Daniel Brochu

Daniel Brochu
Brochu at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts in 2021
Born1970 (age 55–56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Other namesDanny Brochu
Conway Bruce
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Sara Bradeen
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(m. 2005)​
Children2

Daniel Brochu (born 1970) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Brochu came from a single-parent family and has asthma, both of which he has in common with his character Buster Baxter on Arthur. He had worked as a postal carrier prior to becoming an actor. Brochu got into acting after one of his teacher’s wives, who had done dubbing, inspired him to become an actor. He credits Mel Blanc and his mentor Tim Reid for inspiration.

Career

Brochu is best known for voicing Buster Baxter in the PBS TV series Arthur and its spin-off Postcards from Buster, as well as Danny Pickett in later seasons of What's with Andy?.

Personal life

On July 2, 2005, Brochu married Sara Bradeen. Together they have two sons.

Filmography

Film

  • The Legend of the North Wind (1992) - Watuna (voice, English dub)
  • The Return of the North Wind (1993) - Watuna (voice)
  • Rainbow (1995) - Tiger Leader
  • The Drive (1996) - Jim
  • The Kid (1997) - Trey
  • Provocateur (1997) - Kurt Spears
  • Sublet (1998) - The Janitor, The Source
  • The Bone Collector (1999) - N.Y.U. Student
  • Arthur's Perfect Christmas (2000) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • The Sign of Four (2001) - Wiggins
  • Pain Relief (2001) -
  • The Royal Scandal (2001) - Wiggins
  • Dead Awake (2001) - Pit Bull Owner
  • Arthur: It's Only Rock 'N Roll (2002) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • Redeemer (2002) - Joey
  • The Book of Eve (2002) - Denis Plante
  • The Favourite Game (2003) - Krantz
  • See Jane Date (2003) - Rick
  • See This Movie (2004) - Festival HQ Staffer
  • Arthur's Missing Pal (2006) (credited as “Conway Bruce”) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) -
  • Out of Control (2009) - Danny
  • The True History of Puss 'N Boots (2009) - Peter (voice, English dub)
  • Mr. Nobody (2009) - Peter
  • Ring of Deceit (2009) - Head Usher
  • Do No Harm (2012) - Detective Gennaro
  • Edmond Was a Donkey (2012) - Edmond's Second Colleague (voice)
  • Exploding Sun (2013) - Ivan Zhukov
  • The Fantastic Bus (2013) - Dan
  • Beauty (2014) -
  • Goldfish (2015) - Kyle
  • Sahara (2017) - Pitt (voice, English dub)
  • Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • Arthur and the Haunted Tree House (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • Sleeper (2018) - Doctor
  • On the Basis of Sex (2018) - Young Professor
  • Appiness (2018) - Chet
  • The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • An Arthur Thanksgiving (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • Arthur's First Day (2021) - Buster Baxter (voice)
  • Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (Félix et le trésor de Morgäa) (2021) - Felix (English version)
  • Pets on a Train (2025) - Randy (voice)

Television

Video games

References

  1. 1 2 "Daniel Brochu". Facebook.
  2. 1 2 3 Brochu, Daniel (September 18, 2019). "2 for 1 special". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Brioux, Bill (24 February 2022). "Arthur ends as TV's longest-running animated kids show". brioux.tv. Retrieved 19 July 2024. I started to see similarities between Buster and myself over the years," he said. "Like he's from a single‑parent family, I'm from a single‑parent family. He loves sci‑fi and anything kind of science‑fiction wise. I am a huge sci‑fi buff. He has asthma; I have asthma. So it was blurring the lines there a little bit between reality and cartoon.
  4. ↑ "Finding D.W. On Apple Podcasts".
  5. ↑ "Daniel Brochu (Actor/Voice Actor) || Ep. 66". Jake’s Happy Nostalgia Show. 2022-10-05.note: See 7:00
  6. ↑ Boardman, Madeleine (September 2, 2016). "See the Voices Behind Your Favorite 'Arthur' Characters". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Daniel Brochu - 12 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Daniel Brochu". Voice Chasers. Retrieved 8 October 2020.[permanent dead link]