Takaya Hashi, real name Takaya Katō, is a veteran voice actor, born on September 8, 1952. He usually plays the Big Bad of Retired Badass roles today, though this is too much of a generalization. He is also the official dub artist for the late Alan Rickman. Between the 2010s and 2020s, he became more active in voice acting, either in foreign film dubs or when a Cool Old Guy role was required. This makes him one of the more active veteran voice actors mingling with the new generation.
Notable roles:
- Ace in Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
- Archer of Shinjuku aka James Moriarty in Fate/Grand Order
- Count Roberto Abarth in Coffin Princess Chaika
- Cuadorn in Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE
- Darkseid in the Japanese dub of Zack Snyder's Justice League
- Dimitri "Indigo Heron" Heinrich in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
- Dogstorm/Inuarashi in One Piece
- Dolph in Nichijou
- Donovan Desmond in SPY×FAMILY
- Douma Houshi in GARO: Crimson Moon
- Duke of Normandy in Princess Principal
- Fei-Long in GARO: Vanishing Line
- Finis in Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent
- Florentino in the Japanese version of Arena of Valor
- Froi Tiedoll in D.Gray-Man
- Gazel Dwargo in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
- General Yan in Guilty Crown
- Gilgamesh in The Tower of Druaga
- Gilliam and the Narrator in Outlaw Star
- Gustav Honda in Fire Force
- Heinkel in Bravely Default
- Hideo Kageyama (the younger version of Big Bad Dr. Man) in Choudenshi Bioman
- Hodir in The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Isaka in Corpse Princess
- Isami Kondo in Peacemaker Kurogane
- James Black in Case Closed (succeeding Iemasa Kayumi)
- Jeon Jae-San in The God of High School
- John Balks ("Eleventh") in Future Diary
- Kakuzu in Naruto
- Kaoru Ichinose in Judgment
- Dr. Kestner in Appleseed Ex Machina
- King in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
- Komei in Getter Robo Āḥ
- Kyosuke Mizoguchi in Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor
- Lysandre in Pokémon Evolutions
- Majhal in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
- Mendoza in GARO: The Animation
- Minami Masato in Kamen Rider BLACK
- Molden Ogus Gyunei in Dances with the Dragons
- Muno/Flint (Takeshi/Brock's father) in Pokémon: The Series
- Mutilor in the Japanese dub of SWAT Kats
- The Narrator in Elemental Gelade
- Owl in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Pharaoh 90 in Sailor Moon Crystal
- Poseidon Nero in EDENS ZERO
- Professor Ralph Eifman in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- King Proum in Redo of Healer
- Robert Accutrone in Bleach
- Roque in Octopath Traveler II
- Rudolf Lauren d'Autriche in I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss
- Severus Snape in the Japanese dub of the Harry Potter films
- Skull Face in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Slayer as of Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- (succeeding Iemasa Kayumi)
- Sou in Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town
- Tajin Crosser in Star Wars: Visions (The Elder)
- Teddy Bomber in Cowboy Bebop
- Toki and Amiba in Fist of the North Star
- Dr. Traum in HuGtto! Pretty Cure
- Triton/Consul T in Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Venturi Leroy in Uchuu Senkan Tiramisu
- Viviano Westwood in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven (Darrin'd by Yasuhiro Mamiya in the TV anime)
- Xibalba in Kamen Rider Ghost: Legendary! Riders' Souls!
- Yagyu Jubei in Yaiba
- Yoseph Calvert in Astral Chain