Johnny Yong Bosch | |||||||
Birth Name: | John Jay Bosch | ||||||
Birth Date: | 6 January 1976 | ||||||
Birth Place: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
Other Names: | Kevin Hatcher | ||||||
Years Active: | 1994–present | ||||||
Children: | 2 | ||||||
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Johnny Yong Bosch (born John Jay Bosch; January 6,[1] 1976[2]) is an American actor. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second on-screen Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger in the Power Rangers franchise, which led to roles in some martial arts television and feature films. As a voice actor, some of his most notable roles are Vash the Stampede in Trigun, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Yu Narukami and Tohru Adachi in Persona 4, Nero in Devil May Cry, and Lelouch Vi Britannia in Code Geass.
Bosch was born John Jay Bosch on January 6, 1976 in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Garland, Texas.[3] [4] [5] Bosch was born to a Korean mother and an American father of Irish and German descent. He is the second of four children in his family.[6] His father was a soldier in the Army and met his mother while stationed in South Korea. He was interested in martial arts at an early age, inspired by martial arts movies and Bruce Lee.[7] [4] He taught himself martial arts at first,[4] mimicking moves from Lee as well as Jackie Chan. Bosch said he was ridiculed a lot when he was young and became a bully, but made a change for the better after studying Kung Fu. In addition to training in martial arts, in which he won several competitions, he also played soccer.[8] [4]
Bosch auditioned for the Power Rangers show in Dallas after being informed of the audition by his martial arts instructor.[7] In 1994, he landed the role of Adam Park, the new Black Power Ranger, replacing Walter Emanuel Jones in the second season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Bosch said that when he got the part, he changed his middle name to Yong, which was part of his mother's given name, at the request of Saban who thought his credited name needed to be more Asian.[8] For the feature film ,[7] he did all of his stunts after his stuntman had broken his leg.[8] He also noted that among all the different animal characters the Rangers got to be associated, his was associated to a frog.[6] In Power Rangers Zeo, Bosch's character became a Green Ranger. His final regular stint in the franchise was in Power Rangers Turbo, where his character passes his Green Turbo Ranger powers to a new member.[7] He played Adam in the second feature film .[8] [7] In looking back at his acting for the show, Bosch said that "Power Rangers was a lot of fun but it was a kid's show and very cheesy because of it, which made getting work after that really hard. Plus, I didn't know squat about acting then."[7] His best friends on the set included Jason David Frank (who played Tommy Oliver), Jason Narvy (who played Skull) and Nakia Burrise (who played Tanya Sloan).[8] At the request of Power Rangers director Koichi Sakamoto, he had a guest appearance in the Power Rangers Operation Overdrive episode "Once A Ranger" in 2007 for the franchise's 15th anniversary, where he mentioned he got to go to New Zealand. He and Narvy also starred in the film Wicked Game, also known as Extreme Heist, which was directed by Sakamoto and features several other Power Rangers alumni.[9] [10]
In July 2019, a crowdfunding campaign for the film Legend Of The White Dragon, including Jason David Frank, Bosch, Jason Faunt, Ciara Hanna, Yoshi Sudarso, Chrysti Ane and Jenna Frank, was launched on kickstarter.[11] In 2020, he directed his first film, Ark Exitus, starring Jason Narvy.
In 2023, Bosch reprised the role of Adam Park in a 30th-anniversary special, , which was released on Netflix in April of that year.[12]
Bosch made his voice acting debut as Shōtarō Kaneda in the cult classic anime film Akira. In 2001, he voiced main character Vash the Stampede in the anime Trigun, and later reprised the same role as Vash in the 2010 movie as well as in the 2023 ongoing anime reboot called Trigun Stampede. He worked once again with Koichi Sakamoto on the film Broken Path. Also in 2001, Bosch was also cast as the lead role of Ichigo Kurosaki in the hit shonen anime Bleach. Among other works, Bosch also voiced Lelouch in Code Geass in 2008, and Izaya Orihara in Durarara in 2011. Johnny voiced Yun Arikawa in the 2021 Netflix kaiju anime series, Godzilla Singular Point.
In video games, Bosch has voiced Firion, the protagonist of Final Fantasy II, in the crossover games and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. In 2011, he voiced Yang in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition, the protagonist Yu Narukami as well as the antagonist Tohru Adachi in the Persona 4 games and its anime adaptation. In 2014, Bosch also voiced main character Hajime Hinata from . In 2015, he voiced Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X. Among video games, Bosch liked voicing Nero in Devil May Cry 4 as he got to travel to Japan to do the motion capture. He reprise his role of voicing Nero in its following Devil May Cry 5. In the same year, Bosch landed the role of Artemis in Viz Media's redub of Sailor Moon as well as Sailor Moon Crystal. Bosch also voiced lead character Nate Adams from Yo-kai Watch which has aired on Disney XD in the US.[13]
On July 4, 2017, he voiced Broccoli Punch in Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords, recording with fellow Power Rangers actor Paul Schrier.[14] He reprised his role as Broccoli Punch, as well as playing the Giant Monster and Whiney, in the second season two-part episode "The Incredible Tiny Warriors".
In 2019, Bosch replaced Vic Mignogna as the voice of Broly and Sabo for the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball and One Piece franchises respectively, due to the sexual harassment allegations against Mignogna.[15]
Bosch got involved in music by teaching himself how to play guitar. In his band Eyeshine, he provides vocals, songwriting, and guitar. He describes the type of music he plays as "Edge Rock. We're somewhere on the edge of sounding like grunge, alt. rock, punk and pop."[7] His musical inspirations include The Beatles, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Oasis, Led Zeppelin and also movie soundtracks.
The band released an instrumental album called Sonosis. Bosch described the album as "something you could just listen to and could move you to feel something" and that "the titles were a reflection of the emotions we felt as we wrote the songs".
The band gave their final performance at Yama-Con in December 2017.[16]
In 2018, Johnny formed a new band with former Eyeshine guitarist Masataka "Polo" Yazaki called Where Giants Fall. They released their first self-titled studio album on November 25, 2021.[17]
Bosch married Amy Bosch on March 21, 2003. He has a daughter named Novi and a son named Jetson.[7] [18] [19] [20]
Source | |||||
Trigun | |||||
Gate Keepers | Reiji Kageyama | [21] [22] | |||
2002 | Witch Hunter Robin | Haruto Sakaki | |||
Last Exile | |||||
2004 | Wolf's Rain | ||||
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette | Eiri Kurahashi | ||||
Heaven and Earth | As Kevin Hatcher | ||||
2005 | Gankutsuou | Albert de Morcerf | |||
Samurai Champloo | Shinsuke | Episode 7 | |||
Fullmetal Alchemist | Lujon | Episode 35 | [23] | ||
–09 | Naruto | ||||
2006 | Boys Be... | Ep. 4, as Kevin Hatcher | [24] | ||
Eureka Seven | |||||
–07 | Haré+Guu | As Kevin Hatcher | [25] | ||
–14 | Bleach | [26] | |||
–10 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | 2 seasons | [27] [28] | ||
2008 | Gurren Lagann | Rossiu Adai | [29] | ||
series | [30] [31] | ||||
Lucky Star | Daisuke Ono | ||||
–19 | Sasori | ||||
–16 | Durarara!! series | Also Durarara!!×2 | [32] [33] | ||
2012 | Blade 2012 | Djalal | Episode 7 | ||
Yu Narukami, Tohru Adachi | |||||
–17 | Blue Exorcist series | Blue Exorcist: The Movie and Kyoto Saga | [34] | ||
2013 | Pokémon Origins | [35] | |||
Fate/Zero | Ryunosuke Uryu | [36] | |||
K | Saruhiko Fushimi | also Return of Kings and Movie | [37] | ||
2014 | Blood Lad | Braz D. Blood | [38] | ||
Doraemon | Noby/Nobita | [39] | |||
Toradora! | [40] | ||||
2014–15 | Knights of Sidonia | Netflix dub | |||
2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Phantom Blood | [41] | ||
Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club | Also Eternal Summer and Dive to the Future | [42] [43] [44] | |||
Titus Alexius | [45] | ||||
2015–17 | Yo-kai Watch | Nathan "Nate" Adams, Hovernyan | [46] | ||
Sailor Moon Crystal | [47] | ||||
–19 | Sailor Moon | Viz Media dub | [48] | ||
2016 | Kei Nagai | Netflix dub | [49] | ||
Despair Arc, Future Arc, and Hope Arc | [50] | ||||
Cyborg 009 VS Devilman | Cyborg 009 aka Joe Shimamura | [51] | |||
Kuromukuro | Ryoto Akagi | [52] | |||
–18 | Orga Itsuka | [53] | |||
2017 | Akito the Exiled | Lelouch vi Britannia / Julius Kingsley | [54] | ||
Children of the Whales | Chakuro | Netflix dub | [55] | ||
2018 | B: The Beginning | Minatsuki | Netflix dub | [56] | |
Devilman Crybaby | Wam | Miniseries; Netflix dub | [57] | ||
Pop Team Epic | Popuko, Chomp Chomp Bacon | Episode 8b | [58] | ||
Violet Evergarden | Aiden Field | Episode 11; Netflix dub | [59] | ||
Twin Star Exorcists | Shimon Ikaruga | [60] | |||
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These | Mann | [61] | |||
Turning Mecard | Tanatos | [62] | |||
Pisces Albafica | |||||
Forest of Piano | Kai Ichinose | Netflix dub | [63] | ||
2018–20 | Hi Score Girl | Haruo Yaguchi | Netflix dub | [64] | |
2018 | Bungo Stray Dogs | Shousaku Katsura | OVA Episode 25 | ||
2018–present | Baki | Hector Doyle | Netflix | ||
2019 | Mobile Suit Gundam SEED | Dearka Elsman | NYAV Post dub | [65] | |
Black Clover | Zora Ideale | [66] [67] | |||
Inazuma Eleven: Ares | Trevor Cook | [68] | |||
Marvel Future Avengers | Iron Fist | ||||
Neon Genesis Evangelion | Toji Suzuhara | Netflix dub | |||
Ryogi | |||||
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba | Giyu Tomioka | [69] | |||
Teasing Master Takagi-san | Hamaguchi | Season 2 | [70] | ||
2020 | Drifting Dragons | Jiro | Netflix dub | ||
Tower of God | Bam | Crunchyroll dub | [71] | ||
Dorohedoro | 13 | Netflix dub | |||
2020–present | One Piece | Sabo | Funimation dub | ||
High-Rise Invasion | Mamoru Aikawa | Netflix dub | |||
Godzilla Singular Point | Yun Arikawa | ||||
Full Dive | Hiroshi Yūki | [72] | |||
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan | Hanabee Kikaku | ||||
Blue Period | Yatora Yaguchi | Lead role; Netflix dub | [73] | ||
2022–present | Ichigo Kurosaki | ||||
Trigun Stampede | Vash the Stampede | [74] |
Year < | -- List the date that the episode was first released in English (video or broadcast). Use DTS format --> | Title | Role | Notes | Source[75] |
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Akira | Pioneer dub | ||||
5 Centimeters Per Second | Takaki Tohno | [76] | |||
Vash the Stampede | [77] | ||||
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya | Itsuki Koizumi | [78] | |||
Sanada Yukimura | |||||
Yukio Okumura | Limited theatrical release | ||||
Expelled from Paradise | Frontier Setter | [79] | |||
2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky | Daryl Lorenz | [80] | ||
–18 | Digimon Adventure tri. | Limited theatrical release, six films | [81] | ||
2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower | Daryl Lorenz | [82] | ||
Artemis | Limited theatrical release | [83] | |||
Blame! | Atsuji | [84] | |||
2018 | Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution | Renton Thurston | [85] | ||
Big Fish & Begonia | Qiu | April 2018 | [86] | ||
Artemis | Limited theatrical Release | [87] | |||
High Speed! -Free! Starting Days | Makoto Tachibana | [88] | |||
Free! -Timeless Medley- Kizuna | |||||
Free! -Take Your Marks- | |||||
2019 | Solaad | ||||
Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution | Renton Thurston | ||||
Lelouch vi Britannia | |||||
Evangelion Death (True)2 | Toji Suzuhara | Netflix dub | |||
Promare | Lio Fotia | [89] | |||
Sabo | [90] | ||||
2020 | Nine | ||||
A Whisker Away | Kento Hinode | Netflix dub | |||
Takeru "T.K." Takaishi | Limited theatrical release | [91] | |||
2021 | Giyu Tomioka | ||||
Sailor Moon Eternal | Artemis | Netflix dub | [92] | ||
2022 | Broly | ||||
2023 | Takeru "T.K." Takaishi | Limited theatrical release | |||
Source | |||||
Three Delivery | Sid | ||||
2010 | Magic | ||||
2012–14 | NFL Rush Zone | Troy Kang | |||
–18 | Space Racers | Raven, RoboCoach XL-5, Mini-Bots | Episode "The Haunted Asteroid" | [93] | |
DC Super Friends | [94] | ||||
Mighty Magiswords | Broccoli Punch, Brock L. Doccoli, Gruntion 1, Whiney, Giant Monster | [95] [96] | |||
Rainbow Ruby | Ling Ling | ||||
Mecard | Tanatos | ||||
2018 | Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures | Whittaker Reardon, Mr. Guerrero, Bad Guy in Movie #2 | |||
2019 | The Lion Guard | Tompok | |||
2022 | Lego Monkie Kid | Ne Zha |
Source | ||||
Incidental Characters | [97] | |||
Baten Kaitos Origins | Ven | |||
Kraad, Masato, Roland, Seluvia, Xehnon | ||||
Tales of the Abyss | Guy Cecil | |||
.hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth | Kuhn | |||
.hack//G.U. Vol. 2//Reminisce | Kuhn, NeroNero | |||
.hack//G.U. Vol. 3//Redemption | Kuhn | |||
Eternal Sonata | Fugue | |||
Devil May Cry 4 | ||||
Almaz von Almandine Adamant | [98] | |||
Emil Castignier | ||||
The Last Remnant | Rush Sykes | [99] | ||
Persona 4 | Yu Narukami, Tohru Adachi | |||
Dragon Knight, Onyx | ||||
MagnaCarta 2 | Juto, Elgar | |||
Shinjiro Taiga | ||||
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3 | Sasori | |||
[100] | ||||
2011 | Zero | Also in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | ||
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | Firion | |||
Also in Ultra Street Fighter IV | ||||
Sasori | ||||
Torian Cadera | ||||
Binary Domain | Kurosawa | |||
Sasori | ||||
Persona 4 Golden | Yu Narukami, Tohru Adachi | [101] | ||
Persona 4 Arena | ||||
Sasori, Yagura | also in Revolution and 4 | |||
Marvel Heroes | Daniel Rand / Iron Fist | [102] | ||
Killer Is Dead | Tokio, Mondo (Kid) | |||
Hajime Hinata / Izuru Kamukura | [103] | |||
Ar Nosurge | Delta | [104] | ||
Guren Nash, Bravenwolf | ||||
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | Yu Narukami, Tohru Adachi | [105] | ||
Mortal Kombat X | Kung Jin | [106] | ||
Yu Narukami, Tohru Adachi | ||||
Seven Knights | Evan | [107] | ||
Zero | ||||
Rantaro Amami, Hajime Hinata / Izuru Kamakura, Tsumugi Shirogane (as Hajime Hinata / Izuru Kamakura) | ||||
.hack//G.U. Last Recode | Kuhn | New chapter Vol. 4//Reconnection | ||
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Firion | |||
Yu Narukami, Tohru Adachi | ||||
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Zero | |||
2018–19 | James | |||
2018 | World of Final Fantasy: Maxima | Firion | [108] | |
Devil May Cry 5 | Nero | Also motion capture | ||
Iron Fist | ||||
Catherine: Full Body | Archie Wallace | |||
–20 | Teppen | Nero, Zero | [109] |
Year | Title | Country | Dubbed from | Role | Live Actor | Source | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Violetta | Spanish | Napo | Rodrigo Velilla | |||
2016 | Marseille | Eric | Guillaume Arnault | [111] | |||
2020 | The Idhun Chronicles | Spanish | Kirtash | ||||
2023 | Ultraman Blazar | Japan | Japanese | Gento Hiruma | Tomoya Warabino | [112] |
Source | |||||
1994–95 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Adam Park | Seasons 2–3 | [113] | |
1994 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha's Magical Christmas | Video short | |||
Power Rangers Zeo | |||||
Power Rangers Turbo | Episodes 1–19 (Shift into Turbo), (Passing the Torch) | ||||
Power Rangers in Space | Episode 25 (Always a Chance) | ||||
1999 | Power Rangers: The Lost Episode | Special episode (archival footage) | |||
2005 | Josh | Also director | |||
Josh | --> | ||||
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive | Adam Park | Episodes 20–21 (Once a Ranger) | |||
–11 | Anime TV | Host | Video podcast | [114] [115] [116] [117] [118] | |
2008 | Broken Path | Jack Ellis/Hikori | |||
Hellbinders | Ryu | [119] | |||
Supah Ninjas | Master Shin | [120] | |||
Death Grip | Torch | Direct-to-video release | [121] [122] [123] | ||
2023 | Adam Park | 30th anniversary special | |||
TBA | Hellfire | Zeke | Post-production |
Year | Award | Category | Work/Recipient | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Voice Artist Performance (English) | Bam (Tower of God) | [124] | |
2024 | 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Ichigo Kurosaki () | [125] | ||
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