Masahiro Kobayashi (actor)

Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 正寛, Kobayashi Masahiro, born May 16, 1971) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Yakumo, Hokkaido. In 1995, he enrolled in the Seinenza Theater Company. Masahiro's notable roles include Barret Wallace, and Ryid Uruk from the Final Fantasy video game series.

Masahiro Kobayashi
小林 正寛
Born	(1971-05-16) May 16, 1971 Yakumo, Futami District, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1995–present
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Filmography

Drama

• Seija no Kōshin (1998), Tatsuo Inose
• GTO (1998), Hajime Hakamada
• Kansatsui: Akiko Murō (1998), Detective Kita
• Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006), Negishi
• Gonzō: Densetsu no Keiji (2008), Detective Morioka
• Shōni Kyūmei (2008, episode 2), Asaoka
• Samurai High School (2009), Tetsuhiko Hirano
• Promise of Iyashi-ya Chirico (2015), Tokigawa Atsuya Officer[1]
• Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05 (2016), Kunihiro Matsuo

Film

• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Teruaki Takeda
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2005), Barret Wallace[2][3]
• Koi Suru Kanojo, Nishi e (2008), Yamashita

Television animation

• Detective Conan (1996), Katsumi Yamada
• Hajime no Ippo (2000), Jason Ozuma

Video games

• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001), Warrior
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006), Barret Wallace[4]
• Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011), Ryid Uruk[4]
• Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015), Ryid Uruk
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), Barret Wallace[5]

Dubbing roles

• South Park (2001-2006), Jerome "Chef" McElroy (season five to season ten)

References

1. "泉ピン子、昼ドラ初出演 嫁いびりの姑役は「朝ドラのおかげ」". ORICON. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-09-29.
2. "FFVII Advent Children". 1UP.com. Ziff Davis. February 13, 2006. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
3. Square Enix, ed. (May 20, 2006). ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン ~Reunion Files~ (in Japanese). SoftBank Creative. ISBN 978-4-7973-3498-2.
4. "Masahiro Kobayashi (9 Character Images) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved May 22, 2020. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
5. "バレット・ウォーレス | CHARACTER | FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE | SQUARE ENIX - スクウェア・エニックス". jp.square-enix.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 7, 2019.

External links

• Masahiro Kobayashi at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
• Masahiro Kobayashi at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database (in Japanese)
• Masahiro Kobayashi on IMDb