Michael Reisz

Michael Reisz
Born	(1968-03-25) March 25, 1968 (age 57) [1] Los Angeles, California
Occupations	Actor writer producer
Years active	1999–present
Agent	Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, and Doherty
Notable work	Digimon Adventure series as Yamato "Matt" Ishida Metropolis as Rock

Michael Reisz (born March 25, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He was a writer for the television series Boston Legal until its ending in 2008, as well as a writer and executive producer for the first two seasons of Shadowhunters . As a voice actor, Reisz is known for his roles as Yamato "Matt" Ishida in the anime Digimon Adventure and Takuya Kanbara in Digimon Frontier .

Early and personal life

In his early life, Reisz was trained as a lawyer and attended Georgetown University. ^[2] Reisz is gay. ^[3]

Filmography

Anime

• .hack//Liminality - Sato Ichiro ^[4]
• Bleach - Igoroshi, Robber
• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Mary-Go-Round, Yellow River
• Digimon Adventure - Yamato "Matt" Ishida
• Digimon Adventure 02 - Yamato "Matt" Ishida
• Digimon Tamers - IceDevimon
• Digimon Frontier - Takuya Kanbara
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Umibozu Chopper Pilot (uncredited)
• Great Teacher Onizuka - Additional voices
• Naruto - Mizuki
• Naruto: Shippuden - Mizuki
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise - Wedge, Landfill
• Vampire Princess Miyu - Kiyoshi

Animation

• The Batman - Prank (voice, episode: "The Apprentice") ^[4]
• Ben 10 - Kevin Levin (voice, episode: "Kevin 11") ^[4]
• Danger Rangers - Panda Dad, Scott ^[4]
• The Mummy - Colin Weasler
• W.I.T.C.H. - Nigel Ashcroft

Anime films

• Digimon: The Movie - Yamato "Matt" Ishida ^[4]
• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Murata
• Metropolis - Rock
• Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon - Yamato "Matt" Ishida
• Digimon Adventure - Yamato "Matt" Ishida ^[5]
• Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! - Yamato "Matt" Ishida ^[6]
• Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals - Yamato "Matt" Ishida ^[7]

Live-action

• DominAtion - Prototype (voice)
• Power Rangers in Space - Leonardo (voice, episode "Shell Shocked")
• Star Trek: Voyager - Crewman William Telfer (episode: "Good Shepherd")

Video games

• Digimon Rumble Arena (2001) - Matt Ishida ^[4]
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) - Legolas ^[4]

Producer

• Boston Legal (season 3; co-producer)
• The Client List (executive producer)
• In Plain Sight
• Privileged
• Outlaw
• Shadowhunters (executive producer)
• Unforgettable (executive producer)

Writer

• Boston Legal
• Charmed
• The Client List
• Hawaii Five-0
• In Plain Sight
• Kevin Hill
• Light as a Feather
• Outlaw
• Privileged
• Shadowhunters
• Tarzan
• Truth or Dare
• Unforgettable
• You Me Her

References

1. "Michael E Reisz, Born 03/25/1968 in California". The California Birth Index. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
2. "Attorney Search". San Francisco, California: State Bar of California. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
3. White, Abbey (April 10, 2016). "Shadowhunters Executive Producer Michael Reisz on "Malec" and Writing Authentic LGBT Characters". Paste . Retrieved November 1, 2024.
4. "Michael Reisz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved August 20, 2021.
5. "Digimon Adventure (Film)". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
6. "Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
7. "Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved March 16, 2025.

External links

• Michael Reisz at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
• Michael Reisz at IMDb
• Michael Reisz on Twitter