Matthew Yang King (born May 6, 1974) is a Chinese-American actor and voice actor. He is most known for recurring roles on Riverdale, Powers, 24, Strong Medicine, and Numbers. He created the web series World of Steam and has provided voiceover work for numerous television shows, video games, and commercials including Netflix's new Emmy award-winning Love, Death, and Robots, Studio Ghibli's 25th Anniversary English edition of Only Yesterday with Daisy Ridley, the World of Warcraft franchise, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Transformers: Robots in Disguise, Fortnite, Supah Ninjas, and Marvel Heroes.
Career[]
King has provided numerous iconic voices for both television and film animation and video games, from the voice of the Host in the Emmy Award-winning episodes 'The Witness' and Liang and Renshu in 'Good Hunting.' His work ranges from the Father and Kozou in Studio Ghibli's Only Yesterday to Illidan Stormrage in the World of Warcraft franchise, from The Persuader in Bruce Timm's Justice League vs The Fatal Five to The Atom in Injustice 2, and from the voice of Eian in Batman Ninja to the voices of Splinter and Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT). King is the voice of Apple in numerous television ads and also voiced Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat 11.
Additionally, King was one of the creators and hosts of the long-running podcast, GeeksOn, with Aaron Hendricks, Donald Marshall, and Peter Gamble Robinson.
King is most well known for his recurring roles on Riverdale, Numb3rs, 24, and Strong Medicine. His best-known film role is starring opposite Danny Huston in the Bernard Rose film, The Kreutzer Sonata, which also features King playing the violin.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- My First First Love (2019) - President of University (ep. 1)
- Brotherhood (2019-present) - Additional Voices (Season 1)
- The Stranded (2019) - Kraam's Father, Radio, Man, Shaman
- Extracurricular (2020) - Dae-Yeol
- Sweet Home (2020) - Jung-Seop
- Move to Heaven (2021) - Additional Voices
- Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (2022-present) - Park Sun-ho (Professor)
Films[]
- Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018) - Cheoljin Kim
- Super Me (2019) - San
- Time to Hunt (2020) - Additional Voices
- Night in Paradise (2020) - Captain Park
- Dynasty Warriors (2021) - Cao Cao
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Trese (2021) - Captain Guerrero, Dominic, Pangil (ep. 1), Aswang Market Guard #2 (ep. 1), Rich Boy (ep. 2), Soldier A (ep. 5)
Animated Films[]
- Green Snake (2021) - 4th Lieut., Drunk Guy, Additional Voices
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Naruto (2002-2007) - Sumaru, Star Medical Ninja (eps. 180-181)
- Baki (2018-2020) - Mitsunari Tokugawa, Kureha Shinogi, Karate Student 1 (ep. 16), Waiter 1 (ep. 17), Angler (ep. 18), Butler (ep. 24) (Netflix Dub)
- Baki Hanma (2021-2023) - Kureha Shinogi, Mitsunari Tokugawa
- Onimusha (2023) - Heikurō
Anime Films[]
- Only Yesterday (1991) - Takeo's Father, Kazuo
- Batman Ninja (2018) - Eian
- Bright: Samurai Soul (2021) - Kōketsu
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Valkyria Chronicles (2008) - Maximilian Gaius von Regingrave
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013) - Additional Voices
- Judgment (2018) - Kazuya Ayabe
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Additional Voices
- Lost Judgment (2021) - Kazuki Soma
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024) - Eric Tomizawa
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Matthew Yang King at the Internet Movie Database
- Matthew Yang King at Anime News Network's encyclopedia