Daniel Brochu Explained

Daniel Brochu
Birth Place:	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1990–present
Other Names:	Danny Brochu
Spouse:	^[1]
Children:	2^[2]

Daniel Brochu (born 1970^[2]) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Brochu came from a single parent family and has asthma, both of which he has in common with his character Buster Baxter on Arthur.^[3]

Career

Brochu is best known for voicing Buster Baxter in the PBS TV series Arthur^[4] and its spin-off Postcards from Buster, as well as Danny Pickett in later seasons of What's with Andy?.

Personal life

Before becoming a voice actor, he was a mail carrier.^[5] On July 2, 2005, Brochu married Sara Bradeen.^[1] Together they have two sons.^[2]

Filmography

Film

• The Legend of the North Wind (1992) - Watuna (voice, English dub)
• The Return of the North Wind (1993) - Watuna (voice)
• Rainbow (1995) - Tiger Leader
• The Drive (1996) - Jim
• The Kid (1997) - Trey
• Provocateur (1997) - Kurt Spears
• Sublet (1998) - The Janitor, The Source
• The Bone Collector (1999) - N.Y.U. Student
• Arthur's Perfect Christmas (2000) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• The Sign of Four (2001) - Wiggins
• Pain Relief (2001) -
• The Royal Scandal (2001) - Wiggins
• Dead Awake (2001) - Pit Bull Owner
• Arthur: It's Only Rock 'N Roll (2002) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• Redeemer (2002) - Joey
• The Book of Eve (2002) - Denis Plante
• The Favourite Game (2003) - Krantz
• See Jane Date (2003) - Rick
• See This Movie (2004) - Festival HQ Staffer
• Arthur's Missing Pal (2006) (credited as “Conway Bruce”) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) -
• Out of Control (2009) - Danny
• The True History of Puss 'N Boots (2009) - Peter (voice, English dub)
• Mr. Nobody (2009) - Peter
• Ring of Deceit (2009) - Head Usher
• Winx Club 3D: Magica avventura (2010) - Additional voices
• Do No Harm (2012) - Detective Gennaro
• Edmond Was a Donkey (2012) - Edmond's Second Colleague (voice)
• Exploding Sun (2013) - Ivan Zhukov
• The Fantastic Bus (2013) - Dan
• Beauty (2014) -
• Goldfish (2015) - Kyle
• Sahara (2017) - Pitt (voice, English dub)^[6]
• Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• Arthur and the Haunted Tree House (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• Sleeper (2018) - Doctor
• On the Basis of Sex (2018) - Young Professor
• Appiness (2018) - Chet
• The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• An Arthur Thanksgiving (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• Arthur's First Day (2021) - Buster Baxter (voice)
• Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (Félix et le trésor de Morgäa) (2021) - Felix (English version)

Television

• The Little Flying Bears (1990) - Additional voices
• Gulliver's Travals (1992) - Rafael (voice)^[6]
• The Little Lulu Show (1995-1999)- Additional Voices
• Sirens (1995) - Jason
• The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996) - Quasimodo (voice)
• Arthur (1996–2022) - Buster Baxter (voice)^[7]
• Les exploits d'Arsène Lupin (1996) - Max Leblanc
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1996) - Joshua
• The Hunger (1997–2000) - Kyle, Harry
• The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1998) - Bongo (voice)
• Kit & Kaboodle (1998) - Additional Voices
• Rotten Ralph (1999) - Cousin Percy (voice)^{[6] [7]}
• Mumble Bumble (1999) - Roc (voice)
• Mona the Vampire (1999-2002) - Additional Voices
• Tommy & Oscar (1999) - Additional Voices
• Mega Babies (1999-2000) - Additional Voices
• Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001-2002) - Cha-Siu Miao (voice)
• Caillou (2000-2003) - Caillette Singer (voice)
• Daft Planet (2002) - Additional Voices
• Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (2002) - Additional Voices
• Wunschpunsch (2001) - Additional Voices
• X-DuckX (2001–2005) -
• Spaced Out (2002) - Benjamin (voice)
• Sacred Ground (2002) - Jimmy
• Kid Paddle (2003) - Big Bang (voice)
• What's with Andy? (2003–2007) - Danny Pickett (voice)^[7]
• Naked Josh (2004) - Pretentious Video Artist
• Winx Club (2004–2009) - Sky (voice)
• Postcards from Buster (2004–2012) - Buster Baxter (voice)^[7]
• The Tofus (2004–2007) - Additional voices
• Franny's Feet (2005–2010) - Additional Voices
• Yakari (2005–2014) -
• Monster Allergy (2006–2008) -
• Tripping the Rift (2007) -
• Les Enfants d'Okura (2007) -
• SamSam (2007–2013) - SamDaddy (voice)
• Fred's Head (2008) -
• My Life Me (2010) - Additional voice
• Blue Mountain State (2010) - Aaron Lavey
• (2011) - Ryan, Michael McGregor (voices)
• Being Human (2012) - Tommy
• 19-2 (2014) - Dispatcher, Operator, Clerk (voices)
• 14 Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs (2014) - Ernst Jünger (voice)
• Hot Mom (2014) - Richard Birch
• Mohawk Girls (2014) - White Party Guest
• H₂O: Mermaid Adventures (2015) - Lewis (voice)
• Spookley and the Christmas Kittens (2019) - Mistletoe (voice)^[6]
• Tom Sawyer (2020) - Tom Sawyer

Video games

• Evolution Worlds (2002) - Yurka Shadenaught, Carcano's Followers #1
• TMNT (2007) - Additional voices^[7]
• Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington (2013) - Additional voices
• Thief - Watchman
• (2014) - Dennis, Scientists, Guards
• Watch Dogs (2014) - Additional voices
• Afterlife VR (2019) - Thom

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daniel Brochu. Facebook.
2. Web site: 2 for 1 special. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/lVWnGQ8g4_Y. December 13, 2021. live. YouTube. September 18, 2019. Daniel. Brochu.
3. Web site: Brioux . Bill . Arthur ends as TV’s longest-running animated kids show . brioux.tv . 19 July 2024 . 24 February 2022 . “I started to see similarities between Buster and myself over the years,” he said. “Like he’s from a single‑parent family, I’m from a single‑parent family. He loves sci‑fi and anything kind of science‑fiction wise. I am a huge sci‑fi buff. He has asthma; I have asthma. So it was blurring the lines there a little bit between reality and cartoon.”.
4. Boardman. Madeleine. See the Voices Behind Your Favorite 'Arthur' Characters. Entertainment Weekly. en. September 2, 2016.
5. Web site: Finding D.W. On Apple Podcasts .
6. Web site: Daniel Brochu - 12 Character Images. Behind The Voice Actors.
7. Web site: Daniel Brochu. Voice Chasers. 8 October 2020.