Bryan Massey | |
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Born | Bryan William Massey June 13, 1971 Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. |
Other names | BMass |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Bryan William Massey (born June 13, 1971) is an American actor. [1] He is best known for his gravelly voice and sense of humor. He has appeared in numerous movies, TV shows, video games and cartoons. He is also the co-creator/co-owner of Galactic Bastards. He has provided hundreds of recognizable voices, including Ladd Russo from Baccano, [2] Dick Gumshoe in Ace Attorney , Cocytus in Overlord, [3] Oolong in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball series, [4] and Wilheim in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel .
Bryan Massey began his acting career at the age of 9 when he made the local paper by winning the 5th grade talent show lip-syncing to Steve Martin's "King Tut". In college, Bryan had lead roles in several musicals, participated in community theater, made several short movies with friends on campus, and was a nationally ranked member of the cheer-leading squad. After earning an associate degree in Radio/Television, Bryan decided to pursue his acting career and moved to Hollywood. [5] He got his "Big Break" after being cast as violent psychopath Ladd Russo in the widely successful English dub of Baccano!, for which he won a "Dubby" Award in 2009. [6] While he is mostly known for his voice work in animated mediums, he has also appeared in many Live-Action Movies and TV series, which began with a small role in the second season of Fox's Prison Break .
Bryan Massey was born in Pontiac, Michigan but moved to Dallas, Texas when he was just 7 years old. His first hobbies included filming videos, acting, and playing football, but he ended up quitting football in high school when it conflicted with his theatre schedule. He became engaged to his wife, Page Burkhalter, on November 3, 2010. [7] They have a daughter together named Burkley Massey. [8] [9] [10]
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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2007 | My Bride Is a Mermaid | Shark Fujishiro | Funimation Dub | |
2009 | Baccano! | Ladd Russo | ||
2009 | Gunslinger Girl | Nino Ferreti | Season 2 | |
2009 | Big Windup! | Facilitator, Plate Umpire | ||
2009 | Blassreiter | Franz Juchheim | Ep. 13 | [11] |
2009 | Linebarrels of Iron | Takuro Sawatari | [11] | |
2009 | The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk | Big Kusarrak, Kusarakk, Additional Voices | Ep. 13 | [11] |
2009 | El Cazador de la Bruja | Guard A | Ep. 8 | [12] |
2010 | Mnemosyne | Head Thug | Ep. 1 | [13] |
2010 | Bamboo Blade | Shinaider | Eps. 20–21, 26 | |
2010 | One Piece | Monkey D. Dragon, Kamonegi, Drake | Funimation Dub | [11] |
2010 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Isaac McDougal | Ep. 1 | [14] [15] |
2010 | Initial D: Fourth Stage | Aikawa/Man in Evo V | ||
2010 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Oolong | Saiyan-Cell Saga | |
2010 | My Bride Is a Mermaid | Shark Fujishiro | ||
2010 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings | Sukeroku | Ep. 13 | |
2010 | Corpse Princess | Detective | Ep. 1 | |
2011 | Crayon Shin-chan | Bill | Funimation Dub | [11] |
2011 | Rideback | Tenshiro Okakura | [4] | |
2011-present | Fairy Tail | Kain Hikaru, Jacob Lessio, Kersey, Sharry, Additional Voices | [11] | |
2011 | Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor | Lebanon | Season 2 | |
2011 | Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ | Wallace Taisa | Ep. 3 | [11] |
2012 | Cat Planet Cuties | Kawasaki (Gay Film Director) | Ep. 3 | [11] |
2012 | Shiki | Isami Maeda | Ep. 13 | [11] |
2012 | Casshern Sins | Green Ogre | Ep. 4 | |
2012 | Shangri-La | Takehiko | [16] | |
2012 | C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility | Itaneda (Financial District Taxi Driver) | [11] | |
2013 | Toriko | Zongeh | ||
2013 | Michiko and Hatchin | Wen, Additional Voices | Ep. 17 | |
2014 | Karneval | Ishlar | ||
2014 | Space Dandy | Dolph | Ep. 23 | |
2015 | Noragami: Aragoto | Okuninushi | ||
2016 | D.Gray-man | Jerry | [11] | |
2016 | Tokyo ESP | Rindo Urushiba | [17] | |
2016 | Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru | Yamabushi Kunihiro | Also season 2 | |
2016 | Overlord | Cocytus | ||
2016 | Divine Gate | Hiroto's Father | Ep. 2 | |
2016 | Puzzle & Dragons X | Lance's Dad | Ep. 18 | |
2016 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Matsuzaki | ||
2016 | 91 Days | Nick | Ep. 4 | |
2016 | Trickster | Nemoto | Ep. 3 | |
2016 | World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman | Bernard Sergeyevich Ignashevich | Ep. 9 | |
2017 | Garo: Crimson Moon | Rudra | ||
2017 | ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. | Rainy | Ep. 6 | |
2017 | 18if | Inubosaki | Ep. 9 | |
2017 | WorldEnd | Grick Graycrack | ||
2017 | Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 | Doll Bareck, Isami Enomoto | [11] | |
2017 | The Silver Guardian | Laolong | Ep. 11 | |
2017 | All Out!! | Kokuto Kirishima | ||
2017 | Samurai Warriors | Toshiie Maeda | Ep. 2 | |
2017 | Sakura Quest | Oden | Ep. 16 | |
2017 | Blood Blockade Battlefront | Larry | Ep. 3 | [18] |
2017 | Kino's Journey —the Beautiful World— the Animated Series | Older Man | Ep. 6 | [19] |
2018 | Hakyu Hoshin Engi | Ko Hiko | SimulDub | |
2018 | High School DxD Hero | Ladora Bune | ||
2018-2019 | Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These | Ovlesser | Also season 2 | |
2018 | Ace Attorney | Dick Gumshoe | ||
2018 | Black Clover | Rades Spirito | Ep. 27 | |
2018 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Myrd | ||
2018 | Tokyo Ghoul:re | Matsuri Washuu | ||
2018 | A Certain Magical Index III | Saigo | Ep. 1 | |
2018 | Dances with the Dragons | Largonkin, Additional Voices | ||
2018 | Double Decker! Doug & Kirill | Sam Purcelli | Ep. 1 | |
2018 | The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar | Jörgen | Ep. 2 | |
2018 | Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory | Wilhelm Casper | ||
2018 | Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 | Isami Enomoto | ||
2018 | Dragon Ball Super | Oolong (Tournament of Power Saga) | Ep. 89 | |
2019 | Fairy Gone | Beevee Liscar | [20] | |
2019 | My Hero Academia | Kyotoku Jiro, Crimson Riot | [11] | |
2019 | Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka | Rico | ||
2019 | Wise Man's Grandchild | Harold Bean | Ep. 5 | |
2019 | Isekai Quartet | Cocytus | ||
2019 | Mix | Eisuke Tachibana | ||
2019 | Endro! | Four Generals D | Ep. 6 | |
2019 | Cop Craft | Kevin Randall | Ep. 10 | |
2019 | Fire Force | Flail | [21] | |
2019 | Dr. Stone | Hagane | Ep. 10 | |
2019 | Stars Align | Shingo's Dad | Ep. 9 | |
2019 | Case File nº221: Kabukicho | Tsujimoto | Ep. 13 | |
2020 | Thermae Romae | Bandit Boss, Detective | [11] | |
2021 | Mars Red | Tokuichi Yamagami | [22] | |
2023 | Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon | Gorth | [23] |
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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2010 | Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Oolong | [11] | |
2013 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Scarlet | [24] |
Bryan Massey was featured on the 'BLFC: A Musical Tail' album by Foxes And Peppers as a guest singer featured on the tracks 'Buy My Stuff', 'Draw Me In', and 'Hey Buddy'. [28]
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