Daisuke Hirakawa

Daisuke Hirakawa 平川 大輔
Born	平川 大輔 (Hirakawa Daisuke) June 4, 1973 (1973-06-04) (age 38) Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Japanese voice actor

Daisuke Hirakawa (平川 大輔, Hirakawa Daisuke^?, born 4 June 1973 in Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Namikawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. He is the official Japanese voice actor for Orlando Bloom. For some roles, he is also known as Hirai Tatsuya.

Career

At first, as he enjoyed playing with his friends' children, he wanted to become an infant caretaker. However, he suddenly changed his mind and became a voice actor.

He has done Japanese voice-overs for two of Orlando Bloom's characters, Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean and Kingdom Hearts II, and Legolas from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Personal

His hobbies are cooking, skiing, and snowboarding.

He has admitted to being a hetare. The subject came up on a radio show with Sanae Kobayashi, and the two self-styled hetares seemed to have formed a 'hetare union', although it is not clear whether there are any other members.

He had never been abroad before- until his stay during the Say-U event in South Korea which took place on 15 November 2008, with fellow voice actors Ken Narita and Wataru Hatano.^{[citation needed]}

Notable roles

Leading roles shown in bold.

TV Anime

2003

• Papuwa , Tōhoku Miyagi and Hayashi

2004

• Gankutsuou , Baron Franz d'Épinay

2005

• Eyeshield 21 , Hayato Akaba
• Jinki: Extend , Hiroshi Kawamoto
• Transformers: Cybertron , Excilion and Exgeiser
• Idaten Jump , Seiya Kanzaki

2006

• School Rumble: Second Semester , Kazuya Tanaka
• Otogi-Jushi Akazukin (2006), Hansel
• Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi , Julio Cesare
• Chocotto Sister , Haruma Kawagoe^[1]

2007

• School Days , Makoto Ito^[2]

2008

• Dinosaur King , Seth
• Itazura na Kiss , Naoki Irie^[3]
• Naruto Shippuden , Sora
• Zero no Tsukaima: Princess Rondo , Julio Cesare

2009

• Shangri-La , Souichirou Hata^[4]
• Bleach , Senbonzakura (Zanpakuto Arc)

2010

• Omamori Himari , Yūto Amakawa
• SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors , Shuuyu Hyakushiki and Reitei Gundam
• Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls , Yagyuu Muneakira

2011

• Starry Sky , Aozora Hayato^[5]

• Heart no Kuni no Alice (Ace)

OVAs

• Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2011), Aquarius Dégel
• School Days: Valentine Days (2008), Makoto Ito

Games

• Togainu no Chi (), Kazui
• Hiiro no Kakera (), Suguru Oomi
• Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World (), Ace-Knight of Heart
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005), Will Turner
• Neo Angelique (2008), Bernard
• Super Robot Wars Z (2008), The Edel Bernal
• Ijiwaru my Master (2008), Shirosaki Homura
• Kichiku Megane (), Saeki Katsuya
• School Days (), Makoto Ito
• Garnet Cradle (2009), Sakurazawa Kiichirou
• Zettai Meikyuu Grimm (2010), Wilhelm Grimm
• Lucky Dog 1 (), Ivan Fiore
• Maid Hajimemashita ~Goshujin-sama no Osewa Itashimasu~ (), Tsuda Keiichi

Dubbing

• Bram Stoker's Dracula (Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves))
• Pirates of the Caribbean (Will Turner (Orlando Bloom))
• The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Legolas (Orlando Bloom))
• Jang Geum's Dream (Jungjong (Choi Han)),
• Thomas and Friends (Julian)
• Tron: Legacy (Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund))

Drama CDs

• Koisuru Boukun 1, Hiroto
• Koi Suru Boukun 2, Hiroto
• Mede Shireru Yoru no Junjou, Kichou
• Secret Eye (2009), Shirosaki Homura
• Katekyo! (2009), Kaede Sumizome
• Haiyore! Nyarko-san (2009) Nyarto
• Kichiku Megane, Saeki Katsuya
• Kichiku Megane R, Saeki Katsuya
• Ze, Himi
• Aishiteru (Youko Fujitani), Aiha Harutomo

References

1. ^ "ちょこッとSister" (in Japanese). chocosis.com. http://www.chocosis.com/staff/cast.html. Retrieved January 25, 2010. 
2. ^ "School Days" (in Japanese). AT-X. http://www.at-x.com/program_detail/index.html/2139/. Retrieved January 25, 2010. 
3. ^ "アニメ「イタズラなKiss」公式サイト" (in Japanese). itakiss-anime.jp. http://itakiss-anime.jp/index.htm. Retrieved January 25, 2010. 
4. ^ "キャスト：STAFF&CAST：シャングリ・ラ" (in Japanese). anime-shangri-la.j. http://www.anime-shangri-la.jp/cast.html. Retrieved January 25, 2010. 
5. ^ "Starry☆SkyPORTAL" (in Japanese). honeybee-cd.com. http://www.honeybee-cd.com/starrysky/p-char.html#aozora. Retrieved 14th April, 2011. 

External links

• Official MediaForce website (Japanese)
• Daisuke Hirakawa at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

Persondata
Name	Hirakawa, Daisuke
Alternative names
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Date of birth	June 4, 1973
Place of birth	Niigata Prefecture,
Date of death
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