Ryō Horikawa

Ryō Horikawa

Ryō Horikawa at 2014 Fan Expo Canada
Born February 1, 1958
Osaka, Japan
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1960's - present
Spouse(s) Hitomi Oikawa

Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう Horikawa Ryō, born Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮 Horikawa Makoto), born February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa, whose birth name is also Horikawa (堀川). His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryo".

Career

Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as the protagonist of the 1984 anime Yume Senshi Wingman. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (Saint Seiya), Heiji Hattori (Detective Conan), Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes) and Vegeta (Dragon Ball). He is also well known for his game role as Captain Falcon (Super Smash Bros. series). His wife is also a voice artist.[1]

Vocal roles

Anime television series

OVAs

Video games

Drama CDs

Dubbing

Tokusatsu

Other Japanese

References

  1. ↑ "Interview: Ryo Horikawa (Voice Actor, Dragonball Z)". inside.anime-expo.org. Anime Expo. 2012-08-30.
  2. ↑ http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Case-Closed/Keenan-Morris/

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