John Burgmeier

John Burgmeier (born October 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American voice actor and script writer for FUNimation Entertainment. He is the son of voice actress Linda Young.

He is known for his roles as Tien in the Dragon Ball franchise, Kurama in Yu Yu Hakusho, Switzerland in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Shigure Sohma in Fruits Basket, and Eyes Rutherford in Spiral.

Filmography[]

Anime Dubbing[]

Anime Series[]

Dragon Ball (1986-1989) - Tien Shinhan, Sherman Priest (ep. 4), Farmer (ep. 18), Tournament Register (eps. 19, 84, 133), Jingle Village Chief (eps. 38-43), Maze Soldier (ep. 39), Captain Dark (eps. 48-49), Gatchan (eps. 55-57), Crow (ep. 56), Shula (ep. 81), Shooting Stall Owner (ep. 86), Tournament Cook (ep. 86), Grizzly Bear Spectator (ep. 96), Stilts Guy (ep. 97), Audience Member (ep. 101), Officer (ep. 107), Panda Boy (ep. 113), Rabbit Man (ep. 114), Mousse (ep. 128), Preliminary Announcer (ep. 134), Lizard Spectator (ep. 135), King's Guard (ep. 145) (FUNimation Dub)
Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996) - Tien Shinhan (eps. 108-291 / remastered dub), Caroni, Gregory, Yamu, Inspector Dog (ep. 22), Mr. Lao (ep. 170), Announcer (ep. 172), Farmer (ep. 286) (FUNimation Dub)
Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
Yu Yu Hakusho (1992-1995) - Kurama
Case Closed (1996-present) - Additional Voices
Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997) - Shusuguro, Nuova Shenron, Tien Shinhan, Laine's Father (ep. 7), Danny's Father (ep. 40), Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
Kodocha (1996-1998) - Rei Sagami
One Piece (1999-present) - Fullbody, Lucky Roux, Monda, Kozuki Sukiyaki (FUNimation Dub)
Fruits Basket (2001) - Shigure Sohma
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) - Dorochete
Burst Angel (2004) - Hiroki (ep. 19), Additional Voices
Samurai 7 (2004) - Kanzo, Additional Voices
Basilisk (2005) - Chikuma Koshirō, Additional Voices
Black Cat (2005-2006) - River Zastory
Hell Girl (2005-2006) - Hajime Shibata
Mushi-Shi (2005-2006) - Shirō (ep. 8)
Solty Rei (2005-2006) - Researcher B (eps. 15-16), Police Officer (ep. 25), Additional Voices
Speed Grapher (2005) - Kazuki Odawara (ep. 9)
Trinity Blood (2005) - Hugue de Watteau
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (2005-2006) - Sōseki
Save Me! Lollipop (2006) - Gou
D.Gray-man (2006-2008) - Head Akuma (ep. 43), Additional Voices
Ouran High School Host Club (2006) - Tetsuya Sendo (eps. 22-23)
Black Butler (2008-2009) - Paul Jones (ep. 9)
Michiko & Hatchin (2008-2009) - Nei Feng-Yi (ep. 17)
Rosario + Vampire (2008) - Additional Voices
Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (2008) - Additional Voices
Soul Eater (2008-2009) - Rachel's Father (ep. 29)
Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009-2011) - Tien Shinhan, Gregory, Caroni, Additional Voices
Fairy Tail (2009-2019) - Fried Justine, Galuna Demon (eps. 13-18), Traveler (ep. 15), Additional Voices
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) - Dolcetto
Black Butler II (2010) - Additional Voices
Shiki (2010) - Seishin Muroi, Additional Voices
The Future Diary (2011-2012) - Additional Voices
Gosick (2011) - Alan
Guilty Crown (2011-2012) - Additional Voices
Toriko (2011-2014) - Taccino
Attack on Titan (2013-2023) - Dieter, Xaver
Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters (2014-2015) - Tien Shinhan, Yamu, Gregory
Garo: The Animation (2014-2015) - Book (ep. 16), Additional Voices
Yona of the Dawn (2014-2015) - Keishuk
Dragon Ball Super (2015-2018) - Tien Shinhan, Dium, Gregory (eps. 4-5), Caroni (eps. 13, 15) (FUNimation Dub)
Garo: Crimson Moon (2015-2016) - Minamoto no Tooru (ep. 15)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015) - Additional Voices
Drifters (2016) - Additional Voices
Izetta: The Last Witch (2016) - Arnold Berkmann
My Hero Academia (2016-present) - Edgeshot, Shin Nemoto, Baseball Hero Slugger (ep. 2)
The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017) - Matthew, Additional Voices
Black Clover (2017-2021) - Seihi, Additional Voices
Garo: Vanishing Line (2017-2018) - Pawn (ep. 7)
Chio's School Road (2018) - Businessman (eps. 1, 12)
Pop Team Epic (2018) - Additional Voices
Tokyo Ghoul: re (2018) - Additional Voices
Dr. Stone (2019-present) - Additional Voices
Fruits Basket (2019-2021) - Shigure Sohma
Higurashi: When They Cry - Gou (2020-2021) - Jiro Tomitake
The Case Study of Vanitas (2021) - The Teacher
Sonny Boy (2021) - Sō (ep. 9), Seiji (ep. 9)
Spy x Family (2022-present) - Donovan Desmond (eps. 17, 25)
I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (2022) - Claude Jeanne Elmir
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion (2023) - Heika Demint (Adult Form)
Delico's Nursery (2024) - Dino Classico
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest (2024-2025) - Freed Justine
Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister (2024-2025) - Miemon Kitashirakawa
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (2025) - Demon Overlord
Zenshu (2025) - Vendor (ep. 1)

OVAs & Specials[]

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - the Father of Goku (1990) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993) - Tien Shinhan (FUNimation Dub)
Lupin the 3rd: Island of Assassins (1997) - Victor Flanagan
Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013-2014) - Additional Voices
One Piece: Episode of East Blue (2017) - Lucky Roux

Anime Films[]

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) - Tien Shinhan (FUNimation Dub)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990) - Tien Shinhan (FUNimation Dub)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991) - Angila (FUNimation Dub)
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) - Shamo's Grandpa, Examiner (FUNimation Dub)
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993) - Tien Shinhan (FUNimation Dub)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal (1993) - Kurama (FUNimation Dub)
Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997) - Taguchi
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) - Cain
Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
Summer Wars (2009) - Tasuke Jinnouchi
Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012) - Additional Voices
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) - Tien Shinhan
The Boy & the Beast (2015) - Additional Voices
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015) - Tien Shinhan
Josee, The Tiger and the Fish (2020) - Mizushima
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) - Edgeshot
One Piece Film: Red (2022) - Lucky Roux
Fruits Basket -prelude- (2022) - Shigure Sohma

Donghua Dubbing[]

Donghua Series[]

To Be Hero X (2025) - Shand

Video Game Dubbing[]

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2002) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen, Tiencha
Fullmetal Alchemist & the Broken Angel (2003) - Gelb
Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (2004) - Jack Crowley
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (2005) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (2006) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen, Nuova Shenron, Frieza Soldier 1
Lux-Pain (2008) - Graham Miller
Dragon Ball Legends (2018) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020) - Tien Shinhan
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (2024) - Tien Shinhan, Saibamen, Frieza Soldier

Voice Director[]

Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - the Father of Goku
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (Assistant Director)

Writer[]

Trivia[]

Burgmeier is also a musician and is a member of the rock band El Gato. He plays keys, guitar, and other instruments across their two albums and EP. While the band has since split up after singer John Vineyard and drummer Kevin Dotolo moved away, they will occasionally play a show.

External Links[]

John Burgmeier at the Internet Movie Database.
John Burgmeier on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
John Burgmeier on Behind The Voice Actors.