Darren Dunstan

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Darren Dunstan
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • voice director
Years active2001–present

Darren Dunstan is a Canadian voice actor and director based in New York City. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he has provided voice-over and voice direction on several properties of 4Kids Entertainment, as well as DuArt Film and Video. Dunstan's most notable roles include Maximillion Pegasus in the English dub version of Yu-Gi-Oh! , and Splinter in the 2003 TV series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . [1]

Contents

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances and production roles in anime
YearTitleRoleCrew role, NotesSource [2]
2001–06 Yu-Gi-Oh! Maximillion Pegasus
2007–08 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Maximillion Pegasus, Nero
2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's AndreVoice director
2011–15 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Mr. Kay, Orbital 7 (Season 4–6)Voice director
2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Jean-Michael RogetVoice director
2007–10 Dinosaur King Voice director
2011 Tai Chi Chasers General Vicious
2005 G.I. Joe Sigma Six Spirit [3] [4] [5]
2003–06 Sonic X Mr. Tanaka, Bocoe [2]
1997–2010 Pokémon Romeo, othersVoice director [6]
2002–06 Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy Minch, Vance McMadd

Film

List of voice performances and production roles in film
YearTitleRoleCrew role, NotesSource [2]
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie: Pyramid of Light Pegasus
2009 Turtles Forever 2003 SplinterVoice director [7]

Animation

List of voice performances and production roles in animation
YearTitleRoleCrew role, NotesSource [2]
2006Padre PioPadre PioVoice
2006–10 Chaotic Kaz Kalinkas Voice director
2006–09 Viva Piñata General, Reinhardt
Funky Cops Jerry, Jeff
2003–09 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Splinter adr Voice director [7]
Pat and Stan Voice director
2001–2003 Cubix Voice director
Fighting Foodons Voice director [6]
Rick and Steve Voice director
2008–2009 GoGoRiki Voice director

Video games

List of voice performances and production roles in video games
YearTitleRoleCrew role, NotesSource [2]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Voice director; English dub
Pokémon gamesVoice director; English dub
2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Splinter, AnnouncerVoice director on some TMNT games [7]
Chaotic gamesVoice director

Theatre and singing

Dunstan is also a singer and has had success in musical theatre. He performed at Radio City Music Hall with the US National Tour of Pokémon Live! as Giovanni. Regional production credits of his include Assassins (John Wilkes Booth), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd), The Secret Garden (Dr. Neville Craven), and Godspell (Jesus). He had his Lincoln Center debut in Triumph of Love at the Kaplan Penthouse. [2]

He also has performed with the Boston Pops and Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He performs regularly as a singer/pianist at various New York cabaret venues. [8]

Education

Dunstan studied music and theatre at The Boston Conservatory (Master of Musical Theatre) and University of Toronto (Bachelor of Music). [8]

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