Takehito Koyasu

is a Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with and representative of T's Factory, a voice acting agency he founded in October 1998. His son is also a voice actor. Koyasu has taken over many of the characters played by Kaneto Shiozawa after his death.

Career When Koyasu was in junior high school, he, as an aspiring screen actor himself, was such a movie buff that he would watch movies every day without going to school. By chance, he saw the scene before Tetsurō Hoshino's departure in Adieu Galaxy Express 999 where a group of nameless soldiers take him on the 999 and send him on his way, and was impressed by it. This sparked his interest in voice acting, and since then it has been his policy to aim for "three-dimensional acting." After graduating from high school, he entered a training school. In 1988, he made his voice acting debut in Wowser, and in 1989, he played his first regular character as Gai, the King Yaksha in Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato. Although he was a regular character in the series, he was in the position of a villain whose inner workings were rarely discussed in the story, so it was difficult for Koyasu to grasp the role and he had to do several dozen retakes for a single line. He later said that although his name recognition as a voice actor had increased, he did not feel like he was doing his best.

Afterwards, Koyasu played the role of Minos in the OVA Aries released in 1990. The OVA was based on a fantasy manga of the same name that was being serialized at the time, and the voice actors for the main characters were to be decided by a magazine reader's vote. Since Koyasu had appeared in Shurato shortly before this, he had some recognition among the viewers, and he received the most votes for the role of Hades, the main character. However, at the time, Koyasu was still an unknown name in the voice acting industry, and the production members voiced their concerns about giving the lead role to a newcomer like Koyasu. As a result, the results of the readers' poll were rejected, and Koyasu was given the role of Hades' subordinate Minos, a role with little screentime.

After working as a member of Production Baobab (1988–1998), Koyasu established his own representative office, T's Factory, in 1998. On May 5, 2020, on the occasion of his birthday, the official website and Twitter account of T's Factory were opened, and his profile was also released at the same time.

In 2020, Koyasu made his first appearance with his son, voice actor Kōki Koyasu, in an advertisement for Duel Masters.

In 2021, he won the Best Actor in Supporting Role award at the 15th Seiyu Awards.

Koyasu's name "Takehito" comes from the fact that his birthday is on Children's Day. His motto is to "make two-dimensional into three-dimensional." His hobby is writing novels and he professes to like video games. He has played every game he has appeared in, but he is not very good at action or shooting games.

Filmography

Television animation

Original video animation (OVA)

Original net animation (ONA)

Films

Video games

Tokusatsu

Drama CDs 17 Sai no Hisoka na Yokujou, Takamura Anatolia Story Sound Theater 8, Ramses Ballettstar, Tachibana Miyuki Corsair, Yani Fire Emblem, Reimeihen & Shiranhen (Nabarl) Fruits Basket (1999), Ayame Sohma Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden, Urumiya GFantasy Comic CD Collection Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken, Nabarl Hakushaku to Yōsei, Kelpie Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, Masao Himejima Hatoful Boyfriend, Shuu Iwamine Hello!! Doctor, Taku Kagami Himitsu no Kateikyoushi, Koki Amagata Katsuai series 1, Reiji Takami The King of Fighters Drama CDs, Yabuki Shingo Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro radio drama – Neuro Nougami Meine Liebe, Isaac Cavendish My Sexual Harassment series 2: Yume Kamoshirenai, young man Needless, Adam Blade Onmyouden no Tobira, Hotaru Otokonoko niwa Himitsu ga Aru, Shiratori Papa to Mira series 1: Kiss in the Dark, Takayuki Utsunomiya Papa to Mira series 2: Loving All Night, Takayuki Utsunomiya Papa to Mira series 3: Deep in the Forest, Takayuki Utsunomiya Pink na Chopin Punch Up!, Maki Motoharu Sex Pistols-Love Pistols, Madarame Yonekuni Requiem of the Rose King (2017), Warwick Suikoden, Gremio Superior, Kagami Tales of the Abyss, Jade Curtiss Target in the Finder, Asami Ryuichi The Epic of Zektbach～Masinowa～, Gijiri Vampire Knight, Headmaster Cross Ze, Moriya

Dubbing Live-action YearTitleRoleVoice doubleNotesSource 1993 She-Wolf of London Male Student 1 1995 Swing Kids Thomas Berger Christian Bale 1996 Rumble in the Bronx Tony Marc Akerstream 1996 Showgirls Jeff Dewey Weber 1997 That Thing You Do! Guy Patterson Tom Everett Scott 1999 Can't Hardly Wait Mike Dexter Peter Facinelli 2002 The Time Machine Alexander Hartdegen Guy Pearce 2002 Scooby-Doo Fred Jones Freddie Prinze Jr. 2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2010 Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Lou Neil Patrick Harris 2016 Suicide Squad Joker Jared Leto 2016 Hello, My Name Is Doris John Fremont Max Greenfield 2018 Pacific Rim Uprising Marshal Quan Zhang Jin 2019 Shazam! Dr. Thaddeus Sivana Mark Strong 2020 Alex Rider Yassen Gregorovitch Thomas Levin 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Joker Jared Leto 2021 Free Guy Antwan Taika Waititi 2021 D.P. Corporal Han Ho-yeol Koo Kyo-hwan 2021 The Gentlemen Michael 'Mickey' Pearson Matthew McConaughey 2021 Snake Eyes Kenta Takamura Takehiro Hira 2021 Resident Alien Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle Alan Tudyk 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder Gorr the God Butcher Christian Bale 2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods Dr. Thaddeus Sivana Mark Strong 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal Ron Perlman 2024 Madame Web Ezekiel Sims Tahar Rahim 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Nicepool Ryan Reynolds 2025 Interview with the Vampire Armand Antonio Banderas BS10 Star Channel edition 2025 The Apprentice Roy Cohn Jeremy Strong 2025 The Fantastic Four: First Steps Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic Pedro Pascal 2025 2 Fast 2 Furious Carter Verone Cole Hauser The Cinema edition 2026 Eddington Ted Garcia Pedro Pascal

Animation YearTitleRoleNotesSource 2015 Moomins and the Comet Chase Snufkin 2015 Moomins on the Riviera Snufkin 2017 The Lego Batman Movie Joker 2018 The Emoji Movie Poop 2023 The Exploits of Moominpappa: Adventures of a Young Moomin Snufkin, Joxter 2023 Resident Evil: Death Island Dylan Blake 2025 Elio Universal Users Manual