Justin Briner | |
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Born | Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of North Texas |
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Justin Briner is an American voice actor. He has provided voices for English-language versions of anime films and television series. He is best known for his role as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya in My Hero Academia.
Briner has also voiced Mikaela Hyakuya in Seraph of the End , Maki Katsuragi in Stars Align , Qwenthur Barbotage in Heavy Object , Alfonso San Valiante in Garo: The Animation , Luck Voltia in Black Clover , Kensuke Hanasaki in Trickster, Ichi in the game Cibele , Shō Kusakabe from Fire Force and Hanako/Amane Yugi from Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun .
Justin Briner was born and raised in Maryland. [1] He has a younger sister, Hayley Briner. [2] He attended the University of North Texas and studied theater prior to finding voice acting work. [3] In 2015, he starred as the voice of Mikaela Hyakuya, one of the two main teenage orphans who turns into a vampire in the anime series Seraph of the End , which was released through Funimation's broadcast dub service. [4] He voiced Elam, a boy who serves Arslan's main party member Narsus, in The Heroic Legend of Arslan . [5] He voiced main protagonist Qwenthur Barbotage in the mech-themed anime show Heavy Object . A reviewer wrote on Anime UK News that she was impressed with the quality of the dub and that Briner and fellow voice actor Micah Solusod "have a lot to do with how instantly likably the characters come across, which helps carry the whole show". [6]
In video games, Briner voiced Ichi, the love interest of the main character, in Cibele , an indie video game about developing an online relationship. Cibele won a Nuovo Award at 2016 Independent Games Festival, [7] [8] and made Briner's name known in mainstream news. [8] [9]
In My Hero Academia , Briner voiced the lead character Izuku Midoriya, a middle school student who was not born with superhero powers but lives in a superhero-based world, and is recruited to enroll in a school for superheroes. Alex Osborn of IGN described his performance as excellent and standout, [10] while Tom Speelman of Polygon noted that he and his Japanese counterpart "nail the optimistic nerdiness and heroic attitude" with Briner "channeling a bit of Morty Smith for good measure". [11] The series has run for seven seasons, with Briner and fellow voice actor Christopher Sabat doing panels and interviews at anime conventions including Anime Expo and San Diego Comic-Con regarding their work on the show. [12] [13]
Briner has continued to voice lead and main characters in other anime shows. He voiced Alfonso San Valiante the crown prince in the first Garo: The Animation series, which Robert Prentice of Three If By Space described the English cast "a great lineup", in particular highlighting Briner. [14] In 2016, voiced Lance in the anime adaptation of Puzzle & Dragons X, [15] and Nasu no Yoichi in the alternate history anime Drifters . [16] In the prison comedy Nanbaka , his vocal performance was described as "more awestruck and childlike" than that of the original Japanese counterpart. [17] Anne Laurenroth of Anime News Network found Briner's portrayal of Kensuke Hanasaki in Trickster helped prevent his pre-backstory character from getting overly annoying. [18] Briner has also been involved in the production side as the head writer on the ADR script for Rio: Rainbow Gate . [19]
In 2017, he voiced lead characters Haruki Mishima in Convenience Store Boy Friends , Tazuna Takatsuki in Hand Shakers , and Ernesti "Eru" Echavalier in Knight's & Magic . [20] [21] In the same year, he landed the lead role of Justice "Seigi" Akatsuka in Taboo Tattoo . [22] [23]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2017 | Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic | Edward Midford | English dub | [98] |
2018 | My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Izuku Midoriya | English dub | [99] |
2020 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Izuku Midoriya | English dub | [100] |
2020 | Umibe no Étranger | Mio Chibana | English dub | [101] |
2021 | My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | Izuku Midoriya | English dub | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2011 | [Homestuck] The Sufferer's Final Sermon | The Sufferer | A Homestuck fan animation | [102] |
2015 | DragonBall Z Abridged MOVIE: Super Android 13 | Teen Gohan (Uncredited) | A TeamFourStar abridged film | [103] |
2015–20 | Final Fantasy VII: Machinabridged | Cloud Strife | A TeamFourStar abridged series | [104] |
2018 | Death Battle | Pit | [105] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2012 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | Moska | [106] | |
2014 | DreadOut | Yayan | [107] | |
2015 | Cibele | Ichi [lower-alpha 1] | [8] [9] [108] [109] | |
2017 | Akiba's Beat | Taro Megane | English dub | [110] [111] |
2017 | Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs | Theo, additional voices | [106] | |
2018 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | Announcer | English dub | |
2018 | Octopath Traveler | Additional voices | English dub | [112] |
2019 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | Uub/Majuub | English dub; Ultra Pack 2 | |
2019 | Borderlands 3 | Dalton, Edgren, Failurebot, Thunk | ||
2020 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer | English dub; Hub World Only | [113] |
2020 | My Hero One's Justice 2 | Izuku Midoriya | English dub | |
2022 | Fire Emblem Engage | Clanne | English dub | [106] |
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I was very impressed with the quality of the dub. Led by Justin Briner (My Hero Academia, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Drifters) and Micah Solusod (Brother's Conflict, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Soul Eater) as Qwenthur and Havia respectively, I think the two have a lot to do with how instantly likably the characters come across, which helps carry the whole show.
Both the Japanese and English casts know exactly how to make these roles work. As Izuku, Daiki Yamashita and Justin Briner both nail the optimistic nerdiness and heroic attitude (with Briner channeling a little of Morty Smith for good measure).
Overall, Josh Grelle, Robert McCollum, and Justin Briner did a solid job as Shimazu, Nobunaga, and Yoichi respectively.
Justin Briner does an excellent job as the character in the English dub.
The voice acting is also quite solid. While I'm partial to watching the series in Japanese with subtitles, the English dub is also very good, with standout performances from Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat as Deku and All Might, respectively.
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