Richard Ian Cox
Richard Ian Cox is a Welsh-born Canadian actor. He is best known for his voice work for English-language dubs of anime, mainly for Inuyasha. Cox gained prominence for playing the character of Henry Dailey's teenaged traveller and horse rider, Alec Ramsay, in The Family Channel's Adventures of [the Black Stallion] during the early 1990s. Cox also gained fame for voicing Ian Kelley, the title character in the animated series Being Ian and for voicing Scattershot, one of the Autobots in the CGI-Animated series Transformers: Cybertron. In 2015, he provided the voice of Lofty in the American-dubbed version of the 2015 reboot of the British children's animated television series Bob the Builder taking over from both Sonya Leite, Emma Tate and Lizzie Waterworth. He had a prominent live-action role alongside Robin Williams in the 2006 comedy RV. He maintains an active online presence on Tumblr and Twitter as well as Facebook. He hosts his own podcast called The Show.
Career
Born in St. Asaph, Wales, Cox began acting at the age of 9. He moved to Vancouver, Canada and at age 14 became a professional actor. After graduating from Vancouver's Richmond Secondary School in 1991, he appeared in a wide variety of guest-starring roles. He is most commonly known for his voice work of Bit Cloud in Zoids: New Century Zero, Ranma Saotome in the later seasons of Ranma ½, and as the title character of InuYasha, which are both series based on the original manga works of Rumiko Takahashi.By the time he was 16, he won the co-starring role in Black Stallion, opposite Mickey Rooney, where he worked for much of his youth. The two remained close friends, until Rooney's death, in April 2014. He has also voiced various characters in several other anime series, including Mobile Suit Gundam, Galaxy Angel, Megaman NT Warrior and Gundam SEED, as well as various American cartoon characters, such as Quicksilver in X-Men: Evolution and Snails in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Based in Vancouver, Cox has made a few guest appearances in Stargate SG-1 and its spin-off Stargate Atlantis, as well as bit parts in series such as ER and Psych. He has also appeared on the Canadian television show The Outer Limits and voices Bedtime Bear in Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot.
For over a decade, Cox was a senior instructor of actors at Tarlington Training in Vancouver, and currently teaches film acting at South Delta Secondary School.
He hosts The Show, an online radio show.
Roles
Voice-over roles
.hack//Roots – Itta Action Man – JacquesAsterix: The Mansions of the Gods - Squaronthehypotenus Battle Assault 3 Featuring Gundam SEED Barbie and the Secret Door – Whiff Being Ian – Ian Kelley, Kid #1, Fan #8, Golfer, Ian's Louse, Headbanger, Police Chief, Green-Capped SailorBob the Builder – Lofty Bob the Builder: Mega Machines – Lofty Boys Over Flowers - Red-haired Thug Care Bears: Adventures In Care-A-Lot – Bedtime BearDragalia Lost – Ranzal, Rex, YatenDinotrux – Revvit, additional voicesDragon Drive – Kouhei Toki Dragon Tales – Mefirst Wizard Dynasty Warriors: Gundam – Kai Shiden Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 – Kai Shiden Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3 – Allelujah Haptism, Kai Shiden Fat Dog Mendoza – Additional VoicesFirehouse Tales – CrabbyGalaxy Angel – NormadGeronimo Stilton – Trap StiltonGreen Legend Ran Hamtaro – Kip, SabuHurricanes – Additional VoicesInfinite Ryvius – Gran McDaniel and additional characters InuYasha: Feudal Combat – Inuyasha InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time – InuYasha InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass – Inuyasha InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island – InuYasha InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler – InuYasha InuYasha: [The Final Act] – Inuyasha InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask InuYasha InuYasha – InuYasha, Young InuYasha, Buyo the Cat LeapFrog – Additional voicesLogical Journey of the Zoombinis – NarratorMax Steel – Kirby KowalskiMegaMan: NT Warrior – NoodleMan.EXE, BurnerMan.EXE Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Allelujah Haptism Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – Tolle Koenig, Shani Andras Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space – Kai Shiden Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon – Kai Shiden Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front – Kai Shiden Mobile Suit Gundam – Kai ShidenMonkey Magic Monster Rancher – Niton, Tainted Cat Brother #2My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic – Snails, Dumb-Bell, Clump, Grampa Gruff, FeatherweightMy Little Pony: [Equestria Girls (film)|My Little Pony: Equestria Girls] – SnailsMy Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Rainbow Rocks – SnailsMy Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legend of Everfree – SnailsMy Little Pony: Pony Life – SnailsMy Little Pony Tales – Coach, Referee, Photographer Pony, Mr. Sweetheart, Mr. Berrytown, Postman, Mr. Clover, Dustman, Fisherman, Rollerskate Contest Judge, Mr. Bon Bon, Mr. Tidwell, Wedding Guests 1, 2 and 3, Vicar, Cake Shop Owner, Cheval, Chief, Mr. Kidoo, Mayor of Ponyland, Director, Vet, Spot, Mr. Patch, King of the Isle of Pony, Usher, Yorkie, Farm Judge, Mr. Meadowsweet, Fairground Stall HolderNana – GinpeiPowerpuff Girls Z – Top Hat, Big Balled Billy, NoodleheadRanma ½ – Ranma Saotome RoboCop: Alpha Commando – Additional VoicesShelldon – HermanSilverwing – OrestesSpy Kids: Mission Critical – Sir AwesomeSupernoobs – Kevin Reynolds The Little Prince – as Eenymeeny Tom and Jerry Tales - SheldonTransformers: Cybertron – Scattorshot Trouble Chocolate – Cacao Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Heretics, Cultists, Bonesingers, Guardians, Rangers, Dark Reapers, Warp Spiders, Falcon Grav Tanks, Vypers, Fire Prisms, Wraithlords and Avatars of KhaineWill & Dewitt – DewittX-Men: Evolution – Quicksilver Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – InuYasha Zoids: New Century Zero – Bit Cloud Zoids Wild - Master BugLive-action roles
The Adventures of the Black Stallion – Alec RamsayAlive: The Miracle of the Andes - Moncho SabellaBlood Angels – RennieBreaker High – TonyThe Christmas Clause – MorrisCold Squad Eureka - Dr. Bob Stone Ghost Rider – Helicopter Pilot H-E Double Hockey Sticks The Mrs. Clause – MorrisMy 5 Wives The New Addams Family – SmedleyPostal – Coffee CustomerPants on Fire Project Mc2 – Professor KatoPsych – Desk Clerk BobbyRecipe for Love – Kitchen Knockout Judge #1Runaway Virus RV – LairdSnowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story – Jason WickerStargate Atlantis – Dr. Brendan GaulStargate SG-1 – Nyan- ''The Stickup''