Matthew Mercer
Matthew Mercer is an American voice actor working primarily out of Los Angeles, California. He is notable for voicing Jotaro Kujo in the TV anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
He also voiced a minor character, Akira in Diamond is Unbreakable.
He is well known for his several other roles such as Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Trafalgar Law in One Piece, Leorio Paradinight in Hunter × Hunter, Hit in Dragon Ball Super, Kiritsugu Emiya in Fate/Zero, Alvin in Tales of Xillia, Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 6, Chrom and Ryoma in Fire Emblem, Yusuke Kitagawa in Persona 5, Cassidy in Overwatch, and Espio the Chameleon in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Mercer is also well-known for his role as the Dungeon Master in the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role.[2]
Biography
Early life
Mercer was born in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on June 29, 1982 to a family of Scottish descent. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was young. He attended Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California. He has a brother who writes and performs music under the stage name Dave Heatwave. He spoke with a stutter when he was young; his father, who also stuttered, got him a speech therapist who reduced the effects to the point that only certain words trigger it. He decided to adopt "Mercer", which members of his family had used in the past, as his stage surname because his birth name was too similar to someone already represented by the actor's union SAG-AFTRA. He had a stint as a member of The Groundlings.
Career
Mercer began his career performing English walla and additional characters in several Japanese anime, and has since also worked in cartoons, video games, and radio commercials. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as Anime Expo and Anime Matsuri. His work has expanded to a multitude of roles in cartoons, video games and radio commercials. He directed and produced the web series There Will Be Brawl, based on the Super Smash Bros. video game series, where he provided the voices for Meta Knight and portrayed the role of Ganondorf. He also acted in several shows from the Geek & Sundry and Nerdist networks and produced the web series Fear News with the Last Girl for FEARnet which was a 2010 Webby Awards Honoree for the Experimental & Weird category.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Roles
| Title | Media | Year |
|---|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | Anime | 2017-2018 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Anime | 2018-2019 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | Anime | 2019 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | Anime | 2021 |
| Title | Media | Year |
|---|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | Anime | 2017-2018 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Anime | 2018-2019 |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | Anime | 2021 |
| Title | Media | Year |
|---|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Anime | 2018-2019 |
