Matthew Kermit Miller (born February 2, 1960), better known as Matt K. Miller, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, playwright and voice artist. His best-known voice role in anime was Tenchi Masaki in the Pioneer dub of Tenchi Muyo!. He reprised the role in the FUNimation English dub of Ai Tenchi Muyo! in 2018
Career[]
Miller has performed voice work in numerous film and television projects, but is better known as a stage actor and playwright who has performed with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, Sacramento Theatre Company, Sierra Repertory Theatre, and Foothill Theatre Company. Miller became artistic director of the Sacramento Theatre Company in 2010.
The Sacramento News & Review called Miller's portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Sacramento Theatre Company's December 2007 production of A Christmas Carol, "outstanding".
In 2009, he wrote and starred in the solo show Fits & Parts: My Life in Stages, a memoir on his own career as working actor and voiceover artist for Japanese anime. Of his performance, Sacramento News & Review wrote that Miller's "personable outlook, storytelling skills and good timing with jokes make a winning combination," with the Sacramento Bee called his performance both entertaining and engaging. Also in 2009, Miller wrote Beat Aside Apollo's Arrow, for which he received a John Gassner Award.
Sacramento Bee made special note of Miller's debut as director of the Sacramento Theatre Company in their review of the theatre company's October 2010 presentation of The Importance of Being Earnest, writing "The importance of this 'Earnest' lies in its significance as director Matt K. Miller's debut as STC artistic director and as the company's season-opening production. Though Miller did not select the comedy or most of the STC 2010–11 season, he recognizes his good fortune in the playbill, noting 'Earnest' is as close to 'fool-proof' as a play gets". They also made note of Miller having adapted the play slightly so that it moved briskly.
In praising the STC's November 2010 presentation of The Owl and the Pussycat, the Sacramento Bee wrote "the production is as good as it is as a tribute to Miller and his cast and crew."
In Miller's return to the character of Scrooge in December 2010, Sacramento Press writes, "It is the portrayal of Scrooge that makes the difference between a good and a great production of A Christmas Carol. Fortunately for STC, they have Matt K. Miller, an outstanding and very experienced Scrooge." The noted that Miller's transition from Scrooge the miser to the loving and generous Scrooge is very believable.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
Films[]
- Terminatrix (1995) - Additional Voices
- Bio Zombie (1998) - Kui
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime Series[]
- Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Barfly B (ep. 4), Elite Soldier B (ep. 8), Fearful Villager A (ep. 7), Resigned Villager (ep. 9), Village Militia A (ep. 6)
- Tenchi Universe (1995) - Tenchi Masaki, Additional Voices
- Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - Schneider (Media Blasters Dub)
- Tenchi in Tokyo (1997) - Tenchi Masaki, Hotsuma
- Vampire Princess Miyu (1997-1998) - Nobuo Matchiyama (ep. 1)
- Trigun (1998) - Henchman (ep. 1), Chief (ep. 19)
- Fushigi Yugi (1998-1999) - Keisuke Yuuki (ep. 2)
- Pet Shop of Horrors (1999) - Robin Hendrix (ep. 3)
- Digimon Adventure (1999-2000) - Cockatrimon (ep. 17), Cockatrimon Customer (ep. 23), Meteorologist (ep. 21), Newscaster (ep. 21)
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (1999) - Additional Voices
- Reign: The Conqueror (1999) - Additional Voices
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) - Additional Voices
- Gate Keepers (2000) - Additional Voices
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2003) - Dr. Miyashiro (ep. 3)
- Ai Tenchi Muyo! (2014) - Tenchi Masaki
OVAs & Specials[]
- Dragon Slayer (1992) - Sirius
- Giant Robo: The Animation (1992-1998) - Additional Voices (Animaze Dub)
- Tenchi Muyo! (1992-1993) - Tenchi Masaki, Yosho
- Tenchi Muyo! The Night Before the Carnival (1993) - Tenchi Masaki
- Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (1994) - Prettz
- Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special (1994) - Tenchi Masaki
- Tenchi Muyo! II (1994) - Tenchi Masaki, Yosho
- Bio Hunter (1995) - Koshigaya
- Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1995-1997) - Tenchi Kawai, Additional Voices
- Puppet Princess (2000) - Ninja A, Soldier C, Additional Voices
- Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (2003-2005) - Tenchi Masaki
Anime Films[]
- Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) - Royal Guard B (Animaze Dub)
- Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) - Mulligan
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounter in Space (1982) - Mulligan
- Castle in the Sky (1986) - Train Operator, Additional Voices (Buena Vista Dub)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) - Policeman, Receptionist (Buena Vista Dub)
- Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi in Love (1996) - Tenchi Masaki
- The Dog of Flanders (1997) - Mr. Ike, Additional Voices
- Perfect Blue (1997) - Observant Man B
- Princess Mononoke (1997) - Additional Voices
- Tenchi Muyo! The Daughter of Darkness (1997) - Tenchi Masaki
- Twilight of the Dark Master (1997) - Tenku
- Tenchi Forever! (1999) - Tenchi Masaki
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Final Fantasy X (2001) - Clasko
- Xenosaga Episode I (2002) - Additional Voices
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (2003) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Matthew Kermit Miller at the Internet Movie Database
- Matthew Kermit Miller at Anime News Network's encyclopedia