JB Blanc explained

JB Blanc
Birth Name:Jean-Benoît Blanc
Birth Place:Paris, France
Years Active:1990–present
Children:1

Jean-Benoît "JB" Blanc is a French-born British actor of film and television who has worked on animations and video games in Los Angeles.[1]

Early life

Blanc was born in Paris, the son of an English mother and a French father. He moved to England with his mother at the age of five, where he was educated at Bramcote School in Scarborough and Sedbergh School in Sedbergh. At the age of 16, he successfully auditioned for the National Youth Theatre. In 1987, he was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the youngest person to do so that year. He graduated in 1990 and, after a short sabbatical travelling, began his theatre career.

Career

At one time, Blanc helped run the Arts Threshold theatre company and was working with companies on the London scene, collaborating with directors, including Rufus Norris, Howard Davies and Peter Hall at the Royal National Theatre. In 2001, after 12 years almost exclusively working in theatre, he played Luigi Vampa in The Count of Monte Cristo for Touchstone. Since moving to the United States, he has appeared in television series such as Barry, Masters of Sex, Shameless, Nikita, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Cold Case, , Raising the Bar, The Unit, Crash, NYPD Blue, Prison Break, Dr. Vegas, Arcane, and The Company.

Blanc has appeared in films, including The Incredible Hulk, Tristan & Isolde, , and Moonlight Serenade. He has done voice-work for video games such as , Dante's Inferno, Darksiders, Wildstar and James Bond 007: From Russia with Love, in which he played Turkish agent Kerim Bey. In 2013, he voiced Zinyak and Phillipe Loren in Saints Row IV. In 2014, he voiced Commander Kuben Blisk in Titanfall. He is currently voicing Caustic in Apex Legends.

Blanc is a leading voice director in video games and directs both live action performance capture and voice over on many of the top AAA titles.

Personal life

He lives in Los Angeles with his daughter, Malia.

Filmography

Voice over roles

Anime

Animation

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Black PantherBatroc the Leaper, Black Knight, additional voices
2011–2012Wrecker, Heimdall, additional voices
2013–2014Beware the BatmanAlfred Pennyworth, Batcomputer, Key, Lunkhead, additional voices
2014Ansel AmbroseEpisode: "Phantom of the Sea"
2014Ultimate Spider-ManTitus, ChitauriEpisode: "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy"
2014Avengers AssembleMangogEpisode: "All-Father's Day"
2014–2016TripTankVarious voices
2015Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.Red GhostEpisode: "The Defiant Hulks"
2015Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!Colander, VicEpisode: "Party Like It's 1899"
2015–2016Turbo FastAiden Hardshell, Ari Goldfish, Snail Vendor2 episodes
2015–2017Guardians of the GalaxyTitus4 episodes
2016–2017DreamWorks DragonsRyker, Jarg22 episodes
2017Captain of the GuardEpisode: "Rockullan, Papyron, Scissorian"
2017All Hail King JulienVarious voices11 episodes
2017Jeff & Some AliensAlien Video Host, ButlerEpisode: "Jeff & Some Laughs"
2018–2019General Fang, Blue Dragon13 episodes
2019OK K.O.! Let's Be HeroesCoachEpisode: "Planet X"
2019Love, Death & RobotsSupervisor, British ManEpisode: "Good Hunting"
2019Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Antiques DealerEpisode: "Ollie Ollie In-Come Free!"
2020The Owl HouseProfessor HermonculusEpisode: "I Was a Teenage Abomination"
2021ArcaneVander / Warwick, Bolbok7 episodes
2021–2022Terrorblade, additional voices13 episodes
2023Nigel2 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006JaiEnglish dub
2007Sajin KomamuraEnglish dub
2008The Incredible HulkHulk, Abomination
2008Sajin KomamuraEnglish dub
2009RedlineLynchmanEnglish dub
2010Mukade, AnrokuzanEnglish dub
2010Sajin KomamuraEnglish dub
2012A Cat in ParisVictor CostaEnglish dub
2012Delhi SafariDirector, Prime MinisterEnglish dub
2012007 / Great BritainEnglish dub
2013Obadiah StaneEnglish dub
2013Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The AdventSilatEnglish dub
2014Orion
2015The Snow Queen 2: Magic of the Ice MirrorGuard
2016Sheep and WolvesLouisEnglish dub
2016Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted HollywoodAtticus Fink, Director
2017Justice League DarkMerlin, Abnegazar
2017Usher Robot
2018The Last Prince of AtlantisProfessor
2019Spies in DisguiseAgency Employees, Agents
2021Earwig and the WitchMr. JenkinsEnglish dub

Video games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Actor Jb Blanc Actor Director Vo Artist.
  2. Hellsing Ultimate. Hellsing Ultimate. Hellsing Ultimate III. 4 October 2014. Adult Swim. List of Hellsing episodes#Hellsing Ultimate. 3. Closing credits.
  3. Web site: Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game) . Behind The Voice Actors . 29 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Guilty Gear: Strive DLC character Slayer launches May 30 . 29 April 2024 .
  5. Turbine, Inc.. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Credits, Voice Over Talent. Infinite Crisis. 2015.
  6. Web site: Infinite Crisis Credits. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011230201/http://game.infinitecrisis.com/en/infinite-crisis-credits. 11 October 2014.
  7. . Square Enix. Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
  8. Avalanche Studios. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Credits, 5:40 in, Talent. Mad Max. 2015.
  9. Master of Orion trailer reveals a cast of sci-fi stars. PC Gamer. Chalk. Andy. 17 February 2016. 19 February 2016.
  10. . Closing credits, 1 minute in, English Voice Talent (Alphabetical Order). 4A Games. Deep Silver.
  11. Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Ending credits, 0:44 in, CAST. Credited as J.B. Blanc. 2010.
  12. Web site: JB Blanc (visual voices guide). Behind The Voice Actors. 5 May 2021. . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information..
  13. Carbine Studios. NCSOFT. Credits, 2:45 in, Cast. WildStar.
  14. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor. 2014. Closing credits, 11:30 in, Voice Over Cast. Blizzard Entertainment.
  15. thejbblanc. JB. Blanc. 1120716148394172416. I know you all heard it in the trailers, but I can finally confirm that I play Kano in @MK11!!! Thanks for all your enthusiastic outing!!!!|date=23 April 2019|access-date=23 April 2019}}

    Live action roles

    Film

    YearTitleRole
    1993ShadowlandsUndergraduate
    2000102 DalmatiansCaptain
    2002The Count of Monte CristoLuigi Vampa
    2006Tristan & IsoldeLeon
    2006Porter
    2007East Indian Clerk
    2009Moonlight SerenadePaul Holtzman
    2012Red DawnNewscaster (voice)
    2015Bastards y DiablosGabriel Rojas
    2016War DogsBashkim

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    2004Dr. VegasFraserEpisode: "Lust for Life"
    2005NYPD BlueAlex StratisEpisode: "Stratis Fear"
    2006Prison BreakJerry CurtinEpisode: "First Down"
    2007The CompanyManuel Pinero2 episodes
    2008The UnitDr. Leon Rocha3 episodes
    2008CrashFather DonalEpisode: "Three Men and a Bebe"
    2008Raising the BarJohan SharifiEpisode: "Bobbi Ba-Bing"
    2010Tripp WalkerEpisode: "Flag on the Play"
    2010Cold CasePaul Shepard '102 episodes
    2010I'm in the BandAgent YurislavislavislaviEpisode: "Weasels on Deck"
    2011–2012Breaking BadDr. Barry Goodman2 episodes
    2012VegasMax ChandlerEpisode: "Masquerade"
    2013Burn NoticeIvanEpisode: "Brother in Arms"
    2015ShamelessHanziEpisode: "The Two Lisas"
    2017–2020Better Call SaulDr. Barry Goodman3 episodes
    2019–2023BarryBatir5 episodes

    Staff work

    External links

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