David Richard Thompson or Da'ud Rachid Thompson in Arabic, (1961 – January 24, 2025) was an actor, writer, musician entrepreneur, humanitarian of both American and Canadian origins. He was a co-founder of the non-profit 501c3 International Parkour Federation and for-profit World Freerunning Parkour Federation plus USA Parkour. Thompson has also done voice over work for anime licensed under Manga, Bandai, and Geneon Entertainment. In 2009, he stepped back from acting to produce an MTV series titled "MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge", but as of 2022, has begun performing on-camera work once more.
He passed away on January 24, 2025.
Filmography[]
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime Series[]
- Fist of the North Star (1984-1988) - Fang Clan Member with Claws (ep. 25)
- El-Hazard: The Wanderers (1995-1996) - Farming Villager (ep. 10), Civilian D (ep. 12), Baron Guard A (ep. 18)
- Fushigi Yugi (1995-1996) - Additional Voices
- Cowboy Bebop (1998-1999) - Tucan (ep. 16), Additional Voices
- Trigun (1998) - Additional Voices
OVAs & Specials[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991-1992) - Additional Voices
- Bastard!! (1992) - Warning Ninja A (ep. 3), Factual Ninja (ep. 4)
- Giant Robo: The Animation (1992-1998) - Cho-Katsu Kōmei (eps. 6-7) (Animaze Dub)
- Black Jack (1993) - Patrick (ep. 4)
- El-Hazard 2: The Magnificent World (1997) - Reporting Servant (ep. 1)
Anime Films[]
- Akira (1988) - Soldier Loading Wounded (Animaze Dub)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) - Togusa
- Black Jack: The Movie (1996) - Dr. Eric Caderry
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Ghost in the Shell (1997) - Togusa
- Bushido Blade 2 (1998) - Tatsumi
Trivia[]
- Several of his roles, along with his alias Christopher Joyce, have been misattributed to Matthew Kermit Miller.
External Links[]
- David Richard Thompson at the Internet Movie Database
- David Richardson at the Internet Movie Database
- Christopher Joyce at the Internet Movie Database
- Christopher Joyce at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ned Richardson at Anime News Network's encyclopedia