Though the last game in which he voiced Sonic was Sonic Advance 3, he reprised his role for the fan audio drama Sonic and Tails R. Ryan Drummond's performance has been said to have captured the character's youthful energy in addition to his attitude. Though the dubbing of the early 3D titles has been criticized, many fandoms have held the cast from this era (especially Drummond) in high regard. In English, Ryan Drummond voiced Sonic in the games from 1998 to 2004. In Japan, the cast from Sonic Adventure has mostly remained consistent and continues to voice their characters to this day. The actor is also known for adding gratuitous English to his dialogue. Kanemaru is known for portraying the character in an energetic yet sensitive and emotive way. Junichi Kanemaru took over as the voice of Sonic in Japanese and has remained in that position ever since. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic GamesĬaptain Obo, Nic Cantin, Valsembor Police Officer, Customs Officer, Dr.In Sonic Adventure, the mainline games started featuring full voice acting. Grouped under Voice and Motion Capture Actors Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Gamesĭr. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Video games List of voice performances in video games List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television filmsīerserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey Eggman (Mirror Dimension), Lord Eggmanįilm List of voice performances in feature films Eggman, Fastidious Beaver, Mayor Fink, Bolts, Dr. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue TheseĪnimation List of voice performances in animationĭr. Narrator (2004–06), Drayden, Raoul Contesta, others Mayor Len Blustergas, Samo, Chef Shiitake, Kit Cosmos Filmography Anime List of dubbing performances in anime His brother, Bill Pollock, is the director of a publishing house No Starch Press. įor Teleflora's Mother's Day campaign in 2016, Pollock narrated Vince Lombardi's "What It Takes to Be Number One" speech in a commercial video called "One Tough Mother". Pollock has currently held the role for longer than any other English-speaking actor. Eggman on the TV series Sonic Boom, which premiered on November 8, 2014. Eggman as according to Pollock none of the actors who auditioned fit Eggman well. On July 15, 2010, Sega announced that the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise would undergo a re-casting, with a new set of voice actors based in Los Angeles, California assuming the roles of each character however, it was also announced that Pollock would continue to voice Dr. Eggman has become identified with the character. Eggman in numerous video games and animated series within the Sonic franchise. Several anime websites, anime conventions, podcasters, and interviewers have commented on Pollock's performance as Dr. Pollock assumed the role of Eggman in the video game series beginning with the 2005 games Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rush, as part of an initiative by SEGA to maintain vocal consistency between the concurrent video game/TV portrayals of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Pollock first took the role of Doctor Eggman in the English dub of Sonic X, in which he also portrayed Professor Gerald Robotnik. His first major anime role was Meat in Ultimate Muscle. Pollock recalls it was director Eric Stuart who brought him in as a guest spot for Pokémon and he then got recommended for roles in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Ultimate Muscle, and the FoxBox promotion announcer. When he returned to New York City in the 1990s, he was booked into some children's videos, anime and an episode of Pokémon. He graduated from Roslyn High School in 1983, where he was involved with their theater program, called the Royal Crown Players. He worked in radio in Upstate New York in the 1980s. He is sometimes credited with his father's name in tribute. He is Jewish and has described himself as "secular but religious aware". Pollock was born on March 9, 1965, the son of Herb Lawrence Pollock. He voiced the narrator, Raoul Contesta, and Drayden in the Pokémon series, Adon Coborlwitz from Berserk, Meat from Ultimate Muscle, Langston Lickatoad from Viva Piñata, Suikyou from the Ikki Tousen series, and Beast in the motion comic adaptation of Astonishing X-Men. He voiced many characters in various anime English dubs and video games. Pollock (born March 9, 1965) is an American voice actor, best known as the voice of Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise since 2003.
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