Joel McDonald (actor)

Joel McDonald
Residence Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation Voice actor, voice director, script writer
Years active 2009-present
Spouse(s) Marie Charlson[1]
Children 2

Joel McDonald is an American voice actor, voice director, and scriptwriter who worked on English versions of anime series at Funimation.

Biography

Since McDonald was 7, he had a love for acting. He soon started acting in plays at school and church, participating in community theater, secondary school theater and in speech competitions. Later, he acquired a BFA in Acting and Directing from Sam Houston State College. From that point onwards, McDonald took up acting professionally, taking parts in a national kids' theater tour, landing different roles in a couple dozen stage shows.

In 2006, after years of stage work in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, McDonald became involved in voice acting and also got into ADR directing and adaptive scriptwriting.[2]

Career

McDonald has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television shows, and video games. He is best known as the voice of Takumi Fujiwara from the Initial D series, Meow from Space Dandy, and Minato Sahashi from the Sekirei series, as well as the ADR director for the Funimation One Piece dub, in addition to Sgt Frog, Deadman Wonderland, Space Dandy and Initial D.[3]

In the 2010s, McDonald has been cast in more lead/major roles, such as Akane from Divine Gate, Mikage from the Kamisama Kiss series, Bartholomew Kuma from One Piece, Zeref from Fairy Tail, Brief from Panty and Stocking, Hien from Chaos Dragon, Koki Mimura from Assassination Classroom, Azusa Hanai from Big Windup, Toshimitsu Kubo from the Baka and Test series, Hayato Ike from the second season of Shakugan no Shana onwards, Jacuzzi Splot from Baccano, Motoharu Kaido from Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero, Ikta Solok from Alderamin on the Sky, and Dilandau Albatou from the Funimation redub of The Vision of Escaflowne.

Personal life

On March 18, 2016, McDonald announced the birth of his son, Beck Austin McDonald.[4] He is married to fellow voice actress Marie Charlson. His second son, Finn McDonald, was born on June 15, 2018.[5]

Filmography

Anime

Year Title Role Notes Source[6]
2016 91 Days Arturo Tronco Ep. 3 [7]
2016 Alderamin on the Sky Ikta Solok [8]
2016 The Vision of Escaflowne Dilandau Albatou Funimation dub, also movie [9][10]
2013 Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Motoharu Kaido [11]
2013 Baka and Test Toshimitsu Kubo ADR Director, also season 2 and OVA [12]
2012 Shakugan no Shana Hayato Ike season 2-3 [13]
2009 Big Windup! Azusa Hanai [2]
2015 Assassination Classroom Koki Mimura ADR Director, also Koro-sensei Q! [14]
2014-present Fairy Tail Zeref [15]
2012 Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Brief [16]
2016 Chaos Dragon Hien [17]
2010 One Piece Bartholomew Kuma, Megalo ADR Director [18]
2015 Kamisama Kiss Mikage also season 2 [19]
2016 Divine Gate Akane [20]
2010 Sekirei Minato Sahashi also season 2 [21]
2010 Initial D Takumi Fujiwara Funimation dub, ADR Director [22]
2014 Space Dandy Meow ADR Director [23]
2009 Baccano! Jacuzzi Splot [24]
2014 Attack on Titan Milieus Zermusky also Attack on Titan: Junior High [25]
2012 Black Butler Ronald Knox season 2 [26]
2016 Drifters Allister [27]
2013 Future Diary Oji Kosaka [28]
2012 Hetalia: Axis Powers Poland season 2 onwards [29]
2016 Joker Game Jitsui ADR Director [30]
2010 Linebarrels of Iron Hideaki Yajima [31]
2016 Lord Marksman and Vanadis Tigrevurmud Vorn [32]
2016 Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On Cheval [33]
2009 Nabari no Ou Yoite [34]
2012 Ōkami-san and Her Seven Companions Ryoshi Morino [35]
2014 Red Data Girl Manatsu Soda [36]
2009 Sgt. Frog Saburo Mutsumi [36]
2015 Sky Wizards Academy Kanata Age [37]
2013 We Without Wings Takashi Haneda [38]
2016 Yuri on Ice Phichit Chulanont [39][40]
2016 All Out!! Sunao Ōsaka [41]
2017Code Geass: Akito the ExiledAshley Ashra[42]
2016The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Reita Toritsuka[43]
2016My Hero AcademiaYūga Aoyama[44]
2017Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats BoysTakayuki Konparu[45]
2015Ninja Slayer From AnimationDisturbedEp. 8[46]
2017Chain Chronicle: The Light of HaecceitasMelchior[47]
2016 No-Rin Kaoru Hanazono [48]
2016Maria the Virgin WitchGilbert[7]
2013Last Exile: Fam, the Silver WingFritz[49]
2017NanbakaDaisen Rokuriki[50]
2013Guilty CrownDaryl Yan[51]
2012Shangri-LaMedusa[52]
2013Tenchi Muyo! War on GeminarAlan[53]
2017ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.BeurreEp. 4[47]
2016Dimension WBlueEps. 4-5[54]
2010Rin: Daughters of MnemosyneMaryEp. 3[55]
2012Deadman WonderlandADR Director[3]
2014Date A LiveADR Director[56]
2014 Robotics;Notes ADR Director [57]
2013Sankarea: Undying LoveADR Director[58]
2016The Seven Deadly SinsADR Script[59]
2015Yona of the DawnJae-ha[60]
2010Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodUrey Rockbell[61]
2014Laughing Under the CloudsRakuchō TakedaADR Director[62]
2016Prince of Stride: AlternativeAsuma Mayuzumi[63]
2017The Royal TutorErnst Rosenberg[45]
2013Good Luck Girl!IbukiADR Director[64]
2016Handa-kunTakashi IshidaEps. 1-2[65]
2017The Ancient Magus' BrideOberon[66]
2017Garo: Vanishing LineAlfilEp. 11[67]
2017Black CloverAbraEp. 13[66]
2018Hakyu Hoshin EngiKokutenko[68]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Source
2012Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and EarthMisao Kurusu[69]
2017 One Piece Film: Gold Mohkin [70][71]
2017 Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Ronald Knox [26]
2017Genocidal OrganLeland[72]


References

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  3. 1 2 "Bio Joel McDonald | A-Kon 28". www.a-kon.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  5. ↑ McDonald, Joel. "#Finntroducing the newest member of the fam. Born at 1:19am on June 15th, 2018. 8 lbs 10 oz. 21" long". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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  9. ↑ "Funimation's Escaflowne Dub Casts Eric Vale, Jole McDonald". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  10. ↑ "Joel McDonald Plays Dilandau In Funimation's Escaflowne Dub". Anime Herald. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  11. ↑ "Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero English Cast Announcement - Funimation – Blog!". www.funimation.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  12. ↑ "91.8 The Fan » Blog Archive » Kana's Korner – Interview with Joel McDonald". 918thefan.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  14. ↑ "Assassination Classroom Cast Announcement - Funimation – Blog!". www.funimation.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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  18. ↑ onepiecepodcast (2014-12-09). "Joel McDonald is Bartholomew Kuma in FUNimation's 'One Piece'". The One Piece Podcast. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  19. ↑ "Kamisama Kiss Shojo Anime's Trailer Previews English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  20. ↑ "Joel McDonald, Chris Burnett, Alexis Tipton Star in Divine Gate Anime's English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  21. ↑ "Sekirei DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  22. ↑ "Initial D: First Stage DVD Part 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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  54. ↑ "The Mystery Hidden in Lake Yasogami". Dimension W. Episode 4. 2016.
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  57. ↑ "Funimation Unveils Robotics;Notes' English Dub Cast". 2013-11-23.
  58. ↑ "English Cast Announcement for Sankarea". Funimation. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  59. ↑ McDonald, Joel (2015-11-05). "Happy to announce that I got to write a few episodes of #SevenDeadlySins. Check it out on Netflix! Like, seriously, call in sick to work". @AtYes2Ats. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  60. ↑ McDonald, Joel (2015-04-07). "It's true; I play Jeaha in #YonaOfTheDawn. Don't blame @CliffordChapin for accidentally casting me as an adult. He's new at this". @AtYes2Ats. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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  62. ↑ Funimation (2014-11-15). "Did you recognize Colleen Clinkenbeard as Kiiko, Eric Vale as Sosei, and Joel McDonald as Takeda? #BroadcastDub #LaughinUnderTheClouds". @FUNimation. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  63. ↑ Glass, Caitlin (2016-02-16). "Joining the cast of #princeofstridealternative today @AtYes2Ats as Asuma and #garretstorms as Shizuma Mayuzumipic.twitter.com/KHZJ2KfhZG". @caitlinsvoice. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
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