is a Japanese voice actor from Ishikawa Prefecture affiliated with . He is also the organizer of the voice actors' joint independent training session known as Camp V.
He is best known for his roles as Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Nanbutsu Isasaka in the long-running television anime Sazae-san, Yarisugi in One Piece, and Ghader Talan in Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
He also served as the Japanese dub voice of Stanley "Stan" Pines in Gravity Falls and Megatron in the Transformers films.
Biography Nakamura was born on May 24, 1963 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
His career in the voice acting industry began with an aspiration to become a horse racing announcer.
In Sazae-san, he portrayed the role of Nanbutsu Isasaka starting late 2009, succeeding the late Yasuo Iwata. In 2023, he stepped down from the role due to an emergency hospitalization, which caused him to enter long-term medical treatment. His final performance as the character aired on July 30 of that year, with Shigeru Ushiyama succeeding in the role.
Following the death of Chikao Ōtsuka, Nakamura took over the role of Sonic series antagonist Doctor Eggman starting with Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. In 2024, it was announced that, due to ill health, he would take a hiatus from voice acting and did not return to voice Doctor Eggman, Mr. Doctor Eggman and Doctor Done-It for the third season of Sonic Prime.
Personal life Nakamura's personal hobbies and skills include bowling, baseball, table tennis, softball, singing, horse racing, and reading aloud. He speaks in the Kanazawa and Kansai dialects.
Filmography Television animation + List of voice performances in television animation Year Title Role Notes Source 2005 Blood+ Additional voice Ep. 46 2006 Mitsuru Ogaki 2007 Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny Shungai Chōkō Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Hadaki Eps 2 and 10 Potemayo Mikan's father, Headmaster 2008 Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief Skipper Main role; Eps 1–6 2009 Sazae-san Nanbutsu Isasaka Fourth voice 2010 Demon King Daimao Keizō Teruya Eps 9-11 2011 Gosick Middle-Aged Guest B Eps 2–3 2012 Saint Seiya Omega Zenzō Masataka Morigakure VII 2013 One Piece Yarisugi, Peachbeard, Bonk Punch 2013 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Ghader Talan 2014 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Officer A Ep. 1 2015 Classroom Crisis board member 2 Eps 1 and 13 2016 Dragon Ball Super Boss Ep. 71 2017 Chibi Maruko-chan Kiyoshi 2018 Lupin the 3rd Part 5 U.S. President Ep. 24 2019 Midnight Occult Civil Servants Haguro Ep. 4 2020 Great Detective Conan Raita Oide Eps 990–991 2022 Shin Ikki Tousen Shungai Chōkō Ep. 1
Theatrical animation + List of voice performances in theatrical animation Year Title Role Notes Source 2021 Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Opening Chapter: Takeoff Ghader Talan 2022 Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Closing Chapter: Stasha Ghader Talan One Piece Film: Red Bonk Punch
Original video animation (OVA) + List of voice performances in original video animation Year Title Role Notes Source 2007 Hellsing Ultimate Wild Geese Adjutant Ep. 3 2012 Duke Oasis
Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Role Notes Source 2016 Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Doctor Eggman 2016 Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Doctor Eggman 2017 Sonic Forces Doctor Eggman 2019 Team Sonic Racing Doctor Eggman 2022 Sonic Frontiers Doctor Eggman 2024 Sonic x Shadow Generations Doctor Eggman, Professor Gerald Robotnik
Dubbing Live-action + List of voice performances in live-action dubbing Year Title Role Notes Source 2007 Transformers Megatron (Hugo Weaving)
Animation + List of voice performances in animation dubbing Year Title Role Notes Source 2009 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Orn Free Taa (Phil LaMarr) 2012 Gravity Falls Stanley "Stan" Pines (Alex Hirsch) Main role 2012 Ultimate Spider-Man Arnim Zola (Mark Hamill) 2016 Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales General Grevious (Kirby Morrow) 2017 Sonic Boom Doctor Eggman (Mike Pollock) Main role 2022 Wendell & Wild Manberg (Igal Naor) Main role 2022 Sonic Prime Doctor Eggman, Mr. Doctor Eggman, Doctor Done-It (Brian Drummond) First voice
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