Jay Hickman (born May 23, 1973) is an American film and voice actor, best known for his prolific voice work on English language dubs of Japanese anime shows.
Career
Hickman lent his voice to the character of Mark in the 2002 Canadian film Touching Wild Horses, starring Jane Seymour. He has also a number of on-screen appearances, including an uncredited bit part in the 1998 film Rushmore opposite television and movie actress Alexis Bledel and Apollo 11.
In anime, he is known as the voice of Kurama from Elfen Lied, Kagetane Hiruko from Black Bullet, Crusty from the Log Horizon series and Ryuya from Air.
Filmography
Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Source 1994 Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia Pilot B 1998 Those Who Hunt Elves Special Appearance by the Judge 1999 Master of Mosquiton Com. Officer B; Soldier C Martian Successor Nadesico Nagare Akatsuki Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 Various characters 2000 Gasaraki Lt. Col. Akihiro Hirokawa, others Generator Gawl Koji 2001 A.D. Police Narrator, others Orphen Various characters Spriggan Additional voices Princess Nine Various characters 2002 Sorcerer on the Rocks Shibas Scotch A Tree of Palme Jamji film Excel Saga Toru Watanabe 2003 Noir Various characters Neo Ranga Kazuo Fujiwara, others RahXephon Itsuki Kisaragi, others Rune Soldier Various characters Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Col. Watarase Live-action dubAlso Lake Texarkana Gamera extra Saiyuki Shuei, Rikudo Spectral Force Zakiphon OVA Full Metal Panic! Cpt. Sailor, others Aura Battler Dunbine Show Zama Steel Angel Kurumi 2 Yutaka Kizuki, Scientist Super GALS! Various characters Angelic Layer Shuji Inada Saint Seiya Shiryu ADV dub Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy Agent Martian Successor Nadesico: Prince of Darkness Nagare Akatsuki film Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Tetsu "Papa" Asahina, others 2004 Orphen: Revenge Reed Kino's Journey The Lonely Man, Sixshooter, Soldier Bastof Syndrome Various characters Gravion Alex Smith, others RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio Itsuki Kisaragi Conduct Zero Rumor Mill Blabbermouth live-action dub Megazone 23: Part 3 Eiji Takanaka OVA Aquarian Age Ryusei Chrono Crusade Genai, others Yesterday Computer Tech, Aerial Newscast 1 live-action film dub Mezzo DSA Leon Parasite Dolls Eve's Client A, Police Dispatch A 2009 Lost Memories Hideyo, others live-action film dub 2004–06 Kaleido Star Fool 2005 Cyberteam in Akihabara Various characters Gantz Inamori Kekko Kamen Shuwarutsu Negataro Divergence Eve Bernard Firestar Cromartie High School Shinichi Mechazawa Madlax Triple Speed Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Kotaro Onodera, others Elfen Lied Kurama Princess Tutu Mytho Guns & Talks Hamlet live-action film dub Dark Water Yoshimi's Lawyer live-action film dub My Beautiful Girl Mari Adult Nam-Woo film The Place Promised in Our Early Days Graduate Student Yugo the Negotiator Reiichi Kogure Public Enemy Internal Affairs 2 live-action dub Godannar Various characters The Fuccons Teacher Bob, Punk Samurai Gun Ryouma Sakamoto 2006 Misaki Chronicles Bernard Diamond Daydreams Minoru Jinguji Princess Tutu Prince Mythos Area 88 Goh "Rocky" Mutsuki Papuwa Shintaro 2007 Utawarerumono Munto Air Gear Spitfire Le Chevalier d'Eon King Louis XV Kurau: Phantom Memory Ijima 009-1 The Phantom, others Guyver Dr. Odagiri, others Ghost Train Detective 1 Air Ryuya Also special and movie 2008 Kanon Kuze Appleseed: Ex Machina Additional voices 2010 Ghost Hound Dr. Atsui Hirata 2011 Phi Brain: Puzzle of God Baron Kaidou Guin Saga Norisse 2012 Gintama: The Movie Nizo Okada Un-Go Makita OVA episode 2013 Nakaimo - My Sister Is Among Them! Additional voices Arcana Famiglia Debito 2014 Amnesia Waka Majestic Prince Simon Gato Sunday Without God Wreck Log Horizon Crusty also season 2 2015 Outbreak Company Officer Pervy Vampire Hunter D Greco Rohman Sentai Filmworks dub Black Bullet Kagetane Hiruko 2017 Gate Koji Sugawara 2017–22Food Wars!: Shokugeki no SomaJōichirō Yukihira, nee Saiba2018 Revue Starlight Giraffe Princess Principal Duke of Normandy 2021–23 Vinland Saga Floki Sentai Filmworks/Crunchyroll dub 2022 Iroduku: The World in Colors Gen Tsukishiro Vermeil in GoldSummon Teacher2023Akiba Maid WarRamen Shop Owner, Club Regular Farming Life in Another World Michael Oshi no KoThe Manager Love Flops Sawatari 2024Ragna CrimsonGarm The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Gilbert The Dangers in My HeartYamada's FatherLevel 1 Demon Lord and One Room HeroGrimmsI Parry EverythingDeridas III Dungeon PeopleRangard 2025LazarusKobayashiRock Is a Lady's ModestyShinji
Live-action roles + List of acting performances in film and television Year Title Role Notes Source 1996 Apollo 11 M.I.T. #1 1998 Rushmore Uncredited extra Don't Look Back
References
External links
Jay Hickman at Crystal Acids