Joe Zieja


Joe Zieja is an American voice actor, author, and former United States Air Force captain.
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Biography

Early life and military service

Zieja grew up in New Jersey and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. He served as an intelligence officer for over a decade, attaining the rank of captain.

Voice acting career

Zieja's voice acting career spans video games, animation, and commercials. In 2013, while still in a government role, he began taking on small voiceover projects, and by 2014 had transitioned to full-time voice acting, recording from his home studio before relocating to Los Angeles. According to Zieja, he turned to voice acting after his military intelligence job burned him out, calling that work "a lot of PowerPoints." Within eight months, his client list had grown long enough that he needed to quit his day job and focus on voice acting full-time. He has voiced Fox McCloud in the animated short Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins, Claude von Riegan in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and related titles such as Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Fire Emblem Heroes, Bumblebee in the Netflix series Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy, Achilles in the English dub of Fate/Apocrypha, and Wriothesley in the video game Genshin Impact. He plays the male version of the protagonist, Wolf, in Destiny: Rising.

Writing career

Zieja is the author of the Epic Failure Trilogy, published by Simon & Schuster's Saga Press. The series includes:Mechanical Failure Communication Failure System Failure
According to Zieja, the novels satirize the bureaucracy of life in the armed forces with a comedic tone. He also narrated the audiobook editions of his works.

Filmography

Anime

Hunter Γ— Hunter – Bloster; CoburnJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders – OingoMobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Liza EnzaFate/Apocrypha – Rider of Red / AchillesKatsugeki/Touken Ranbu – HizamaruCells at Work! – Bacillus CereusThe Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened – Kusuke SaikiGhost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – Operator

Animation

OVAs

Fate/Grand Carnival – Achilles

Anime films

Hunter Γ— Hunter: Phantom Rouge – OmokageNi no Kuni – Castle Guard ThomasSuzume – Tomoya Serizawa100 Meters – Togashi

Video games

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown - Full BandFire Emblem: Three Houses – Claude von RieganFire Emblem Heroes – Claude von RieganPokΓ©mon Masters – SilverGenshin Impact – WriothesleyYakuza: Like a Dragon – additional voicesTales of Arise – Vholran Igniseri / Hevrekt-35Rune Factory 5 – TerryFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – Claude von RieganFire Emblem Engage – Claude von RieganLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – additional voicesStarfield – Denis AverinThe Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie - Kurt VanderPersona 5 Tactica – Additional voicesPersona 3 Reload – Kenji TomochikaSand Land – General KrowaFarmagia – Lookie-LooMarvel Rivals – Bruce BannerYakuza 0 Director's Cut – Additional voicesRaidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army – General MunakataStory of Seasons: Grand Bazaar – Player DDestiny: Rising – WolfDigimon Story: Time Stranger – Kosuke MisonoHyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment – Raphica