Neil Charles Kaplan is an American voice actor, audiobook narrator, entertainer, and comedian. His best-known voice roles are Hawkmon from Digimon, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto from Bleach, Emperor Zarkon from Voltron: Legendary Defender and Madara Uchiha from Naruto.
Biography Kaplan got his start as a comedian doing impressions of presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. He also impersonated a little-known journalist at the time, Dan Rather. He then started work on video games, including several Star Wars titles. From there he went on to do such shows as Power Rangers, Digimon: Digital Monsters and Transformers: Robots in Disguise. He was once a contestant on the game show Street Smarts. On that appearance, he showed off some of his other impressions, including one of Gilbert Gottfried. He was a guest to the Power Morphicon (in Los Angeles) in June 2007 and August 2010, to Armageddon (in Australia and New Zealand) in October 2007, and to AVCon: Adelaide's Anime & Video Games Festival (in Australia) in July 2018. He also created the television series The Way it WASN'T! and the graphic novel I, of the Wolf.The concept for I, of the Wolf was initially developed while he was in attendance at the Transformers convention Auto Assembly over a meal in a Chinese restaurant with some of the convention's other guests. Source: convention organiser He voices Captain Fort Worth in the adult video game BoneCraft.
Filmography
Anime +List of English dubbing performances in animeYearTitleRole NotesSource1999FAKEDrake2000–01Digimon Adventure 02Halsemon, Hogan, Ilya, Hawkmon, Shurimon, Aquilamon, Silphymon (shared with Edie Mirman)2001–02Digimon TamersIndramon, Divermon, BabelTransformers: Robots in DisguiseOptimus Prime, Ro-Tor2002–03Tokyo PigPrincipalDigimon FrontierEldest Mushroomon, Woodmon (Ep. 4), Kokuwamon, Kokuwamon Elder (Ep. 5), Baromon (Ep. 40)2003Reign: The ConquerorIbnAs Bob Johnson2003–04Brigadoon: Marin & MelanShuta Alan, Poyon Silver, Detective Chunen2005–06Daphne in the Brilliant BlueLun Shibazaki, Additional Voices2006Zatch Bell!Belgim E.O.2007–14BleachGenryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Ruzaburō "Enryū" Enkōgawa, Gesell, Tenken, Zommari Rureaux (Ep. 195+)2008Digimon Data SquadPumpkinmon #1 (Eps. 30–34), Ninjamon #3 (Ep. 31), Piximon (Ep. 32), Franz' Agent #1 (Ep. 33), Desk Man #1 (Ep. 33)NarutoKiyoyasu, MadaraEpisode: "Laughing Shino"2008–10Blue DragonSaber Tiger2011Marvel Anime: Iron ManMinister Defense Kuroda2012Marvel Anime: BladeHigh Council Chairman, Additional Voices2012–19Naruto ShippudenTobi, Madara Uchiha (Ep. 125+)2013–15Digimon FusionLord Bagra, NeoMyotismon, Anubismon2016Sailor MoonEdwardsEpisode: "Usagi Dancing to the Waltz", Viz dub2017–18Lupin the Third Part IVRobson Zuccooli2018TerraformarsKaiki KounoEpisode: "War - All-Out War"2019Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginDozle Zabi2020Cagaster of an Insect CageAdhamGreat PretenderLewis Mueller2021–22Attack on TitanTheo MagathHow a Realist Hero Rebuilt the KingdomSebastian Silverdeer2022–presentBleach: Thousand-Year Blood WarGenryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Asuka Katakura, Tetsuzaemon Iba, Robert Accutrone, Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio2025–presentOne PieceFigarland Garling
Animation +List of voice performances in animationYearTitle RoleNotesSourceThe Mouse and the MonsterUtility Guy2006Higglytown HeroesMover Hero2014Robot ChickenAlbus Dumbledore, Lt. Stone2016–2018Voltron: Legendary DefenderEmperor Zarkon2017Penn Zero: Part-Time HeroClub OwnerWacky RacesSheriff Longarm D. LawEpisode: "Smokey and the Racers"2019Love, Death & RobotsHankEpisode: "Suits"2021Star Wars: VisionsNarratorEpisode" "The Ninth Jedi", English dub
Films Digimon: The Movie – Twin Boy 1, Computer Voice 2, Professor, Hawkmon, Halsemon Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning as Hawkmon Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (standalone dub) - Professor, Little Boy 2C Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals (standalone dub) - Hawkmon, Halsemon Dragon Quest: Your Story – Dr. Agon, Zenith Dragon Ghost Cat Anzu – Old Man Mushroom Muhammad: The Last Prophet – 'Amr ibn al-'As, The Spy The Happy Cricket – Toad #1 The Little Polar Bear – Bert Promare – Vulcan Haestus
Video games
Baten Kaitos Origins – Wiseman/Verus Wiseman BioShock Infinite – Thursday Warren, John Hammond, Ezekiel Price BoneCraft – Captain Fort Worth Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion – Grim, Johnny Bravo, Him Conan – Bone Cleaver Conan Exiles - Nunu the Cannibal, Additional Voices Destiny 2 – Dominus Ghaul DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles – Emperor Zarkon Fallout 76 – Biv, Derrick Taylor, Dr. Emerson Hale, Hubert, Lev, Marcus, Intercom, Raiders, Blood Eagles Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Additional Voices Final Fantasy XV – Additional voices Gears of War 3 – Stranded Crew #7 Guild Wars 2 – Various Charr and Norn NPCs, Edrick Thorn Hearthstone – Cenarius Heroes of the Storm – Tychus Honkai: Star Rail - Duke Inferno Infamous First Light – Additional Voices Justice League Heroes – Gorilla Grodd League of Legends – Aurelion Sol Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional Voices Marvel Heroes – Sabretooth, Venom Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection – Taurus Fire Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Nemesis Orcs, Humans Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Obito Uchiha (Ninja War Tobi), Madara Uchiha Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha (Ninja War Tobi) Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations – Madara Uchiha Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution – Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha (Ninja War Tobi) Ninja Gaiden II – Genshin Omega Strikers - Drek'ar Red Dead Redemption 2 – The Local Pedestrian Population Skylanders: Giants – Batterson, Hatterson Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure – Nort, Weapon Master Skylanders: Trap Team – Batterson, Hatterson Spider-Man 3 – Kraven the Hunter Spider-Man: Battle for New York – Norman Osborn / Green Goblin Spider-Man Unlimited - Daemos, Jennix Star Wars: The Old Republic – Skadge StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Tychus Findlay, Reaper, Vulture StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void - Herc Tell Me Why – Tom Vecchi / Alexander Kershwin The Last of Us – Additional Voices Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Long Haul Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution – Ork Nob World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – Cenarius World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional Voices
Live-action Beetleborgs Metallix – Hornix, Witch Doctor (voices, credited as Bob Johnson) Big Bad Beetleborgs – Venus Claptrap (voice, credited as Bob Johnson) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie – Oozemen (voice, uncredited) Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue – Diabolico, Gold Beaked Monster (voices) Power Rangers Lost Galaxy – Destruxo (voice), Mutantrum (2nd voice) Power Rangers Time Force – Gluto (voice), Recap Narrator (voice, uncredited)
References
External links Neil Kaplan - official website Neil Kaplan's Facebook