Brina Michelle Palencia (born February 13, 1984) is an American voice actress and ADR Director who works primarily on the properties of Funimation. Brina attended the University of North Texas. Her most well known voice roles are that of Holo in Spice and Wolf, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler and Yuno Gasai in Future Diary. She's also known as the voice of Tony Tony Chopper in the Funimation dub of One Piece as well as the voice for Rei Ayanami in Rebuild of Evangelion. To video game fans, she's the voice of Mad Moxxi in the Borderlands games. She also does occasional live-action roles.
Palencia's voice range comes from her extensive voice training and her ability to place her voice differently. She has also been cast in a variety of roles in which apart from normal female voices, she is skilled in playing younger females and younger males as well.
She's also known for her singing talent which helps for her to adapts and performs a lot of songs for FUNimation in series such as BECK and Zombie Land Saga. She could be a shoe-in for any character who is skilled in acting in-universe, can sing magnificently, and/or when their singing ability becomes a story point... which is becoming more common these days when seiyuus in Japan are actually required to know how to sing.
She also made her ADR directing debut in School Rumble. Her brother Gino Palencia also works for FUNimation as an ADR Engineer.
In 2015, she began doing LA roles, most notably Vorona in Durarara!!x2.
Notable roles from Brina Palencia:
Anime
- Ayako Kouchi in Hyouka
- Ayako Mitsuzuri in Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel (replacing Jennie Kwan)
- Ayane Shindou in Baldr Force EXE Resolution
- Bee No Bee in Heroic Age
- Chiaotzu and Puar in Dragon Ball Z Kai (she reprises Puar for the redub of Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies)
- Arale Norimaki in Dragon Ball Super
- Young Broly and Ba in Dragon Ball Super: Broly
- Chibitalia and Female Italy in Hetalia: Axis Powers
- Chloé d'Apchier in The Case Study of Vanitas
- Christine Gillum in Expelled from Paradise
- Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler
- Clain Necran in Fractale
- Elsa in Gunslinger Girl
- Ennis in Baccano!
- Eve in Black Cat
- Georgie in Crayon Shin-chan
- Hideyoshi and Yuuko Kinoshita in Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts
- Hina in Hinamatsuri
- Hokuto in Corpse Princess
- Holo in Spice and Wolf
- Ichiko Sakura in Good Luck Girl!
- Izusu "Rin" Sohma in Fruits Basket (2019)
- Juliet in Romeo × Juliet
- Jun Samukawa in Guilty Crown
- Juvia Loxar in Fairy Tail
- Kasumi Ishiki in King of Thorn
- Kate Takayama in Haganai
- Kazumi Yoshida in Shakugan no Shana (replaced Chantal Strand from season 2 onward)
- Kokone Morikawa in Napping Princess
- Kurumu Kurono in Rosario + Vampire
- Lan in Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar
- Lyuze in Casshern Sins
- Maho in BECK
- Mamushi Hojo in Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
- Mikoto Suou in School Rumble
- Minoru "Grape Juice" Mineta in My Hero Academia
- Moru in ×××HOLiC
- Msyu in [C] – Control
- Nae Tennouji in Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes
- Natsuki Mogi in Initial D
- Natsuki Shinohara in Summer Wars
- Nina Antalk in Chrome Shelled Regios
- Nina Tucker in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) (debut role) and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Pipimi (Female voice, Episode 2) in Pop Team Epic
- Priscilla in Claymore
- Raphael in Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
- Rei Ayanami in Rebuild of Evangelion (Darrining for Amanda Winn-Lee in the first three films' original release before Lee's Role Reprise for the Amazon Prime release)
- Rikako Ōryō in Psycho-Pass
- Ruiko Saten in A Certain Scientific Railgun
- Ryōko Ōkami in Ōkami-san and Her Seven Companions
- Sakura Minamoto in Zombie Land Saga
- Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty: Decode
- Sayako Kuwahara in Bamboo Blade
- Shiho Miyano/Ai Haibara (Sherry Miyano/Vi Graythorn) in Case Closed
- Shirayuki Hotogi in Aria the Scarlet Ammo
- Shirayuki in Snow White with the Red Hair
- Shiro Takaoji in Ouran High School Host Club
- Silvia de Alicia in Genesis of Aquarion
- Mikono Suzushiro in Aquarion Evol (who is the reincarnation of Silvia)
- Sora in Oh! Edo Rocket
- Tamama in Sgt. Frog
- Tony Tony Chopper in One Piece
- Tsukasa Takamine in Sasami: Magical Girls Club
- Touka Kirishima in Tokyo Ghoul
- Vorona in Durarara!!x2
- Yin in Darker than Black
- Yue Ayase in Negima!
- Yumi Azusa in Soul Eater
- Yuno Gasai in Future Diary
Film
- Emily in Chariot
Live-Action TV
- Ana in The Walking Dead (episode - "Indifference")
- Finley Jaymes in Throwing Stones
- Renee in Chase (NBC) (episode - "Father Figure")
- Sophia in Star-Crossed
Video Games
- Artemis and Cupid in Smite
- Ayra and Lute in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Carol-Anne in Farpoint
- Elle Marta in Tales of Xillia 2
- Ellie in Monster Tale
- Excella Noa Aura in Shining Resonance
- Io and Cruz Silva in Code Vein
- Gerda, Lolo, and Paper Lad in Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley
- "Mad" Moxxi Hodunk in the Borderlands series
- Melka in Battleborn
- Mia Park in The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
- Nyotengu in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate
- Paige in The Walking Dead: Michonne
- Rayfa Padma Khura'in in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
- Teresa Linares in Tales of Berseria
