Quinton Flynn
Quinton Flynn is an American voice actor and comedian, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the Metal Gear series, Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad, and Axel and his original self Lea in the Kingdom Hearts series.
Early life
Quinton Flynn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a graduate of the Bowling Green State University and Kent State University.Career
Flynn began his career in 1992, his first acting credit was the character Jonathan Willis Internal Monologue in the television film Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted. He also worked in sketch comedy, such as portraying Paul McCartney on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He reprised the role again in the comedy film My Dinner with Jimi.As a voice actor, he has provided many character voices in animated films, television shows, anime and video games. He is a frequently recurring actor in the Crash Bandicoot video game series. He later became the voice of Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series starting in 2010, he continued to voice the character for seven more years up until 2017 when he was replaced by Bryce Papenbrook.
Flynn also provided the voice of Reno in Final Fantasy VII and its sequels and prequels, and Henry in No More Heroes. He is also best known for providing the voices of Raiden in the Metal Gear video game series and Axel in the Kingdom Hearts series. He played the role of Kael'thas Sunstrider in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and World of Warcraft, his lines in the latter were replaced in 2021.
In television, he voiced Timon in Disney's Timon & Pumbaa, replacing Nathan Lane after he voiced the character for 10 episodes. Flynn also provided the voice of Mickey Mouse in the Mickey Mouse Works episode "Minnie Takes Care of Pluto".
Additionally, he voiced many other characters in All Grown Up!, The Angry Beavers, As Told by Ginger, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Cow and Chicken, Dave the Barbarian, Fantastic Four, Freakazoid!, Generator Rex, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Johnny Bravo, Mad, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, Robot Chicken, Samurai Jack, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Spider-Man, Stuart Little, and Teen Titans.
In anime, he voiced Iruka Umino in Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden and The Last: Naruto the Movie. He also voiced characters such as Shingo Shoji for the Tokyopop dub of the Initial D series, Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad, Reno in Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, Raiden in the English dub of Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee, Carl and McCoy in Blood+, Kon in the Bleach series, and Dr. Riddles in Zatch Bell!.
Filmography
Animation
All Grown Up! – Kid #3, Funny Hair Man Animaniacs – Joey, RossThe Angry Beavers – Rusty, SingerAs Told by Ginger – George MagrorityAvatar: The Last Airbender – Tycho The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Malekith the AccursedCow and Chicken – Beaver #1, ManDave the Barbarian – King, Cute Backstreet MinstrelFantastic Four – Human Torch/Johnny Storm Freakazoid! – Elliot Generator Rex – Beau The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Harvey, Bailiff, Dr. GaylordJohnny Bravo – Boy #1Mad – Jack Harper, Captain Thomas Gregson, MADitorial Announcer Mickey Mouse Works – Mickey MouseMy Life as a Teenage Robot – Sheldon Lee, Don Prima, additional voicesThe Real Adventures of Jonny Quest – Jonny Quest,Robot Chicken – Elmer Fudd, Swiper the Fox, Sir Topham Hatt, additional voicesSamurai Jack – Monk AScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Additional voices Seal Team - SharkSpider-Man: The Animated Series – Human Torch/Johnny StormStuart Little – Snowbell Teen Titans – LightningTimon & Pumbaa – Timon Totally Spies! – RickXyber 9: New Dawn – MickAnime
Initial D series – Shingo Shoji Digimon Data Squad – Marcus DamonFinal Fantasy VII Advent Children – RenoMetal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee – Raiden Naruto – Iruka UminoNaruto: Shippuden – Iruka UminoBlood+ – Carl, McCoyBleach – KonThe Last: Naruto the Movie – Iruka Umino, MessengerZatch Bell! – Dr. RiddlesFilm
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero – Additional voicesGlobehunters: An Around The World in Eighty Days Adventure – Dr. Wilkins, SpumeImmigrants – Hermaphrodite, BusinessmanThe Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story – Bad Baboon, Wolf #3Ultimate Avengers – Additional voicesVideo games
Command & Conquer: Renegade – Additional VoicesCommand & Conquer: Generals – Additional VoicesArc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits – Kharg Armored Core 4 – Sir Maurescu, Base Defense Force Call of Duty: United Offensive – Private EnderCartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion – Billy, Toiletnator Crash Bandicoot series- * Nitro Kart – Doctor N. Gin, Nitros Oxide
- * Tag Team Racing – Chick Gizzard Lips
- * Twinsanity – The Evil Twins (Victor and Moritz), Doctor N. Gin, Penguin, SkunkCrisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Reno Curse of Monkey Island – Mr. FosseyDigimon World Data Squad – Marcus Damon Final Fantasy X – IsaaruFinal Fantasy X-2 – IsaaruGurumin: A Monstrous Adventure – Roger, Poco Hearthstone – Kael'thas Sunstrider Heroes of the Storm – Kael'thas SunstriderKingdom Hearts series – Axel
- * Kingdom Hearts II
- * Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
- * Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- * Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep – Lea
- * Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance – Lea
- * 1.5 Remix
- * 2.5 Remix – Axel/Lea
- * 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue – Axel/Lea
- * Kingdom Hearts III – Axel/Lea La Pucelle: Tactics – Croix League of Legends - JhinThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game – Merry, GollumMadagascar: The Video Game – Big Mouth Parrot, Delivery Truck Driver, Sailor #1, Lemur #2Marvel: Ultimate Alliance – Spider-Man/Peter ParkerMass Effect 2 - Kolyat Krios
- Metal Gear Solid series – Raiden
- * Sons of Liberty
- * Portable Ops – Fox Soldier B
- * Guns of the Patriots
- * RevengeanceMinority Report: Everybody Runs – Danny Witwer, Rufus T. Riley, additional voicesNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact – Iruka Umino Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Iruka Umino Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations – Iruka Umino No More Heroes – Henry Cooldown No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle – Henry Cooldown Onimusha: Blade Warriors – Kotaro Fuma Orphen: Scion of Sorcery – Orphen Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow – Lucky, Ice Viking King, Magistrate of Nassau, Port Royal CivilianPlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – RaidenRogue Galaxy – Monsha, Toady, Ugozl lo Burkaqua Shark Tale – Middle-age Man Fish, News-truck FishShadow of Rome – Askari, additional voices Sonic the Hedgehog series – Silver the Hedgehog
- * Colors
- * Forces - Eagle Squad Soldier
- * Free Riders
- * Generations
- * Mario & Sonic series:
- ** London 2012 Olympic Games
- ** Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
- ** Rio 2016 Olympic GamesSpider-Man: Friend or Foe – VenomThe Bard's Tale – Additional voicesThe Saboteur – Additional voicesTrue Crime: New York City – Additional voicesWarcraft 3: The Frozen Throne – Kael'thas SunstriderWarcraft 3: Reforged – Kael'thas SunstriderWorld of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade – Kael'thas Sunstrider, High Botanist Freywinn World of Warcraft: Shadowlands – Kael'thas Sunstrider The Wonderful 101 – Prince Vorkken X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse – Banshee, Abyss
Live-action
Against the Sun – Newsreel NarratorA Hard Day's Day – Paul McCartneyEyewitness – JoeI'd Kill for You – Narrator Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Paul McCartneyJonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted – Jonathan WillisLeap of Faith – Man from BarMen Behaving Badly – Bill ClintonMy Dinner With Jimi – Paul McCartneyThe Christopher Walken Ecstatic Dance Academy – Christopher WalkenThe Mystery of Natalie Wood – James Dean V.O. WTF: World Thumbwrestling Federation – Nilsson OvërgarttenDiscography
Puzzled Yesterdays EP - 2011:• 1: Miss Right
• 2: Puzzled Yesterdays
• 3: Billy