Line #90 Creator/CrispinFreeman


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7	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crispinfreeman_4.jpg]]
8	[[caption-width-right:350:The voice acting equivalent to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.]]
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10	->''"Releasing control art restrictions level 3. Level 2. Level 1. The Cromwell approval is now in effect. Hold release until target is silenced. Now... I WILL SHOW YOU HOW THE REAL CRISPIN FREEMAN DOES BATTLE!"''
11	-->-- ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' (more or less)
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13	[[Literature/FateZero Rejoice, Troper. Crispin Freeman will be described here.]]
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15	Crispin [=McDougal=] Freeman (born February 9, 1972 in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}, Illinois) is one of the more popular voice actors in the business, and, well, what can we say, the guy's got talent for characters that are HotBlooded or [[SmugSnake smug]] or [[{{Jerkass}} a complete jerk]] or [[TheCape heroic]] or [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] or badass or... just about anything.
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17	Crispin seems to be fascinated by the use of myths in anime, and regularly hosts panels at cons on the subject. He's also a fan of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, and finally got the chance to provide a voice for the dub of ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' with the (albeit minor) role of Prince Justin. He's also quite fond of Opera and actually sang some at a convention.
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19	He seems to be cast alongside Creator/QuintonFlynn frequently, in addition to either [[Anime/WolfsRain fighting]] [[Anime/LastExile side]]-[[Anime/WitchHunterRobin by]]-[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya side]] [[Anime/EurekaSeven with]] or harboring a [[Anime/CodeGeass personal]] [[Literature/{{Durarara}} grudge]] against Creator/JohnnyYongBosch [[Literature/FateZero o]][[VideoGame/{{Judgment}} r]] Creator/MatthewMercer. His sister is actress Creator/CassidyFreeman. No relation to Creator/LizzieFreeman or now-retired Creator/{{Funimation}} voice actor Creator/ScottFreeman.
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21	He also has a podcast entitled ''Podcast/VoiceActingMastery'', focusing on providing tips, tricks, and insider information on becoming a voice actor.
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23	[[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood Due to union bylaws]], Crispin stopped doing non-union voice work since 2005, but still continues to do union voice work in anime occasionally.
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25	Has [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} dubbed]] [[Literature/FateZero over]] [[Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia several]] [[Anime/FateGrandCarnival roles]] of Japan's Creator/JojiNakata.
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27	Also has a [[https://www.crispinfreeman.com personal website]] and a Website/{{YouTube}} [[https://www.youtube.com/user/crispinfreeman account]].
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30	!![[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance GIVE TROPES A CHANCE!]]:
31	!!!Anime
32	* Alan Gabriel in ''Anime/TheBigO''
33	* Alex Rowe in ''Anime/LastExile''
34	* [[Characters/HellsingAlucard Alucard]] in ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' and ''[[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Hellsing Ultimate]]'', and as part of the "Alucard Bundle" in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII''
35	* Amon in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
36	* Anti-Spiral in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' (movies only, [[TheOtherDarrin taking over]] from Dave Mallow)
37	* Bjorn Johannsen in ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''
38	* [[BigBad Brent Furlong]] in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''
39	* Campanella in ''Anime/NightOnTheGalacticRailroad''
40	* [[Creator/TomokazuSugita Clerk Sugita]] in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
41	* Dan Simmonds in ''Anime/ArgentoSoma''
42	* Friede in ''Anime/PokemonHorizonsTheSeries''
43	* Fuuma Monou in ''Manga/{{X 1999}}''
44	* Galactic Emperor in ''Anime/PhotonTheIdiotAdventures''
45	* Gyomei Himejima in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba''
46	* Haji, Van Argeno, and Joel Goldschmidt VI in ''Anime/BloodPlus''
47	* Hibiki Amawa in ''Anime/IMyMeStrawberryEggs''
48	* Hideki Motosuwa in ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
49	* Holland in ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' and ''Anime/EurekaSevenHiEvolution''
50	* Itachi Uchiha and Ebisu in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
51	* Jack Norman in ''Anime/{{Ingress}}''
52	* Jeremiah "Orange" Gottwald in ''Anime/CodeGeass''
53	* Joker in the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' OVA series, doing a surprisingly good British accent
54	* [[TheCameo Prince Justin]] in ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle''
55	* Kagetsu in ''Anime/ShamanicPrincess''
56	* Karasu in ''Anime/{{Noein}}''
57	* Kirei Kotomine in the ''Franchise/FateSeries'' ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Creator/JamiesonPrice from the 2006 version)
58	** The Old Man of the Mountain and Jingle Abel Meunière in ''Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia''
59	** Neco-Arc Chaos in ''Anime/FateGrandCarnival''. His third ''Fate'' role shared with Creator/JojiNakata, and fourth overall counting Alucard in ''Hellsing''.
60	* Koichi Kimura in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''
61	* Kray Foresight in ''Anime/{{Promare}}''
62	* Kyon in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' and ''Manga/TheDisappearanceOfNagatoYukiChan''
63	* Mario in ''Anime/{{Geneshaft}}''
64	* Miyuki's father in ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers''
65	* Osamu Kirin & Kirinmaru in ''Anime/YashahimePrincessHalfDemon''
66	* Peter Ratri in ''Manga/ThePromisedNeverland''
67	* Rou in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
68	* Shannon in ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess''
69	* Shizuo Heiwajima in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''
70	* Shuda and Sieghart in ''Manga/RaveMaster''
71	* Soma Schicksal in ''Anime/GodEater''
72	* Spark in ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar''
73	* Straight Cougar in ''Anime/SCryed''
74	* Tabool in ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere''
75	* Tenmei Uragasumi in ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
76	* Thomas H. Norstein in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''
77	* Togusa in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShell Ghost in the Shell: Innocence]]'' and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellSAC2045''
78	* Touga Kiryuu, Akio Ohtori (episode 13), and Dios in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
79	* Tsume in ''Anime/WolfsRain''
80	* Tylor in ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''
81	* Wonrei and Albert in ''Manga/ZatchBell''
82	* Zelgadis Graywords in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' (after the first arc)
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84	!!!Film
85	* Rude in ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren''
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87	!!!Video Games
88	* Achilles in ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheArgonauts''
89	* Albedo and Nigredo/Gaignun in ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''
90	* Albel Nox in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''
91	* Alex the Lion in some of the ''VideoGame/{{Madagascar}}'' video games
92	* Allen C. Hamilton in ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar''
93	* Baldur in ''VideoGame/TooHuman''
94	* Balmung and Sakaki in ''Franchise/DotHack''
95	* Bruce Irvin in ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' (since ''Tekken 5'')
96	* Charles, Closer Charles, Ray, and Straze in ''VideoGame/EpicSeven''
97	* Delsus in ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana''
98	* Firefly in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight''
99	* Jake Warren in ''VideoGame/NanoBreaker''
100	* Gallanza in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyRelink''
101	* Gannayev-of-Dreams in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2: Mask of the Betrayer''
102	* Grimlock and Breakdown in ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''
103	* Guan Yu in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors 5''
104	* Heat in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''
105	* Hector in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness''
106	* Helios in ''VideoGame/GodOfWar''
107	* Helis in ''VideoGame/HorizonZeroDawn''
108	* Heughes in ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos Origins''
109	* Winter Soldier and ComicBook/{{Colossus}} in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance''
110	** ComicBook/IronMan in ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2''
111	** Gorgon in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder''
112	* Kaito Masaharu in ''VideoGame/{{Judgment}}'' and ''VideoGame/LostJudgment''
113	* Lucas Montbarron in ''VideoGame/DungeonSiege III''
114	* The Male Awoken in ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' and ''VideoGame/Destiny2''
115	* The Male Wizard in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''
116	* Mark Copeland in ''VideoGame/DaysGone''
117	* The Masked Lumen in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta 2}}''
118	* Mathias Cronqvist in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence''
119	* Overlord Zetta in ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom''
120	* Raphael from ''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''
121	* Regal Bryant in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''
122	* Rick Henderson in ''VideoGame/HitmanBloodMoney''
123	* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Setzer]] and [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Will Turner]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''
124	* Siegfried Schtauffen in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur III]]'' (replaced by Creator/RogerCraigSmith afterward)
125	* Spartan Jerome-092 in ''VideoGame/HaloWars''
126	* Sundowner in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''
127	* Franchise/{{Superman}} in ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes''
128	* Vindicator Maraad in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''
129	* Victor Oakville in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness]]''
130	* Winston in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''
131	* Yōko in the English localization of ''VideoGame/OnmyojiArena''
132	* Zeri in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII''
133	* Chairman Rockwell in ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds''
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135	!!!Western Animation
136	* Scott Lang/Ant-Man II in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''
137	* Electro in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan''
138	* Fabian Menkle in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooHauntedHolidays''
139	* Doug Maheswaran in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
140	* Ratar-O in ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCatsRoar''
141	* Maverick in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009''
142	* Roy Harper (Speedy/Red Arrow/Arsenal) and Guardian II in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''
143	* Lieutenant Nolan in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch''
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145	!![[Videogame/EpicSeven Correct your tropes!]]:
146	* AxCrazy: Some of his most renowned roles. For example, [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]].
147	* DeadpanSnarker: Some of his roles, particularly Kyon.
148	* LargeHam: When push comes to shove (i.e. the director tells him to), he can pull it off very well. Case in point: [[Anime/CodeGeass Orange]].
149	* ManOfAThousandVoices: AxCrazy psychopaths, [[TroubledButCute brooding young men]], badasses, {{Large Ham}}s, {{Badass Normal}}s... this man can do all of them and more. Just check out [[http://www.crispinfreeman.com/ his demo reel]].
150	* PigeonholedVoiceActor: At the start of his career, he was often cast as [[{{Bishonen}} young and handsome men in anime]]. After joining the union, he branched out into a wider variety of roles.
151	* PlayingAgainstType:
152	** Compared to his more well-known roles, [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance Sundowner]] has a higher-pitched, raspier voice, and a deep southern accent.
153	** He uses the same voice above for [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins Firefly]], only without the accent.
154	** His role in ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes'' was ''[[TheCape freakin' Superman]]''.
155	** In ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', he plays the main character, an AccidentalPervert and UnluckyEverydude.
156	** In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' he plays Doug Maheswaran, Connie's somewhat dorky but caring father.
157	* PromotedFanboy:
158	** The man's a big anime nerd and a fan of Creator/HayaoMiyazaki, and was able to score a [[TheCameo small role]] in ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle''.
159	** He's also a fan of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' and got to work with series creator Creator/GregWeisman on ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''.
160	* StarMakingRole: As Zelgadis Graywords in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' and Alucard in ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'' (the latter as a California-based voice actor).
161	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was nearly [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer]][[note]]That role was taken by Creator/LiamOBrien since Freeman was a [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union-only]] actor whilst Liam was Fi Core and that the dub was non-union. Freeman did voice Kirei Kotomine in ''Literature/FateZero'' and ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks'', [[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Creator/JamiesonPrice.[[/note]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]][[note]]That role was taken by Creator/KyleHebert[[/note]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]][[note]]Taken by Creator/GeorgeNewbern[[/note]], and [[Anime/CowboyBebop Vincent Volaju]][[note]]Taken by Creator/DaranNorris[[/note]].
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163	->''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} "Sorry, Troper. Maybe next time."]]''
164	->''There is NO next time! I will make your life a living hell right now with these tropes! '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar DON'T GET IN MY WAY]] [[Anime/FateGrandOrderAbsoluteDemonicFrontBabylonia AND OFFER THY HEADS!!]]'''''

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