Kyle Hebert
American voice actor
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Kyle Henry Hebert (/ˈeɪbɛər/ AY-bair)[1] is an American voice actor known for his work in anime and video game series, such as the teenage/adult Gohan and the narrator in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball series,[2] Sousuke Aizen in Bleach, Ryu in the Street Fighter video game series, Kiba Inuzuka in Naruto, Kamina in Gurren Lagann, Ryuji Suguro in Blue Exorcist, Noriaki Kakyoin in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Dribble and Dr. Crygor in WarioWare Gold, and Big the Cat in Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Kyle Hebert | |
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Hebert at Galaxy Con St Louis in 2025 | |
| Born | Kyle Henry Hebert Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Other names | Squeege |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Christina Louise (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Career
Hebert got his start in voice-over during the mid-1990s as a disc jockey for Radio Disney, under the pseudonym Squeege. This lasted until September 2005, when he moved from Dallas to Los Angeles, to get bigger interests in the world of voice acting.
He had cameo roles in various anime dubs such as Case Closed, Fruits Basket, and One Piece with recurring roles including Fullmetal Alchemist, Kiba Inuzuka on Naruto, Sousuke Aizen and Ganju Shiba in Bleach, Kamina in Gurren Lagann, Son Gohan in the Dragon Ball series, Ryu in the Street Fighter series, and Big the Cat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series since 2010.
In 2009 and 2011, he voiced "The Sniper" in the animated spoof of Dirty Harry films entitled Magnum Farce and is set to reprise the expanded role of Blivit, The Sniper and that of Governor Arnold Schwartzenherzen-Geldengrubber in the feature film currently in production.
At Anime Expo 2009, Kyle won Best English Voice Actor in the SPJA Awards for his role as Kamina in Gurren Lagann. He is also a podcaster, co-founding and hosting the weekly BigBaldBroadcast with his long-time friend, known only as "Otherworld" Steve.
Personal life
On July 10, 2015, Hebert proposed to Christina Louise, an author whom goes by the pen name Ryter Rong.[3][4] They married on February 14, 2018.[5]
He has a daughter, Kayla Marie Hebert, who was born in 1996.[6][7]
Hebert revealed his autism diagnosis on Twitter in 2017.[8]
Hebert is originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, approximately two hours from Houston, Texas.
Filmography
Anime
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2003; 2005 | Dragon Ball Z | Gohan (Older), Narrator, Ox King, others | Funimation dub | Resume |
| 2007–13 | Bleach | Ganju Shiba, Sousuke Aizen, Kaien Shiba, Nirgge Parduoc | Website[10] | |
| 2007 | Eureka Seven | Ken-Goh | Season 2 | Website[11] |
| Higurashi: When They Cry | Jirō Tomitake | Website[12] | ||
| Ergo Proxy | MCQ | Website[13] | ||
| MÄR | Peta | Resume | ||
| Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society | Munei, Detective, CSI Tech | Website[14] | ||
| The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye | Various characters | Website[15][16] | ||
| Mega Man Star Force | Omega-Xis | Website[17] | ||
| Digimon Data Squad | Belphemon | Website[18] | ||
| Hell Girl | Yoshiyuki Kusuno | Resume | ||
| 2008 | Tweeny Witches | Luca | ||
| Blue Dragon | Gilliam, Legolas | Website[19] | ||
| Buso Renkin | Hiwatari | Website[20] | ||
| Lucky Star | Various characters | Website[20] | ||
| 2008–present | One Piece | Nefertari Cobra, Capone Bege, Higuma, Nola, Gohan (eps. 590), others | Funimation dub | Website[21] |
| 2008 | Gurren Lagann | Kamina | Best English Voice Actor, Male, Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation, 2009 | Website[18][22][23] |
| Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Sun, Jiguro Muso | Website[24] | ||
| Freedom Project | Gosche | Resume | ||
| Ouran High School Host Club | Kazukiyo Soga | Resume[25] | ||
| Darker than Black | Reiji Kikuchi | Resume | ||
| Ghost Slayers Ayashi | Hozaburo Ogasawara | Website[26] | ||
| 2009 | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | Tsukaba | Resume | |
| Shigurui: Death Frenzy | Naotsugu Andou | |||
| D.Gray-man | George the Mayor | |||
| Blade of the Immortal | Shido | |||
| Honey and Clover | Ippei, Asai, Lohmeyer | Website[20] | ||
| 2009–19 | Naruto: Shippuden | Kiba Inuzuka, Inoichi, Akatsuchi, others | Website[27] | |
| 2009 | Monster | Maurer, Fritz Vardemann | Resume | |
| 2010 | Soul Eater | Masamune Nakatsukasa | Website[28] | |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Vato Falman | Resume | ||
| Initial D: First Stage | Mr. Tsuchiya | Ep. 23, Funimation dub | [29] | |
| 2010–13 2017–18 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Gohan (Older), Ox King, Narrator, others | Also The Final Chapters | [30] |
| 2010 | Eden of the East | Kiba | Website[31] | |
| 2011 | Durarara!! | Horada | Resume | |
| 2012 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Tomohisa Kaname | ||
| Persona 4: The Animation | Mitsuo Kubo | [32] | ||
| 2013 | Fate/Zero | Berserker | ||
| Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Aotabo | |||
| Blue Exorcist | Ryuji "Bon" Suguro | [32] | ||
| Tenkai Knights | Beag, Eurus | Website[33][34] | ||
| 2013–15 | Digimon Fusion | Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Greymon, others | [32][33][35] | |
| 2013 | Fate/Zero | Berserker | [32] | |
| Pokémon Origins | Professor Oak | Website[32] | ||
| Ikki Tousen | Kanshou Kochuu | Great Guardians, Xtreme Xecutor series | [36] | |
| 2014 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | Noriaki Kakyoin | Website[37][38] | |
| Attack on Titan | Mitabi Jarnach | [39] | ||
| Sushi Ninja | Nacho Snake, Narrator | [32] | ||
| Blood Lad | Dek | [40] | ||
| Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet | Crown, Marocchi | Website[37] | ||
| Kill la Kill | Hojo | Ep. 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Rock Lee and His Ninja Pals | Narrator, others | Website[41] | |
| 2015 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Escanor, Weinheidt, Dale, Dana | Website[42] | |
| 2016 | Hunter × Hunter | Umori, Masta, Morel Mackernasey others | 2011 series | Website[42][43][44][45] |
| One-Punch Man | Atomic Samurai, Bespectacled Worker, Kamakyuri | Website[42][46][47] | ||
| God Eater | Lindow Amamiya | [48] | ||
| Pokémon Generations | Eusine | Website[49] | ||
| 2017 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Kibito | Also in movie 'Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato' | [50][51] |
| Mob Psycho 100 | Toichiro Suzuki | Also season 2 | ||
| 2017–2019 | Dragon Ball Super | Gohan (Older), Future Gohan, Ox-King, others | Funimation dub | [52] |
| 2018–present | Baki | Spec | Netflix ONA, Netflix dub | [32] |
| 2018 | Sword Gai The Animation | Mystery Face A, Shuntaro Sekiya | Netflix ONA | |
| Last Hope | Doug Horvant | Netflix | ||
| Granblue Fantasy The Animation | Rackam | [53] | ||
| 2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Kiba Inuzuka, Jūgo | Hebert replaces Travis Willingham for Jūgo's role | [54][55] |
| 2019–2025 | My Hero Academia | Fat Gum | [56] | |
| Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun | Sullivan | |||
| 2020 | Somali and the Forest Spirit | Golem | [57] | |
| Beastars | Sanou, Boss | [32] | ||
| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Kanamori | [58] | ||
| Pokémon Journeys | Referee Dan | Flash of the Titans!, The Climb to Be the Very Best! | Website[32] | |
| 2021–present | Vinland Saga | Ragnar, Gardar | Netflix Dub | Website |
| 2022–present | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Ganju Shiba, Sousuke Aizen | ||
| 2024 | My Hero Academia Season 7 | Agpar | [59] | |
| 2025 | Witch Watch | Reiji Otogi | [60] |
Live action series dubbing
Animation
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NFL Rush Zone | Coach Jones, others | Resume | |
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Super-Skrull, Skrull Assistant, Dr. Lyle Getz, AIM Drone #2 (2) | [32][63][64] | ||
| 2011 | Secret Millionaires Club | Enzo | Ep. 4 | Resume |
| 2016-present | Zak Storm | Calabrass | [32] | |
| 2019 | YooHoo to the Rescue | Slo | [65] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Voiceover Actors | [66][67] | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Ryu | [68] | |
| 2013 | Thunder and the House of Magic | Mark Matthews | Limited theatrical release (USA) | [32] |
| 2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Gohan, Narrator, Ox King | Limited theatrical release | [69][70] |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Gohan | Limited theatrical release | [71] |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Young Bayard | Tweet[72] | |
| 2016–2018 | Digimon Adventure tri. | Greymon/MetalGreymon/WarGreymon, Omnimon (Shared) | Limited theatrical release | [73] |
| 2016 | Your Name | Katsuhiko Teshigawara | [74] | |
| 2018 | Lu over the Wall | Fuguda | ||
| The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky | Escanor | |||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Ryu | Archive audio, uncredited | ||
| 2019 | One Piece: Stampede | Capone Bege | [75] | |
| 2020 | Ni no Kuni | Pub Patron | Netflix dub | |
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | Naka Meguro | English dub | ||
| 2022 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Gohan | [76] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–05 | Lupin III specials | General Headhunter, Burton, Butrakari, Goering, others | Resume | |
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming | Gohan | [32] | |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn | Gohan, Narrator, Pikkon, others | [32] | |
| Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon | Gohan | |||
| Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | Schwartz | |||
| 2007 | Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | Mizore Fuyukuma, others | Website[77] | |
| 2008 | Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel | Kahiko | Grouped under Cast | Website[78][79] |
| 2008 | Resident Evil: Degeneration | Zombie, Newscaster, Bodyguard | Resume | |
| 2009–13 | Magnum Farce | Blivit The Wing-Nut Sniper, Gov. Schwartzenhertzen-Geldengruber | Short films "A Shot in the Park" and "Along Came a Sniper", along with feature film | Website[20][80] |
| 2011 | Tekken: Blood Vengeance | Kazuya Mishima | [32] | |
| 2011–12 | Marvel Anime | Ho Yinsen Various Saragi, Sergei | Iron Man Wolverine Blade | Website[81] [82] |
| 2012 | Redline | Big Deyzuna | Website[83] | |
| Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror | Decargot | Website[84] | ||
| Golden Winter | Mean Dog #1 | Live-action animal dub | [32] | |
| 2013 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Great Escape | Seagull 2 | ||
| 2014 | Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher | Cain | ||
| 2015 | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Kiba Inuzuka | ||
| 2020 | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna | Greymon/MetalGreymon, Omnimon (Shared), Agumon Bond of Courage, Additional Voices | Uncredited for Greymon, MetalGreymon, Omnimon, and Agumon Bond of Courage |
Video games
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Adventures in Voice Acting | Himself | Documentary film | Website[145] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | JonTron's StarCade | Darth Vader | Voice | [146] |