Daniel Brochu (born 1970) is a Canadian actor.

Early life Brochu came from a single parent family and has asthma, both of which he has in common with his character Buster Baxter on Arthur. He had worked as a postal carrier prior to becoming an actor. Brochu got into acting after one of his teacher’s wives, who had done dubbing, inspired him to become an actor. He credits Mel Blanc and his mentor Tim Reid for inspiration.note: See 7:00

Career Brochu is best known for voicing Buster Baxter in the PBS TV series Arthur and its spin-off Postcards from Buster, as well as Danny Pickett in later seasons of What's with Andy?.

Personal life Before becoming a voice actor, he was a mail carrier. On July 2, 2005, Brochu married Sara Bradeen. Together they have two sons.

Filmography

Film The Legend of the North Wind (1992) - Watuna (voice, English dub) The Return of the North Wind (1993) - Watuna (voice) Rainbow (1995) - Tiger Leader The Drive (1996) - Jim The Kid (1997) - Trey Provocateur (1997) - Kurt Spears Sublet (1998) - The Janitor, The Source The Bone Collector (1999) - N.Y.U. Student Arthur's Perfect Christmas (2000) - Buster Baxter (voice) The Sign of Four (2001) - Wiggins Pain Relief (2001) - The Royal Scandal (2001) - Wiggins Dead Awake (2001) - Pit Bull Owner Arthur: It's Only Rock 'N Roll (2002) - Buster Baxter (voice) Redeemer (2002) - Joey The Book of Eve (2002) - Denis Plante The Favourite Game (2003) - Krantz See Jane Date (2003) - Rick See This Movie (2004) - Festival HQ Staffer Arthur's Missing Pal (2006) (credited as “Conway Bruce”) - Buster Baxter (voice) Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) - Out of Control (2009) - Danny The True History of Puss 'N Boots (2009) - Peter (voice, English dub) Mr. Nobody (2009) - Peter Ring of Deceit (2009) - Head Usher Do No Harm (2012) - Detective Gennaro Edmond Was a Donkey (2012) - Edmond's Second Colleague (voice) Exploding Sun (2013) - Ivan Zhukov The Fantastic Bus (2013) - Dan Beauty (2014) - Goldfish (2015) - Kyle Sahara (2017) - Pitt (voice, English dub) Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice) Arthur and the Haunted Tree House (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice) Sleeper (2018) - Doctor On the Basis of Sex (2018) - Young Professor Appiness (2018) - Chet The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice) An Arthur Thanksgiving (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice) Arthur's First Day (2021) - Buster Baxter (voice) Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (Félix et le trésor de Morgäa) (2021) - Felix (English version) Pets on a Train (2025) - Randy (voice)

Television The Little Flying Bears (1990) - David, Additional voices Gulliver's Travels (1992) - Rafael (voice) The Little Lulu Show (1995-1999)- Additional Voices Sirens (1995) - Jason The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996) - Quasimodo (voice) Arthur (1996–2022) (credited as "Danny Brochu" in earlier seasons) - Buster Baxter (voice) Les exploits d'Arsène Lupin (1996) - Max Leblanc Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1996) - Joshua The Hunger (1997–2000) - Kyle, Harry The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1998) - Bongo (voice) Kit & Kaboodle (1998) - Additional Voices Rotten Ralph (1999) - Cousin Percy (voice) Mumble Bumble (1999) - Roc (voice) Mona the Vampire (1999-2002) - Additional Voices Tommy & Oscar (1999) - Additional Voices Mega Babies (1999-2000) - Additional Voices Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat (2001-2002) - Cha-Siu Miao (voice) Caillou (2000-2003) (credited as "Danny Brochu") - Caillette Singer (voice) Daft Planet (2002) - Additional Voices Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (2002) - Additional Voices Wunschpunsch (2001) - Additional Voices Spaced Out (2002) - Benjamin Martin (voice) Sacred Ground (2002) - Jimmy Kid Paddle (2003) - Big Bang (voice) Ratz (2003-2004) - Ragamuffin (voice) and Additional Voices What's with Andy? (2003–2007) - Danny Pickett (voice) Cosmic Cowboys (2004) - Additional Voices Naked Josh (2004) - Pretentious Video Artist Winx Club (2004–2009) (credited as "Danny Brochu") - Sky (voice) Postcards from Buster (2004–2012) - Buster Baxter (voice) The Tofus (2004–2007) - Additional voices Shaolin Wuzang (2005) - Cheng Franny's Feet (2005–2010) - Additional Voices Monster Allergy (2006–2008) - Teddy Thaur SamSam (2007–2013) - SamDaddy (voice) My Life Me (2010) - Additional voice Blue Mountain State (2010) - Aaron Lavey Supernatural: The Animation (2011) - Ryan, Michael McGregor (voices) Being Human (2012) - Tommy 19-2 (2014) - Dispatcher, Operator, Clerk (voices) 14 Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs (2014) - Ernst Jünger (voice) Hot Mom (2014) - Richard Birch Mohawk Girls (2014) - White Party Guest H2O: Mermaid Adventures (2015) - Lewis (voice) Spookley and the Christmas Kittens (2019) - Mistletoe (voice) Tom Sawyer (2020) - Tom Sawyer

Video games Evolution Worlds (2002) - Yurka Shadenaught, Carcano's Followers #1 TMNT (2007) - Additional voices Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington (2013) - Additional voices Thief - Watchman Outlast: Whistleblower (2014) - Dennis, Scientists, Guards Watch Dogs (2014) - Additional voices Afterlife VR (2019) - Thom The Outlast Trials (2024) - Franco Barbi

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