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Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 600 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the Mortal Kombat franchise, The Joker in several projects, including, among others, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Injustice 2, and Mortal Kombat 11, Zangetsu in Bleach, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Etemon and Myotismon in Digimon, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Ansem (Seeker of Darkness) and Terra-Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Black Ghost/Skull in Cyborg 009, Akuma in Street Fighter V, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and Andrall in Gormiti Nature Unleashed. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles.

Richard Epcar

Epcar in 2017

Born

Richard Michael Epcar


April 29, 1955 (age 69)

Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Other namesRichard George[1]
EducationUniversity of Arizona
Occupation(s)Voice actor, film director, writer
Years active1980–present
SpouseEllyn Stern (1982-present)[1]
Children2
Websiterichardepcar.com

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Live action

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Eirtakon Guests of Honour are Richard Epcar and Ellyn Stern". Anime News Nnetwork.com. April 5, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "The Return of Robotech". Anime News Network. July 22, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Saboten Con to Feature "Robotech" 30th Anniversary Celebration". Crunchyroll. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Voice Of Kannosaki". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Zentrix licensed?". Anime News Network. July 25, 2003. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Richard EPCAR Roles". Anime News Network. July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Pasadena Event Next Weekend". Anime News Network. May 7, 2004. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Otakon 2004 - Opening Ceremonies". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "Richard Epcar (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 20, 2017. 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.
  11. ^ "Dubbed Gundam UC #2, Zakuro, Hidan no Aria Promos Streamed (Update 2)". Anime News Network. August 25, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  12. ^ "Viz Media Announces Blood Lad's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. May 16, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Viz Media's Coppelion Dub Casts Erica Lindbeck, Cassandra Lee Morris, Shelby Lindley". Anime News Network. November 24, 2014.
  14. ^ "A Lull in the Sea – Staff – NIS America". NIS America.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  15. ^ "Solution × Is × Majority Rules?". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 8. Viz Media. June 11, 2016. Adult Swim.
  16. ^ "Hisoka × is × Sneaky". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 5. Viz Media. May 14, 2016. Adult Swim.
  17. ^ "A × Surprising × Challenge". Hunter × Hunter. Episode 6. Viz Media. May 21, 2016. Adult Swim.
  18. ^ "Aniplex Offers The Asterisk War Season 1 on English-Dubbed Blu-ray". Anime News Network. June 4, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  19. ^ Macias, Patrick (June 23, 2014). "Crunchyroll to Stream English Dub of "JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: STARDUST CRUSADERS"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  20. ^ "1st 3 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Episodes English-Dubbed". Anime News Network. June 24, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  21. ^ "Red Hot Chili Pepper, Part 1". JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable. Season 3. Episode 11. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Cast.
  22. ^ "Go and Become an Idol or Die!". Back Street Girls: Gokudolls. Episode 1. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
  23. ^ "Every Breath You Take". Carole & Tuesday. Episode 5. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
  24. ^ a b c d "Richard Epcar – Characters Resume" (PDF). Richard Epcar official website. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  25. ^ a b c "Richard Epcar – Voice Over Resume" (PDF). Richard Epcar official website. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  26. ^ "Kumoricon » Guests of Honor". Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  27. ^ "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Dub Actors". Anime News Network. December 22, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  28. ^ "Funimation Announces Bayonetta: Bloody Fate English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. July 6, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  29. ^ "Patema Inverted English Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. May 6, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  30. ^ "GKIDS Announces English Cast". Twitter. July 23, 2020.
  31. ^ "Microsoft Word - BIO_CONVENTION_LIST.doc" (PDF). Richardepcar.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  32. ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:19 in, CAST.
  33. ^ a b Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (March 3, 2018). "I'm Raiden in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, and all the Mortal Kombat games since then and also Injustice 2" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  34. ^ Epcar, Richard. "Richard Epcar Characters Resume" (PDF). richardepcar.com.
  35. ^ Epcar, Richard. "Richard Epcar Characters Resume" (PDF). richardepcar.com.
  36. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (December 12, 2012). "Very happy to be playing the JOKER again in the new game INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  37. ^ Sandlot (February 18, 2014). Earth Defense Force 2025. D3 Publisher. Scene: Closing credits, 2:45 in, Voice Cast.
  38. ^ Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
  39. ^ "Infinite Crisis Credits". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014.
  40. ^ Tweets concerning Mortal Kombat X from director Brian Chard:
  41. ^ Clary, Jesse (December 18, 2015). "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault Early Access Impressions – The Cube". Medium.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  42. ^ "CAPCOM:STREET FIGHTER V 公式サイト". capcom.co.jp. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  43. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (December 18, 2016). "Yes, I'm also the voice of Akuma in Street Fighter 5!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Twitter.
  44. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (May 16, 2017). "Well I guess the Bat is out of the cave. I'm back voicing THE JOKER in INJUSTICE 2! Very happy to return!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 5, 2017 – via Twitter.
  45. ^ "Here are the Voice Actors of Fire Emblem Echoes' Cast". Twinfinite. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  46. ^ Epcar, Richard [@RichardEpcar] (July 1, 2018). "I did indeed. No such footage exists as far as I know" (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via Twitter.
  47. ^ "Richard Epcar on Instagram: "Guess who's back voicing RAIDEN in MORTAL KOMBAT 11? @richardepcar @mortalkombat @wbpictures @nether_realm_studios"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  48. ^ Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (December 12, 2019). "Joker! #mk11 @RichardEpcar @ericalindbeck" (Tweet). Retrieved April 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
  49. ^ "CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  50. ^ "Guilty Gear Strive (2021 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 18, 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)