Michael Daingerfield
Michael Daingerfield is a Canadian actor, acting coach and the founder of On The Mic Training, a voice acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He is best known for his voice roles of Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, playing Gordon Godfrey on the CW's superhero drama Smallville, and his English dub of the anime as Gintoki Sakata in Gintama.
Early life and education
Daingerfield attended Murray State University in Kentucky on a tennis scholarship. He graduated with a degree in business and administration.Career
Michael Daingerfield's first voice acting job was playing Ace Ventura on the animated series of the same name. According to voice director Dan Hennessey, Daingerfield did a few of Jim Carrey's ADR lines in the second Ace Ventura film, when Carrey was unavailable to do them himself.In 2006, Daingerfield wrote, produced and starred in "Daingerfield," a short feature loosely based on his life.
In 2007, Daingerfield founded On the Mic Training, a Vancouver-based voice acting school where he and many other Vancouver voice actors train students in voice-over.
In 2017, he was cast as lead character Gintoki Sakata in the Ocean dub of Gintama.
Personal life
In 2007, Daingerfield ranked third in Canada for Men's Singles over 35 tennis.Filmography
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Crew Role, Notes |
| 2021 | Gintama: The Final | Gintoki Sakata | Sentai dub |
Animation
Film
Live-action
Video games
Awards
Leo Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
| 2006 | Daingerfield | Best Male Performance in a Short Drama | Nomitated |
| 2006 | Daingerfield | Best Screenwriting in a Short Drama | Nomitated |
| 2011 | Smallville | Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Nomitated |