Hiroaki Hirata (平田 広明 Hirata Hiroaki, born August 7, 1963) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is best known for voicing Sanji in One Piece, Adult T.K. Takaishi in Digimon Adventure 02 as well as the narrator for the series and its predecessor Digimon Adventure, as well as Genma Shiranui in Naruto and Klein in Sword Art Online.
He is the founder of his own dubbing company called Hirata Production.
Dub Actors[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2000 | Hiroaki Ishida | Digimon Adventure | David Greenlee | United States |
| DeathMeramon (ep. 32) | ¿? | |||
| Gennai (young; ep. 45) | Jeff Nimoy | |||
| Leomon | Paul St. Peter | |||
| Megadramon (ep. 48) | ¿? | |||
| Hagurumon (ep. 48) | Tom Fahn | |||
| Digivice | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |||
| Narrator | Dave Mallow | |||
| 1999- present |
Sanji | One Piece | Joseph Murray (eps. 20-67) |
Singapore |
| Paul J. Pistore (eps. 68-104) | ||||
| David Moo | United States | |||
| Eric Vale | United States | |||
| Carue | Michael Haigney | United States | ||
| Monica Rial | United States | |||
| Inuppe | Eric Vale | |||
| Demaro Black | ||||
| Chirp Chirp | Chris Cason | |||
| Magra | Newton Pittman | |||
| 2000-2001 | Narrator | Digimon Adventure 02 | Tom Wyner | United States |
| Michel Takaishi | David Lodge | |||
| Takeru Takaishi (adult) | Doug Erholtz | |||
| Gennai (young; ep. 50) | Steve Blum | |||
| 2000-2001 | Sha Gojyo | Saiyuki | Illich Guardiola | United States |
| Kenren Taisho | ||||
| 2001 | Sha Gojyo | Saiyuki: Requiem | United States | |
| 2000-2002 | Keigo Okita | Fighting Spirit | Tom Fahn | United States |
| 2000-2004 | Suikotsu | InuYasha | Michael Donovan | Canada |
| 2001-2002 | Phillip (ep. 13) | Cyborg 009 | ¿? | United States |
| 2001-2002 | Leomon | Digimon Tamers | Paul St. Peter | United States |
| Hagurumon (ep. 28) | Beau Billingslea | |||
| Doggymon (ep. 29) | Michael Sorich | |||
| 2002 | Tadaki Kashimura | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2002-2007 | Genma Shiranui | Naruto | Johnny Yong Bosch | United States |
| 2002 | Allen Ridgeley | Xenosaga Episode I | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
| 2003 | Neo | The Animatrix | Keanu Reeves | United States |
| 2003 | Jack Hofner | L/R: Licensed by Royalty | Freddy Douglas | United States |
| 2003-2004 | Sha Gojyo | Saiyuki Reload | Tony Oliver | United States |
| 2004 | Xaki | DearS | Patrick Seitz | United States |
| 2004 | Professor Yu Kakuzawa | Elfen Lied | John Swasey | United States |
| 2004 | Koga | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Robert Axelrod | United States |
| Fred Sanders | United States | |||
| 2004 | Eric Gillian | Madlax | Andy McAvin | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Jaromír Lipský | Monster | Troy Baker | United States |
| 2004 | Sha Gojyo | Saiyuki Reload Gunlock | Tony Oliver | United States |
| 2005 | Professor Yu Kakuzawa | Elfen Lied (OVA) | John Swasey | United States |
| 2005 | Roddy Flame | Eureka Seven vol.1: The New Wave | Dean Wein | United States |
| 2005 | Sanji | One Piece: Grand Battle | David Moo | United States |
| 2005 | One Piece: Pirate's Carnival | United States | ||
| 2005-2006 | Live Convoy | Transformers: Cybertron | Bill Mondy | Canada |
| Gasket | Louis Chirillo | |||
| Samuel Vincent (ep. 46) | ||||
| 2006 | Yasuyoshi Sano | Air Gear | John Gremillion | United States |
| 2006 | Benny | Black Lagoon | Brian Drummond | Canada |
| 2006 | Roddy Flame | Eureka Seven vol.2: The New Vision | Dean Wein | United States |
| 2006-2012 | Pip Bernadotte | Hellsing Ultimate | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Kaguro | Kekkaishi | Troy Baker | United States |
| 2006 | Jack Sparrow | Kingdom Hearts II | James Arnold Taylor | United States |
| 2007 | Rubel | Claymore | R. Bruce Elliott | United States |
| 2007-2017 | Genma Shiranui | Naruto Shippūden | Johnny Yong Bosch | United States |
| 2007 | Sanji | One Piece: The Desert Princess & the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2007 | One Piece: Unlimited Adventure | United States | ||
| 2007-2008 | Falk | Strait Jacket | Christopher Corey Smith | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Merci | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | Robert Tinkler | Canada |
| 2009 | Santana | CANAAN | Leraldo Anzaldua | United States |
| 2009 | Sanji | One Piece Film: Strong World | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2009 | Dugld | The Slayers Evolution-R | Kevin T. Collins | United States |
| 2010-2012 | Matadormon | Digimon Fusion | Matthew Mercer | United States |
| 2010 | 1337 (ep. 4) | Halo Legends | Deke Anderson | United States |
| 2010 | Dr. Ho Yinsen / Iron Man Dio | Iron Man | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2011 | Orlando Haddick | Catherine | Liam O'Brien | United States |
| 2011 | Vergil | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Daniel Southworth | United States |
| 2012 | Tatsuji Chibiki | Another | David Wald | United States |
| 2012 | Merci | Beyblade: Shogun Steel | Andrew Jackson | Canada |
| 2012 | Kenren Taisho | Saiyuki Gaiden | Illich Guardiola | United States |
| 2012 | Sanji | One Piece Film: Z | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2012 | Ryotaro Tsuboi / Klein | Sword Art Online | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2013 | Sanji | Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2013 | Samuel Rodrigues | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Philip Anthony-Rodriguez | United States |
| 2014 | Sanji | One Piece 3D2Y: Overcoming Ace's Death! Luffy's Pledge to His Friends | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2014 | Ryotaro Tsuboi / Klein | Sword Art Online II | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2015-2018 | Young Gennai | Digimon Adventure tri. | Jeff Nimoy | United States |
| Leomon | Paul St. Peter | |||
| 2015 | Sanji | One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia | Eric Vale | United States |
| Chirp Chirp | Chris Cason | |||
| 2015 | Sanji | One Piece: Episode of Sabo | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2016-2019 | Godot
(Sōryū Kaminogi) |
Ace Attorney | Brandon Potter | United States |
| 2016 | Sanji | One Piece Film: Gold | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2016 | One Piece: Heart of Gold | United States | ||
| 2017-2019 | Rackam | Granblue Fantasy: The Animation | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2017 | Sanji | One Piece: Episode of East Blue | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2017 | Sha Gojyo | Saiyuki Reload Blast | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| Kenren Taisho | ||||
| 2017 | Ryotaro Tsuboi / Klein | Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2018-2021 | Keith Flick | B: The Beginning | Ray Chase | United States |
| 2018 | Sanji | One Piece: Episode of Skypiea | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2019 | Captain Jack Sparrow | Kingdom Hearts III | Jared Butler | United States |
| 2019 | Sanji | One Piece: Stampede | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2019- present |
Ace Killer | Ultraman | Ray Chase | United States |
| 2020 | Gennai (Small) | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Jeff Nimoy | United States |
| 2020-2021 | Leomon | Digimon Adventure: | Aaron LaPlante | United States |
| 2022 | Sha Gojyo | Saiyuki Reload Zeroin | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2022 | Sanji | One Piece Film: Red | Eric Vale | United States |