Joshua Luis Wiener (born February 8, 1979), known by his stage name Josh Keaton, is an American actor, voice actor, and singer. He is known for his roles as Takashi 'Shiro' Shirogane in Voltron: Legendary Defender, Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man, Electro in Marvel's Spider-Man, Jack Darby in Transformers: Prime and the adolescent Hercules in Hercules. He was also the voice of Ryu Hayabusa in the console versions of Ninja Gaiden.
Career[]
His career has included television, video game, and film work, with a mixture of live acting and voice, work for animations. As an infant, he appeared in an OshKosh B'gosh commercial. He was in the 1990s boy band No Authority and was signed to MJJ Music and later RCA Records as a solo artist.
Keaton voiced Jules Brown in Back to the Future: The Animated Series from 1991-1992 and Major Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. From 2008 to 2009, he voiced Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series on The CW. He was originally supposed to voice Spider-Man in the 2002 Spider-Man video game but his voice work was scrapped and reworked as Harry Osborn / Green Goblin when Tobey Maguire came on to voice the character. He also reprised the role of Harry Osborn in the 2007 video game Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, and Spider-Man again in the video games Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Spider-Man: Edge of Time.
In 2011, Keaton is the current voice for Spyro the Dragon in the Skylanders reboot of the franchise, Jack Darby and Tailgate on Transformers: Prime, and Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
At Wondercon 2016, it was announced that Keaton would play Shiro, one of the main characters of the Voltron animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender that premiered on June 10, exclusively on Netflix. The series ran from 2016 to 2018.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- Monarca (2019-2021) - Andrés Carranza Dávila
- 42 Days of Darkness (2022) - Martin
- Only for Love (2022) - Tadeu
- Cindy la Regia: The Series (2023) - Professor Esteban
Miniseries[]
- Inhuman Resources (2020) - Bertrand Lacoste (eps. 1-3)
- Close to Home: Murder in the Coalfield (2022) - Oliver Bartko
Films[]
- Don't Kill Me (2021) - Robin
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Winx Club (2004-2019) - Valtor, Gantlos, Rio, Professor Zarathustra (bat form), King Oritel, Guard (ep. 65), Cop (ep. 82), Nasty Man (ep. 88), Radio Announcer (ep. 89) (Nickelodeon Dub)
- Scissor Seven (2018-present) - Along, Additional Voices
Animated Films[]
- Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007) - King Oritel (Nickelodeon Dub)
- Mars Express (2023) - Carlos Rivera
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Tiger & Bunny 2 (2022) - Thomas Taurus / He is Thomas
- Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023) - Matsushima (ep. 1)
- Pokémon Concierge (2023-present) - Tyler
Anime Films[]
- The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (2015) - Ray
- The Laws of the Universe Part 1 (2018) - Ray
- Suzume (2022) - Sōta Munakata
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams (2006) - Tenkai, Munenori Yagyu
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) - Hercules
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013) - Tomesso, Traveler
- Final Fantasy XV (2016-2019) - Talcott Hester (teen)
- World of Final Fantasy (2016) - Lann
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Narjin
- Tower of God: New World (2023) - Additional Voices
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Josh Keaton at the Internet Movie Database
- Josh Keaton at Anime News Network's encyclopedia