Benjamin Diskin
American actor
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Benjamin Diskin is an American actor. He is best known for his work in animation, anime, and video games. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has voiced a multitude of iconic characters.
Personal life
Career
In 1991, Diskin won the "Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture" Young Artist Award for his role of Sylvester in Kindergarten Cop.[3]
In 1993, Diskin provided the voice of Junior Healy in the USA Network animated series Problem Child. He would later voice characters in animation, such as Eugene in Hey Arnold!, Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in Codename: Kids Next Door, Eddie Brock and Venom in The Spectacular Spider-Man,[4][5] Hahn in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Ma'alefa'ak in Young Justice. From 2018 to 2022, Diskin voiced Gonzo and Rizzo in the revival series of Muppet Babies, for which he won the "Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program" Daytime Emmy Award in 2019.[6]
In anime, notable roles he played include Arashi Fuuma and Sai in Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden respectively, Kai Miyagusuku and Katao in Blood+, Shoutmon and Cutemon in Digimon Fusion, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Gurio Umino in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Kensuke Aida in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Char Aznable in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Death Gun in Sword Art Online, Ban in The Seven Deadly Sins, Satoru Fujinuma in Erased, Knuckle Bine in Hunter x Hunter, and Jack in Beastars. He voiced the Disney character Stitch in the English versions of Stitch! and Stitch & Ai, taking over from the character's creator and original voice actor Chris Sanders. In 2018, he voiced Haida in the English dub of the Netflix original series Aggretsuko.
In video games, he voiced Eric Sparrow in Tony Hawk's Underground and its direct sequel Tony Hawk's Underground 2, young Xehanort in the Kingdom Hearts series, Jared Miller in Halo 4, Jusis Albarea in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series, Mega Man in Mega Man 11, and Lorenz Gloucester and Caspar von Bergliez in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. In 2018, he voiced Victor in Mr. Love Queen's choice. He also voiced Khajiit Captain Za'ji in Elder Scrolls Online.
Diskin has also appeared as an actor in The Wonder Years, Mr. Saturday Night,[7] Baby Boom and Just Like Dad.
In July 2019, Diskin was one of the guests of honor at the annual Anthrocon furry convention in Pittsburgh.[8]
Filmography
Anime and Asian animation
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Blood+ | Kai Miyagusuku | [9] | |
| 2009–2011, 2013 | Bleach | Szayelaporro Granz, Abirama Redder | [9][10] | |
| 2009–2016 | Stitch! | Stitch, Experiment 627, Zero | ||
| 2010–2019 | Naruto Shippuden | Sai, others | [9][10] | |
| 2013–2015 | Digimon Fusion | Shoutmon, Cutemon | [9][10][11] | |
| 2014 | K | Misaki Yata | [12] | |
| Blood Lad | Wolf | [13][14] | ||
| 2014–2015 | Kill la Kill | Kaneo Takarada, Takaharu Fukuroda (Ep. 1) | [15][16] | |
| 2014–2018 | Sailor Moon | Gurio Umino | Viz Media dub | [9][10][17] |
| 2015 | Sword Art Online II | Death Gun, Ginrou | [18][19] | |
| Aldnoah.Zero | John Humeray | [20] | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Char Aznable | [21] | ||
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Joseph Joestar | Battle Tendency | [22] | |
| 2015–2017 | Sailor Moon Crystal | Gurio Umino | [23] | |
| 2015–2021 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Ban | [24] | |
| 2016 | One-Punch Man | Super Custom YO649Z Mk. II, Ground Dragon | Eps. 1–2 | [25][26][27] |
| 2016–2017 | Erased | Satoru Fujinuma | [28] | |
| 2016–2019 | Bungo Stray Dogs | Michizō Tachihara | Seasons 1–3 only | [29] |
| 2017 | Stitch & Ai | Stitch | English-language Chinese animated series; English version released in 2018 | [30] |
| Blue Exorcist | Kinzo Shima | [31] | ||
| Little Witch Academia | Frank, Additional voices | 4 episodes | ||
| Glitter Force: Doki Doki | Ira | |||
| Mob Psycho 100 | Miyagawa | |||
| Occultic;Nine | Kouhei Izumi | [32] | ||
| 2018 | B: the Beginning | Kamui | [33] | |
| Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu | Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki | [34] | ||
| Sirius the Jaeger | Yevgraf | [11] | ||
| 2018–2019 | Hunter × Hunter | Knuckle Bine | 2011 series | [35] |
| 2018–2023 | Aggretsuko | Haida | [36] | |
| 2018–present | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Sai Yamanaka, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki | [37][38] | |
| 2019 | Ultraman | Shiraishi, others | [11] | |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion | Kensuke Aida | Netflix redub | [39] | |
| Cells at Work! | Pneumococcus | [11] | ||
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Demon in the temple | [40] | ||
| 2020 | Marvel Future Avengers | Leader, Iron Monger, Zeke Stane | [11] | |
| BNA: Brand New Animal | Shirou Ogami | |||
| Dorohedoro | Gyoza Fairy | |||
| The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? | Wendelin | [41] | ||
| Beyblade Burst Rise | Arthur Peregrine | |||
| 2020–present | Beastars | Jack | [42] | |
| 2021 | High-Rise Invasion | Great Angel | ||
| Kuroko's Basketball | Daiki Aomine | |||
| Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Homura | [11] | ||
| My Hero Academia | Tomoyasu Chikazoku/Skeptic | Season 5 only | [43][44] | |
| 2021–2022 | Pacific Rim: The Black | Kaiju Boy | Monster form | |
| 2021–present | Record of Ragnarok | Shiva | ||
| 2023 | Digimon Adventure | Agumon, Cutemon | [45][46][47] | |
| Mashle | Dot | [48] | ||
| 2024 | Dandadan | Serpoians | [49] | |
| 2024–present | T・P Bon | Tetsuo Shiraishi | ||
| Go! Go! Loser Ranger! | Aran Hekiru | [50] | ||
| 2025 | Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation | Grim | [51] |
Western animation
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Problem Child | Junior Healy | [7] | |
| 1997–2002 | Hey Arnold! | Eugene Horowitz | Seasons 2–4 | [9][10] |
| 2002–08 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2, Delightful Children from Down the Lane, additional voices | ||
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Hahn | 2 episodes | [11] |
| 2006–07 | Squirrel Boy | Eddie J. Squirrel | ||
| 2006 | Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O. | Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2, Delightful Children from Down the Lane, Numbuh 101 | Televsion film | [52] |
| 2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Numbuh 1, Numbuh 2, Delightful Children from Down the Lane | Episode: "The Grim Adventures of the KND" | [9][10] |
| 2008–09 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Eddie Brock / Venom | [10] | |
| 2011 | Mad | Big Bird, Guardian, Mongolian | [53] | |
| 2011–22 | Young Justice | Orion, Ma'alefa'ak, Brainiac 5, Cullen Row, Harm | [11] | |
| 2012 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Harrison Fears | ||
| 2012–14 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Various voices | ||
| 2013–15 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Skaar, Bulldozer, Fandral, Miek, additional voices | [10][11] | |
| 2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Spider-Man | Television special | [11][54] |
| 2015–16 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Spider-Ham, Morbius, Skaar, Blood Spider | [11][55][56] | |
| Popples | Mike Mine | [57] | ||
| Regular Show | Steffen, Milton, Aiden | [11][58] | ||
| 2015–17 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Elton Ploy, Prince Shlemielius | [11] | |
| 2015–present | Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir | Nino Lahiffe / Carapace (Seasons 1–3), Max Kanté / Pegasus (Seasons 1–3), Nooroo, Sass, XY, Butler Jean, Loïc Stompet | [59][60][61] | |
| 2017 | Bunnicula | Russell | Episode: "Brussel Boy" | [62] |
| Danger & Eggs | Tappy | Episode: "Trading Post" | [63] | |
| 2017–19 | Spider-Man | Flash Thompson, Spencer Smythe, Venom, Burglar | [11] | |
| 2018 | The Powerpuff Girls | Logan Logan / The Sporde | Episode: "Never Been Blissed" | |
| 2018–19 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Boris Badenov, others | [64] | |
| 2018–22 | Muppet Babies | Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat | [11][65] | |
| 2020 | ZooPhobia | Rusty | Episode: "Bad Luck Jack"; web short | [66] |
| 2021 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Keldor/Skeletor | [67][11] | |
| 2021–24 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | AZI-3 | 7 episodes | [68] |
| 2026 | Helluva Boss | Gorilla Suit Guy, Waiter | Episode: "Mission: Bigfoot" | [69] |
| TBA | Interstellar Ranger Commence | Browntable Animation |
Films
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Ben | ||
| 1990 | Kindergarten Cop | Sylvester | [76] | |
| 1992 | Out on a Limb | Henry | ||
| Mr. Saturday Night | Stan (age 9) | |||
| 1993 | The Pickle | Little Boy 1945 | ||
| 1995 | Just Like Dad | Charlie Spiegel | ||
| 2005 | The Night Before Christmas | Lee Powell |
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | The Wonder Years | Young Paul Pfieffer | Episode: "Birthday Boy" | |
| 1990 | Get a Life | Danny | Episode: "Pile of Death" | |
| 1993 | California Dreams | Young Sly | Episode: "Save The Shark" | |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Young Aaron | Episode: "Brain Salad Surgery" | |
| Suddenly Susan | Willie | Episode: "Susan's Minor Complication" | ||
| 2000 | The Amanda Show | Joey | Episode 13 | |
| 2001 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Marvin | Episode: "Personal Trainer" | |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Student | Episode: "Mean Teacher" | |
| 2008 | Zoey 101 | Colin (voice only) | Episode: "Trading Places" | |
| 2017–2022 | Legends of Tomorrow | Beebo (voice) | 3 episodes | [77] |
| 2018 | The Flash | Episode: "The Elongated Knight Rises" | ||
| 2021 | Beebo Saves Christmas | TV special | [78] |
Video games
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Young Artist Awards | Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Kindergarten Cop | Won | [3] |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program | Muppet Babies | Won | [6] |
Notes
- This title does not list voice actors in the closing credits
