| Sam Riegel | |
| Birth Name: | Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel |
| Birth Date: | October 9, 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1987–present |
| Spouse: | Quyen Tran |
| Children: | 2 |
Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel (born October 9, 1976) is an American voice actor, director, and writer. He is best known for his voice roles as Donatello in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney games. He has also worked for Nickelodeon as the voice director for Fresh Beat Band of Spies and Sanjay and Craig, as well as the voice of Riven in the revival of Winx Club. Since 2015, he has been a regular cast member of the web series Critical Role, in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons. In 2022, the show's first campaign was adapted into the first season of the animated series The Legend of Vox Machina.
Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel[1] was born in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 1976, the son of Lenore and Kurt Riegel. His mother later married author Jerome Charyn.[2] His father works as a radio astronomer, environmental executive, and sailor. Riegel is of Jewish descent, with his grandmother being a Holocaust survivor.[3] He is the older brother of actress Eden Riegel and the younger of filmmaker Tatiana S. Riegel. He grew up in Northern Virginia, where he began performing in local theater at the age of six. He was cast in the touring production of Les Misérables at the age of 11, and performed in The Sound of Music three years later. He also had television roles on Guiding Light and Another World as a teenager, but opted to pursue a career onstage over screen acting as he preferred the live feedback of a theater audience. He joined the Upright Citizens Brigade shortly after graduating from college.[4]
Riegel has worked for TAJ Productions, 4Kids Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Studiopolis. In 2018, he received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program for his work on Danger & Eggs.[5] [6] [7]
He is also a cast member of the popular web series Critical Role, in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons.[8] [9] [10] Critical Role was both the Webby Winner and the People's Voice Winner in the "Games (Video Series & Channels)" category at the 2019 Webby Awards;[11] the show was also both a Finalist and the Audience Honor Winner at the 2019 Shorty Awards.[12] After becoming hugely successful, the Critical Role cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, Critical Role Productions.[13] [14] [15] Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on Kickstarter to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million.[16] In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled The Legend of Vox Machina.[17] Riegel reprises his role as Scanlan Shorthalt.[18] He hosts the All Work No Play podcast and spinoff web series with his Critical Role co-star and best friend Liam O'Brien.[19] [20] [21]
Riegel lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Vietnamese-American cinematographer Quyen Tran,[22] and their two children.[23]
On September 11, 2001, Riegel and Tran witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.[24] They were caught in the dust cloud formed by the collapse of the South Tower, but eventually escaped to Battery Park, where they witnessed the collapse of the North Tower; Riegel captured video footage that has since been featured in several documentaries.[25] Shortly after the events, they moved to California when Tran was accepted to UCLA.[26]
In July 2024, Riegel revealed that he had been diagnosed with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer earlier in the year and was recovering after undergoing six weeks of radiation therapy and surgery to remove his tonsils alongside parts of his tongue and soft palate, leaving him with a seven-inch scar across his throat.[27] [28] [29]
| Source | |||||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Tristan (Ep 1-10), Rex Raptor (Ep 2-144), Para, Arkana | 1st voice of Tristan and Rex | [30] | ||
| Samurai Deeper Kyo | Kotaro Makaora | As Jack Lingo | |||
| Animation Runner Kuromi | Nonki Hayama | ||||
| K.O. Beast | Wan Derbard | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Space Pirate Mito | Aoi Mitsukuni | As Jack Lingo | |||
| Comic Party | Kazuki Sendou | As Jack Lingo Also specials | |||
| Gungrave | Various characters | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Here is Greenwood | Tenma Koizumi, Masato Ikeda | ||||
| Ikki Tousen | Chuei Totaku, Student A | ||||
| Marmalade Boy | Michael Grant, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo | |||
| Paranoia Agent | Lil' Slugger, others | As Sam Riegel | |||
| R.O.D | Criminal #2, Cafe Owner, Young Owner | ||||
| Shaman King | Faust VIII, Yohmei Asakura | 1st Voice of Faust VIII | |||
| Texhnolyze | Kazuho Yoshii, others | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Daphne in the Brilliant Blue | Chang, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo | |||
| DearS | Hikoro 'Oihiko' Oikawa, Assassin, others | ||||
| Di Gi Charat | Mishter Manager | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Fafner in the Azure | Hiroto Doma, others | ||||
| Ghost Talker's Daydream | Souichiro Kadotake, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo | |||
| Grenadier - The Senshi of Smiles | Yajiro Kojima | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Koi Kaze | Various characters | ||||
| Kyo Kara Maoh! | Gunter | As Jack Lingo | |||
| Le Portrait de Petit Cossette | Eiri's Friend | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Leave it to Piyoko! | BGG Member C, Store Manager, Various characters | ||||
| Marmalade Boy movie | Manager | ||||
| Mermaid Forest | Fisherman, Sailor, Toba Islander | ||||
| Naruto | Zaku Abumi, Shino Aburame, others | 1st voice of Shino Aburame | |||
| New Getter Robo | Lab Staff, Guard | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Rumiko Takahashi Anthology | Various characters | ||||
| Saiyuki Reload | Impostor Demon, Mob Leader, Gate Guard | ||||
| Samurai Champloo | Various characters | ||||
| Scrapped Princess | Dennis, Officer, Soldier | ||||
| Toshio Mikami, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo Also Director and Script Adaptation | [31] | |||
| Skyhigh | Various characters | live-action film As Sam Riegel | |||
| Tenjho Tenge | Masayuki Sanada, Dan Inosato | As Sam Riegel | |||
| The Melody of Oblivion | Male Student A, Male Guest, Person of the Cape, Eichi Hikoyama | ||||
| The Twelve Kingdoms | Seishou | ||||
| Ultra Maniac | Student | ||||
| Zatch Bell! | Purio, others | ||||
| The Prince of Tennis | Additional voices | As Jack Lingo | |||
| Boys Be... | Voice director, script As Sam Riegel | [32] [33] | |||
| Ergo Proxy | Pull | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Fate/stay night | |||||
| Gun Sword | Klatt, others | ||||
| Haré+Guu | Ashio | ||||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Blaze | As Sam Riegel (Episode 77) | |||
| Kamichu! | Ino, others | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Saiyuki Reload Gunlock | Demon, Taizou | ||||
| Digimon Data Squad | Kudamon | ||||
| Mega Man Star Force | Tom Dubius | ||||
| The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Taniguchi, Eijirou Ohmori (Appliance Store Owner), others | ||||
| The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye | Joey, others | As Sam Riegel | [34] | ||
| To Heart | Various characters | ||||
| Gusto | |||||
| Buso Renkin | Madoka Maruyama | ||||
| Code Geass | |||||
| Lucky Star | Minoru Shiraishi, Narration | ||||
| Gurren Lagann | as Sam Riegel | [35] | |||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Radley | ||||
| 2012 | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL | Chills | |||
| Hellsing Ultimate | Wild Geese, Vatican Officers | Ep. 6, 8 | [36] [37] | ||
| –13 | |||||
| Kiyotsugu Kiyojuji | As Sam Riegel | ||||
| –17 | Blue Exorcist | [38] [39] | |||
| K | Yashiro Isana, Fox Spirit (Current Colorless King) | [40] | |||
| –14 | B-Daman Crossfire | Reggie Mak, others | |||
| Digimon Fusion | BlueMeramon | ||||
| –17 | One-Punch Man | As Sam Riegel also OVA's | [41] | ||
| Motonari Mōri | [42] | ||||
| Ace Attorney | Furio Tigre | [43] | |||
| One Man, Agents, ISAF Officer |
| Notes ! | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Donatello, Delivery Man, Utrom, Triceraton Guard, Swordsmith, Zippy Lad, Shellectro, Yellow Triple Threat, Dark Donatello, Mr. Hambrath, Dr. Chaplin, | [44] | ||
| –14 | Winx Club | Riven, Acheron, Sphinx, Lu Wei, Rumpelstiltskin | [45] | ||
| –18 | Sofia the First | Squirrel, Doctor, Smokelee, Royal Builder, Coachman, Yellowbelly, Additional Voices | Dialogue Director | ||
| –16 | Wander Over Yonder | Emperor Awesome, Ship Computer, Something the So and So, Cartoon Awesome, Jimmy, Admiral Admirable, Additional Voices | Dialogue Director | [46] | |
| –17 | Doc McStuffins | Wilbur, Orville | Into the Hundred Acre Wood! | ||
| 2014-16 | Sanjay and Craig | N/A | Voice Director[47] | ||
| –16 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Mate, Pirate Guard, Curtis, Kid #1 (2), Fan (3), Audience Guy | Casting Director and Voice Director | [48] | |
| –18 | Pickle and Peanut | Sultry Dog, Chent, Salesman, College Professor, Party Goer, Mayor, Cody, Additional Voices | Dialogue Director | [49] [50] | |
| –20 | Elena of Avalor | Additional Voices, Referee | Dialogue Director | [51] | |
| –18 | Trystane | Voice Director | |||
| –18 | Future-Worm! | Villager #2, Lew Cregger, Carl, Alien Sam Riegel | Dialogue Director | ||
| Danger & Eggs | Phillip's Brother, Lt. Second in Command | Casting Director and Voice Director | |||
| –21 | DuckTales | Hack, Slash, Tenderfeet / Gavin, Stinky Boot, Two-Toed Jack, Moonlanders, Gilded Man, Pirates | Dialogue Director | [52] | |
| –22 | Fancy Nancy | Male Announcer, Male Narrator, Dying Old Man, Poor Neighbor, Rabbi Katz, Prison Security Guard | |||
| –22 | Amphibia | Ab-Snatchers Actor, Movie Announcer, Blue Frog With Hat, Gary, Janitor, Brown Overalls Frog, Dartboard Frog, Dark Green Male Frog, Glass Artisan, Grub N Go Hirer, Bell Ringer, Chief McClintock, Cop 2, Arrested Civilian, Patrick, Bearded Frog, Neckerchief Betting Frog, Kurt, Neckerchief Frog, Frog DJ, Orange Haired Frog, Vince, Dragonfly Frog, Scared Hat Bittie, Neckerchief Bittie, Brown Slicked Hair Bittie, Bird Seller Trucker, Ushanka Hat Frog, Bartley, Branson, Ant Cream Worker, Gift Shop Worker, Fleafy, Red Eyed Frog, Blue Toad Soldier, Green Frog with Hat, Leander, Tyler, Tyler's Boyfriend, Hat Customer, Bearded Tough Guy Bus Passenger, Glasses Customer, Mitch Harper, Branson, Blair, Butterfly Drone Soldier Prototype, Scared Museum Observer, Worried Amphibians | |||
| –22 | Kid Cosmic | PT-SB, Jerry, Feeble Pilot, Travis | Casting Director and Voice Director | ||
| American Dad! | Benny, Athletic Spectator | ||||
| –present | The Legend of Vox Machina | Scanlan Shorthalt | Executive Producer and Casting Director | [53] [54] | |
| –present | Firebuds | Vin Voltage | Dialogue Director | ||
| –present | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | ||||
| –present | Kiff | Voice Director | |||
| Nott the Brave/Veth Brenatto | In production | [55] | |||
| Source | ||||
| Patlabor the Movie | Isao Ota | As Sam Riegel | ||
| Patlabor 2 | ||||
| Redline | Miki | [56] | ||
| Flynn Scifo | As Sam Riegel | |||
| Turtles Forever | 2003 Donnie | |||
| Freak Dance | Bario | |||
| Little Big Panda | Kung Fucios | |||
| Mori Motonari | ||||
| Back to the Sea | Short Seagull | |||
| Zambezia | Hurricanes | |||
| Khumba | Jock | |||
| Tiger and Bunny: The Rising | Mark Schneider | [57] | ||
| Yashiro Isana | As Sam Riegel | [58] | ||
| Source | ||||
| Obscure | Josh Carter | |||
| Blue Dragon | King Jibral, Turbulent Mai | As Sam Regal | ||
| God Hand | Azel, Bruce, Ravel, Sensei, Villagers | |||
| –07 | .hack//G.U. series | Silabus, miscellaneous voices | ||
| Eternal Sonata | Allegretto | As Sam Regal | ||
| Digimon World Data Squad | Kudamon, Reppamon, Tyilinmon | |||
| Time Crisis 4 | Captain Marcus Black | Credited as Jack Lingo | ||
| Final Fantasy IV | Edward | As Sam Regal | ||
| Tales of Vesperia | Flynn Scifo | |||
| Steve Burnside | ||||
| Donatello | ||||
| Donatello, Baxter Stockman, Foot Soldiers | ||||
| Incisor, System Voice | As Sam Regal | |||
| Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | [59] | ||
| Resonance of Fate | Jean-Paulet | |||
| Ghouls, Additional Voices | As Sam "Jack Lingo" Riegel | |||
| Soldiers / Extras | ||||
| Motonari Mori, Yoritsuna Anegakōji | [60] | |||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Phoenix Wright | [61] | ||
| Battleship | Captain Brent Franklin | As Sam Regal | ||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | ||||
| Persona 4 Golden | Teddie | |||
| Tales of Xillia | Jude Mathis | |||
| Fire Emblem Awakening | Stahl, Donnel | As Sam Regal | ||
| Marines | ||||
| Naruto video games | Baki | |||
| Phoenix Wright | [62] | |||
| Tennessee Kid Cooper, Red-Eye Robles | ||||
| Aftermath Survivor, Survivor Three, Lab Polanski | [63] | |||
| Alphinaud Leveilleur | As Sam Regal | [64] | ||
| Rune Factory 4 | Arthur | Also Special | ||
| Dwight | ||||
| The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | |||
| Starscream, Autobot Soldier 02 | ||||
| Pillars of Eternity | Heodan | As Sam Regal | [65] | |
| Griefer | ||||
| Braham | [66] [67] | |||
| Faraday, Devin, Cole | [68] | |||
| [69] | ||||
| Ratchet & Clank | Zed, Zurkon Jr. | |||
| World of Final Fantasy | Ultros | |||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Rex Raptor, Arkana and Para | |||
| Fire Emblem Heroes | Stahl, Raigh, Donnel | As Sam Regal | ||
| Rekke | [70] | |||
| Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire: Critical Role Pack | Scanlan Shorthalt | [71] | ||
| Qadim | [72] [73] | |||
| Fallout 76 | Ranger Ross, Victor, Quentin Arlen | [74] | ||
| Rage 2 | Walker (Male) | As Sam Regal | [75] | |
| Indivisible | Ren, Iron Kingdom Soldier, Monk (voice) | [76] | ||
| Freedom Finger | Mission Control | [77] | ||
| 2020 | One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Metal Bat | ||
| Bugsnax | Gramble Gigglefunny | [78] | ||
| 2021 | Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... | Jakob, additional voices | [79] | |
| Teppen | Phoenix Wright | [80] |
| Source | |||||
| "Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 9/11" | Himself | Documentary footage on 9/11 attack, used in 102 Minutes That Changed America and other documentaries | [81] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–present | Critical Role | Cast member; Dungeons & Dragons web series | [82] [83] [84] | ||
| 2016–21 | Talks Machina | Himself | A Critical Role aftershow | [85] [86] | |
| 2018 | Between the Sheets | A one-on-one interview series that examines the stories behind the storytellers and the recipes behind their signature cocktails. | |||
| 2018–present | All Work No Play | A web series where Riegel and Liam O'Brien catch up over a drink and try a new activity each episode. The show was developed from their original AWNP podcast (2012–2017). | [87] [88] | ||
| 2020 | AWNP: Unplugged | A spinoff web series during the COVID-19 pandemic where Riegel and O'Brien caught-up via video chat. | [89] | ||
| 2022–present | 4-Sided Dive | A Critical Role aftershow | [90] [91] | ||
| 2022 | Exandria Unlimited: Calamity | Loquatius Seelie | Web anthology series | [92] [93] |
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