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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]
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source [2] |
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2001–06 | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Maximillion Pegasus | ||
2007–08 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Maximillion Pegasus, Nero | ||
2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Andre | Voice director | |
2011–15 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Mr. Kay, Orbital 7 (Season 4–6) | Voice director | |
2016 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Jean-Michael Roget | Voice 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, others | Voice director | [6] |
2002–06 | Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy | Minch, Vance McMadd |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source [2] |
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2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! the Movie: Pyramid of Light | Pegasus | ||
2009 | Turtles Forever | 2003 Splinter | Voice director | [7] |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source [2] |
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2006 | Padre Pio | Padre Pio | Voice | |
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 |
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source [2] |
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds | Voice director; English dub | |||
Pokémon games | Voice director; English dub | |||
2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Splinter, Announcer | Voice director on some TMNT games | [7] |
Chaotic games | Voice director | |||
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]
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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