Bryce Papenbrook (born February 24, 1986)[1] is an American voice actor. He typically provides voices for English versions of several Japanese anime series, particularly those of young male protagonists.
Early life
Bryce Papenbrook is the son of voice actors Debbie Rothstein (born 1956) and Bob Papenbrook (1955–2006). Papenbrook is Jewish, via his mother. He graduated from
UCLA in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in
political science.[2][3]
Papenbrook and his wife, Samantha, have three children together: a daughter named Ella Papenbrook (born September 5, 2015),[4][5] a son named Griffin Papenbrook (born January 19, 2019)[6] and a second daughter named Margo Papenbrook (born August 30, 2021).[7]
Papenbrook began training in
Chuck Norris' system of
Tang Soo Do (also known as American Tang Soo Do) under his original instructor Steve Clark, and would later train and receive his fourth-degree black belt in the system under Clark's instructor Dennis Ichikawa. He is a three-time
kickboxing champion with over 60 fights to his name.[8] He occasionally works as a kickboxing instructor at the House of Champions Academy of Martial Arts in
Van Nuys, California.[8][9]
Initially, it was claimed that Bryce Papenbrook competed semi-professionally in e-sports with a focus on the game GoldenEye 007 on
Nintendo 64 before becoming a well known voice actor. At Awesome Con on March 10, 2024, Bryce Papenbrook was asked about his semi-professional e-sports career, to which he revealed that this was a fabricated story likely instigated by his "best friend" since they played GoldenEye 007 together.[10]
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Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
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^Martin, Theron (October 15, 2014).
"Blood Lad BD+DVD". Anime News Network.
Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016. In execution, though, the English dub effort is merely a serviceable one. Bryce Papenbrook unsurprisingly bags the lead role, and he should have been just fine in it, but the way he handles Staz's attitudes never fully clicks.
^"The Seven Deadly Sins". Anime News Network.
Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016. As a "Netflix Original Series" (and at the time of this writing that is the only place it can be accessed), SDS sports an English dub courtesy of Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Unless you're tired of hearing Bryce Papenbrook as the male lead in seemingly everything these days (he's become in the 2010s what Johnny Yong Bosch was earlier in the 2000s), the English cast is very well-chosen.
^Capcom. Lost Planet 2. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 4:20 in, Voice Over Talent.
^"Pascal Voice – Tales of Graces (Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
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^"Nier: Automata (2017 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
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^"The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV (2020 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
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Bryce Papenbrook (born February 24, 1986)[1] is an American voice actor. He typically provides voices for English versions of several Japanese anime series, particularly those of young male protagonists.
Early life
Bryce Papenbrook is the son of voice actors Debbie Rothstein (born 1956) and Bob Papenbrook (1955–2006). Papenbrook is Jewish, via his mother. He graduated from
UCLA in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in
political science.[2][3]
Papenbrook and his wife, Samantha, have three children together: a daughter named Ella Papenbrook (born September 5, 2015),[4][5] a son named Griffin Papenbrook (born January 19, 2019)[6] and a second daughter named Margo Papenbrook (born August 30, 2021).[7]
Papenbrook began training in
Chuck Norris' system of
Tang Soo Do (also known as American Tang Soo Do) under his original instructor Steve Clark, and would later train and receive his fourth-degree black belt in the system under Clark's instructor Dennis Ichikawa. He is a three-time
kickboxing champion with over 60 fights to his name.[8] He occasionally works as a kickboxing instructor at the House of Champions Academy of Martial Arts in
Van Nuys, California.[8][9]
Initially, it was claimed that Bryce Papenbrook competed semi-professionally in e-sports with a focus on the game GoldenEye 007 on
Nintendo 64 before becoming a well known voice actor. At Awesome Con on March 10, 2024, Bryce Papenbrook was asked about his semi-professional e-sports career, to which he revealed that this was a fabricated story likely instigated by his "best friend" since they played GoldenEye 007 together.[10]
^
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaabac"Bryce Papenbrook (visual voices guide)". BTVA.
Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
^Martin, Theron (October 15, 2014).
"Blood Lad BD+DVD". Anime News Network.
Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016. In execution, though, the English dub effort is merely a serviceable one. Bryce Papenbrook unsurprisingly bags the lead role, and he should have been just fine in it, but the way he handles Staz's attitudes never fully clicks.
^"The Seven Deadly Sins". Anime News Network.
Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016. As a "Netflix Original Series" (and at the time of this writing that is the only place it can be accessed), SDS sports an English dub courtesy of Bang Zoom! Entertainment. Unless you're tired of hearing Bryce Papenbrook as the male lead in seemingly everything these days (he's become in the 2010s what Johnny Yong Bosch was earlier in the 2000s), the English cast is very well-chosen.
^Capcom. Lost Planet 2. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 4:20 in, Voice Over Talent.
^"Pascal Voice – Tales of Graces (Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
^"Nier: Automata (2017 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)
^"The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV (2020 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors.
Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (
link)