is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. He is the founder of Hirata Production Japan.
He is best known for voicing Sanji in One Piece. Other notable roles include Sha Gojyo in Saiyuki, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi in Tiger & Bunny, Klein in Sword Art Online, Vergil in the Devil May Cry series, Mutta Nanba in Space Brothers, Leomon in Digimon Adventure, George Kodama in Kaze no Yojimbo, and Mr. Kondo in After the Rain. He is also the official Japanese dub-over artist for Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, Noah Wyle and Matt LeBlanc, in addition to dubbing roles of Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, Edward Norton and Josh Hartnett.
Career After graduating from Toshima High School, Hirata attended the Subaru Theater School before joining Theatre Company Subaru. His first stage performance was in A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1986. While he was working as a stage actor, his manager at the time asked him if he was interested in becoming a voice actor, and he auditioned. Since then, he has dubbed for many Western movies and worked in animation.
In 2011, he voiced the main character Kotetsu T. Kaburagi in the anime Tiger & Bunny and won the 11th Tokyo Anime Award for Best Voice Actor and the 6th Seiyu Awards for Best Actor in leading role. That same year, he left Theater Company Subaru, where he had worked for 27 years, and started a new company, Hirata Production Japan.
On January 9, 2017, Hirata was chosen 25th in the 3-hour voice actor general election special that broadcast on TV Asahi, where 200 popular voice actors were ranked.声優200人が本気で選んだ「声優総選挙2017」結果発表 - アニメイトタイムズ
Filmography Television animation Year Title Role 1997 Detective Conan Tomofumi Minami (ep. 51)Tadahiko Michiwaki (ep. 153–154)Yuji Kamekura (ep. 225)Otsuka (ep. 642)Iwao Takatori (ep. 913–914) 1999 Digimon Adventure Narrator, Leomon, Hiroaki Ishida, Shellmon, Hagurumon, Megadramon Great Teacher Onizuka Gibayashi Ojamajo Doremi Yada's father, Kenzo Asuka (the father), etc. 2000 Digimon Adventure 02 Narrator, Hiroaki Ishida, Gennai, Takeru (adult) Gensomaden Saiyuki Sha Gojyo One Piece Vinsmoke Sanji, Carue, Inuppe, Demalo Black 2001 Digimon Tamers Leomon Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! Okita Keigo Kaze no Yojimbo George Kodama 2002 Kinnikuman Ni-sei The Ninja 2003 Astro Boy Jake Saiyuki Reload Sha Gojyo Ashita no Nadja Kakuro Inuyasha Suikotsu Divergence Eve Juuzou Kureha L/R: Licensed by Royalty Jack Hofner Naruto Genma Shiranui Petite Princess YucieFrederick 2004 DearS Xaki Saiyuki Reload Gunlock Sha Gojyo Elfen Lied Professor Kakuzawa Yu Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG Gino Monster Lipsky Kyo Kara Maoh!Geigen "Hube" Huber 2005 Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu John Transformers: Cybertron Live Convoy, Gasket, Lori's father Xenosaga: The Animation Allen Ridgeley 2006 Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Gorō Natsume Air Gear Aeon Clock Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales Iemon Tamiya Black Lagoon Benny 2007 Claymore Rubel Kekkaishi Kaguro 2008 Naruto Shippuden Genma Shiranui 2009 CANAAN Santana Kaidan Restaurant Ghastly Garçon(Waiter) Kuuchuu Buranko Tatsurou Ikeyama Slayers Evolution-R Dguld 2010 Digimon Xros Wars Matadormon Marvel Anime: Iron Man Ho Yinsen Senkou no Night Raid Takachiho Isao 2011 Tiger & Bunny Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger Gintama Terada Tatsugorō 2012 Another Tatsuji Chibiki Space Brothers Mutta Namba Sword Art Online Klein / Tsuboi Ryōtarō Inazuma Eleven Go Liu Bei From the New World Kiroumaru 2013 Gingitsune Yoshitomo Takami 2015 Digimon Adventure tri. Leomon, Young Gennai Yatterman Night Boyacky God Eater Lindow Amamiya 2016 Qualidea Code Kyūtoku Asanagi 2017 Saiyuki Reload Blast General Kenren, Sha Gojyo 2017 Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Shiro Fujimoto Granblue Fantasy The Animation Rackam 2018 B: The Beginning Keith Kazama Flick After the Rain Masami Kondo Banana Fish Max Lobo Ace Attorney Godot Gintama. Terada Tatsugorō 2019 Astra Lost in Space Noah Vix Granblue Fantasy The Animation Season 2 Rackam Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit Warlock 2020 Warlords of Sigrdrifa Ichiro Satomi The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited Frantz Weinski 2021 B: The Beginning Succession Keith Kazama Flick My Hero Academia Season 5 Re-Destro / Rikiya Yotsubashi Fena: Pirate Princess Otto The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Sensei 2022 Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin Sha Gojyo Tiger & Bunny 2 Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger My Hero Academia Season 6 Re-Destro / Rikiya Yotsubashi Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Wazukyan 2023 Mashle: Magic and Muscles Narrator 2024 Girls Band Cry Hayashi 2025 Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Kimiyasu Sakurai Ishura Season 2 Ozonezma the Capricious From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Beryl Gardinant Sanda Saburō Yagiuda 2026 Akane-banashi Ikken Arakawa
Original video animation (OVA) 2001 - Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (Changpuek) 2006 - Hellsing Ultimate OVA (Pip Bernadotte) 2007 - Strait Jacket (????) (Falk) 2007 - Saiyuki Reload: Burial, Sha Gojyo 2011 - Saiyuki Gaiden, General Kenren 2013 - Saiyuki Gaiden: Kouga no Shou, General Kenren
Original net animation (ONA) 2025 - Devil May Cry (Vergil)
Film animation Digimon Adventure (2000) (TV announcer, Adult Takeru "T.K." Takaishi) One Piece series (2001–) (Vinsmoke Sanji) Saiyuki: Requiem (2001) (Sha Gojyo) WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) (Shinichiro Hata) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) (Koga) Asura (2012) (Shichiro) Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (2012) (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger) Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2013) (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger) New Initial D: Legend 1 - Awakening (2014) (Bunta Fujiwara) Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014) (Cancer Deathmask) Crayon Shin-Chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (2015) (Mayor of Mexico) Digimon Adventure tri. (2015) (Narrator, Leomon, Gennai) Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) (Klein / Ryōtarō Tsuboi) Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) (Baro) Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Strange Day with Everyone (2020) (Refrain) Burn the Witch (2020) (Billy Banx Jr.) Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (2020) (Court painter) Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film (2020) (Tamagoro Someya) Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025) (Koji "Wani" Sametani)
Tokusatsu 2011 Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011-2012) (Engine Machalcon (eps. 35 - 39, 41 - 44, 46 - 47, 49 - 50)) 2012 Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (Delu Knight (eps. 10 - 12), Senmotorishimayaku Delu Knight (ep. 10)) Kamen Rider Wizard (Narration) 2013 Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger: Season Tsuu (Delu Knight (eps. 10 - 11)) 2026 Kamen Rider ZEZTZ (Catastrophe Gore Nightmare (eps. 41 - 42))
Video games Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War () (Albert Genette) Namco × Capcom () (Bruce McGivern, Kamuz) Kingdom Hearts II () (Captain Jack Sparrow) Final Fantasy XII () (Balthier) Sonic and the Black Knight () (Caliburn/Excalibur) God Eater () (Lindow Amamiya) The 3rd Birthday () (Kunihiko Maeda) Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy () (Laguna Loire) Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 () (Vergil) Project X Zone () (Lindow Amamiya) God Eater 2 () (Lindow Amamiya) Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment (2013) as Klein Granblue Fantasy (2014) (Rackam) Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment as Klein Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition () (Vergil) Project X Zone 2 () (Vergil) World of Final Fantasy () (Balthier) Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia () (Laguna Loire, Balthier) God Eater Resonant Ops () (Lindow Amamiya) Kingdom Hearts III () (Captain Jack Sparrow) Devil May Cry 5 () (Vergil) Tokyo Afterschool Summoners (2019) (Tsukuyomi) Return to Shironagasu Island (2022) (Norman North) Teppen () (Vergil) Sword Art Online: Last Recollection (2023) (Klein) Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy () (Balthier)
Unknown date Catherine (Orlando Haddick) Chaos Rings Omega (Veig/Olgar) Granado Espada (Raven) Heavy Rain (Norman Jayden) Jeanne d'Arc (video game) (Gilles de Rais) JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (Jean Pierre Polnareff) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Samuel Rodrigues) Naruto series (Genma Shiranui) Ninja Gaiden 3 (Cliff Higgins) One Piece series (Vinsmoke Sanji) Spyro x Sparx: Tondemo Tours (Hunter the Cheetah (Gregg Berger)) Tales of Innocence (Ricardo Soldato, Hypnos) Time Travelers (Kyugo Shindo) Xenosaga series (Allen Ridgeley). Live a Hero (Vulpecula)
Television drama Daddy Sister (2016) The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022), Satake Yoshimasa The Old Dog, New Tricks? (2022), Minato (2022), Riichiro Hyuga The Tiger and Her Wings (2024), Takei Unbound (2025), Magaribuchi Kagetsugu
Dubbing roles Live action