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 Stuart performing in Phoenix, Arizona in 2016 | |
| Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. [1] |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Labels | Widow's Peak |
| Website | www |
Eric Stuart is an American voice actor and musician who worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media.
Stuart was born in Brooklyn, New York to a modern dancer mother and a criminal attorney father. [1]
He provides voices for English dubs of anime, cartoons, and video games. Some of his most prominent roles include Brock and James in Pokémon from seasons 1–8, Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! , and Gourry Gabriev in Slayers . [2] [1]
As a stage performer, he and his band, Eric Stuart Band, have toured with Peter Frampton (1999, 2000), Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (1997), [1] Lynyrd Skynyrd (1997), and has opened for Jethro Tull (1997), Julian Cope (1995), Hall & Oates (1997, 1998) and Chicago (1995, 1997, 1998) as well. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [5] |
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| 1995–2009 | Slayers series | Gourry Gabriev | [6] | |
| 1996 | Gall Force: Eternal Story | OX-11, Toil, Ail | ||
| 1996 | Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho 2 | Koenma | ||
| 1996 | Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter | Announcer | [7] | |
| 1997 | Art of Fighting | Jack Turner, John Crawley | [7] | |
| 1998–2006 | Pokémon | Brock, James, Squirtle, Scyther, others | 4Kids Dub, voice director (some episodes) | |
| 2000 | Labyrinth of Flames | Galan | Central Park Media dub | |
| 2001 | Descendants of Darkness | Yutaka Watari | ||
| 2001 | Tama and Friends | Rockney | ||
| 2001–06 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Seto Kaiba, Kemo, Sid, others | Voice director | |
| 2001 | Fighting Foodons | Burnt Meatballs, Cole Slawter, Gazmacho, Additional Voices | [5] | |
| 2002 | Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | Meta Knight, Blade Knight, Gus, Sword Knight, Fryclops | [8] | |
| 2003-2005 | Shaman King | Marco, Flying Zen Brother #1, Additional Voices | ||
| 2003 | Animation Runner Kuromi | Mizuho Tanonaka, Shin Kumegawa, others | [7] | |
| 2004 | F-Zero: GP Legend | Black Shadow, Octoman | ||
| 2004–06 | One Piece | Narrator, Gold Roger [9] Sham, Henzo | 4Kids dub | |
| 2004 | Here is Greenwood | Number One, Furusawa, Lupin, Tochizawa | Central Park Media dub | |
| 2005 | Magical DoReMi | Vice Principal Shoople | ||
| 2005 | G.I. Joe: Sigma Six | Hi-Tech, others | Voice director | |
| 2005–2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Bastion Misawa, Titan, Kagemaru, Ojama Black, Ojama King, others | Voice director | |
| 2006 | Animation Runner Kuromi 2 | Mizuho Tanonaka | [7] | |
| 2007–10 | Dinosaur King | Dr. Z, Patrick, Spartacus (minor role), Mr. Copper (minor role) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds | Bootleg owner, Sir Gil de Randsborg, Lug, Mr. Pitts (season 2), Sergio, Boss, Elsworth | [10] | |
| 2012–2014 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Scorch, Jinlon | ||
| 2021 | Shaman King | Marco, Cebin Mendel | Netflix dub; reboot | |
| 2023 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens | Valencian Kallister |
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [5] |
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| 2002 | Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy | Dik Dik Van Dik, Mac Metaphor, King Muscle, Adversarious, Dial Bolic, Geronimo, Clawdaddy, Sgt. Muscle, Hanzo, The Protector, Jagg-Ed | Voice director | |
| 2003 | The Fight for the Fox Box | Diabolic | ||
| 2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Hamato Yoshi, Murakami Gennosuke, Quarry, Harry 'The Schlub' Parker, Additional Voices | ||
| 2004 | Incredible Crash Dummies | Crunch | Voice director | |
| 2006 | Viva Pinata | Les, Mongo, Norman, Ruffians, others | Voice director, producer | |
| 2008–09 | Gogoriki | Shadow Prince Loveamore, others | Voice director, writer | |
| 2012 | The Illusionauts | Voice director | ||
| 2013 | Operation Freedom Force | Voice director |
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [5] |
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| 1999 | Pokémon: The First Movie | Brock, James, Squirtle | ||
| 2000 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | James | ||
| 2001 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | Brock, James | ||
| 2001 | Night on the Galactic Railroad | Lighthouse Keeper | English dub | |
| 2002 | The Ninja Dragon | Ninja Dragon | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light | Seto Kaiba | Voice director | |
| 2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions | Seto Kaiba | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [5] |
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| 2000 | Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns | Brock, James | ||
| 2002 | Pokémon 4Ever | Brock, James | ||
| 2003 | Pokémon Heroes | Brock, James, Lorenzo | ||
| 2004 | Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker | Brock, Hippie, James | Voice director | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source [5] |
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| 2013 | Movie 43 | Narrator (voice) | Segment: "Victory's Glory" Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with the entire cast) |
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source [5] |
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| 1999 | Pikachu’s Winter Vacation | Brock, Squirtle, Electrode, Dexter | ||
| 1999 | Valkyrie Profile | Grey, Lucian | ||
| 2000 | Labyrinth of Flames | Galan | ||
| 2001 | RG Veda | Bishamonten | ||
| 2001 | Shadow Hearts | Yuri Hyuga | ||
| 2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Harry, Quarry | ||
| 2003 | Pokémon Channel | Squirtle Trio | [12] | |
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Additional voices | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction | Seto Kaiba | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler | Seto Kaiba, Kaibaman | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum | Seto Kaiba | ||
| 2009 | Reservoir Dogs 2 | Mr. White | ||
| 2016 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Seto Kaiba, Dox, Bastion Misawa | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2013 | Teenage Pokémon | Brock (voice) | Episode: "Brock, Mental Health and Lets-Plays" | [13] |
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