Eric Vale

Eric Vale
Vale in 2021
Born
Christopher Eric Johnson

Grand Prairie, Texas, United States[better source needed]
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1999–present
AgentMary Collins
Spouse
Alese Watson
​
(m. 2003)​
Children2
Websitewww.therealericvale.com

Christopher Eric Johnson, better known as Eric Vale, is an American voice actor featured in numerous English versions of Japanese anime series. Some of these include Yuki Soma from Fruits Basket, Sanji from One Piece, Tomura Shigaraki from My Hero Academia, Canada and America from Hetalia: Axis Powers, and Future Trunks from Dragon Ball Z.

Career

He is known for voicing Koichiro Iketani in the Initial D series, Trunks in the Dragon Ball series, Sanji in One Piece, Kogoro Akechi in Trickster, Keisuke Umehara in Big Windup!, Huey Laforet in Baccano!, Tobari Durandal Kumohira in Nabari no Ou, Jean Croce in Gunslinger Girl series, Kisumi Shigino in Free! series, Kakeru Ryuen in Classroom of the Elite, Solf J. Kimblee in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kazuma in Noragami series, Tsunenaga Tamaki in Deadman Wonderland, Qisha Tianling in Chaos Dragon, Akechi in Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace, Casshern in Casshern Sins, Hayato Kujo in Aquarion Logos, America and Canada in the Hetalia: Axis Powers series, Ferid Bathory in the Seraph of the End series, Yuki Soma in Fruits Basket series, Tenko "Tomura Shigaraki" Shimura in My Hero Academia, Loke in Fairy Tail and Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney.

Personal life

Vale's daughter is on the autism spectrum.

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
1999–presentDragon Ball seriesFuture Trunks, Adult Present Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer, Dr. FlappeFunimation dub
2001YuYu HakushoSakyo, Rando, Kokoda Hatanaka
2002Fruits BasketYuki Somaalso 2019 reboot
2003Blue GenderYuji Kaido
2004Fullmetal AlchemistSolf J. Kimblee
2005Desert PunkKanta Mizuno
2005Gunslinger Girl seriesJean Croce
2006Mamotte! LollipopZeroFunimation dub[better source needed]
2007B't XTeppei TakamiyaIllumitoon dub
2007–presentOne PieceSanji, World Tournament Announcer (Ep. 590)Funimation dub
2007School Rumble seriesOji Karasuma
2008Hetalia: Axis Powers seriesAmerica, CanadaFunimation dub
2008 Blassreiter Alvin "Al" Lutz
2009Kenichi: The Mightiest DiscipleHermitSeason 2 only
2009D.Gray-manArystar Krory IIIalso Hallow
2009Nabari no OuTobari Durandal Kumohira
2009Spice and WolfWeiz
2010Initial DKoichiro IketaniFunimation dub
2010Soul EaterJustin Law
2010Casshern SinsCasshern
2011Dance in the Vampire BundAkira Kaburagi RegendorfCredited as Alpha Lagrange
2011Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodSolf J. Kimblee
2011–2019Fairy TailLoke
2012Deadman WonderlandTsunenaga Tamaki
2012Is This a Zombie?King of the Night
2013We Without WingsHariu Kurodo
2013Aesthetica of a Rogue HeroAkatsuki Ousawa
2013Last Exile: Fam, the Silver WingVictor
2013Maken-ki! Battling Venus seriesAkaya Kodai
2014Ghost in the Shell: AriseTsumugi
2014Jormungand seriesKasper Hekmatyar
2014Robotics;NotesKo Kimijima
2014–2018Tokyo GhoulNishiki Nishio
2014Attack on TitanLuke Cisseason 1
2014Sengoku Basara: Judge EndKeiji Maeda
2015Assassination ClassroomKensaku OnoFunimation Dub Eps. 1, 3, 6, 7
2015Death ParadeTakashiEps. 1–2
2015GangstaBarry AbbottEps. 1, 4
2015NoragamiKazuma
2015Ping Pong: The AnimationEgami
2015Prison SchoolTakehito "Gakuto" Morokuzu
2015Seraph of the EndFerid Bathory
2015Yona of the DawnSinha
2016Aquarion LogosHayato Kujo
2016Brothers ConflictIori Asahina
2016Chaos DragonQisha Tianling
2016Dimension WAlbert Schuman
2016First Love MonsterKanade Takahashi
2016–2025My Hero AcademiaTomura Shigaraki
2016Snow White with the Red HairIzana Wisteria
2016Terror in ResonanceKato
2016Joker GameJiro Gamo
2016TricksterKogoro Akechi
2016Rampo Kitan: Game of LaplaceAkechi
2016The Vision of EscaflowneDryden FassaFunimation dub
2016, 2022 Overlord Pandora's Actor
2017Knight's & MagicTsubasa Kurata
2017Sakura QuestSoichiro KoharuEpisode: "The Queen, Convicted"
2017–presentClassroom of the EliteKakeru Ryuen
2017A Sister's All You NeedKenjiro Toki
2018–2019Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wrightanime adaptation
2018Darling in the FranxxHachi
2018Hakata Tonkotsu RamensYamato
2018Junji Ito CollectionMakoto TokuraEp. 5B
2018B't XTeppei TakamiyaAnime Midstream dub
2018–2021How Not to Summon a Demon LordTakuma Sakamoto/Diablo
2018–2019Black CloverFanzell Kruger
2018–presentThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeKurobe
2018–2020RadiantGrim
2019Boogiepop and OthersKentarou Habara5 episodes
2019YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this WorldTakuya Arima
2019–presentFire ForceArthur Boyle
2020PlundererLicht Bach
2021Moriarty the PatriotMarquis Glover
2021Life Lessons with Uramichi OniisanTekito Derekida
2021The World Ends With You: The AnimationEiji Oji
2022KakeguruiIbara ObamiSentai Filmworks dub
2022AoashiTatsuya Fukuda
2022Spy × FamilyZachry FeissEpisode: "Will They Pass or Fail"
2022Shinobi no IttokiKidou Minobe
2023Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryNuno
2023Tengoku DaimakyoRobin
2023My Home HeroYoshitatsu
2023–presentShangri-La FrontierRakuro/Sunraku
2024Banished from the Hero's PartyGodwinSeason 2
2024Metallic RougeGene Junghardt
2024–presentSpice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise WolfWeiz
2024–2025Go! Go! Loser Ranger!Eigen Urabe
2025Wind BreakerKongoSeason 2
2025To Be Hero XVortex
2026Daemons of the Shadow RealmHayato ShingoEps. 12–13

Films

List of dubbing performances in anime films
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
2009One Piece Film: Strong WorldSanji
2010Hetalia: Axis Powers – Paint It, White!America
2012Sengoku Basara: The Last PartyKeiji Maeda
2012Mass Effect: Paragon LostEssex
2014One Piece Film: ZSanji
2016The Boy and the BeastKyuta
2017One Piece Film: GoldSanji
2019One Piece: StampedeSanji
2022Fruits Basket: PreludeYuki Soma
2022Dragon Ball Super: Super HeroTrunks, Fat Gotenks
2022One Piece Film: RedSanji

Video games

List of dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source
2002Dragon Ball Z: BudokaiFuture Trunks
2003Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2Future Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2004Seven Samurai 20XXAdditional voices
2004Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic WarriorsFuture Trunks
2004Dragon Ball Z Budokai: 3Future Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2005Dragon Ball Z: SagasFuture Trunks
2005Spikeout: Battle StreetAdditional voices
2005Dragon Ball Z: Budokai TenkaichiFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2006Dragon Ball Z: Shin BudokaiFuture Trunks
2006Super Dragon Ball ZFuture Trunks
2006Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2Future Trunks
2007Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai – Another RoadFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2007Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3Future Trunks
2008One Piece: Unlimited AdventureSanji
2008Dragon Ball Z: Burst LimitFuture Trunks
2008Dragon Ball Z: Infinite WorldFuture Trunks
2009Dragon Ball: Revenge of King PiccoloWorld Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2009Dragon Ball: Raging BlastFuture Trunks
2010Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag TeamFuture Trunks
2010Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2Future Trunks
2011Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate TenkaichiFuture Trunks
2012Borderlands 2Boom Bewm, Will the Bandit, McNally
2012Dragon Ball Z: For KinectFuture Trunks
2014Dragon Ball Z: Battle of ZFuture Trunks
2015Dragon Ball XenoverseFuture Trunks
2016Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2Future Trunks
2018Dragon Ball FighterZFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2018Dragon Ball LegendsFuture Trunks, Trunks (adult)
2020Dragon Ball Z: KakarotFuture Trunks, World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer
2020My Hero One's Justice 2Tomura Shigaraki
2021Tales of LuminariaHugo Simon

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