Scott Justin Freeman (born June 20, 1979) is an American former voice actor who worked for FUNimation Entertainment.
He was best known as Issei Hyodo in High School DxD, England in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Takashi Kosuda in B Gata H Kei, Yuji Sakamoto in Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts, Pierce Aogami in A Certain Magical Index and Hayato Narita in We Without Wings.
Arrest[]
On April 5, 2014, Freeman was arrested for eight counts of possession of child pornography. On July 30, 2015, Freeman was convicted and sentenced to three years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In response, FUNimation announced that they had terminated their relationship with Freeman, and his ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors. Freeman served his sentence at the Joe F. Gurney Unit in Anderson County, Texas until he was paroled in 2018. Freeman currently lives in Papillion, Nebraska as a registered sex offender.[1]
Filmography[]
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime Series[]
- Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present) - Renfield (ep. 60), Additional Voices
- Yu Yu Hakusho (1992-1995) - Godai (Blu-Ray Remaster)
- Case Closed (1996-present) - Reporter 2 (ep. 108), Police Operator (ep. 112), Weather Dude (ep. 130), Additional Voices
- Initial D: First Stage (1998) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
- One Piece (1999-present) - Yasopp (eps. 4-50), Kamakiri, Hamburg, Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
- Basilisk (2005) - Additional Voices
- Hell Girl (2005-2006) - Additional Voices
- Mushi-Shi (2005-2006) - Fisherman (ep. 5), Mushi Master A (ep. 20)
- Trinity Blood (2005) - Boatman (ep. 11)
- Save Me! Lollipop (2006) - Tomi
- D.Gray-man (2006-2008) - Villager (ep. 28), Additional Voices
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006-2007) - Kisara's Dad (ep. 38), Additional Voices
- Claymore (2007) - Additional Voices
- El Cazador de la Bruja (2007) - Thug A (ep. 16), Clerk (ep. 17)
- Black Butler (2008-2009) - Additional Voices
- Michiko & Hatchin (2008-2009) - Shinsuke Sasse Rodriguez
- Rosario + Vampire (2008) - Koji Aono (ep. 1), Additional Voices
- Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (2008) - Koji Aono (ep. 7)
- Soul Eater (2008-2009) - Harvar D. Eclair
- A Certain Magical Index (2008-2019) - Pierce Aogami (eps. 1-47), Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Angel Fall; eps. 15-17)
- Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009-2011) - Reptilian Soldier (ep. 19), Frieza's Soldier (ep. 21), Namekian Villager (ep. 23), King Cold's Soldier (ep. 55), Red-Haired Soldier (ep. 56), Yardrat (ep. 57), Office Worker (ep. 59), CQV Anchor (ep. 68), Battle Ball Player (ep. 70)
- Fairy Tail (2009-2019) - Bixlow (1st voice; eps. 42-201), Tommen, Fairy Tail Wizard, Dark Fairy Tail Wizard, Galuna Demon (eps. 13-18), Traveler (ep. 15), Magnolia Citizen (ep. 21), Phantom Lord Wizard (eps. 21-22), Chef Eido (ep. 29), Audience Member (ep. 30), Bandit (ep. 31), Karen's Date (ep. 32), Acalypha Citizen (ep. 51), Red Hood Wizard (eps. 54-55), Edolas Soldier (ep. 94)
- A Certain Scientific Railgun (2009-2020) - Pierce Aogami (ep. 43)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) - Additional Voices
- The Sacred Blacksmith (2009) - Additional Voices
- Black Butler II (2010) - Additional Voices
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) - Additional Voices
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) - Sugarscream (ep. 7A), Tom Croose (ep. 8B)
- Shiki (2010) - Yasuyuki Ōtsuka, Additional Voices
- Guilty Crown (2011-2012) - Ōgumo, Additional Voices
- Haganai (2011-2013) - Semoponume Kashiwazaki (ep. 2)
- The Future Diary (2011-2012) - Tarō Nanba
- Toriko (2011-2014) - StarJun
- Kamisama Kiss (2012-2015) - Yamada (ep. 10), Additional Voices
- Lupin the 3rd: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012) - Additional Voices
- Robotics;Notes (2012-2013) - Additional Voices
- Attack on Titan (2013-2014) - Ian Dietrich, Additional Voices
- Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters (2014-2015) - Male Spectator (ep. 120)
- Tokyo Ghoul (2014-2015) - Chuu Hachikawa
- Assassination Classroom (2015-2016) - Ryuki (ep. 7)
Anime Films[]
- Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
- Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
- Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
- One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) - Additional Voices
- Summer Wars (2009) - Additional Voices
- King of Thorn (2010) - Additional Voices
- Wolf Children (2012) - Additional Voices
- A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion (2013) - Pierce Aogami
- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) - Additional Voices
- Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (2014) - Ian Dietrich
Notes[]
- Since his arrest and forced retirement, Freeman's ongoing roles have all been recast.
- Taliesin Jaffe replaced him as England in Hetalia: The World Twinkle onward.
- Josh Grelle replaced him as Issei Hyodo in High School DxD BorN.
- Anthony Bowling replaced him as Kengo Usui in Maken-ki! Two.
- Tyler Walker replaced him as Bixlow in Fairy Tail.
- Garret Storms replaced him as Ian Dietrich in Attack on Titan: Junior High. Storms would also replace Freeman as Hamburg in One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia.
- Newton Pittman replaced him as Ryuki in Assassination Classroom. Freeman's voice only appears in the broadcast simuldub of Episode 7, and is redubbed by Pittman for video releases.
- Patrick McAlister replaced him as Pierce Aogami in A Certain Magical Index III and Chu Hachikawa in Tokyo Ghoul: re.
- Jeff Johnson replaced him as Yasopp in the One Piece franchise starting with One Piece: Episode of East Blue.
- Kyle Igneczi replaced him as Mitsuki Sarue/Sariel in the The Devil is a Part-Timer! starting second season onward. Igneczi also replaced Freeman as Shūsei Kagari in Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System.
References[]
- ↑ " Sex Offender Registry: Scott Justin Freeman". nsopw.gov. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
External Links[]
- Scott Freeman at the Internet Movie Database
- Scott Freeman at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Scott Freeman on Behind The Voice Actors