J. Michael Tatum

John Michael Tatum is an American voice actor, ADR director and script writer who provides voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series and video games.

Biography In 2005, Tatum ran into Funimation ADR director Christopher Bevins, who cast him as Rikichi in Samurai 7. Tatum has been cast in several notable roles, including Kyoya Ootori in Ouran High School Host Club, Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Tomoe in Kamisama Kiss, France in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, Okabe Rintaro in Steins;Gate, Eneru in One Piece, Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia and Rei Ryuugazaki in Free! – Eternal Summer.

From January 2010 to January 2014, he hosted That Anime Show podcasts with friend and co-worker Terri Doty and ADR Engineer Stephen Hoff.

At the Florida Supercon 2015 panel, when he was asked what was his inspiration to go into voice acting, Tatum said that when he was young he had a speech impediment and his speech coach had him get involved in theater. As he was reciting and memorizing scripts, they noticed that his stuttering started to gradually disappear. He then got into drama and theater acting, and that voice acting is great in that it enables him to play more characters than on camera.

Personal life Tatum is openly gay. During a panel at Ichibancon 2014, he had said that he came out to his family during his college years, with his father having already known about his sexuality for some time. On October 16, 2018, he became engaged to his long-time partner and fellow voice actor Brandon McInnis in Paris. He resides in Los Angeles, California as of 2020.

2014–2019, 2023

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Dr. STONE Magma

Wise Man's Grandchild Oliver Schtrom/Oliveira von Schtradius

2023–2025 Record Of Ragnarok Hades

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Kasugai Crow of Kagaya Ubuyashiki Episode: "To Defeat Muzan Kibutsuji" Ranma ½ Soun Tendo 2024 remake

MF Ghost Ryosuke Takahashi Sequel series to Initial D Animation + List of voice performances in animation Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source 2018; 2021 RWBY Chibi Season 3–4 2025 The Mighty Nein Various voices

Films + List of voice performances in direct-to-video, feature and television films Year Title Role Crew role, notes Source Summer Wars Wabisuke Jinnouchi –12 Eden of the East films Kazuomi Hirasawa Rurouni Kenshin trilogy Kanryū Takeda Live-action dub 2017Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà VuRintaro Okabe Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Acnologia Shin Godzilla Hideki Akasaka Funimation dub My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Tenya Iida Limited theatrical release Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two Klein Sieben Direct-to-Video The Rose of Versailles General Jarjayes

Video games