Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 600 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the Mortal Kombat franchise, The Joker in several projects, including, among others, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Injustice 2, and Mortal Kombat 11, Zangetsu in Bleach, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Etemon and Myotismon in Digimon, Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Ansem (Seeker of Darkness) and Terra-Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Black Ghost/Skull in Cyborg 009, Akuma in Street Fighter V, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and Andrall in Gormiti Nature Unleashed. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Anime
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
Source |
| 1985 |
Robotech |
Ben Dixon |
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| 1994 |
Macross Plus |
Guld Goa Bowman |
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| 2002 |
Speed Racer X |
Racer X |
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| 2002 |
Witch Hunter Robin |
Kannosaki |
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| 2002 |
Zentrix |
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Voice director |
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| 2003 |
Lupin the Third Part II |
Daisuke Jigen |
TV series |
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| 2003–05 |
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo |
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo |
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| 2004–06 |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex |
Batou |
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| 2006 |
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles |
Vince Grant |
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| 2008 |
Lucky Star |
Tadao Hiiragi, others |
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| 2009 |
Monster |
Inspector Heinrich Lunge |
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| 2010 |
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn |
Daguza Mackle |
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| 2013 |
Digimon Fusion |
Etemon, Tuwarmon, others |
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| 2014 |
Blood Lad |
Wolf Daddy |
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| 2014 |
Coppelion |
Foreman Kurobe |
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| 2015 |
Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure |
Daisuke Jigen |
TV series |
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| 2015 |
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea |
Tomoru Sakishima |
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| 2015 |
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure |
Old Joseph |
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| 2016 |
Hunter × Hunter |
Bendot, Cherry (ep 5), others |
2011 series |
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| 2016 |
The Asterisk War |
Kouichiro Toudou |
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| 2017–18 |
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders |
Joseph Joestar |
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| 2018 |
Lupin the Third Part V |
Daisuke Jigen |
TV series |
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| 2018–19 |
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable |
Joseph Joestar |
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| 2018 |
Back Street Girls: Gokudolls |
Kimanjiro Inugane |
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| 2019 |
Carole & Tuesday |
Schwartz |
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| 2020 |
Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 |
Batou |
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Animation
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Crew role, notes |
Source |
| 2008 |
The Mr. Men Show |
Mr. Noisy |
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| 2009-2012 |
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers |
Grier |
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| 2012 |
The Legend of Korra |
Captain Saikhan |
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| 2017 |
Stitch & Ai |
Wombat, Mr. Ding, Sage, Elder |
Chinese production originally produced in English |
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| 2020-present |
Animaniacs |
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Film
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
Source |
| 1996 |
Ghost in the Shell |
Batou |
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Press |
| 2003 |
Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo |
Daisuke Jigen |
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| 2004 |
Muhammad: The Last Prophet |
Abu Jahl, Tribal Leader 2, Counselor |
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| 2005 |
Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers |
Tamashiro, Guillmon, Mephistomon |
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| 2006 |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
Batou |
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| 2007 |
Shark Bait |
Moe |
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| 2008 |
The Blue Elephant |
King Naresuan, Officer, Ajan |
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| 2010 |
Space Dogs |
Kazbek |
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| 2014 |
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate |
Narrator |
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| 2014 |
Patema Inverted |
Izamura |
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| 2015 |
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts |
Commissioner Gordon |
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| 2015 |
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem |
Commissioner Gordon |
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| 2016 |
Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants |
Commissioner Gordon |
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| 2018 |
Lupin the Third: Legend of the Gold of Babylon |
Daisuke Jigen |
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| 2019 |
Jigen’s Gravestone |
Inspector Zenigata |
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| 2019 |
Goemon’s Blood Spray |
Inspector Zenigata |
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| 2019 |
Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid |
Daisuke Jigen |
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| 2020 |
Lupin the Third: Goodbye Partner |
Daisuke Jigen |
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| 2020 |
Lupin III: The First |
Daisuke Jigen |
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Video games
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Crew role, notes |
Source |
| 1997 |
Ghost in the Shell |
Batou |
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| 2000 |
Galerians |
Dr. Steiner, Dr. Lem, Gangster, Maintenance Man |
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| 2000 |
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment |
Baofu |
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| 2002 |
Warcraft III Reign of Chaos (video game) |
Priest |
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| 2005–06 |
Xenosaga series |
Ziggy |
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| 2006 |
Kingdom Hearts II |
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness |
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| 2007 |
Blue Dragon |
Jeeala, Heat-Wave Sai, King Ghost |
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| 2006–07 |
.hack//G.U. series |
Taichiro Sugai, Arena Announcer |
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| 2007 |
Supreme Commander |
Colonel Zachary Arnold |
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| 2008 |
Star Ocean: First Departure |
Del Argosy (The Crimson Shield) |
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| 2008 |
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe |
Raiden, The Joker |
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| 2008 |
Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories |
Ansem |
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| 2009 |
Star Ocean: Second Evolution |
Gabriel |
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| 2009 |
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days |
Ansem |
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| 2009 |
Tekken 6 |
Azazel |
Scenario Campaign Cinematics |
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| 2010 |
Transformers: War for Cybertron |
Skywarp |
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| 2010 |
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep |
Terra-Xehanort |
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| 2010 |
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty |
Thor, Dark Templar |
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| 2010 |
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes |
Kanbe Kuroda |
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| 2011 |
Mortal Kombat |
Raiden |
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Tweet |
| 2011 |
Dead or Alive: Dimensions |
Leon, Fame Douglas |
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| 2011 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
Proventus Avenicci, additional voices |
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| 2011 |
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy |
Ulrich Olsen (AWACS Keynote) |
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| 2012 |
Spec Ops: The Line |
Interrogator |
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| 2012 |
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance |
Ansem, Terra-Xehanort |
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| 2012 |
Demons’ Score |
Satan, Berith, Dr. Alister |
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| 2013 |
Fire Emblem Awakening |
Walhart |
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| 2013 |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 |
Hanzo |
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| 2013 |
Injustice: Gods Among Us |
The Joker |
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Tweet |
| 2013 |
Fuse |
Raven Guard, Grigori |
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| 2013 |
Marvel Heroes |
Madison Jeffries |
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| 2013 |
Saints Row IV |
Terrorist Cyrus |
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| 2013 |
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn |
Gaius van Baelsar, Ilberd Feare |
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| 2013 |
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix |
Ansem |
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| 2014 |
Earth Defense Force 2025 |
HQ |
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| 2014 |
Smite |
Poseidon |
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| 2014 |
D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die |
August Oldmann |
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| 2014 |
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix |
Ansem, Terra-Xehanort |
Also 1.5 + 2.5 |
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| 2015 |
Bladestorm: Nightmare |
Narrator |
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| 2015 |
Infinite Crisis |
The Joker |
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| 2015 |
Mortal Kombat X |
Raiden |
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| 2015 |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: First Assault Online |
Batou |
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| 2016 |
Street Fighter V |
Akuma |
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| 2017 |
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue |
Ansem, Terra-Xehanort |
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| 2017 |
Fire Emblem Heroes |
Oliver, Hardin, Walhart |
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| 2017 |
Injustice 2 |
The Joker, Raiden (DLC) |
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Tweet |
| 2017 |
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia |
Jedah |
English voice |
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| 2017 |
Persona 5 |
Principal Kobayakawa |
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| 2017 |
Tekken 7 |
Geese Howard |
Added through DLC in the console versions and Round 2 |
Tweet |
| 2019 |
Kingdom Hearts III |
Ansem, Terra-Xehanort |
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| 2019-20 |
Mortal Kombat 11 |
Raiden, The Joker (DLC) |
Also in Aftermath and Ultimate |
Instagram |
| 2019 |
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order |
Flint Marko / Sandman |
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| 2019 |
Catherine: Full Body |
Morgan Cortez |
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| 2020 |
Teppen |
Akuma |
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| 2021 |
Guilty Gear Strive |
Gabriel |
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Live action
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Crew role, notes |
Source |
| 1999 |
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy |
Barbarax, Fishface |
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| 2000 |
Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue |
Cyclopter |
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| 2001 |
Power Rangers Time Force |
Vexicon |
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External Links
Actor Richard Epcar – Wikipedia
