Yuri Lowenthal (born March 5, 1971) is an American actor and voice actor who is probably one of the most prolific voice-over artists in the industry right now. In fact, his work is getting so common in the North American industry that he may as well be his own trope. He is usually cast as the Kid Hero of the series, some examples being Simon, young Superman and the most notable of them all, the teenage Ben Tennyson. Despite all those roles, he is probably best known as the voice of Anti-Hero Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto. Most of his voice work has shifted towards video games or western animation. However, he still continues to do anime voice work from time to time either with Studiopolis, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, or NYAV Post.
He has provided the voice of Luke fon Fabre in Tales of the Abyss, Kamal in the Halo tie-in Alternate Reality Game I Love Bees, and Cecil Harvey in the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy IV and Dissidia Final Fantasy. Ironically, he doesn't voice Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia; that role went to Troy Baker instead.
His range tends to be rather limited, with most of his roles demanding nothing more than "normal American accent", which is close to his normal voice anyway (although this is probably due to him being typecast quite a lot). Saying that, he can also pull off a pretty good Creepy Child voice and has a wide range of regional accents for when the role calls for them. He is also often not identifiable when playing multiple ancillary characters.
He is married to fellow VA Tara Platt, who voiced Mitsuru in Persona 3 where he voiced the MC. He and Tara also co-authored a book called Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind the Mic, which gives their personal experiences in voice acting and advice to newcomers. This book is often referenced and recommended by many veteran voice actors at conventions like Steve Blum, Crispin Freeman, Sam Riegel, Kyle Hebert, and Vic Mignogna.
Also acted as the main character in the Van Von Hunter movie. Perhaps fittingly, his character became a massive otaku over the course of that film.
And yes, his first name is Yuri. We're sure he's heard every joke you have in mind.
And did we mention that he's good friends with Doug Erholtz?
Notable roles
Anime
- Alviss in MÄR
- Bakunetsumaru in SD Gundam Force
- Barnaby Brooks Jr. in Tiger & Bunny
- Daedalus Yumeno in Ergo Proxy
- Danny, Donpocho and Kory in Zatch Bell!
- Gen Kurai in Tenkai Knights
- Ginta Suoh in Marmalade Boy
- Haru Glory in Rave Master
- Hiroki Tsujiai in Ultra Maniac
- Jinnosuke/"Kuma" in Afro Samurai
- Joshua Lundgren in GUN×SWORD
- Kai Urazoe in Digimon Tamers (movie)
- Katsuo Mizuno and Keigo AtobeThe Prince of Tennis
- Karl Neumann in Monster
- Keigo Asano, Young Renji Abarai and Young Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach
- Keita Midorikawa/Calvin in Smile PreCure! (Glitter Force)
- Leopold Scorpus in Scrapped Princess
- Luka (The Hero) in Dragon Quest: Your Story
- Marco in FLCL Progressive
- Meis in Promare
- Mitsuru Fujiwara in Ghost Talker's Daydream
- Neon in Digimon Data Squad (ep. 8)
- Pip Bernadotte in Hellsing Ultimate
- Raoul de Chateau Renard in Gankutsuou
- Rice and Megafan in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
- Riddhe Marcenas in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
- Rikuo Sakisaka in Time of Eve
- Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto
- Sena Kobayakawa in Eyeshield 21
- Shinra Kishitani in Durarara!!
- Simon in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Son Goku in Saiyuki RELOAD
- Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass and Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
- Dr. Tokita in Paprika
- Toya in Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
- Victor Powered in Buso Renkin
- Waji in Haré+Guu
- Yukinari Sasaki in Girls Bravo
- Yuu and Makoto Shinohara in Noein
- Yuuri Shibuya in Kyo Kara Maoh!
- Yuuta Takemoto in Honey and Clover
Live-Action TV
- Bishop's Driver in Alias
- Carl and Snookie's Sous Chef in Gilmore Girls
- Christopher Garvin in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- EMT in Close To Home
- Jake Ellison in Criminal Minds
- Liam in Hawaii Five-0
- Nikola Tesla in Warehouse 13 (associated web series)
Video Games
- Aleph in Cassette Beasts
- Alex in Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
- Alucard in Castlevania: Judgment, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Amane Nishiki in BlazBlue: Chronophantasma
- Anarki in Quake Champions
- Arcturus and Custom Male Voice 1 in Soul Calibur IV
- Patroklos in Soul Calibur V
- Young Arino in Retro Game Challenge
- Arnaud G. Vasquez in Wild ARMs 4
- Bannon and Malashenko in World in Conflict
- Beck in Mighty No. 9
- Ben Tennyson, Flapjack and Nigel Uno/Numbah 1 in Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion
- The Crawler Splicers in BioShock 2
- Dr. P. Pettifog in BioShock Infinite
- Cecil Harvey in Final Fantasy IV (DS remake), Dissidia Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
- Chandlo Funkbun in Bugsnax
- Charlie MacDonald and Jasper Batt Jr. in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
- Cornelius in Odin Sphere
- One of male Corrin's voice options and Kiragi in Fire Emblem Fates
- Cube in Armored Core For Answer
- Dainsleif in Genshin Impact
- Daniel in Radiata Stories
- Daniel, the Stock Boy, Feron, and some of the Salarian mercs in Mass Effect 2
- Davis in Titanfall 2
- Dean Stark in Wild ARMs 5
- Derek Stiles in Trauma Center
- Little Guy and Derek Stiles in Trauma Team
- Dion in Psychonauts 2
- Dito in Drakengard 3
- Doug in Rune Factory 4
- Edward Kyle in Operation Darkness
- Eike in Shadow of Destiny (PSP Version)
- Elliot in Shadows of the Damned
- Ein in Riviera: The Promised Land
- Frank Keegan in Medal of Honor: Vanguard
- Sir Galleth Cooper in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
- Georges in Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War
- Giacomo in Baten Kaitos Origins
- Gig and the Male Protagonist in Soul Nomad & the World Eaters
- Hanbei Takenaka in Samurai Warriors 3
- Haseo in .hack//G.U.
- Hayate in Dead Or Alive: Dimensions
- Hiram Menthe and Advocat in GrimGrimoire
- Howard Wright in Siren
- Iceman in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- Ichiro "Harry" Tanaka in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
- Jakob, Gideon after Jakob's death and the Postman in NieR Gestalt, reprises his role as the latter two in NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... while Sam Riegel replaces him as Jakob.
- Johann in Valkyria Chronicles Selvaria DLC)
- John in Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
- Johnny in Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Joseph Oda in The Evil Within
- Kai in Phantasy Star Zero (uncredited)
- Kevin Winnicot in Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (replacing Chris Smith)
- Klavier Gavin in Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies
- Koga Saburo and the Angel Raphael in Shin Megami Tensei IV
- Kyle and Shula Valya in Suikoden V
- Larry 'Pixy' Foulke in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (voice segments only)
- Toscha Mijasik in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
- Major Sergei Illich in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
- Luka Redgrave in Bayonetta, Bayonetta 2 and Bayonetta 3
- Future Luke who's actually Klaus/Clive in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
- Randall in Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
- Luke fon Fabre and Asch in Tales of the Abyss (talk about Acting for Two)
- "Heroic" voice option for male avatars in Xenoblade Chronicles X
- The male player in Sunset Overdrive
- The Male Protagonist, Pharos and Ryoji in Persona 3
- Eiichiro Takeba in Persona 3 Reload
- Marth in Code Name: S.T.E.A.M, Fire Emblem Fates, Fire Emblem Heroes, Fire Emblem Warriors, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Dragalia Lost and Fire Emblem Engage
- Dr. Marcus Green in Hitman: Absolution
- Neil Fisher in Resident Evil: Revelations 2
- Nightcrawler and Northstar in X-Men: Destiny
- Nikola Tesla in The Order: 1886
- Player-controlled ISO character in TRON: Evolution - Battle Grids
- The Prince in Prince of Persia (The Sands of Time, The Two Thrones and The Forgotten Sands)
- Pure Vanilla Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom
- Radar in Minecraft: Story Mode
- Rallen in Spectrobes
- Ral Zarek in the Magic: The Gathering Dragon's Maze trailer
- Red Power Ranger, S.P.D. Omega Ranger, and Future Omega Ranger in Power Rangers: Super Legends
- Raze and Zelos in Cross Edge
- Reks in Final Fantasy XII
- Richard Aiken in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
- Rick the Door Technician in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Ricken in Fire Emblem: Awakening
- Ringo, Oliver Swanick, Henry Jamison, Nolan McNamara, Lucius, Aurelius of Phoenix, a large amount of additional voices and the male Courier in Fallout: New Vegas
- Roddick in Star Ocean: First Departure
- Sandal, Fenarel and Finn in Dragon Age: Origins
- Serph and his original self, Serph Sheffield in Digital Devil Saga
- Shinpei Okubo in Judgment
- Sadao Takano in Lost Judgment
- Shogo Akuji in Saints Row 2
- Matt Miller in Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row IV
- Shu in Blue Dragon
- Sin Kiske and Asuka R. Kreutz in Guilty Gear 2 Overture
- Bedman in Guilty Gear Xrd
- Sir Heath in Luminous Arc
- Smoke in Mortal Kombat 1
- Soma in God Eater Burst
- Peter Parker / Spider-Man in Spider-Man (PS4), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Midnight Suns, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2
- Steve in Rogue Galaxy
- Sun Ce and Zhang He in Dynasty Warriors (and related spinoffs)
- Jon Kent / Superboy in LEGO DC Super-Villains
- Taric, the Shield of Valoran in League of Legends (2016 Visual Update)
- Toby and the mysterious voice/Astaroth in Catherine
- Toy Box Narrator in Disney Infinity series
- Turmeric of the Phoenix Clan and Morgan in Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
- Vieri De Pazzi in Assassin's Creed II
- Vincent in Silent Hill 3 (HD Collection)
- Wonder-White in The Wonderful 101
- Tech Sergeant Ybarra in Medal of Honor (2010)
- Yamawaro, Kuromujō and Shiromujō (the latter two being brothers, no less!) in Onmyoji Arena
- Yosuke Hanamura in Persona 4
- Yuzuru "Joe" Akie in Devil Survivor 2
- Zane in LEGO Dimensions (as opposed to his voice actor in the TV series, Brent Miller)
- Zero and Edgar Oinkie in Anarchy Reigns
- Need for Speed
- Richie in Need for Speed Heat (uncredited)
- Ross in Need for Speed Unbound
Web Video
- Blake Anders in Caper
- Boy in X-Ray & Vav (Season 2, Episode 8)
- Bug Boy in Shelf Life
- Mercury Black in RWBY (starting in Volume 3, replacing J.J. Castillo)
- Neil in Camp Camp
- Rubirules in TOME
- S'lethkk in TitansGrave: The Ashes of Valkana
Western Animation
- Prince Adam/He-Man and Tuvar in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2021)
- Prince Alexander in The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie
- Andrew and Jack in Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
- Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien and Ben 10: Omniverse
- Davion in DOTA: Dragon's Blood
- Doofus' father and the DT-87 in DuckTales (2017)
- Barry Allen / The Flash, Shazam, and Mirror Master in Injustice
- Harvey Dent in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
- Iceman in Wolverine and the X-Men
- Junior in El Chavo Animado
- Lagoon Boy, Garth, Icicle Jr. and Tommy Terror in Young Justice
- Lok Lambert in Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
- Marcus Rush in Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
- Mylo in Arcane
- Ogron in Winx Club (Nickelodeon version)
- Red Robin in Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts and Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem
- Silas Greene in Alpha Teens on Machines
- Clark Kent / Superman and Superman X in Legion of Super Heroes (2006)
- Tuftan and Mr. Miracle in Batman: The Brave and the Bold
- Zhang Wei, Jacque, Fergus/Yep, other additional voices in Where's Waldo? (2019)
- Insomniac Spider Man in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Tropes associated with Yuri Lowenthal's roles:
- Angst: Quite a few. Sasuke, Barnaby Brooks Jr., Suzaku Kururugi, and Cecil Harvey have their moments.
- Butt-Monkey: A few roles like Keigo, Yosuke, and Toby qualify.
- The Danza: Averted very closely with the Tales Series. He was told he wouldn't be allowed to audition for the part of Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia, by virtue of the fact he'd just played the part of the main protagonist in the previous entry in the game series, Tales of the Abyss, and the producers didn't want the lead roles to sound the same. Incidentally, the role went to Troy Baker.
- Endearingly Dorky: He's lent his voice to plenty of awkwardly endearing nerds, or serious characters with some Not So Above It All moments that doesn't take away their charm.
- Evil Laugh: He's fantastic at these. It shows when he's voicing characters such as Shadow Yosuke from Persona 4 or Advocat.
- Fake Brit: As Sir Galleth Cooper and Matt Miller
- Kid Hero: Prior to his Playing Against Type role as Sasuke in Naruto, he is often typecast into this character archetypenote . Ben Tennyson and Simon are the best examples of this trope.
- Heartbroken Badass: Some of the characters he voiced have been broken whenever the character he voices loses someone. Sasuke, Barnaby Brooks Jr., and Suzaku Kururugi are some of the examples where they have this kind of moment.
- Man of a Thousand Voices: Not as prolific when compared to Steve Blum or James Arnold Taylor, but getting him out of his Kid Hero typecasting into anything involving an accent would fit this trope. Ben 10: Omniverse displays more of his range, thanks to being cast as various different characters including some of Ben's alien forms.
- Not Even Bothering with the Accent:
- Averted, he's managed to pull off a faux Persian accent for the Prince and Shula Valya
, a German accent for Nightcrawler, a British/English accent for Cornelius, Advocat, Future!Luke, Matt Miller, and a few bit parts in Dragon Age: Origins, a French accent for Pip Bernadotte from Hellsing Ultimate, a Japanese accent with Zero, fluent Japanese as Shogo Akuji, and (along with everyone else on the cast) was coached by Italian voice actors for Assassin's Creed II. - He's also good with a Russian accent, as indicated with Major Illich from Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.
- Played completely straight in the few lines he had as Klavier Gavin, but it may be justified as Gavin is a singer and he's spent a long time in wherever the series is set. And he still has all the Gratuitous German.
- Averted, he's managed to pull off a faux Persian accent for the Prince and Shula Valya
- Old Shame: Odd as it sounds, he says he's embarrassed that he hasn't done a hentai dubbing role, and that if he could have done so in the past, he would've (and according to the Hellsing commentary, still would if given the chance).
- The Other Darrin: Averted for his role as Yosuke Hanamura from Persona 4, being one of the only three voice actors for the main cast to reprise his role in every dubbed appearance (the others being Johnny Yong Bosch as Yu Narukami and Amanda Winn-Lee as Yukiko Amagi).
- The Other Marty: Surprisingly, Yuri was originally supposed to voice Renton Thurston in the Eureka Seven dub. However, according to Word of God, the ADR Director felt that Yuri's voice acting was "too low", so they had Johnny Yong Bosch voice Renton instead. Looks like type-casting didn't go as well as they expected.
- Pigeonholed Voice Actor: Normally the Kid Hero. However, ever since his Playing Against Type role as Sasuke Uchiha, he apparently has landed him into a new typecast of dramatic and angsty roles.
- Playing Against Type: Suzaku Kururugi is a Knight Templar, Sasuke Uchiha is an Anti-Hero, and Yosuke Hanamura is the Sidekick. Also: Wadji from Haré+Guu, C-3PO Expy Steve from Rogue Galaxy and complex not-exactly-a-villain Kevin Winnicot from Xenosaga. And as Barnaby Brooks Junior, his voice is far more adult and reserved, and the English dub even has him break out the snark. Might regress a bit into familiar territory once Bunny shows his more Broken Ace tendencies and gets a few Big Word Shouts. And then we have That Man. A calm, enigmatic, and cryptic Anti-Villain that hardly ever loses his cool. Also, Charlie McDonald: while Yuri has voiced badass pilots of Humongous Mecha before, he hasn't voiced one with a voice as deep a Baritone of Strength as Charlie McD.
- Of special note is his Arc Villain guest role on Old Gods of Appalachia as the Railroad Man, a far more well-spoken and sadistic role than he typically plays.
- Star-Making Role: First received some notable recognition playing the title role in the widely acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Then he hit it big with his career as a voice actor after playing Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto. He also managed to hit it big as a western VA in Ben 10: Alien Force as well as both shows that followed it.
- Skyward Scream: Some of the characters he had voiced involved screaming to the top of his lungs. Haseo, Asch, and Ben Tennyson are some of his roles that involve this trope.
- Tom Hanks Syndrome: A rare voice actor example. Prior to his role in Naruto, his known roles were Kid Hero roles who are idealistic; or flatout comic relief Butt-Monkey. While he's still casted into Kid Hero characters from time to time, he's been getting more dramatic and angsty roles. In fact, he's probably more well-known for his angsty characters than his Kid Hero characters.
- Vocal Evolution: In a similar vein to Johnny Yong Bosch when he performed double-duty as Yu Narukami and Tohru Adachi in Persona 4, Yuri developed new traits for Yosuke Hanamura in Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, making his voice higher-pitched and more excitable to contrast him from his other role as Makoto Yuki from Persona 3, whose voice is slightly lower-pitched and more stoic.
