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Peter von Gomm | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Kyoko |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Peter von Gomm is an American voice actor. [1] He moved to Japan in 1999 and records television commercials, documentaries, video games and more for the Japanese and global market.
Von Gomm worked for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., for 4 years as an exhibition designer and primarily did editorial designs for handicapped and audiobook narration. [2] In 1995, he moved to Japan to work as a voice actor and narrator in Tokyo. [2]
He has regularly done narrator work of Basic English 2, Practical Business English and Radio English Conversation Study of NHK Radio Courses. [2] He was an NHK World's news reporter. [2] He did several character voices of the NHK Educational Programme, Little Charo 2. [2] He has voiced in the Speed Learning audiobook for English for over 10 years. [2] In CS Benesse Channel, Eigo de GO!, Gomm played a main role "teacher" as an actor and a voice actor. [2] In 2003, Gomm was cast as the main role character "RD" of US animation series Zoids: Fuzors of Cartoon Network. [2] He did video game character voices for games on PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo DS. [2] He also did narration works of TV documentary programmes and company promotional videos. [2]
On October 14, 2017, Von Gomm started a YouTube channel called Peter von Gomm Japan. [3] It has videos about the motorcycle culture and interesting places in Japan. [3] As of June 2022 the channel has 23 thousand subscribers. [3]
Von Gomm is married to a Japanese woman called Kyoko. [4] His son Jyoji was born in 2010. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Zoids: New Century | Bit Cloud | Alternate English dub; pilot | |
| 2016 | Fastening Days | Sailor C | English dub; episode 2 | [6] |
| 2017 | Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime | Copen | English dub | [7] |
| 2018 | Free! Dive to the Future | Ralph | Original Japanese dub |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kamen Rider Ghost | Mega Ulorder announcement | Television series | [8] |
| 2019 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes | Ultraman Ginga | English dub; web series | [9] [10] |
| 2020 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy | Ultraman Cosmos, Ultraman Z | English dub; web series | [10] [11] |
| 2022 | Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad | Ultraman Cosmos, Ultraman Ginga, Ultraman Z | English dub; web series | [12] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mega Man X7 | X | English dub | [6] |
| Transformers Tataki | Rodimus Prime, Hound, Brainstorm, Weirdwolf | [6] | ||
| Glass Rose | Koutaro Katagiri, Kiyohiko Yoshikawa | English dub | [6] | |
| Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | King Ladekahn | English dub | [6] | |
| 2005 | Cobra the Arcade | Cobra | English dub | [6] |
| Shining Force Neo | Vandolf | English dub | [6] | |
| 2007 | Mega Man ZX Advent | Grey | English dub | [13] |
| 2009 | The King of Fighters XII | Kyo Kusanagi, Ash Crimson | English dub | [6] |
| 2010 | Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars | Frank West | English dub | [6] |
| 2010 | Deadstorm Pirates | Bruno | English dub | [6] |
| 2016 | Pokkén Tournament | Jake | English dub | [6] |
| 2017 | ARMS | Spring Man, Springtron | [6] | |
| Super Bomberman R | White Bomberman | English dub | [6] | |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Spring Man | Archive audio | |
| 2020 | Super Bomberman R Online | White Bomberman | English dub | |
| 2023 | Super Bomberman R 2 |
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