Describe Kirby Morrow here, but first would you consider bearing his child?
Kirby Robert Morrow (August 28, 1973 – November 18, 2020) was a Canadian voice actor, stand-up comedian, and television and stage actor born in Jasper, Alberta. Working mostly in Vancouver, British Columbia, he became a staple of English-language anime dubs since 1999, his most famous roles including Teru Mikami (Death Note), Van Fanel (The Vision of Escaflowne), Billy Katagiri (Mobile Suit Gundam 00), Rey Za Burrel (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny), Trowa Barton (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing), Miroku (Inuyasha), Son Goku (in the Ocean Group dub of Dragon Ball Z) and Hot Shot (Transformers: Cybertron).
To non-anime fans he was Scott Summers aka Cyclops in X-Men: Evolution, Raimi Matthews in the voice version of Broken Saints, and Cole in Ninjago.
Like many Vancouver-based actors he frequently appeared as minor characters in American live-action series, such as Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Fringe. His most well-known live action role being Cpt. Dave Kleinman in Stargate Atlantis.
Despite dubbing animation from Japan he never crossed paths with everyone's favorite pink sphere who eats things.
Morrow unexpectedly passed away on November 18, 2020, from issues related to a later revealed history of substance abuse, eight days after his father Tom died. He was 47 years old.
In 2021, his brother Casey set up a scholarship fund in his name to help anyone who wants to pursue studies in the performing arts.
Roles of Kirby Morrow
Anime
- Goku in Dragon Ball Z (The Ocean dub)
- Hasegawa in Kurozuka
- Ito in Hikaru no Go
- Miroku in Inuyasha
- Noel in Hamtaro
- Rad White in Transformers: Armada and Transformers: Energon
- Hot Shot in Transformers: Cybertron
- Sui in Tokyo Underground
- Takai Kiryu in Starship Operators
- Teru Mikami in Death Note
- Gyunei Guss in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
- Trowa Barton in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
- Rey Za Burrel in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
- Billy Katagiri in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
- Van Flanel in The Vision of Escaflowne
- Yuki Aiba in Infinite Ryvius
Films
- Rogan in Ark
Live-Action TV
- Benny in Legion (2017)
- Captain Dave Kleinman in Stargate Atlantis
- Michelangelo in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
Video Games
- Azure Dragon (Date Masamune) in Devil Kings
- Hideyori Toyotomi, Hiroie Kikkawa, Hideie Ukita, Tadaoki Hosokawa in Kessen
- Human Torch in Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
- Xenetes in Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll
Western Animation
- Anakin Skywalker in LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles and LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales
- He also voiced General Grievous in the latter work.
- Bird Bud 5 in Snoopy in Space (succeeded by Samuel Vincent in The Snoopy Show following his passing)
- Champ Bear in Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot
- Cole in Ninjago
- Cyclops in X-Men: Evolution
- Jason Jenkins in Kong: The Animated Series
- Jay in Class of the Titans
- Josh in Team Galaxy
- Larson Mitchell in LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar
- The title character of Mosaic
- Prince Eric in Barbie in the Nutcracker
- Shirako Takamoto in Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers
- Tommy Tukyuk in Yvon of the Yukon
- Zadam in B.R.A.T.S. of the Lost Nebula
Kirby Morrow's works provide examples of:
- Acting for Two:
- In Ninjago, he voiced both Cole and his dad in one episode.
- He plays Hideyori Toyotomi, Hiroie Kikkawa, Hideie Ukita, and Tadaoki Hosokawa in Kessen.
- Those Two Guys: Was frequently cast with Brad Swaile, most famously as battle comrades in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, brothers Yuki and Koji in Infinite Ryvius, enemies in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, teenage versions of Cyclops and Nightcrawler in X-Men: Evolution and dark messiah and follower in Death Note.
