is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono, Kamen no Maid Guy and Yakuza, and has become well known for voicing Yamato in Naruto Shippuden, Ging Freecss in Hunter X Hunter and Kogoro Mouri (second voice, 2009–present) in Case Closed. In addition, he is known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like Coyote Starrk in Bleach, Fukuro in Fairy Tail and Deep Sea King in One Punch Man. He is the official dub-over artist of George Clooney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dwayne Johnson and Ma Dong-seok. In addition, he dubbed many roles of Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Guy Pearce.
Biography By the time Koyama was in high school, his voice had already taken on the quality it has today, and when he answered the phone at the time, his own aunt would sometimes mistake him for his father. After attending Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School, Koyama entered the law department at Ritsumeikan University in 1982. He became a member of Ritsumeikan Art Theatre Company. At the time, he was performing the works of Minoru Betsuyaku and Kōhei Tsuka. After graduating from college in 1987, he moved from Kyoto to Tokyo to study theater at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. He was a member of the swimming club and had no qualms about wearing a swimsuit. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company and made his debut as an actor in Kamen Rider Black RX in 1989. In RX, he performed most of the action scenes himself, including wire fu and napalm explosions, except for some dangerous scenes. Due to his connection with the producers of the series, Nagafumi Hori and Susumu Yoshikawa, he often made guest appearances in the Metal Hero Series that they were in charge of.
Koyama made his debut as a voice actor in ER and initially focused on dubbing, but since the 2000s he has also appeared in many anime and video games. In addition, Utawarerumono Radio led to a surge in radio programs in which he worked with various female voice actors. In anime, he plays many austere characters, but he covers the gamut from serious to gag, from good guys to cold-hearted villains, comical roles to dynamic ones, and from lustful characters like Kristofor in the game Infinite Undiscovery to the aloof and free-spirited role of Leonard in the Angelique series. Since he has been working more as a voice actor, Koyama has not made many appearances as an actor. In 2009, he was asked to play the role of Joe of Haze in Kamen Rider Decade, the same role he played in RX, but he turned it down due to his age and discomfort with the image of the role.
Koyama has also been active as a stage actor, actively participating in stage performances in Europe (England, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Italy, and Russia) since around 2000, and his performance as Antonio in The Merchant of Venice in 2001 won the Outstanding Performance Award at the 9th Yomiuri Theater Awards. In 2011, Koyama won the Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards.
Koyama's role of Jack Bauer in 24 is one of his most popular roles. At the end of 2010, he met Kiefer at the 24 final season campaign and fan thanksgiving event.
Filmography
Television animation Year Title Role Other notes 1998 Pokémon Dr. Proctor 2000 Hajime no Ippo Mamoru Takamura Detective Conan Saku Norifumi (ep. 199–200) 2001 Figure 17 D.D./Daisuke Domoto Soul Taker Zabo (ep 6) 2002 Detective Conan Kiyama Tomonori (ep. 282–283) Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi Eutus, Abe 2003 D.N.Angel Police Chief Hiwatari Croquette! Bagu Astro Boy Katari Ninja Scroll: The Series Jubei Kibagami 2004 Fafner in the Azure Seiichirou Kaname Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Hideo Kuze Monster Peter Jurgens 2005 Akagi Nangō Eureka Seven Norb Eyeshield 21 Gen "Musashi" Takekura Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Belfangan Grouseaux Noein – Mou Hitori no Kimi e Kuina Pataliro Saiyuki! Sa Gojō Speed Grapher Genba Ryougoku 2006 Crash B-Daman Jubee Sanada Buso Renkin Victor Ayakashi Ayashi Abi Fate/stay night Kiritsugu EmiyaOochi, Yoko. "The Official Art of Fate/stay night". (January 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107. Honey and Clover II Mac Carlos Naruto Hotarubi Taiyou no Mokushiroku Chan Utawarerumono Hakuoro Witchblade Reiji Takayama Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings Junzō Kuroki 2007 Bleach Coyote Starrk Naruto: Shippuden Yamato Kaze no Stigma Genma Kannagi Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~Kagayaki no Ashita~ Leonard Kaiji Nakayama Hero Tales Koyō Mougai 2008 Soul Eater Shinigami Ga-Rei: Zero Kudo Kuzuno Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ Ihika Mōryō no Hako Sasagawa Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka Sejirō Sugishita Kamen no Maid Guy Kogarashi Blue Dragon Voice of the Heavenly World Neuro: Supernatural Detective Dokuta Kuroo Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed Mikawa Kirameki Yatterman Chuck Pauer Golgo 13 Blue-Eye Zalath 2009 Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger Takamura Mamoru Spice and Wolf II Marc Cole Aoi Bungaku Series K Detective Conan Kogoro Mori (ep. 553–present) Replaced Akira Kamiya Rideback Tenshirō Okakura Souten Kouro Lu Bu Umineko no Naku Koro ni Rudolf Ushiromiya Kobato. Genko 2010 Durarara!! Shuji Niekawa Katanagatari Souda Emonzaemon Arakawa Under the Bridge Seki Ichinomiya Fairy Tail Fukuro The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Lieral Lieutolu Marvel Anime: Iron Man Wolverine/Logan Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin Rokurouta Sakuragi Shinryaku! Ika Musume Ayumi Tokita's father 2011 Fate/Zero Kiritsugu Emiya Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing Yashbal Anand Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital Abe no Seimei Marvel Anime: Wolverine Wolverine/Logan Marvel Anime: X-Men Wolverine/Logan Marvel Anime: Blade Wolverine/Logan Hyouge Mono Oda Nobunaga Shinryaku!? Ika Musume Ayumi Tokita's father 2012 Hunter × Hunter Ging Freecss 2011 series Blast of Tempest Samon Kusaribe Ginga e Kickoff!! Masaru Hanamisha Kingdom Wang Qi Muv-Luv Alternative - Total Eclipse Ibrahim Doğulu Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Act 2 Handsome Buta World War Blue General Alex Daily Lives of High School Boys Hidenori's Dad 2013 Dog & Scissors Tōji Nakahara, Daimon Hotokezaka Hajime no Ippo: Rising Takamura Mamoru High School DxD New Azazel Pokémon Origins Giovanni Devil Survivor 2: The Animation Ronaldo Kuriki 2014 Space Dandy Le Flea Brothers Black Bullet Kagetane Hiruko Nobunaga Concerto Shibata Katsuie Parasyte -the maxim- Yamagishi Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement Kuroda Kanbei Terra Formars Donatello K. Davis Nanana's Buried Treasure Jūgo's Father Captain Earth Tsutomu Nishikubo Tokyo ESP Kudo Kuzuno Nanana's Buried Treasure Jūgo's Father No-Rin Hajime Menjo Argevollen Toshikazu Cayenne 2015 Blood Blockade Battlefront Klaus Von Reinhertz Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma Jōichirō Yukihira Heavy Object Seawax The Heroic Legend of Arslan Lucian High School DxD BorN Azazel My Monster Secret Genjirō Shiragami Lupin the Third Part IV Cesare Albertini One-Punch Man Sea King Seiyu's Life! Himself Garo: Crimson Moon Watanabe no Tsuna Ushio and Tora Tora One Piece Galley, Kyros (continued till 2016) God Eater Johannes von Schicksal (continued till 3/26/2016 when episode 13 was aired) Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon Orochi Kusagani 2016 Ajin: Demi-Human Firefighter Alderamin on the Sky Solvenares Igsem All Out!! Tadakazu Taira Bungo Stray Dogs Fukuzawa Yukichi Berserk Mozgus Beyblade BurstKaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School – Side: Despair Jin Kirigiri Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate Jōichirō Yukihira The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Tom Gate Shunya Kengun 2016–2018 Chi's Sweet Adventure Kuroino 2017 Gintama Neptune Shoukaku ID-0 Grayman Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic Strafansky Yelistratova Beyblade Burst GodKaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji Magical Circle Guru Guru Gochinko (ep. 4 – 5, 10) UQ Holder! Jack Rakan Altair: A Record of Battles Corentin Pineau The Laughing Salesman NEW Ashi Yumemi (ep. 8) Digimon Universe: App Monsters Dantemon (ep. 24) Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate Jōichirō Yukihira 2018 Killing Bites Reiichi Shidō Future Card Buddyfight Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments Zaratras Beyblade Burst ChōzetsuKaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji Back Street Girls Jin Takamura Karakuri Circus Narumi Katō Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion Onitakemaru Zoids Wild Foie gras 2019 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate Jōichirō Yukihira 2020 The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited Katsuhiro Takei Super HxEros Narrator Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Majiro the Hedgehog The Gymnastics Samurai Britney Black Clover Dante Zogratis 2021 Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! Fukuzawa Yukichi Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House Onii-san Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Perugius Dola Cestvs: The Roman Fighter Zafar Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song Antonio That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 Dagruel 2022 Police in a Pod Tamotsu Hōjō Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin Gatti Nenehawk Deaimon Heigo Irino The Eminence in Shadow Orba Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Kogoro Mori Urusei Yatsura Lum's dad 2023 Golden Kamuy 4th Season Niheiji Nozawa Classroom for Heroes King Gilgamesh Undead Unluck Billy Four Knights of the Apocalypse Pellegarde A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life Zetan 2024 Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Kōji Shigemoto 2025 Ishura 2nd Season Mele the Horizon's Roar #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System Luciano Gachiakuta Corvus 2026 Daemons of the Shadow Realm Right My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Tenma "His Purple Highness" Nakaoji
Original video animation (OVA) Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal (1999): Hijikata Toshizō Fushigi Yūgi Eikoden (2001): Shu Tendo Hajime no Ippo – Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003): Mamoru Takamura Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (2005): Belfangan Grouseaux The Wings of Rean (2005): Shinjirō Sakomizu Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Individual Eleven (2006): Hideo Kuze Mahou Sensei Negima: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai (2009): Jack Rakan Dogs: Bullets & Carnage (2009): Fuyumine Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka Hardcore (2009): Sejirō Sugishita Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010): Flaste Schole
Original net animation (ONA) The Way of the Househusband (2021): Senpai Cat Pokémon: Hisuian Snow (2022): Alec's Father Pluto (2023): Hercules Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation (2024): Kuroino Disney Twisted-Wonderland the Animation (2025): Mozus Trein
Anime films Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000): Public Official Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001): Steve Tokyo Godfathers (2003): Bridegroom Hajime no Ippo – Champion Road (2003): Mamoru Takamura Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005): Rudolf Hess JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2007): William A. Zeppeli Kite Liberator (2008): Orudo Noguchi SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010): Koshin Gyan Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014): Kogoro Mori Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014): Taurus Aldebaran Dance with Devils: Fortuna (2017): Nesta Bungo Stray Dogs: DEAD APPLE (2018): Yukichi Fukuzawa My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018): Wolfram Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System (2019): Rodion Matsuki Promare (2019): Ignis Ex Blackfox (2019): Harold Human Lost (2019): Atsugi Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Train (2020): Shinjuro Rengoku The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022): Kaoru's father
Video games
Glass Rose (): Koutaro Katagiri Final Fantasy XII (2006): Basch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (): Will A. Zeppeli Fate/stay night (2007): Kiritsugu Emiya Musou Orochi: Rebirth of the Demon Lord (2008): Sun Wukong Fate/tiger colosseum Upper (2009): Kiritsugu Emiya Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid 2 (2010): Shi Huangdi, Sun Wukong Yakuza 4 (): Taiga Saejima Warriors Orochi 3 (2011): Nemea, Sun Wukong Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (): Frank West Project X Zone (): Frank West Yakuza 5 (): Taiga Saejima Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (): Cid nan Garlond