Kyle Rea

Kyle Rea
Born Kyle Evan Rea
(1981-09-04) September 4, 1981
Warrenton, Oregon
Nationality American
Known for Voice acting
Notable work Fist of the North Star, Ultraman
Website kylerea.net

Kyle Evan Rea (born September 4, 1981) is an American actor, voice-actor, filmmaker and producer, known for his voice-over roles in Fist of the North Star, Ultraman[1], Gaiking, Dangard Ace, and Space Pirate Captain Harlock. He’s acted in over 20 films, voice-acted in over 35 anime, live action and motion comic titles.[2]

Kyle is a multi-award winning photographer, screenwriter and producer.

Early life and education

Kyle Evan Rea was born in Warrenton, Oregon then moved to the farm town of Brownsmead, Oregon in the Pacific Northwest. In 2002, Rea began training with Gloria Manon in Portland Oregon. There he learned the fundamental approach to acting and voice-over.

Career

Rea took initial acting classes under the guidance of Amy Lyndon. In 2006, Rea won finalist recognition in the WILDsound screenplay competition for his screenplay “The Last One”. In 2007, he founded Clockwork Mind Pictures, a genre production company in Los Angeles, California. Current titles under the company’s belt include Good Day L.A., Egg in a Shell, Tiger Play, Billy Boy: Clown of Many Mysteries, and The Hollywood Devil, and Blood Redd which was a ShockerFest winner.[3]

In 2009, Rea was cast in his first major voice-over role for the American dub of a Fist of the North Star anime titles by Toei Animation which was produced and directed by William Winckler Productions.[4] Following these breakout voice-over roles, Rea was cast as several lead characters in other American dub anime films such as GeGeGe no Kitarō, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Dangard Ace, The Adventures of Nadja, Gaiking and Starzinger.[5]

Rea also voiced roles for the motion comic titles Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo and The Mythical Detective Loki. In 2017, Rea was in Japanese live action features Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial for which he voiced Belial and Ultra Fight Victory for which he voiced Yapool. He also dubbed Ultraman 80 in Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy.[6]

Filmography

List of voice performances and production work in films
Year Title Role Notes
2007TwinsJohnnie FinklesteinShort Film
2007Timothy’s FableTrollShort Film
2007Opening NightSleeping GuyShort Film
2007Good Day LAJackLead actor, Co-producer
2008The 7th ClausBarflyShort film
2008Corpse Run KyleFeature film
2008Necessary EvilDrooling Mental PatientFeature Film
2009Spicy Mac ProjectSWAV Bread Soldier EvanFeature Film
2009Mega Monster Battle: Ultra GalaxyUltraman 80Voice dub
2010Zombrex: Dead Rising SunAdditional VoicesLive action
2010Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of BelialBelial, Ultraman 80Voice dub
2011KarmaDark FigureShort Film
2012The Dark AgesCaldoniaShort Film
2012 Billy Boy: Clown of Many MysteriesBilly Boy the ClownWriter, director, producer
2014Glory DaysParamedic 1Feature Film

Animation

List of voice performances and production work in anime television series and OVAs
Year Title Role Notes
2009GeGeGe no KitarōHangyojin, Youaltepuztli, Koumori Neko, AzuAnime Feature
2009Fist of the North Star Shin SagaShinAnime Feature
2010Space Pirate Captain HarlockTochiroAnime Feature
2010Wakusei Robo Danguard AceBunta, Futoshi, Azuma, TaroAnime Feature
2010Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace 2Bunta, Futoshi, Azuma, TaroAnime Feature
2010Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace 3Bunta, Futoshi, Azuma, TaroAnime Feature
2011Yes! PreCure 5TigerTV Series
2011Digimon FusionCarltonTV Series
2011The Adventures of NadjaLeonardo, RossoAnime Feature
2011The Adventures of Nadja 2Leonardo, RossoAnime Feature
2011Gaiking[4]Yamagatake, Dankel, Bunta, ZelansAnime Feature
2011Gaiking 2[4]Yamagatake, Dankel, Bunta, ZelansAnime Feature
2011Gaiking 3[4]Yamagatake, Dankel, Bunta, ZelansAnime Feature
2011Starzinger[5]Bricke, Spider, WolfmanAnime Feature
2011Starzinger 2[5]Bricke, Spider, WolfmanAnime Feature
2011Starzinger 3[5]Bricke, Spider, WolfmanAnime Feature
2011GeGeGe no Kitarō 2Azuki Togi, Koumori Neko, Poltergeist, YoualteputzliAnime Feature
2011Fist of the North Star The Toki SagaShin, Souther, TokiAnime Feature
2011Fist of the North Star The Souther SagaShin, Souther, TokiAnime Feature
2011Fist of the North Star The Ray SagaShin, Souther, TokiAnime Feature
2011Fist of the North Star The Raul SagaShin, Souther, TokiAnime Feature
2011Fist of the North Star The Kaioh SagaShin, Souther, TokiAnime Feature
2012Karasuma Kyoko no JikenboOniMotion Comic
2013The Mythical Detective Loki RagnarokMisao Daidouji, Nagakura the ButlerMotion Comic
2013Otogi Zoshi (anime)Tatsu GaeruMotion Comic

References

  1. ↑ "William Winckler Productions to Dub Three New Ultraman Movies". Tokusatsu Network. July 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meet Kyle Rea of cREAtive Castle Studios in North Hollywood". Voyage LA. January 8, 2017.
  3. ↑ "TomCat Films Sees Blood Redd at AFM 2014". Dread Central. November 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 ""William Winckler Productions" Debuts; Dubs Old School Anime". Toon Zone. September 24, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "REVIEW: Starzinger: The Movie Collection". ComicMix. July 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Winckler Productions Returns for Three New Ultraman Movies". SciFi Japan TV. July 20, 2017.
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