Artt Butler is an American voice actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Captain Ackbar in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Rafael Diaz in Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Shang Tsung and Cyrax in the animated direct-to-video films Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
Early life He is of half-Japanese and half-Mexican descent, which he refers himself as a "Jap-xican". In the early 1990s, he worked as a receptionist and manager for the Sandie Schnarr Talent agency.
Career In 2008, Butler made his first voice acting role as the voice of Sabato Kuroi in the English version of the anime series Blade of the Immortal.
In 2020, he provided the dual voice role of Uncle and Bill in the animated film Over the Moon. He then provided the voice of Shang Tsung in the direct-to-video animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, a role he reprised in its sequel Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, where he also voiced Cyrax. He is also set to reprise his role in the upcoming third film Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind.
For animated television, he voiced Captain Ackbar in the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2011 for three episodes. His other voice roles on shows include The Boondocks, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Elena of Avalor, and The Loud House. From 2015 to 2019, he provided the voice of Rafael Diaz in the Disney Channel animated series Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
Filmography Film Animation Year Title Role Notes Source 2020 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Shang Tsung, Lin Kuei Assassin Direct-to-video 2020 Over the Moon Uncle, Bill 2021 Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms Shang Tsung, Cyrax, Shao Kahn Soldier Direct-to-video 2022 Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind Shang Tsung, Lin Kuei Direct-to-video
Live-action Year Title Role Notes Source 2013 Her Text Voice
Television Animation Year Title Role Notes Source 2008 Blade of the Immortal Sabato Kuroi English version 2010 The Boondocks Agent Jack Flowers Episode: "It's Goin' Down" 2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Captain Ackbar 3 episodes 2014–15 Fifi: Cat Therapist Bobby, Hamlet, Arvind 5 episodes 2015–19 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Rafael Diaz, Various 20 episodes 2016 Pig Goat Banana Cricket Plaintiff, Orion, Space Technician, Prisoner Episode: "Road Trippin'" 2017 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Dale 2 episodes 2017–18 Elena of Avalor Roberto Núnez, Various voices 3 episodes 2022–present The Loud House Mr. Mu 2 episodes 2026 The Doomies Romy's Dad, Various
Live-action Year Title Role Notes Source 2014 Two and a Half Men Robot Episode: "Oh WALD-E, Good Times Ahead" 2015 I Didn't Do It P.A. Announcer Episode: "Lindy and Logan's Brrrrrthday" 2017–18 Mom Male Voice, TV Announcer 2 episodes 2017 Rhett & Link's Buddy System Roberto Episode: "To Kill a Robot"
Video games Year Title Role Notes Source 2012 Syndicate Ben Lee, Additional Voices 2016 Masquerada: Songs and Shadows Nahl Varius, Dactite (Sewer) 2020 Ghost of Tsushima Sogen, Chouta, Hachi, Additional Voices 2021 Lost Judgment Akihiro Ehara English version 2023 Diablo IV Genbar 2023 Avatar: The Last Airbender - Quest for Balance Iroh, Additional voices 2024 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 IrohIroh voiceover added on August 16, 2024 update
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