Bryce Papenbrook


Bryce Austin Papenbrook is an American voice actor who has done voice work for Viz Media, Animaze, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Funimation, Studiopolis and Scoffer Studios. He has voiced in several anime series, particularly those of young male protagonists.

Biography

Early life and education

Bryce Papenbrook was born in West Hills, California. He is the son of Debbie Rothstein and Bob Papenbrook, both of whom were voice actors. He graduated from UCLA in 2007 with a Bachelor's in Political Science.

Career

Papenbrook is best known for his portrayals of Kirito in Sword Art Online, Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan, Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist, Gallows in , Masaomi Kida in Durarara!! series, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Shirou Emiya in ', Meliodas & Zeldris in The Seven Deadly Sins, Red in Pokémon Origins, Kaito in ', and Makoto Naegi and Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa series. In animation, he provides the voice of Adrien Agreste/Cat Noir in . Since 2019, he is Silver the Hedgehog's current voice actor in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Personal life

Papenbrook has trained in the martial arts for over 16 years and holds a fourth-degree black belt. He began training in the Chuck Norris system of Tang Soo Do under his original instructor Steve Clark. Later he would train and receive his fourth-degree black belt in the system under Clark's instructor, former Chuck Norris black belt Dennis Ichikawa. Papenbrook would go on to become a 3-time kickboxing champion with over 60 fights to his credit. He has been a kickboxing instructor at the House of Champions Academy of Martial Arts in Van Nuys, California.
He is married to Samantha Papenbrook; they have a daughter named Ella Papenbrook, born on September 5, 2015.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

YearMovieRoleNotesSource
Blue Exorcist: The MovieRin OkumuraLimited theatrical release, Aniplex
'Kazuto "Kirito" KirigayaLimited theatrical release, Aniplex
'Shirou EmiyaLimited theatrical release, Aniplex

Video games