Michael Sinterniklaas

Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas (born August 13, 1972) is a French-born American voice actor, ADR director and script writer who has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series, as well as video games and cartoons. He has worked for Studiopolis, FUNimation, 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, Bandai Entertainment, Viz Media, Media Blasters, Dubbing Brothers USA, and VSI Los Angeles. He is the founder and owner of NYAV Post, a Bi-coastal studio located in New York City and Los Angeles, which dubbed many different anime titles and recorded several original prelay works.

Since around late 2008, he currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Biography & Career[]

Michael Sinterniklaas was born on August 13, 1972, in France, lived in London as a child and moved to the United States when he was 10 years old. He graduated from High School of Performing Arts in New York City, and attended college in North Carolina where he got his start in voice acting, doing voice acting at both Southwynde and Coastal Carolina Studios.

His most notable roles as a voice actor are Leonardo in 2003 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dean Venture (and other small parts) in the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros, Mikey Simon in the Nicktoons series Kappa Mikey, Orphan in Final Fantasy XIII and as Deady in the 2011 Friday the 13th event of the online MMORPG AdventureQuest Worlds. He also replaced David Moo as Xellos in the English dub of The Slayers Revolution and The Slayers Evolution-R.

He is also a well known voice director, for a variety of shows, such as Berserk, Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, Kappa Mikey, Kurokami: The Animation, Magic User's Club, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Slayers Revolution, Slayers Evolution-R, Let's Go! Tamagotchi, Three Delivery, Care Bears, and The Venture Bros.

Filmography[]

Live-Action Dubbing[]

TV Series[]

Violetta (2012-2015) - León Vargas (eps. 81-240), Braco
3% (2016-2020) - Additional Voices
Élite (2018-present) - Luis
Luis Miguel: The Series (2018-present) - Luis Miguel (eps. 14-21)
Unauthorized Living (2018-2020) - Daniel Artega, Additional Voices
Reality Z (2020-present) - Lucas, Additional Voices

Films[]

Cutie Honey (2004) - Detective Todoroki

Animation Dubbing[]

Animated Series[]

Winx Club (2004-2019) - Riven (4Kids Dub)
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (2009-2012) - Additional Voices
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015-present) - Nathaniel Kurtzberg
Lastman (2016) - Darko (ep. 16), Additional Voices

Animated Specials[]

The Fight for the FoxBox (2003) - Leonardo

Animated Films[]

Impy's Island (2006) - Professor Horatio Tibberton
Mia and the Migoo (2008) - Poker Buddy
The Painting (2011) - Ramo, Additional Voices
Wrinkles (2011) - Nurse Simon
Ernest & Celestine (2012) - Additional Voices
Zarafa (2012) - Saint-Hilaire, Additional Voices
Monkey King: Hero is Back (2015) - Additional Voices
Phantom Boy (2015) - Additional Voices
My Life as a Courgette (2016) - Additional Voices
Throne of Elves (2016) - Additional Voices
Marona's Fantastic Tale (2019) - Vet, Madalina's Friend 2, Additional Voices
Mars Express (2023) - Additional Voices

Anime Dubbing[]

Anime[]

Urusei Yatsura (1981-1986) - Ataru Moroboshi (AnimEigo Test Dub)
Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996) - Orlen (ep. 54) (FUNimation Dub)
Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1989-1990) - Richard Wong/Utsumi
Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
Sailor Moon S (1994-1995) - Tsutomu Asai (ep. 100), Boy A (ep. 105), George (ep. 108) (Viz Dub)
Case Closed (1996-present) - Additional Voices
Berserk (1997-1998) - Additional Voices
Pokémon (1997-2002) - Dorian (ep. 255)
Knight Hunters: Weiß Kreuz (1998) - Crawford
Magical DoReMi (1999-2000) - Stewart, Igarashi, Scooter (ep. 32), Additional Voices
One Piece (1999-present) - Mayor Boodle, Mr. 9, Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
- Disco (FUNimation Dub)
Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Mahad
Shaman King (2001-2002) - Trey Racer, Orona
Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Joshua (eps. 1, 71), Kennedy (ep. 17), Man #2 (ep. 42), Guy (ep. 66), Elijah (ep. 86), Scizor's Trainer (ep. 101), Camerput's Trainer (ep. 103), Joshua (eps. 115-116), Sailor (ep. 124), Kyle Hamm (ep. 145), Additional Voices
Seven of Seven (2002) - Yuichi Kamichika
F-Zero: GP Legend (2003-2004) - Additional Voices
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) - Rio
Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Akira
Sonic X (2003-2006) - Older Chris Thorndyke
Bleach (2004-2012) - Nnoitra Gilga, Luppi Antenor, Menis
Burst Angel (2004) - Jay (ep. 9)
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (2004-2005) - Heine Westenfluss, Rey Za Burrel (young), Additional Voices (NYAV Post Dub)
Monster (2004-2005) - Jan Suk
Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (2004) - Takeru
Phoenix (2004) - Masato Yamanobe, Takeru (ep. 4)
Samurai 7 (2004) - Sobel
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004-2008) - Torrey (ep. 14)
Ah! My Goddess (2005) - Shohei Yoshida (ep. 25)
Mushi-Shi (2005-2006) - Isasa (ep. 26)
D.Gray-man (2006-2008) - Dodge (ep. 18)
Kekkaishi (2006-2008) - Shu Akitsu
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters (2006) - Dark Magician, Additional Voices
Dinosaur King (2007-2008) - Nathan Peckham (ep. 17)
Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017) - Sora, Utakata, Villager (ep. 150), Reincarnated Ninja (ep. 316)
The Slayers Revolution (2008) - Xellos, Billy (ep. 3), Bather (ep. 7)
Stitch! (2008-2011) - Hans (ep. 42)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008-2011) - Torunka (young), Max (eps. 52-53)
Kurokami: The Animation (2009) - Punipuni, Tribal End (eps. 13, 20), The Noble One (ep. 14)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings (2009) - Sasuke Saurutobi
The Slayers Evolution-R (2009) - Xellos, Jar Merchant (ep. 7), Vezendi Guard (ep. 7)
Durarara!! (2010) - Additional Voices
Digimon Fusion (2010-2012) - Lucemon
Iron Man (2010) - Pisces/Sho (ep. 6), Lab Employee (ep. 6), Operator (ep. 8)
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 (2010) - Sasuke Saurutobi
B-Daman Crossfire (2011-2012) - Yuki Washimura
X-Men (2011) - Hisako's Father, Rat, U-Men A.I., Passengers (ep. 1), Mutant Boy (ep. 4), Men (ep. 5)
Tiger & Bunny (2011) - Ivan Karelin / Origami Cyclone
Blade (2011) - Tanaka
The Future Diary (2011-2012) - Assemblyman (ep. 11)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011-2014) - Cody Callus, Additional Voices
Aldnoah.Zero (2014-2015) - Additional Voices
Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (2014) - Sasuke Sarutobi
Your Lie in April (2014-2015) - Akira Takaniyagi
Lupin the 3rd Part 4 (2015-2016) - Kou Uraga, Mario (ep. 15)
Mr. Osomatsu (2015-present) - Jyushimatsu Matsuno
Tales of Zestiria: The Cross (2016-2017) - Oscar Dragonia (ep. 6)
Little Witch Academia (2017) - Agent (ep. 25), Student (ep. 25)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017-present) - Enra
Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan (2018) - Additional Voices
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (2018-present) - Neidhardt Müller
Pop Team Epic (2018) - Pipimi (ep. 11b), Additional Voices
Cannon Busters (2019) - Additional Voices
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Reawakened (2019) - Kuniharu Saiki, Additional Voices
Bungo and Alchemist - Gears of Judgement (2020) - Shusei Tokuda
Cagaster of an Insect Cage (2020) - Griffith, Additional Voices
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (2020) - Additional Voices
Great Pretender (2020) - Additional Voices
Number24 (2020) - Ikuto Yufu, Club Member (ep. 1), Yasunari's Dad (ep. 9)
Shaman King (2021-2022) - HoroHoro Usui
Yasuke (2021) - Iga General, Nobukatsu Oda, Additional Voices
Eden (2021) - Additional Voices
Fena: Pirate Princess (2021) - Franz, Additional Voices
Kotaro Lives Alone (2022) - Shin Karino
Tiger & Bunny 2 (2022) - Ivan Karelin / Origami Cyclone
Vampire in the Garden (2022) - Aaron (ep. 2), Additional Voices
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition (2022) - Additional Voices
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022-present) - Luppi Antenor (eps. 22-23)
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023) - Tsuda (ep. 1), Additional Voices
FLCL: Grunge (2023) - Additional Voices
FLCL: Shoegaze (2023) - Atomsk, Additional Voices
Pluto (2023) - Hoffman

Anime Shorts[]

Let's Go! Tamagotchi (2007) - Gozarutchi
Star Wars Visions (2021) - Hen Jin, Jedi Hunter (The Ninth Jedi), Kaku, Tao Planet Resident (Lop & Ocho), Musha (Akakiri), RA-7, Villager #D, Tuskan Raider (The Duel), Stormtrooper (T0-B1), Villager (The Village Bride), Additional Voices

OVAs & Specials[]

Bubblegum Crisis (1987-1991) - Young Mackie (ep. 1), AD Police Officer (ep. 2), Additional Voices
Bubblegum Crash (1991) - Additional Voices
Gall Force: New Era (1991-1992) - Nova Universe
Domain of Murder (1992) - Goro Nanase
Kizuna (1994) - Kai Sagano
Lunatic Night (1996-1997) - Kanzaki
Twin Signal (1996) - Maki
Demon Fighter Kocho (1997) - Takashi
Tokio Private Police (1997) - Yasuo Kawasaki
Pikachu Shorts (1998-2015) - Seviper (ep. 12)
Bride of Darkness (1999) - Senshiro Goda
Alien Nine (2001-2002) - Hiroshi Iwanami
Blood Shadow (2001-2002) - Rekka
Shootfighter Tekken (2002) - Kiichi "Kiibo" Miyazawa
Square of the Moon (2002-2003) - Souji Kagura
Joe vs. Joe (2003) - Joe Yuuki
Mazinkaiser vs. the Great General of Darkness (2003) - Hadias, Male Guard #B
Munto (2003) - Kazuya Takamori
Freedom (2006-2008) - Takeru
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-2014) - Angelo Sauper, Besson, Dennis (ep. 1)
Pokémon Origins (2013) - Team Rocket Member #3 (ep. 2)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015-2018) - Additional Voices

Anime Films[]

The Weathering Continent (1992) - Arun Harad
Memories (1995) - Carlo, Guest #B
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) - Soldier (Netflix Dub)
Jungle Emperor Leo (1997) - Tommy
Pokémon Heroes (2002) - Ross
Aquarian Age: The Movie (2003) - Additional Voices
Tokyo Godfathers (2003) - Arao, Additional Voices
The Sky Crawlers (2008) - Yuuichi Kannami
Mai Mai Miracle (2009) - Additional Voices
Summer Wars (2009) - Kenji Koiso
Welcome to the Space Show (2010) - Kiyoshi Satō
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time (2010) - Dark Magician
A Letter to Momo (2012) - Additional Voices
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King (2012) - Additional Voices
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey (2012) - Additional Voices
Patema Inverted (2013) - Age
A Silent Voice (2016) - Kazuki Shimada, Additional Voices
Miss Hokusai (2016) - Additional Voices
Your Name (2016) - Taki Tachibana
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017) - King Animus
Fireworks (2017) - Mitsuishi, Additional Voices
Lu Over the Wall (2017) - Kai
MFKZ (2017) - Additional Voices
Napping Princess (2017) - Additional Voices
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017) - Mock Jougasaki, Additional Voices
Mazinger Z: Infinity (2018) - Additional Voices
Promare (2019) - Vinny
Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019) - Game Attendant
Weathering With You (2019) - Taki Tachibana, Additional Voices
Belle (2021) - Additional Voices
Pompo: The Cinéphile (2021) - Additional Voices
Inu-Oh (2021) - Additional Voices
Goodbye, Don Glees! (2022) - Additional Voices
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022) - Ritsma
The First Slam Dunk (2022) - Nakamura, Sannoh Kogyo High School Reserve Members, Additional Voices
The Boy and the Heron (2023) - Additional Voices

Video Game Dubbing[]

Bravely Default (2012) - Jackal
Tales of Berseria (2016) - Oscar Dragonia
Rune Factory 4 Special (2020) - Vishnal

Voice Director[]

NYAV Post

Others

Aquarian Age: The Movie (BitLab)
Fairy Tail (ep. 45) (FUNimation Entertainment)
The Illusionauts (4K Media Inc.)

Writer[]

External Links[]

Michael Sinterniklaas at the Internet Movie Database
Michael Sinterniklaas on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Michael Sinterniklaas on Behind The Voice Actors