Carne]], or the charming hacker Randy Hernandez on ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries''. Of course, he's also ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', and did Franchise/SpiderMan in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' and many video games.

* Creator/GaryChalk, whose most notable voice work has been as Optimus Prime/Primal in many of the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' series, tends to play authoritative, military, or police roles (Such as the Russian Colonel in ''Series/StargateSG1''). He has played other roles, however, and his live-action career is somewhat broader.

* Creator/JenniferHale plays mostly {{Action Girl}}s in video games, such as Junko Zane from ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}'', ComicBook/SilverSable in ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'', the female version of Commander Shepard from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and of Jaden Korr from ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Academy]]'', Bastila in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Prier in ''VideoGame/LaPucelle'', Sheena in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', the ComicBook/ScarletWitch in ''VideoGame/XMenLegends II: Rise of the Apocalypse'', and Alexandra Roivas from ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''. An exception would be Xel'otath, the Ancient from this same game, or Fall-From-Grace from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' (though Fall-From-Grace is still a intelligent and capable woman). She's also [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]]. Oh, and both June the bounty hunter and Avatar [[LadyOfWar Kyoshi]] from ''{{WesternAnimation/Avatar|TheLastAirbender}}''.

* Creator/JimCummings is easily recognized as the deep voice on virtually every Disney production since the 1980s. He voiced Pete from ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'', Negaduck and the titular character from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', Rasoul the guard from ''Aladdin'', the centaur ''Nessus'' and the Fat Thebian from ''Hercules'', and is the voice of both Tigger and Franchise/WinnieThePooh.

** Outside of Disney, however, Cummings is renown for a wide range of voices, shown in such variable characters as enthusiastic BoisterousBruiser Minsc from the ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' series to snobbish DimensionLord Thrakkorzog on ''WesternAnimation/TheTick''. He is used very often in Creator/DreamWorks' animated films, usually as extras or a minor scripted character.

** He also voiced Musuka, the power-mad government agent, in the English dub of ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''.

* Creator/DomDeluise often played a nice and innocent (or at least, one with a set of morals that means well), bumbling non-human supporting character. Said character wss usually a SicklyNeuroticGeek.

* Creator/LuciChristian tends to do a lot of {{action girl}}s in dubs... to the point where it's probably best to say that one of the only exceptions is her turn as Dejiko in ''Anime/PanyoPanyoDiGiCharat''. She also does young boys, such as Sasshi in ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi'' or Honey-senpai (well [[OlderThanTheyLook he's not quite young]] but still kinda in the same category) in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''.

* Creator/KeithSilverstein would be happen to villains that are [[TheStoic stoic]] or having a calm and calculating personality. Compare Johan Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', HUNK from ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', Bryan Fury from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'', Villagiulio De Metrio Lu from ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne'', Hisoka from ''[[Manga/HunterXHunter]]'' and Hawk Moth from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

* Creator/KeithSilverstein would be happen to villains that are [[TheStoic stoic]] or having a calm and calculating personality. Compare Johan Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', HUNK from ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', Bryan Fury from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'', Villagiulio De Metrio Lu from ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne'' and Hawk Moth from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''.

* Need someone to voice a HotBlooded character like [[Manga/FairyTail Natsu Dragneel]], a [[PluckyComicRelief comic-relief]] like [[Manga/SgtFrog Keroro]] or even a sinister villain like [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Oberon]], then Creator/ToddHaberkorn will do so.
* Creator/KeithSilverstein would be happen to villains that are [[TheStoic stoic]] or having a calm and calculating personality. Compare Johan Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', HUNK from ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', Bryan Fury from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'', and Villagiulio De Metrio Lu from ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne''.

* Looking for {{Action Girl}}s who are also {{Broken Bird}}s? Try Creator/TrinaNishimura.

** Also Creator/VeronicaTaylor has a nack for voicing Isakai Goddesses like Venus from ''Literature/TheWorldsFinestAssassin'', Gracefeel from ''Literature/TheFarawayPaladin'', and Goody Godly Goddess from ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel''

* Shortly after the release of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' and her performance as Zephia within, Creator/ElizabethMaxwell posted on [[https://twitter.com/AboutElizabethM/status/1618348286682988546 Twitter]] that she came to the realization of just how often she finds herself as the [[{{Dominatrix}} strong, dominating, "punishing" types of female characters]] after looking back on rolls such as [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Midnight]], [[Literature/Overlord2012 Albedo]], [[VideoGame/Persona5 Sae Nijima]], and [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Winter Schnee]][[/folder]]

* Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas has your typical, fresh, young male hero voice (like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Leonardo]]) which can at times be confused with Yuri Lowenthal's or Vic Mignogna's when in the right tone, and it can be used for utterly snobbish, charismatic, handsome bad guys (Xellos in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}: Evolution'', replacing the previous actor, or Luppi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''). But he can also go really high-pitched and crazy to portray a pathetic wimp if he needs to ([[WesternAnimation/KappaMikey Mikey Simon]], [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Dean Venture]]). Interestingly, a good portion of his roles are wimps who are on either side of an ironic romantic crush!
** He's also developed a knack for voicing [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] creatures too. There's been Punipuni, a dog, in ''[[Manga/BlackGod Kurokami]]'', [[CrossDressingVoices Cozy Heart Penguin]] in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'', and now the majority of the Hemkas, most notably Purple and Orange, in ''WebAnimation/HanazukiFullOfTreasures''.

* Creator/CrispinFreeman, with his gruff and unmistakably badass voice, is mostly cast in roles as an intimidating and/or incredibly badass characters. While he has recently taken on many less intimidating roles in which his voice isn't gruff in the slightest (to the point of doing a convincing Creator/OrlandoBloom impression for playing Will Turner in most video games based on or featuring ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''), he is most known for such characters as Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', Albedo from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', Albel from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', Itachi from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Holland from ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Rude from ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', Regal in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Baldur in ''VideoGame/TooHuman'', Overlord Zetta in ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'', Heat in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', Siegfried in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries SoulCalibur 3]]'', Red Arrow in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', and Electro in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan.''
** He's also placed as a normal/straight man in extraordinary circumstances: Kyon in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Togusa in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' series, and a journalist in ''VideoGame/HitmanBloodMoney''. Also, ironically enough, Zelgadis in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', despite him looking the weirdest, is also often the OnlySaneMan.
** Creator/CrispinFreeman has also been cast in the "Dark, Quiet, Brooding Goth Guy" role: Haji in ''Anime/BloodPlus'', Amon in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin'', Karasu from ''Anime/{{Noein}}'', Alex Rowe from ''Anime/LastExile'', Fuuma from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'', Nigredo from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', Tsume from ''Anime/WolfsRain'', round out his dark, brooding, cool guy schtick.

** Creator/CrispinFreeman has also been cast in the "Dark, Quiet, Brooding Goth Guy" role: Haji in ''Anime/BloodPlus'' and Amon in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''.
*** And Karasu from ''Anime/{{Noein}}'', Alex Rowe from ''Anime/LastExile'', Fuuma from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'', Nigredo from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', Tsume from ''Anime/WolfsRain'', round out his dark, brooding, cool guy schtick. He should have played Genosuke in ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' and Zagato from ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''. They would have been perfect for him.
*** Creator/CrispinFreeman tends to gravitate to either a raging sociopath voice, like Albel in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', or the calm, voice of reason (like with Kyon). Also, note that in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', he [[ActingForTwo plays both Albedo AND Negredo]] in ''Xenosaga Episode II''. To top it off, in ''Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War'', he actually pulls off both over the course of the game as Captain Hamilton.

** Two notable exceptions are Waspinator and Silverbolt, also from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''. And Waspy does not use flanging. I've heard the man do it cold.
*** Then you have Lord Bale ([[MemeticMutation SSSSINDRIIII!!]]) and Lord Firraveus Carron of the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' Dawn of War games, which have been described as "Evil Dinobots"
** Since his most used character on ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' was Rattrap (A Duo-style voice), Mr. [=McNeil=] spent more than one episode essentially talking to himself, as Rattrap was often paired with [[KnightInShiningArmor Silverbolt]] or [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Dinobot]]. The recording sessions must have been entertaining to watch.
*** There's a sound clip floating around the net where he gleefully rattles through his Duo, all his voices from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', a couple of other characters from various shows, and the ''X-Men Evolution'' version of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} (Which is kinda like Piccolo, but not as raspy) in about two minutes flat. It's a thing of beauty indeed.
** Then there's Hack and Specky of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''; Jeice (Duo with a Brit accent), Tao, South Kai and Buu of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''; Suezo, Grey Wolf, Naga, and Gali of ''Anime/MonsterRancher''; Principal Kuno of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''; Pelvis and Blokk (Dinobot with a German accent) of ''Shadow Raiders''; Stratos (Silverbolt) and Ram-man of ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''; Vulture of ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' - none of which sound mildly alike (really, the list goes on).
** That and in the animated version of ''Ben-hur'' he was '''JESUS'''.
** In the ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' cartoon, his Proto Man voice was essentially Duo, but his Dr. Wily voice was a bit different. It was vaguely like Dinobot, but it was lower in pitch and he put on a German accent.
** He also voiced [[WesternAnimation/DragonBooster Cain]] and [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest Mr. White]]
** In One Piece, he got to play Gold Lion Shiki, who he made sound like an African warlord.

** Light Yagami from ''Manga/DeathNote'' averts this as he is just a simple, but also AxCrazy {{manipulative|Bastard}} VillainProtagonist. Despite that, he earned a StarMakingRole in this one.
** Another example in Kicker from ''Anime/TransformersEnergon''.
** Or even teenage Gohan from the Ocean dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.
** Another aversion in Slappy from ''VideoGame/DeadRising2''. Like [[Manga/DeathNote Light]], he is nothing but an AxCrazy murderer. He attempts to kill the protagonist, blaming him for the death of his girlfriend.
** Lan Hikari from ''Anime/MegamanNTWarrior'' fits the description.
** Both of Ace from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'' and Jin Kazama from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' are aversions for they are so bad.

** [[Manga/DeathNote Naomi Misora]].
** Her work in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' slowly becomes hammier as the show progresses. She starts with [[DramaQueen Rarity]], then [[LargeHam Photo Finish]], before finally taking it up to eleven with [[NoIndoorVoice Princess]] [[RoyalWe Luna.]]

* Creator/MarykeHendrikse is often either a cute GenkiGirl or a gruff, snarling badass (she famously voiced the gun-toting, foul-mouthed mercenary Revy in ''Anime/BlackLagoon''). A good contrast are her roles in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' franchise, in which she played the bullying griffon Gilda and the ditzy siren Sonata Dusk.

* Creator/DougErholtz provides the English voice of ''Gin Ichimaru'' in the anime adaptation of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', as well as ''Hazama'' from the ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' fighting game series, and the resemblance between the two is more than on the nose. They share a near-identical hairstyle, snake-like facial expression, and both service the role of a playful [[TheTrickster trickster]] antagonist known for feining altruism and innocence to scheme his way to power across their respective stories.

* Creator/CarrieSavage's characters tend to be teenage girls who overlap in the {{Moe}}. Compare [[Manga/BambooBlade Satori Azuma]], [[Manga/FairyTail Lisanna]], [[Manga/SquidGirl Kiyomi]], [[Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse Shima]], [[Manga/HeavensLostProperty Chaos]], and [[VisualNovel/ChaosHead Rimi]] as a few examples. She could easily be the anime's equivalent to Creator/HyndenWalch. However, she also voices much younger characters such as [[Manga/CrayonShinChan Penny]] and adult women like [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Junko Kaname]].
** And CuteAndPsycho characters like [[VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}} Kaede Fuyou]] and [[spoiler:[[Literature/{{Durarara}} Mika Harima]]]].

*** Thanks to Straight Cougar in ''Anime/{{S cry ed}}'' and Jeremiah in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', he's now a LargeHam as well.
*** He's also Fire Leo from the ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' cartoon. That's a pretty big difference from [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Itachi]], or most of his characters.
* Creator/YuriLowenthal is often typecast into KidHero roles such as, ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Ben Tennyson]]'', ''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]]'', ''[[Literature/KyoKaraMaoh Yuri Shibuya]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes Superboy]]''. However, like many English voice actors, he does have a bit of flexibility. [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke Uchiha]] and [[Anime/CodeGeass Suzaku]] are well known characters that are ''not'' kid hero roles.
** Also angsty roles that require him to scream from the absolute bottom of his lungs. Sasuke Uchiha, Ben Tennyson, Suzaku Kururugi, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil]]... Probably the absolute biggest example is Haseo from ''.Hack//G.U''
*** "Come on.. Come on... I'm right here.... '''''[[SkywardScream SKEEEEIIIIIIIIIIITTTHHHH!!]]'''''"
*** ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'', where not only did he pull off a foreign accent he pulled off the accent of an Iranian taught English by the English!
*** Also sort of broke the mold by voicing ''Persona 4'''s Yosuke Hanamura, a generally normal (if not slightly awkward and goofy) high school student who ends up becoming [[TheLancer the hero's right-hand man]] as the game progresses.
*** And in ''Persona 3'', where he [[CallingYourAttacks Calls Out Attacks]] for the otherwise HeroicMime Protagonist, and also voiced Ryoji and CreepyChild Pharos [[spoiler: and it's not a coincidence]].
*** He broke the mold again when he voiced {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[BackAlleyDoctor Underground Doctor]] Shinra Kishitani in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''.
*** He also voiced Rubirules in the web series ''WebAnimation/{{Tome}}'' Though energetic, comical, and charismatic, he still voices a level headed adult [[spoiler: he also ends up being the main villain of the series showing off his range of emotion]].

** ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. It's a series in which he used both his standard voice (as Yamaki, the suit-and-shades guy who originally wanted to keep Digimon out of the real world) and the definitely non-standard voice of Guilmon (to compare: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3hsdevGgwU this clip]] from Adventures In Voice Acting).
*** Also [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Heatblast]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}} Blunk]].
** And Ghostfreak and Vilgax too.
*** And [[Anime/CodeGeass Kyoshiro Todo]].
*** ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''. Voiced Tiger and Boyd Cooper's mental G-Men. "I am a voice actor. Though you do not see me on the screen, you may be able to identify my voice. My work allows cartoons and games to come to life. Many people find cartoons pleasing. Though cartoons are [[AnimationAgeGhetto often perceived as childish]], the characters must still have voices."
*** [[Franchise/MassEffect Grunt]] as well.
** He was also Benjamin Keane in a brief scene in ''VideoGame/Killer7''.
** He's been Wolverine for a while now; he's played him since ''VideoGame/XMenLegends''.
** Who can forget badasses in bandages: Shishio from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' and Zabuza from ''Naruto.''
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam STEVEN BLUM, HE IS A CHAR]].
** And of course, [[Creator/{{Toonami}} TOM]].
** Not quite so badass, but unmistakably his voice: Jamie from ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR''. Of course, he had his moments.
** ''Gay mechanic'' ''[[CampGay Leeron Littner]]'' in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. I repeat: ''gay''. And ''hugely convincing''.
*** Which wasn't his first effeminate voice either, as he previously played Orochimaru in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.
** Now we can add [[Franchise/GIJoe Duke]] in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute''.
** [[VideoGame/BionicCommando Super Joe]].
** Perhaps less well known is that he voiced the Tzimisce Andrei in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''.
** He did the voice of WesternAnimation/YakkyDoodle in ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. Let that sink in for a moment.
** He also voiced Ares, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI''.
** And then there's [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan the Green Goblin]], complete with the most epically psychotic EvilLaugh since Mark Hamill's Joker.
** If there is something in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' that is illogical such as emotions or random stuff, [[CatchPhrase He does not comprehend]].
** Take his Green Goblin voice, stick it in an evil giant transforming robot, and you have ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'''s [[TheStarscream Starscream]].
** Evil conquerers are also his forte, as demonstrated with [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Vilgax]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0 Cid Aulstyne]].
** [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 HE! IS!]] '''[[VideoGame/MassEffect2 KROGAN!!!]]'''

** Even older than those is Lynn from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.
** Because of her pitched voice, she also tends to play lolis, such as Chibi-Usa from ''Manga/SailorMoon''.

** [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Nuriko]] isn't as much of a woman as he is authoritative. But the SuperStrength helps with the authority bit.

** And [[VideoGame/MetalGear Raiden]], who was blond. Only mildly impulsive and violent in the second game, but went totally overboard with both in the fourth game.
** He voiced the Human Torch (who is a blond) in ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.
** He also plays both sides of the coin in ''one'' role: Henry in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', who switches from calm and methodical to impulsive and violent at the drop of a hat. Must be the Irish in him.
* Creator/MonaMarshall falls under this category despite being an excellent voice actress. If you need a young male voice for your show, then seek no further. She's most well known for being Izzy in the first season of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', and has done young male voices in ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/CodeGeass'', ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' anime, and many others. It's gotten to the point where no one realizes she can do great female characters as well, such as the pilot episode's voice of Penny in ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''.
** She's also done a [[ChildProdigy similar character type]] to Izzy as well, this being Minoru Kokubunji from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''.
* Creator/TaraPlatt usually plays stern, serious female roles (and rarely, even teenage or androgynous boys). She's pretty much starting to take over the niche that Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn held unchallenged for so long.

** He also voices [[MonsterClown Kefka]] in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', who is, aside from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth]], one of the largest sources of HoYay in the game. "Sorry babe, I only hurt you because you make me!"

** In ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', he gets to play both of his usual types of roles: the sarcastic action hero with Hawkeye and the sneering villain with Loki.

** She did manage to break out of this by voicing the [[GenderFlip Female Protagonist]] in [[VideoGame/Persona3 Persona 3 Portable]].
** And, even if only temporarily, shatter it entirely by being one of the selectable protagonist voices in the latter ''Saints Row'' games (''The Third'' and 4).

** Well, he ''was'' [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Grounder]]...
*** And Man-At-Arms in ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002''.
*** And also Slash from ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot''.
** Opposite him was Creator/DavidKaye though, who was nearly EVERY Megatron and Galvatron in English Transformers series until ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' in which he was Optimus Prime.

* Creator/DougErholtz provides the English voice of ''Gin Ichimaru'' in the anime adaptation of ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Bleach Bleach]]'', as well as ''Hazama'' from the ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' fighting game series, and the resemblance between the two is more than on the nose. They share a near-identical hairstyle, snake-like facial expression, and both service the role of a playful [[TheTrickster trickster]] antagonist known for feining altruism and innocence to scheme his way to power across their respective stories.
* Voice actress Creator/MonicaRial is well-known for her work for Creator/ADVFilms, where she has accumulated a resume filled with quiet, withdrawn or depressed girls with soft, high-pitched, whispery voices, such as [[Anime/{{Noir}} Kirika]], [[Anime/SteelAngelKurumi Saki]], [[Anime/NajicaBlitzTactics Lila]], and [[Anime/PaniPoniDash Rokugou]].
** {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in an audio commentary for ''Manga/AngelicLayer'', where she [[PlayingAgainstType was cast against type]] as a GenkiGirl. Her work with Creator/{{Funimation}} on ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' also cast her against type in ''three'' roles, with Konoka's high-pitched exuberance, Kazumi's brassy near-Valley Girl, and stolid Yotsuba's lower, slower tones. She can also pull out more tomboyish roles, like the tough kunoichi Okoi in ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}''.
*** Complete subversion in her role as Jo in ''Anime/BurstAngel''.
** Her roles as Ai from ''Shin Chan'' and Momoka from ''Manga/SgtFrog'' adds the RichBitch SpoiledBrat types to her resume as well. Not to mention her role as Bulma from ''Anime/DragonBallZKai''.

* Terrence Stone is seemingly on this track. His two most recent VA roles are Mayuri Kurotsuchi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and a similarly voiced alien (down to the same mannerisms) in a Gamestop commercial.

** His exceptions to this are Yamcha, Jeice, and Burter in DBZ, the latter of which sounds similar to his Vegeta voice.
*** In a behind-the-scenes video for ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai 3'', Chris Sabat explains that as the ADR Director, he's done all the voices for the actors to mimic.
* Creator/HilaryHaag tends to voice a lot of young or young-sounding girls -- Becky in ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'', Milk in ''Super Milk Chan'', Seth in ''Literature/TrinityBlood'', Ume in ''Manga/AirGear'', Puchiko in ''Anime/DiGiCharat'', etc. But she's also been known to voice trolls (''Manga/SorcererStabberOrphen''), dogs (''Anime/ExcelSaga''), and normal adult women (Nene in ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis 2040'').
* Creator/LuciChristian tends to do a lot of {{action girl}}s in dubs... to the point where it's probably best to say that one of the only exceptions is her turn as Dejiko in ''Anime/PanyoPanyoDiGiCharat''. She also does young boys, such as Sasshi in ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi'' or Honey-senpai (well [[OlderThanTheyLook he's not quite young]] but still kinda in the same category) in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''. Mind you that [[ManOfAThousandVoices she does have a wide vocal range]]- she can basically be convincing as ''any type of female character and every kind of little boy''--''Manga/BirdyTheMighty: Decode'' really gave her a workout! One of the reasons she is used so often in anime is because she can nail a character's voice after hearing ''only a few seconds of footage of the Japanese, with no effort.''
** She was also the voice of Duck/Princess Tutu in ''Anime/PrincessTutu'', so she definitely has her moments of evading the ActionGirl character role every so often.

** Shinji got a ShoutOut in ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico:''
--->'''Akito:''' What's wrong with running away, anyway?
** This example is particularly ironic when you consider the fact that Spike Spencer ''really'' didn't like playing Shinji, and says that his favorite type of roles are "psychos". Yes, the anime dub actor most known for Shinji Ikari wants to be the Creator/MarkHamill of anime.
*** He got his wish in one of his more major roles in the dub of ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'', where he plays a completely AxCrazy terrorist... who happens to be a Shinji {{Expy}}. It borders IAmNotSpock really.
*** Apparently, he's getting another chance as [[TykeBomb Rolo]] [[{{Yandere}} Lamperouge]] on ''Anime/CodeGeass''. For once, the Shinji-{{Expy}} aspect seems to absent... perhaps there's hope for him, yet?
*** Rolo's not quite a Shinji {{Expy}}, but he's still insecure and effeminate. He's not even really that aggressive personality-wise, he just has [[spoiler:a sociopathic lack of inhibition for killing people]].
*** He also got to be badass, German assassin Yeager in ''Tales of Vesperia''.
*** Even more hilariously lampshaded in the VA commentary track for ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis 2040'', where he played Mackie Stingray. The director points out that Spike himself is 6'2" and a black belt in tae kwon do, but always, always, ''always'' gets cast as effeminate young boys who've yet to hit puberty.
*** Spike himself frequently points out that he is, in his own words, "a whore" and that earning a living as an anime dubber means taking every role he can get, even the annoying ones.
*** He does get a chance to play a full-on psychotic role with Arakune of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''.
*** ...and then there's ''Manga/BusoRenkin'', where Spike Spencer is the gloriously camp and fabulous ''Papillion.''
*** Then there's Wukong, the cocky BloodKnight simian warrior from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
*** And then he's completely PlayingAgainstType with the mildly HotBlooded, {{Keet}} hero [[Manga/{{MAR}} Ginta Toramizu]].
*** Plus, Koichi Tsuruchi in ''Manga/KnightsOfSidonia'', an expert mech pilot who's friendly and easy-going (if [[ChivalrousPervert a bit of a perv]]).

** Then again she's also energetic {{Yandere}} Akira Kogami from ''Manga/LuckyStar'' (''even during her frequent character breaks''). {{Anime/Eureka|Seven}} is kind of a borderline case, to the point of nearly being PlayingAgainstType.
** Then again, again, she also played ''three'' different roles in ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''. Namely, CoolBigSis Nanako Meino, {{Tsundere}} Tomoka Osakada, and PluckyGirl An Tachibana.
*** Similarly, in ''Naruto'' she's also PlayingAgainstType voicing [[DarkChick Kin]], who isn't busty is and is fairly cruel.
** She also plays the role of AxCrazy Princess Sapphire and Hanako from the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series.
*** She's also the PsychoKnifeNut Bount Yoshi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
*** And again, Sheh plays quite effectively an AxCrazy villain in the ''VideoGame/WarriorsOrochi'' series: Da Ji.
*** And the pyromaniac arsonist, Mamimi, in ''Anime/{{FLCL}}''.
** Fitting the 'busty, sensitive girl, redhead' thing, she also played Kyrie in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4''.
** She's played Natalia, resident prissy and demanding but well-meaning princess of ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', and impulsive and flirty catgirl Nikki/Nike of ''VideoGame/{{Mana Khemia|AlchemistsOfAlRevis}}''.
** She's also [[TheCutie Rebecca Chambers]] of ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' fame in both ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTheUmbrellaChronicles The Umbrella Chronicles]]'' and her cameo for the Mercenaries Reunion mode of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5: [[UpdatedRerelease Gold Edition]]''. While Rebbecca is kinda flat, she ''is'' something of a ShrinkingViolet and YesMan. The subversion lies in the fact that these appearances (and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil0'') show Ms. Chambers to be ''very'' cunning, as well as [[TookALevelInBadass far more competent]] than her original portrayal.
** She also gets a chance to voice badass women in ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns'' as the Rin sisters: the professional Rin Rin, the perky Ai Rin, and the seductive Fei Rin.
** She does GenkiGirl voices very well. Just look at her portrayal as Mika from ''VideoGame/KillerIsDead'': they don't get much Genki-er than her. She also played Yui Hirasawa from ''Manga/KOn'', and is also the new voice of Usagi Tsukino (aka Sailor Moon) in the Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon''.
* Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas has your typical, fresh, young male hero voice (like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Leonardo]]) which can at times be confused with Yuri Lowenthal's or Vic Mignogna's when in the right tone, and it can be used for utterly snobbish, charismatic, handsome bad guys (Xellos in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}: Evolution'', replacing the previous actor, or Luppi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''). But he can also go really high-pitched and crazy to portray a pathetic wimp if he needs to ([[WesternAnimation/KappaMikey Mikey Simon]], [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Dean Venture]]). Interestingly, a good portion of his roles are wimps who are on either side of an ironic romantic crush!
** Averted in ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther: Passport to Peril'', where he voices a whiny British youth.
** He's developed a knack for voicing [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] creatures too. There's been Punipuni, a dog, in ''[[Manga/BlackGod Kurokami]]'', [[CrossDressingVoices Cozy Heart Penguin]] in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'', and now the majority of the Hemkas, most notably Purple and Orange, in ''WebAnimation/HanazukiFullOfTreasures''.

** She was also the strict by-the-book Princess Inarba from ''Anime/UFOUltramaidenValkyrie''.

** However, she has voiced female characters, like Pamela of ''VideoGame/{{Mana Khemia|AlchemistsOfAlRevis}}''.

** Ditto with characters with AmbiguousGender like [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Uesugi Kenshin]].
** Well he ''was'' Guldo from ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' which is pretty different from most of his usual characters.
** His performance as nerdy, short-tempered hentai otaku Kaoru Yamazaki in ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' was also spot on.

* Alanna Ubach mostly voices a BrattyHalfPint or a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Examples are [[WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo Brenda/Rope Girl]] and [[TalkingToHimself Hector/Skate Lad]], [[WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix Mayor Spryman]], [[WesternAnimation/BrandyAndMrWhiskers Lola Boa]], and [[WesternAnimation/ElTigre El Tigre]].

*** Creator/CrispinFreeman tends to gravitate to either a raging sociopath voice, like Albel in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', or the calm, voice of reason (like with Kyon). Also, note that in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', he plays both Albedo AND Negredo: so in ''Xenosaga Episode II'', he [[TalkingToHimself talks to himself]]. To top it off, in ''Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War'', he actually pulls off both over the course of the game as Captain Hamilton.

* Terrence Stone is seemingly on this track. His two most recent VA roles are Mayuri Kurotsuchi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' and a similarly voiced alien (down to the same mannerisms) in a recent Gamestop commercial.

* [[https://twitter.com/rinachan/status/263201026121814016 According to]] Creator/KiraBuckland, she's often cast into {{Genki Girl}}s.

* Creator/ClancyBrown is known for being typecast as evil (or at least amoral) characters with a [[BadassBaritone deep voice]]. His best-known roles are probably the lovably greedy Mr. Krabs of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ComicBook/LexLuthor of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, and Long Feng in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. He, too, can pull this off in live-action, as his performance in ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' will attest.

* Creator/KeithDavid usually plays monstrous/alien/conniving characters with a [[BadassBaritone deep]] [[EvilSoundsDeep voice]], such as Goliath from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', the title character of ''WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn'', and The Arbiter from ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''. He also does excellent narration.

* Creator/MichelleRuff voices badass babes or just simply hot babes. Rukia Kuchiki from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Crimson Viper from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', Saga in ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar'', Katherine [=McBride=] in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'', Fujiko Mine from ''Anime/LupinIII'', Chii from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', and Miu from ''Manga/DearS''.
* Need someone to voice a HotBlooded character, a [[PluckyComicRelief comic-relief]] or even a sinister villain, then Creator/ToddHaberkorn will do so.

* Creator/JBBlanc has made himself known for playing as a minion for the [[BigBad main villain]]. Compare [[VideoGame/Persona4 Namatame]] and [[Manga/{{Monster}} Roberto]] you get the results.

* Need someone to voice a {{Megane}}, TheStoic or [[StoicSpectacles both]] in an anime dub? Then Creator/JMichaelTatum is the guy to do so.

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* Creator/ClancyBrown is known for being typecast as evil (or at least amoral) characters with a [[BadassBaritone deep voice]]. His best-known roles are probably the lovably greedy Mr. Krabs of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ComicBook/LexLuthor of the {{Franchise/DCAU}}, and Long Feng in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. He, too, can pull this off in live-action, as his performance in ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' will attest.