Campbell Cooley Explained

Campbell Cooley
Birth Date:13 January 1966
Birth Place:Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1997–present
Notable Works:Admiral Malkor in
Power Rangers Megaforce
Snide/Scrozzle in
Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Beast Morphers
Cosmo Royale/Ripcon in
Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Slyther in
Power Rangers Dino Fury

Campbell Cooley (born January 13, 1966) is an American voice and television actor based in New Zealand, best known for voicing prominent villains in the Power Rangers franchise.

Early life

Cooley attended the University of Louisville, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre. For several years, he worked as a stage actor and director.[1]

Career

In 1997, Cooley moved into acting for film and television. In 1998 (during a four-month period), he played three different villainous roles on . One of the roles gave him the distinction of being victim to Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor) in the "infamous Drool scene", is named by Xena fans, from the episode, "In Sickness and In Hell".[1]

In 2005, Cooley appeared in New Zealand's medical soap opera Shortland Street as nurse 'Liam Todd', caregiver to Dr. Chris Warner's twin sister, Amanda Warner (Marissa Stott).

In 2007, Cooley got his first major role in the Power Rangers franchise, the new voice of Alpha 6 in the Operation Overdrive episode “Once a Ranger”.[2] He would go on to voice Admiral Malkor in Power Rangers Megaforce, Snide in Power Rangers Dino Super Charge,[3] Galaxy Warriors host Cosmo Royale and Ripcon in Power Rangers Ninja Steel and Super Ninja Steel and Scrozzle in Power Rangers Beast Morphers. He would later voice new general Slyther in Power Rangers Dino Fury.

In 2018, Cooley began branching out into anime dubbing roles, with small parts in series including One Piece and Trigun Stampede.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.whoosh.org/issue41/icooley1.html Whoosh! interview with Cooley
  2. Web site: Portfolio: Campbell Cooley – ODD . 2010-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100725133023/http://www.odd.co.nz/Default.aspx#page=portfolio;id=882;scroll=0#page=portfolio;id=882;scroll=0 . 2010-07-25 . dead.
  3. Web site: Power Rangers Dino Super Charge Episode Guide. 16 December 2016.