Kevin Seymour

Kevin Seymour (December 25, 1958 - February 6, 2014) was an American ADR director/writer and voice actor, known for his work on numerous English-language anime dubs.

Seymour was the founder of U.S. Renditions and Animaze, and worked on the English versions of titles such as Ninja Scroll, the Ghost in the Shell franchise, Macross Plus, Perfect Blue, Armitage III, Metropolis, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, as well as the redubs of Akira and The Castle of Cagliostro.

Animated Films

 * Armageddon (1996) - Additional Voices

Anime

 * Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Additional Voices
 * El-Hazard: The Wanderers (1995-1996) - Burgrom, Additional Voices
 * Fushigi Yugi (1995-1996) - Tomo
 * Street Fighter II V (1995) - Zangief, Additional Voices (Animaze Dub)
 * Battle Athletes Victory (1997-1998) - Priest, Additional Voices
 * Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) - Antonio, Jobim, Tongpu (ep. 20), Additional Voices
 * Serial Experiments Lain (1998) - Additional Voices
 * Trigun (1998) - Additional Voices
 * The Big O (1999-2003) - Timothy Wayneright (ep. 2), Rene Rigetti (ep. 7) , Santa Claus (ep. 11)
 * The Legend of Black Heaven (1999) - Additional Voices
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) - Bonsai Boss (ep. 1), Restaurant Patron (ep. 4) , Slain Man (ep. 6) , Wandering Samurai (ep. 9) , Waiter (ep. 13)
 * Gate Keepers (2000) - Yasutaka Fukuoka, Tetsuo Ikusawa, Additional Voices
 * Hand Maid May (2000) - Commander Z / Totaro Nanbara
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2003) - Pachinko Parlor Gambler (ep. 5), TV Laughing Man (eps. 5, 9, 23) , Elder (eps. 24-25)
 * Rozen Maiden (2004) - Motoharu Shibasaki, Inspector Cat, Librarian (ep. 7)
 * Rozen Maiden Träumend (2005-2006) - Motoharu Shibasaki, Inspector Cat
 * The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (2006) - Barrys (ep. 13), Additional Voices
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (2008) - Casino Manager (ep. 1)

Anime Shorts

 * The Adventures of Mini-Goddess (1998-1999) - Crawl Space Boss (ep. 38)

OVAs & Specials

 * Outlanders (1986) - Geobaldi (Animaze Dub)
 * Black Magic M-66 (1987) - Additional Voices
 * The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989-1992) - Zoanoid Team Member (ep. 1), Guard (ep. 4)
 * Bastard!! (1992) - Count Di Amon, Priest B
 * Giant Robo: The Animation (1992-1998) - Dojin Issei, Q-Boss (ep. 1), Kaiho (eps. 5-7) , Additional Voices (Animaze Dub)
 * Ambassador Magma (1993) - Additional Voices
 * Moldiver (1993) - Additional Voices
 * Orguss 02 (1993-1995) - Akamasu, Prince Perion (eps. 1-3), Zafrin Decimator Pilot (ep. 1) , Zafrin Mole (ep. 2) , Zafrin-Speaking Seeker Supervisor (ep. 2) , Zafrin Priest (ep. 3) , Rivilian Produce Peddler (ep. 4) , Passive-Aggressive Officer (ep. 5)
 * Macross Plus (1994-1995) - Military Tech 1 (ep. 1), Press Conference Director (ep. 1) , Roadie (ep. 1) , Morgan (ep. 2) , Public Announcement (ep. 2) , Additional Voices
 * Phantom Quest Corp. (1994-1995) - Additional Voices
 * Hyper Doll (1995) - Additional Voices
 * Tokyo Revelation (1995) - Additional Voices
 * Fushigi Yugi (OVA) (1996-1998) - Tomo, Additional Voices
 * Battle Athletes (1997-1998) - Gerard Paxton (ep. 4), Additional Voices
 * El-Hazard 2: The Magnificent World (1997) - Bugrom, Additional Voices
 * Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999-2000) - Additional Voices

Anime Films

 * Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) - Papa Panda, Additional Voices
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) - Inspector Koichi Zenigata (Animaze Dub)
 * They Were Eleven (1986) - Security Computer
 * Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) - Professor Ronta, Battleship Messenger, Launch Statuses Communicator 1, Long-Bearded Scientist, Marketplace Man 2, Photographer 1, Prince Toness
 * Akira (1988) - Crowd Skeptic, Revolutionary with Grenade (Animaze Dub)
 * Ninja Scroll (1993) - Tessai, Shijima, Additional Voices
 * Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal (1993) - Garuga / Yasha, Additional Voices (Animaze Dub)
 * Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) - Blanka, Movie Director, Fight Security Guard 2, Shadowlaw Business Partner
 * Catnapped! (1995) - Doh Doh
 * Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Garbage Collector A
 * Ninku the Movie (1995) - Additional Voices
 * Perfect Blue (1997) - Mima Fan, Rapist
 * Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000) - Additional Voices
 * Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) - Antonio, Jobim
 * Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) - Yakuza 4 (Manga Dub)

Video Game Dubbing

 * Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout (1997) - Frieza, Kid Buu
 * Brave Fencer Musashi (1998) - Father Whitey, Scribe Shanky

Voice Director

 * Akira (Animaze Dub)
 * Armageddon
 * Armitage III
 * Bastard!!
 * Battle Athletes
 * Battle Athletes Victory
 * The Big O (eps. 1-13)
 * Black Jack: The Movie
 * Black Magic M-66
 * Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran
 * Catnapped!
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
 * Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
 * El-Hazard: The Alternative World
 * El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
 * El-Hazard: The Wanderers
 * El-Hazard 2: The Magnificent World
 * Ghost in the Shell
 * Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Animaze Dub)
 * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
 * Giant Robo: The Animation
 * Hyper Doll
 * Kekkaishi
 * Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (Animaze Dub)
 * Macross Plus
 * Metropolis
 * Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
 * Moldiver
 * Ninku the Movie
 * Ninja Scroll
 * Orguss 02
 * Outlanders (Animaze Dub)
 * Panda! Go, Panda!
 * Perfect Blue
 * Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
 * Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
 * Street Fighter II V (Animaze Dub)
 * They Were Eleven
 * Tokyo Revelation
 * Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal (Animaze Dub)

Writer

 * Akira (Animaze Dub)
 * Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
 * El-Hazard: The Alternative World
 * El-Hazard: The Magnificent World
 * El-Hazard: The Wanderers
 * El-Hazard 2: The Magnificent World
 * Giant Robo: The Animation (Animaze Dub)
 * Panda! Go, Panda!
 * Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
 * Serial Experiments Lain (ep. 1)

Trivia

 * Seymour was the lead singer of a 80's LA New Wave band called "The Just". They only released one limited edition EP. The two songs they recorded in 1987 were titled "Thinkin'" and "Creatureman".
 * Was an avid fan of Philip K. Dick and science fiction.
 * He went by the online handle noku222, and often used The Laughing Man logo from Ghost in the Shell as his avatar.