Rikiya Koyama


Rikiya Koyama is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is a member of Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono and Kamen no Maid Guy. He is also known by the nicknames "Rikki" and "Riki-chan". Koyama become well known for voicing Yamato in Naruto Shippuden, Kogoro Mouri in Case Closed. He is also known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like Coyote Starrk in Bleach, Fukuro in Fairy Tail and Deep Sea King in One Punch Man.

Biography

He attended Ritsumeikan University and entered Toho Gakuen College. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company. His first production with the company was The Idiot, in which he played the servant. He came to the attention of the public when he was selected at an audition to play the role of Sebastian in Twelfth Night, directed by Michael Pennington. Since then, he has appeared in many plays, including The Merchant of Venice, staged October and November 2005. He played the role of Antonio. The play was performed in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Romania and Japan, and received a favorable reception. He played in Japanese TV dramas which dealt with social problems, such as The School Will Change When the Headmaster Changes and Unjust Accusation. He does an attractive dubbing for the voice of the pediatrician, Dr. Doug Ross in the American TV drama ER, which has been broadcast in Japan since 1996 by NHK. This dubbing made him leap to fame in Japan. Since then, he has dubbed all the roles played by George Clooney in films after The Peacemaker and has also played leading characters in many major plays. He starred in the live-action film Wonderful World.

Filmography

Television animation

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Live-action