Eric Vale

Christopher Eric Johnson Jr. (born April 28, 1974), better known by the stage name Eric Vale, is an American voice actor, ADR director, script writer and head writer at Funimation, who provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series. He is known for voicing adult Trunks in the Dragon Ball series, Ferid Bathory in the Seraph of the End series, Yuki Sohma in Fruits Basket series, Tenko "Tomura Shigaraki" Shimura in My Hero Academia, Sanji in One Piece and Loke in Fairy Tail.

Eric Vale
Vale at the 2013 Anime Expo
Born
Christopher Eric Johnson Jr.

(1974-04-28) April 28, 1974
Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.
OccupationVoice actor, ADR director, script writer
Years active1999–present
AgentMary Collins[1]
Websitewww.therealericvale.com

Filmography

Anime
List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source[2]
1999Dragon Ball seriesTrunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer, Dr. FlappeFunimation dub
2001Yu Yu HakushoSakyo, Rando, Kokoda Hatanaka
2002Fruits BasketYuki Somaalso 2019 reboot [3]
2004Fullmetal AlchemistSolf J. Kimblee
2005Desert PunkKanta Mizuno[4]
2005Gunslinger Girl seriesJean Croce
2005Initial D seriesKoichiro IketaniFunimation dub[5]
2007B't XTeppei TakamiyaIllumitoon dub[6]
2007–presentOne PieceSanjiFunimation dub[7]
2007School Rumble seriesOji Karasuma[8]
2008Hetalia: Axis Powers seriesAmerica, CanadaFunimation dub[9]
2009Kenichi: The Mightiest DiscipleHermitSeason 2 only[10]
2009D.Gray-manArystar Krory IIIalso Hallow [11]
2009Nabari no OuTobari Durandal Kumohira[12]
2009 Spice and Wolf Weiz [13]
2010Soul EaterJustin Law
2010 Casshern Sins Casshern [14]
2011Dance in the Vampire BundAkira Kaburagi RegendorfCredited as Alpha Lagrange[15]
2011Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodSolf J. Kimblee
2011–2019Fairy TailLoke[16]
2012Deadman WonderlandTsunenaga Tamaki[17]
2012 Is This a Zombie? King of the Night [18]
2013 We Without Wings Hariu Kurodo [19]
2013Aesthetica of a Rogue HeroAkatsuki Ousawa[20]
2013Last Exile: Fam, the Silver WingVictor[21]
2013Maken-ki! Battling Venus seriesAkaya Kodai[22]
2014 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Tsumugi [23]
2014Jormungand seriesKasper Hekmatyar[24]
2014Robotics;NotesKo Kimijima[25]
2014Tokyo GhoulNishiki Nishioalso season 2 and :re[26]
2014 Attack on Titan Luke Cis season 1 [27]
2014 Sengoku Basara: Judge End Keiji Maeda [28]
2015Death ParadeTakashiEps. 1-2[29]
2015GangstaBarry AbbottEps. 1, 4[30]
2015Noragami seriesKazuma[31]
2015Ping Pong: The AnimationEgami[32]
2015Prison SchoolTakehito "Gakuto" Morokuzu[33]
2015Seraph of the EndFerid Bathory[34]
2015Yona of the DawnSinha[35]
2016Aquarion LogosHayato Kujo[36]
2016Brothers ConflictIori Asahina[37]
2016Chaos DragonQisha Tianling[38]
2016Dimension WAlbert Schuman[39]
2016First Love MonsterKanade Takahashi[40]
2016My Hero AcademiaTenko "Tomura Shigaraki" Shimura[41]
2016Snow White with the Red HairIzana Wisteria[42]
2016Terror in ResonanceKato[43]
2016Joker GameJiro Gamo[44]
2016TricksterKogoro Akechi[45]
2016Rampo Kitan: Game of LaplaceAkechi[46]
2016The Vision of EscaflowneDryden FassaFunimation dub[47]
2017Knight's & MagicTsubasa Kurata[48]
2017Sakura QuestSoichiro KoharuEp. 14[49]
2017Classroom of the EliteKakeru Ryuen[50]
2017A Sister's All You NeedKenjiro Toki[51]
2018Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wrightanime adaptation [52]
2018Darling in the FranxxHachi[53]
2018Hakata Tonkotsu RamensYamato[54]
2018Junji Ito CollectionMakoto Tokuraep5B[55]
2018B't XTeppei TakamiyaAnime Midstream dub[56]
2018How Not to Summon a Demon LordTakuma Sakamoto/Diablo[57]
2018That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeKurobe[58]
2019RadiantGrim[58]
2019 Black Clover Fanzell (Grey) Funimation dub [59]
2019YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this WorldTakuya Arima[60]
2019Fire ForceArthur Boyle[61]
2020PlundererLicht Bach[62]


Films
List of dubbing performances in anime films
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
2012 Sengoku Basara: The Last Party Keiji Maeda [63]
2012Mass Effect: Paragon LostEssex[64]
2014 One Piece Film: Z Sanji [65]
2016The Boy and the BeastKyuta[66]
2017One Piece Film: GoldSanji[67][68]
2019One Piece: StampedeSanji[69]

Video games
List of dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
2002Dragon Ball Z: BudokaiFuture Trunks[70]
2003Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2Future Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[70]
2004Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic WarriorsFuture Trunks[70]
2004Dragon Ball Z Budokai: 3Future Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[71]
2005Dragon Ball Z: SagasFuture Trunks[70]
2005Dragon Ball Z: Budokai TenkaichiFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[70]
2006Dragon Ball Z: Shin BudokaiFuture Trunks[70]
2006Super Dragon Ball ZFuture Trunks[70]
2006Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2Future Trunks[70]
2007Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another RoadFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[70]
2007Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3Future Trunks[70]
2008One Piece: Unlimited AdventureSanji[70]
2008Dragon Ball Z: Burst LimitFuture Trunks[70]
2008Dragon Ball Z: Infinite WorldFuture Trunks[70]
2009Dragon Ball: Revenge of King PiccoloWorld Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[70]
2009Dragon Ball: Raging BlastFuture Trunks[70]
2010Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag TeamFuture Trunks[70]
2010Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2Future Trunks[70]
2011Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate TenkaichiFuture Trunks[70]
2012Borderlands 2Boom, Will the Bandit, McNally[71]
2012Dragon Ball Z: For KinectFuture Trunks[70]
2014Dragon Ball Z: Battle of ZFuture Trunks[71]
2015Dragon Ball XenoverseFuture Trunks[70]
2016Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2Future Trunks[71]
2018Dragon Ball FighterZFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[71]
2018Dragon Ball LegendsFuture Trunks, Trunks (adult)[71]
2020Dragon Ball Z: KakarotFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer[71]

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