Christopher Sabat
Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor, voice director, ADR engineer, and line producer working for Funimation, and OkraTron 5000. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include Vegeta and Piccolo in Dragon Ball, Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, All Might in My Hero Academia and Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third.
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Alma mater | University of North Texas |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Agent | Mary Collins |
Spouse |
Tabitha Sabat (m. 2008) |
Children | 2[1] |
Career
Sabat has provided voices for English-versions of Japanese anime and video games, including a variety of Dragon Ball characters, such as Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron and others.[2] Besides voicing in Dragon Ball he has lent his voice to several other anime characters including Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third, Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tatsumi Saiga in Speed Grapher, Kurogane in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, All Might in My Hero Academia, Roronoa Zoro in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Yami Sukehiro in Black Clover, Elfman Strauss in Fairy Tail, and Grip in Assassination Classroom.
In video games, he voices Alex D in Deus Ex: Invisible War, Rundas in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Garland in Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Askal in Freedom Planet 2, and Captain Smiley and Star in Comic Jumper.[3] He is also the founder and director of OkraTron 5000, an audio production company that provides support for some of Funimation's dubbing titles.
Filmography
Anime
Film
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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2012 | Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker | Knight Commander | ||
2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron, Bubbles | Voice director | [40][41] |
2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Vegeta, Piccolo, Shenron | [42][41] | |
2017 | One Piece Film: Gold | Roronoa Zoro | [43] | |
2018 | My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Toshinori "All Might" Yagi | ||
2019 | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Vegeta, Piccolo, King Vegeta, Zarbon, Shenron, Gogeta | Voice director | [44][41] |
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | Bitool | [45] | ||
One Piece: Stampede | Roronoa Zoro | [46] | ||
2020 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Toshinori "All Might" Yagi | ||
Jiang Ziya | Jiang Ziya | English dub | [47] | |
2021 | My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | Toshinori "All Might" Yagi | ||
2022 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Vegeta, Piccolo, Korin, Sheron | [48][49] | |
One Piece Film: Red | Roronoa Zoro | [50] |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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2015 | Death Battle | Solid Snake, Smokey Bear | [57][58] | |
2016 | Red vs. Blue | Siris | [59] | |
2016–present | RWBY | Dr. Arthur Watts | [60] | |
2020 | Cards | Vincent | ||
The Stockholms | Santa Claus | 4 episodes | ||
Cyanide & Happiness | Santa Claus | 1 episode | ||
2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Farmer | TBA | |
2023 | Lego Monkie Kid | Azure Lion |
Video games
Live-action
Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source[4] |
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1999 | Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 | Mr. Munch (voice)/Reporter | ||
2015 | Lumberjack Man | Shep | [71] |
References
- "Colorado Anime Fest - Christopher R. Sabat". Colorado Anime Fest. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- Trumbore, Dave (September 12, 2018). "Dragon Ball Star Christopher Sabat on Vegeta and Big-Screen Anime". Collider. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- DesignFluxx, LLC (June 10, 2015). "Welcoming Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' voice actors, Seán Schemmel, Christopher R. Sabat, and Chris Ayres, as AX 2015 Industry Guests! - Anime Expo®". Anime Expo®. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- Holmes Millet Advertising. "Christopher Sabat". marycollins.com. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- "Christopher Sabat (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 30, 2016. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - "Fruits Basket Master Thread". www.funimation.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- "KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- Bevins, Christopher (August 16, 2011). "Sengoku Basara Two - Cast Additions". fandompost.com.
- "The Microwave Is A Time Machine! – Steins;Gate English Dub Cast - Funimation – Blog!". January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- Mateo, Alex (August 3, 2022). "The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 Anime's English Dub Premieres on August 4". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- "Funimation Unveils Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Cast, Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- Lee, Michelle (November 10, 2014). "English Voice Cast for Psycho-Pass 2". Funimation Blog.
- Bevins, Christopher [@VoiceofBevins] (February 1, 2015). "More #Nobunagun cast! (2/3) Capa: @Chris24_Sabat Vidocq: @JoshGrelle Galileo: @AlexisTiptonVA Geronimo: @alisonviktorin" (Tweet) (in Romanian). Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Funimation Announces Danganronpa Anime English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. April 4, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- "Free! Eternal Summer Casts Ian Sinclair, Jamie Marchi and More". Anime News Network. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- Ekens, Gabriella (November 28, 2015). "Tokyo Ghoul BD+DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
Other standouts include Monica Rial as Rize and Christopher Sabat as Yamori. Their performances feature heavily in the conclusion and contribute greatly to the maddening atmosphere.
- "Fall 2016 SimulDub™ English Cast Announcements – For The Love of Dubs - Funimation – Blog!". November 24, 2016. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- "Brothers Conflict English Cast Announcement". Funimation. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- "Funimation Reveals Snow White with the Red Hair Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- "Dimension W on Adult Swim's Toonami Starting February 27th!". Funimation. February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- "Black Butler's Latest Installments Come to Home Video in Book of Circus and Book of Murder! + Cast Announcement". Funimation. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- "aniSearch Wise Man's Grandchild". aniSearch. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- "Rage of Bahamut: Genesis – English Voice Cast Announcement!". Funimation. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- Chapin, Clifford [@CliffordChapin] (February 26, 2016). "Knights of Round: Lamorak - @jeannietirado Palomides - @Chris24_Sabat Percival - Aaron Disumke t.co/jaOP8xrPa3" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Funimation Offers English Broadcast Dub for My Hero Academia Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- del Castillo, Chris (July 14, 2016). "My Hero Academia interview with Justin Briner and Christopher Sabat". Nerd Reactor. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "One-Punch Man Is Coming to Toonami!". Viz Media. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- "Code Geass: Akito the Exiled English Cast Recap - Funimation - Blog!". Funimation - Blog!. March 25, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- "Funimation Reveals Dragon Ball Super English Dub Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- "Black Clover English Cast & Crew". funimation.com. September 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- "Pop Team Epic English Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- "Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Cast & Crew". funimation.com. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- "Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka - Funimation - Blog!". January 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- heyitshales228. "[Master Thread] After School Dice Club (Dubbed)". Funimation. Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- "Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies moved to a starter town?". Sound Cadence Studios. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- Mateo, Alex (March 29, 2022). "Crunchyroll Streams The Prince of Tennis TV Anime, OVAs With New English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- Mateo, Alex (October 19, 2022). "The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Anime Gets English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- Mateo, Alex (February 1, 2023). "Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, February 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- "Dragon Ball Z - Battle of Gods". August 13, 2014. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- "Christopher Sabat (Visual voices guide)".
- Funimation (August 4, 2015). "DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION 'F' Production Notes". SciFi Japan. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- Films, Funimation. "One Piece Film: Gold - Funimation Films". funimationfilms.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- Dragon Ball Super [@dragonballsuper] (September 19, 2018). "🗣 Lend us your energy! The English dub of #DragonBallSuper: Broly hits North American theaters on January 16, 2019. Are you coming? #DBSuper t.co/gpQ6ci0F0T" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- Films, Funimation. "Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Re;surrection | Funimation Films". www.funimationfilms.com.
- "One Piece: Stampede Reveals English Dub Cast".
- Jiang Ziya on iTunes, October 1, 2020, retrieved October 5, 2022
- Mateo, Alex (June 14, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Film's Worldwide Screening Dates, English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- "INTERVIEW: Dragon Ball Piccolo and Goku VAs Chris Sabat and Sean Schemmel on the Series' Historical Legacy". Crunchyroll. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- Luster, Joseph (October 6, 2022). "One Piece Film Red Tickets Now on Sale for North America, Australia and New Zealand". Crunchyroll. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- Amith, Dennis (March 8, 2009). "One Piece Movie 8: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)". J!-ENT.
- Kimlinger, Carl (February 18, 2008). "One Piece: Movie No. 8 DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
Most of the cast seems to fit their roles; Christopher R. Sabat is his usual gruff self as Zoro.
- "Tales of Vesperia Film's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- "One Piece Film Z Dub Cast Announced". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- https://dcanimated.com/2023/08/justice-league-x-rwby-super-heroes-huntsmen-part-two-arrives-october-2023/
- "💿Discotek Media on Twitter: "Quite a bit more cast in this one that don't nicely fit in tweets. You'll recognize a lot of names." / Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- "DEATH BATTLE!: Solid Snake VS Sam Fisher". Rooster Teeth. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "DEATH BATTLE!: Smokey Bear VS McGruff the Crime Dog". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "Red vs. Blue: Episode 11: Consequences". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "RWBY: Volume 4, Chapter 1: The Next Step". roosterteeth.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- Square Enix. The Last Remnant. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 2:09 in, English Voice Recording, Cast.
- Sucker Punch Productions. Infamous: Second Son. Sony Computer Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 3:43 in, Additional Voice Talent.
- 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 3:50 in.
- "World of Final Fantasy Maxima Who's Who Character Lore". November 9, 2018. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021 – via YouTube.
- "Fire Emblem Heroes - New Heroes (Book V Begins: Reginn and More)". December 8, 2020. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021 – via YouTube.
- Colopl. Tales of Luminaria. Bandai Namco Entertainment. Scene: Opening credits, 19:14 in, Cast.
- Sabat, Christopher [@JustChrisSabat] (June 13, 2021). "I seriously can't believe I get to play Garland again! And on a Team NINJA KOEU TECMO joint to boot! #FFOrigin #SquareEnixPresents #FinalFantasy t.co/IgsXHZkmYD" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Tiny Tina's Wonderlands voice actor: Full cast & where you know them from". Radio Times. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- "Our Team". www.freedomplanet2.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- Lada, Jenni (April 12, 2023). "Next Them's Fightin' Herds DLC Character Is Velvet's Father Stronghoof". Silicon Era. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
- "Lumberjack Man". lumberjackmanmovie.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016. Click "Christopher Sabat"
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External links
- Christopher Sabat on Twitter
- Okratron 5000 official website
- Chris Sabat convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Christopher Sabat at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Christopher R. Sabat at CrystalAcids the English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
- Christopher Sabat at IMDb