Ian James Corlett | |
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Born | [1] | August 29, 1962
Other names | Ian Corlett |
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Years active | 1984–present |
Agent | Atlas Talent Agency |
Children | 2, including Claire Corlett |
Website | www |
Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) [1] [3] is a Canadian voice actor, animator and author. He is the creator of the animated series Being Ian and Yvon of the Yukon with Studio B Productions. His most notable voice roles include Mega Man in Ruby-Spears' Mega Man series, Cheetor in Beast Wars: Transformers , and the first English voice of adult Goku in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z from 1996–1997.
Corlett was born on August 29, 1962, in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2]
Corlett began his career in 1984. [2] In addition to programming some drum tracks and helping with some computer sequences on Queensrÿche's album Operation: Mindcrime , and also selling the band some music gear in the 1980s, Corlett also lent his voice to several animated series produced/dubbed in Canada. Some of his other notable voice roles include Master Roshi in Dragon Ball Z, Glitch-Bob in ReBoot , Charger in NASCAR Racers , Baby Taz in Baby Looney Tunes , and Andy Larkin in What's with Andy? . Corlett has also lent his voice to less known DIC Entertainment shows such as Super Duper Sumos . He also voiced Mr. Cramp in The Cramp Twins . In Salty's Lighthouse , he played Ten Cents, Otis, Zeebee, Zip, Lord Stinker, Frank, Eddie, and the Lighthouse Clock. He voiced Ransome the Clown in the video game Thimbleweed Park.
Through a coincidence, Corlett who voiced Dr. Wily in DIC's video-game oriented cartoon Captain N: The Game Master would later voice his nemesis Mega Man in the Ruby-Spears cartoon adaptation of the games.
He along with fellow Canadian voice actor Terry Klassen owned a production company who helped rewrite international shows. [4]
Corlett more recently served as the English voice of Miroku for the Japanese anime series Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon , replacing Kirby Morrow who was the original English voice actor for Miroku in the Inuyasha series until his death on November 18, 2020. Through another coincidence, Morrow had previously also voiced Goku in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z after replacing Peter Kelamis, who had in-turn replaced Corlett.
Corlett lives in Vancouver with his wife. They have two children: Philip (b. 1997), and Claire Corlett (b. 1999). [5] They have done voice work for two different animated series, Dinosaur Train and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic , respectively. He also has a home in Palm Springs, California. In addition to his work in Vancouver, he does voice work in Los Angeles, California, in the United States.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1996 | Adventures of Mowgli | Mowgli | [6] | |
1997 | Warriors of Virtue | Mayor Keena | [6] | |
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker | Melvin | [6] | ||
The Fearless Four | Dr. Greed, 1st Assistant, Additional Voices | English dub | [6] | |
2000 | Help! I'm a Fish | 1st fish waiting for bus | [6] | |
Casper's Haunted Christmas | Little Kid | [6] | ||
2001 | Barbie in the Nutcracker | Captain Candy | [6] | |
2002 | Barbie as Rapunzel | Hobie, Palace Guard | [6] | |
2003 | Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure | Baby Taz | [6] | |
Ben Hur | Gesius, Andrew, Another Man | [6] | ||
Barbie of Swan Lake | Ivan | [6] | ||
2004 | Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper | Wolfie, Guard #3 | [6] | |
2005 | Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure | Mr. Mint, Snow Beaver | [6] | |
2007 | Bratz Kidz: Sleep-Over Adventure | Mr. Wisping | [6] | |
Barbie as the Island Princess | Pat | [6] | ||
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale | Paulie | [6] | ||
Bratz: Super Babyz | Newsperson #2, Announcer | [6] | ||
2010 | Altitude | Center Controller | [6] | |
2011 | Quest for Zhu | Mr. Squiggles, Stinker, Zhuquasha | [6] | |
2013 | Superman Unbound | Kryptonian #1 | [6] | |
2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Blarg | ||
Sausage Party | Apple, Bag of Dog Food, Ticklish Licorice, Relish | [7] | ||
2017 | Bob the Builder: Mega Machines | Mr. Bentley | US dub | |
2020 | Greyhound | Voice of Dickie | [8] | |
2022 | Turning Red | Additional Voices |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1993 | Ranma ½ | Dr. Tofu Ono, Mikado Sanzenin, Jusenkyo Guide | Viz dub | [6] |
1995 | Dragon Ball | Master Roshi (eps. 7-8), Monster Carrot, Additional Voices | BLT dub, Script writer | |
1996–97 | Dragon Ball Z | Goku, Master Roshi, Cui, Additional Voices | Saban dub, Episodes 1-37 (1-49 uncut) | [9] |
1997–98 | Key the Metal Idol | Shuichi Tataki | OVA, Episodes 1-9 | |
2002 | Project A-Ko | Hikari Daitokuji | OVA | |
2021–23 | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Miroku | Viz dub, replacing Kirby Morrow | [10] |
2022 | Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | Pilar | Netflix dub | [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1997 | Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might | Goku, Master Roshi | Edited Saban dub | |
1998 | Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Mikado Sanzenin | Viz dub |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1989–91 | Captain N: The Game Master | Dr. Wily | [12] | |
1993–94 | The Bots Master | Dr. Hiss | [2] [13] | |
1993 | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Coconuts, Robotnik Jr., Additional Voices | [2] [13] | |
1994–2001 | ReBoot | Bob / Glitch-Bob | Seasons 3 and 4 | [2] |
1994–95 | Mega Man | Mega Man, Rush, Additional Voices | ||
1995 | Littlest Pet Shop | Elwood | [2] [14] | |
1996 | Pocket Dragon Adventures | Filbert | [6] | |
1996–98 | Stickin' Around | Additional Voices | [6] | |
1996–99 | Beast Wars: Transformers | Cheetor, Sentinel, Maximal Computer and Sea Clamp | [2] | |
1996 | Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad | Hardfire | [15] | |
Captain Zed and the Zee Zone | Mutter | [2] | ||
1998 | Fat Dog Mendoza | Onion Boy, others | [6] | |
Salty's Lighthouse | Ten Cents, Otis, Zeebee, Zip, Lord Stinker, Frank, Eddie, Lighthouse Clock | [6] | ||
1998–99 | The Wacky World of Tex Avery | Pompeii Pete, Einstone | [2] | |
1999–2000 | Beast Machines: Transformers | Cheetor | ||
1999–2001 | NASCAR Racers | Mark "Charger" McCutchen | ||
1999 | Sonic Underground | Cyrus | ||
1999-2005 | Dragon Tales | Cyrus | 11 episodes | |
1999 | Yvon of the Yukon | Willy Tidwell, King Louis, Gym Coach, others | [6] | |
1999–2002 | Weird-Ohs | Wade | [2] | |
2000–01 | Action Man | Quake | ||
2000 | D'Myna Leagues | Paully, Bart | [6] | |
2001 | The Zeta Project | Lowe | Episode: "Lost and Found" | [6] |
2001–02 | Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | Wong Ton | [6] | |
2001–03 | Sitting Ducks | Bill | [6] | |
2001–06 | Baby Looney Tunes | Baby Taz | [6] | |
2001–07 | What's with Andy? | Andy Larkin | Main role | [6] |
2001 | Justice League | Thug, Sarge | 2 episodes | [6] |
2002–09 | Make Way for Noddy | Mr. Jumbo, Mr. Wobblyman, Clockwork Clown, Additional Voices | US Re-Dub | |
2002–03 | Yakkity Yak | Mr. Highpants, Rondo Jr., others | [16] | |
2003 | The Cramp Twins | Horace Cramp, others | [6] [17] | |
2003 | Something Else | Something Else | [6] | |
2003 | Silverwing | Mercury, Scirocco, others | [6] | |
2004–05 | Dinosaur Baby Holy Heroes | Erick Moreau | Recurring role | |
2005–08 | Being Ian | Odbald, others | Also creator and producer | [6] |
2005–2013 | Totally Spies! | Captain Hayes, James, others | Recurring role | [6] |
2005 | Alien Racers | Vakkon, Skrash | [18] | |
2005–14 | Johnny Test | Hugh Test, others | [6] [19] | |
2007–08 | Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot | Funshine Bear | Recurring role | [6] [20] |
Edgar and Ellen | Poe, Slug, others | [6] [20] | ||
2007–09 | GeoTrax | Bunsen | [6] [20] | |
2008 | 3-2-1 Penguins | Wait Your Turner | Episode: "Invasion of the Body Swappers" | |
2008–09 | Monster Buster Club | Mark, Mr. Fusster, others | [21] | |
2009 | League of Super Evil | Line Master | Recurring role | [6] |
2009–2020 | Dinosaur Train | The Conductor, others | [22] | |
2010 | Hero: 108 | ApeTrully, Mr. No Hands, Mighty Ray, others | [6] | |
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Silver Shill | Episode: "Leap of Faith" | [6] | |
2011–2021 | Ninjago | Skales, Chen, Clancee, Clutch Powers, others | [6] | |
2012 | Action Dad | Baron Von Dash, Major Break, others | [6] | |
Slugterra | Gar Revelle, Straggus | 5 episodes | [6] | |
2013 | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Blinky, Sir Cumference, others | [6] | |
2013 | Beware the Batman | Joe Braxton | Episode: "Secrets" | [6] |
2013–14 | Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch | Salem, others | [6] | |
2014 | Nerds and Monsters | Skur, others | [6] | |
2014–15 | Dr. Dimensionpants | The Cortex | [6] | |
2015 | Pirate Express | Poseidon, Gordon | [6] | |
2015–17 | Bob the Builder | Roley and Mr. Bentley | US dub | |
2016–19 | Ready Jet Go! | Uncle Zucchini and Mr. Peterson | ||
2016–present | The Loud House | Jeffery, Lincoln's Double, Various voices | ||
2017–2021 | Vampirina | Chef Remy Bones | ||
2018–2020 | The Hollow | Benjamin | ||
2019–2022 | The Dragon Prince | King Ahling and Ibis | 8 episodes | |
2021–present | Sharkdog | Mr. Heubel | ||
2023 | Family Guy | Additional voices |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1999 | Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals | Cheetor, Sentinel, Quickstrike | ||
2005 | Devil Kings | Chōsokabe Motochika (Arslan) | English dub | [6] |
2017 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite | Firebrand | [23] | |
Thimbleweed Park | Ransome | [24] | ||
2019 | ReadySet Heroes | Sully | ||
2020 | G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout | Duke, Crew Man, Wild Bill | ||
Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues | Tom Cole, Mitch, Big Boned Skeleton | [6] | ||
2021 | Nier Reincarnation | Carrier, Substitute Carrier | English dub | |
Chivalry 2 | Squire Boy | [25] | ||
2022 | Destiny 2: The Witch Queen | Fynch | [26] | |
2023 | Overwatch 2 : Season 6 | Reggie Buckworth | Story missions: Liberation | [27] |
2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Dio | English dub | [28] |
2025 | Marvel Rivals | Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic | [29] |
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