Scott Freeman (voice actor)

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Scott Freeman
Born
Scott Justin Freeman

(1979-06-20) June 20, 1979 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2006–2015
Criminal statusReleased
Conviction(s) Possession of child pornography (8 counts)
Criminal penalty3 years [1]

Scott Justin Freeman (born June 20, 1979) is an American voice actor and convicted sex offender. He is known for his work for Funimation, most notably as Issei Hyoudou in High School DxD , England in Hetalia: Axis Powers , Shusei Kagari in Psycho-Pass , Takashi Kosuda in B Gata H Kei , Yuji Sakamoto in Baka and Test , Pierce Aogami in A Certain Magical Index and Hayato Narita in We Without Wings .

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On April 5, 2014, Freeman was charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography. On July 30, 2015, he pleaded guilty to all charges as part of a plea bargain, waiving his right to a jury trial. He was sentenced to three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In response, Funimation announced that they had terminated their relationship with Freeman, and his ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors. [1] Freeman served his sentence at the Joe F. Gurney Unit in Anderson County, Texas until he was paroled in 2018. Freeman lived in Papillion, Nebraska from 2018 until 2020. [2] [3] As of April 2024, he lives in Grove, Oklahoma. [4]

Filmography

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2007-14 One Piece Yasopp, Kamakiri, HamburgReplaced by Jeff Johnson [5]
2010 Soul Eater Harvar D. Eclair [5]
2010-13 Hetalia: Axis Powers England Seasons 1–5, replaced by Taliesin Jaffe in Season 6 and Steven Kelly in Season 7 [6] [7]
2011 Baka and Test Yūji Sakamoto [8] [9]
2011 Ga-Rei: Zero Kazuki Sakuraba
2011 Chaos;Head Mamoru Suwa [10]
2011 Black Butler Timber, Thompson, Canterbury [10]
2011 Future Diary Tarou "Taa-kun" Nanba [10]
2012 Sekirei: Pure Engagement Ashikabi [10]
2012 B Gata H Kei Takashi Kosuda [11]
2012 Freezing Kyoichi Minase [10]
2012 Psycho-Pass Shusei Kagari [10]
2012 A Certain Magical Index Pierce Aogami Seasons 1–2, replaced by Patrick McAlister in Season 3 [12]
2012–2015 Fairy Tail Bickslow, EidoReplaced by Tyler Walker as Bickslow
2013 Blood-C Shinichirō Tokizane [10]
2013 Toriko Starjun [10]
2013 Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing Shiva [13]
2013–14 High School DxD Issei Hyodo Seasons 1–2, replaced by Jessie Grelle in Seasons 3-4 [14] [1]
2013 Guilty Crown Oogumo [10]
2013 We Without Wings Hayato Narita [15]
2014 Soul Eater Not! Harvar D. Eclair [10]
2014 Attack on Titan Ian DietrichReplaced by Garret Storms in Attack on Titan: Junior High
2014 The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Mitsuki Sarue/SarielReplaced by Kyle Igneczi in The Devil is a Part-Timer!! (season 2) [10]
2014 Senran Kagura Murasame [10]
2015 The Rolling Girls TatsuhikoFinal voice acting role [10]

Film

List of dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2011 Eden of the East: Paradise Lost Yudai Hirose [10]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2014 Smite Agni, Thanatos [10]
2014 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Doctor Minte, Ascended Eternal #2, Lazlo, Saint, TR4-NU [16]

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