# David Kaye (voice actor)

David Kaye is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known for animation roles such as Megatron in five of the Transformers series (Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron), Optimus Prime in Transformers: Animated, Professor X in X-Men: Evolution, Cronus in Class of the Titans, Khyber in Ben 10: Omniverse, several characters in Avengers Assemble, and Duckworth in the reboot of DuckTales. He is also known for anime roles including Sesshōmaru in Inuyasha and Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and video game roles such as Clank in the Ratchet & Clank series and Nathan Hale in the Resistance series. He is also the announcer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and voiced the Celestial Arishem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals. He did voice work for various other studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for many years while occasionally doing voice work in Los Angeles, California, US, before fully relocating there in 2007.

## Early life

During the 1980s, Kaye moved to Vancouver to work in radio. He also did theatre, playing George in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Elwood P. Dowd in a production of Harvey.

## Career

Kaye's voice acting career began in 1989 with General Hawk in the DiC animated series G.I. Joe. Working as an on-air talent for radio station CKLG (LG73), he quickly became less interested as both on-camera and voice roles started taking up more of his time. On-camera opportunities came in the form of guest roles on TV series and movies such as The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, and Happy Gilmore. During this time, he was cast in several animation shows and video games, including a role as Megatron in Beast Wars. This began a decades-long relationship with the Transformers franchise. In 2007, Kaye become the first and (as of 2021) only actor in the franchise to play both Megatron and Optimus Prime in regular roles, voicing the latter for Cartoon Network's Transformers: Animated. He also lent his voice to the later series Transformers: Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
In anime, Kaye has been the voice behind Sesshomaru in the English dubbed InuYasha series, Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Recoome in Dragon Ball Z (1996–98) and as Soun Tendo in Ranma ½. His involvement in anime has led to several appearances at conventions. Kaye later moved to Los Angeles and has since worked on Ben 10: Omniverse as the villain Khyber, on Regular Show as Reginald, and on Xiaolin Chronicles as Clay Bailey, F-Bot, and Chase Young. He has voiced several characters on the Avengers Assemble animated series and Max Tennyson in the reboot of Ben 10. He shared the role of the Stretch Monster with Miguel Ferrer in Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, and also succeeded Ferrer as Vandal Savage in Young Justice: Outsiders following his death.
Kaye also narrates film trailers and network promos for ABC, Fox, The CW, National Geographic, TLC, FX, and others.

## Personal life

Kaye and his wife, Maria Hope, have a daughter named Tianna.

## Filmography
### Animation

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996–1999 | Beast Wars: Transformers | Megatron | |
| 1997 | Kleo the Misfit Unicorn | Various voices | |
| 1997 | Mummies Alive! | Talos | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | ReBoot | Head Spectral | Episode: "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before" |
| 1998 | Fat Dog Mendoza | Various voices | |
| 1999–2000 | Beast Machines: Transformers | Megatron, Noble | |
| 2000–2001 | D'Myna Leagues | Barry, Dave Maven | |
| 2000–2006 | Kong: The Animated Series | Ramon de la Porta, Lex, News Anchor | |
| 2000–2003 | X-Men: Evolution | Professor X, Apocalypse | Main role |
| 2003 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Officers, Police Guard | Episode: "Deadomutt" |
| 2005 | The Cramp Twins | Newscaster, Man | Episode: "News Whale" |
| 2005 | Stroker & Hoop | Ansel, Announcer | Episode: "Just Voodoo It" |
| 2005 | Being Ian | Jousting Announcer | Episode: "Joust Kidding Around" |
| 2005–2006 | Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island | Bunga Berry, various voices | |
| 2006–2008 | Class of the Titans | Chronos, Arges, Logus, various voices | |
| 2006 | Tom and Jerry Tales | Mauricio | Episode: "Feeding Time" |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes | Iron Man | Episode: "Shell Games" |
| 2007–2009 | Transformers: Animated | Optimus Prime, Lugnut, Cliffjumper, Grimlock, various voices | |
| 2009 | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Fin Fang Foom | Episode: "Tales of Suspense" |
| 2010 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Captain Santiago | Episode: "These Boots Were Made for Walking (On Your Face)" |
| 2010 | DC Super Friends | Superman, Hawkman | |
| 2010–2017 | Regular Show | Various voices | |
| 2011 | Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United | Shocksquatch | Television film |
| 2012 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | General Tandin | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Transformers: Prime | Hardshell, Trooper | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Supreme Intelligence | Episode: "Live Kree or Die" |
| 2012–2014 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Khyber, Shocksquatch, Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Heatblast, Swampfire, Skurd, Lord Transyl, Sunder, Frankenstrike, Joseph Chadwick, Gar Red Wind, Exo-Skull, Mole-Stache, Mallice, Thumbskull, Deefus Veeblepister, George Washington | |
| 2012–2019 | Avengers Assemble | Vision, J.A.R.V.I.S., Baron Zemo, Corvus Glaive, Space Phantom, Blood Brother #1, additional voices | |
| 2013–2014 | Xiaolin Chronicles | Clay Bailey, Chase Young, various voices | |
| 2013–2014 | DC Nation Shorts | Shazam, Bizarro, Ibac | |
| 2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | J.A.R.V.I.S. | Episode: "The Avenging Spider-Man" |
| 2014–2024 | Teen Titans Go! | Death, Ferryman, Whimsy Robin, Whimsy Cyborg, Dragon, Wizard of Weakness, Abraham Lincoln, Superman, various voices | |
| 2015–2016 | TripTank | Police Dispatcher, Pilot, Interrogator | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Various voices | |
| 2015–2017 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Slashmark, Hammerstrike, Race Announcer | |
| 2015–2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Corvus Glaive, Nova Corps Controller | |
| 2015–2019 | We Bare Bears | Various voices | |
| 2016–2021 | Ben 10 | Max Tennyson, Lord Decibel, LaGrange, Shock-O, Shock Rock, Humungousaur, various voices | |
| 2017–2018 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Stretch Monster, Epsilon Interviewer | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Legend of the Three Caballeros | Various voices | |
| 2018–2021 | DuckTales | Duckworth, Rhutt Betlam | |
| 2018–2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | King Peppy, various voices | |
| 2019–2022 | Young Justice | Vandal Savage, Elongated Man, Arion, Ryus Nereus, Steve Lombard, Kirby Jacobs | |
| 2019–2022 | Green Eggs and Ham | Various voices | |
| 2020–2022 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Various voices | |
| 2021–2022 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Cringer / Battle Cat | |
| 2024 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | Vision, Hot Dog Suit Vendor | Disney+ Television Special |
| 2024 | What If...? | Arishem the Judge | Disney+ Animated Series |
| 2025 | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Vision | |

### Anime

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986–1987 | Maison Ikkoku | Soichiro Otonashi | |
| 1988–1989 | Ronin Warriors | Narrator, Ancient One | |
| 1989–1991 | Ranma ½ | Soun Tendo | |
| 1993 | Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Kim Kaphwan | |
| 1994–1997 | Key the Metal Idol | Tomoyo Wakagi | |
| 1995–1996 | Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | Treize Khushrenada | |
| 1997–2001 | Dragon Ball Z | Recoome | Ocean Productions dub |
| 1997 | Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge | Pyron | |
| 1998 | Eat-Man | Bolt Crank | Episode: "Bye Bye Aimie" |
| 1999–2001 | Monster Rancher | Monol, Captain Clay, Celius, End Bringer, Moo | |
| 2000–2004 | Inuyasha | Sesshōmaru | |
| 2002 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Batou | |
| 2002 | Tokyo Underground | Pairon, Narrator | |
| 2002–2004 | MegaMan NT Warrior | ProtoMan.EXE | |
| 2003–2004 | Transformers: Armada | Megatron, Galvatron | |
| 2004 | Transformers: Energon | Megatron, Galvatron | |
| 2005–2006 | Transformers: Cybertron | Megatron, Galvatron | |
| 2020–2021 | Yashahime | Sesshōmaru | |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture | Kim Kaphwan | |
| 1996 | Super Kid | Rockpile | English dub |
| 1996 | Adventures of Mowgli | Akela | English dub |
| 1998 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Cupid | |
| 2000 | Casper's Haunted Christmas | Narrator | |
| 2002 | Barbie as Rapunzel | Hugo, General | |
| 2004 | Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | Sesshomaru | |
| 2005 | Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers | Deezel "Pork Chop" Riggs | |
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Sleeping Ant, Guard Ant, Wrangler Ant | |
| 2006 | Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island | Sesshomaru | |
| 2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Royal Doctor, Sentry | |
| 2006 | Kong: Return to the Jungle | Ramon de la Porta | |
| 2007 | Barbie as the Island Princess | Guard | |
| 2007 | Max Steel: Dark Rival | Warren Hunter | |
| 2008 | Barbie: Mariposa | Royal Guard | |
| 2009 | Up | Newsreel Announcer | |
| 2011 | Night of the Living Carrots | The Missing Link | |
| 2013 | Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United | J.A.R.V.I.S. | |
| 2014 | Edge of Tomorrow | UDF Commercial | |
| 2014 | Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United | J.A.R.V.I.S., Computer Voice | |
| 2014 | The Hero of Color City | Black, King Scrawl | |
| 2015 | Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie | Grafton Blackstone | |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Clank | |
| 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Announcer, Trailer Voice | |
| 2018 | Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost | Henry Metcalf, Edward Du Flay | |
| 2021 | Eternals | Arishem the Judge | |
| 2021 | DC Showcase: Blue Beetle | Question | |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | Question, Satellite, Cardonian Lantern | |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | JumpStart 1st Grade Math | Captain Hop, Spider Maestro |
| 2002 | Ratchet & Clank | Clank, Bob, Blarg Scientist, Scrap Merchant |
| 2003 | Impossible Creatures | Upton Julius, Henchman |
| 2003 | Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando | Clank, Hypnotist Head, Employee |
| 2003 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space | Soldiers, Pilots |
| 2004 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II | Habdazar Doomwing, Artemis, Dorn Redbear |
| 2004 | Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | Jonathan St. Claire, Graham |
| 2004 | Transformers | Megatron |
| 2004 | Hot Shots Golf Fore! | Clank |
| 2004 | Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal | Clank |
| 2004 | Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask | Sesshomaru |
| 2005 | Psychonauts | Ford Cruller, Hulking Lungfish, Captain O'Lungfish |
| 2005 | Inuyasha: Feudal Combat | Sesshomaru |
| 2005 | Ratchet: Deadlocked | Clank, Robot C |
| 2007 | Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters | Clank |
| 2007 | Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction | Clank |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | O'Grady, Resistance Helicopter Pilot |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Carol |
| 2009 | Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | Clank |
| 2010 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Mysterio |
| 2011 | PlayStation Move Heroes | Clank |
| 2011 | Dead Island | Logan Carter |
| 2011 | Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One | Clank |
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham City | Commissioner Jim Gordon |
| 2012 | Ben 10: Omniverse | Khyber, Heatblast, Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Shocksquatch, Arachnoid |
| 2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Clank |
| 2012 | Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault | Clank |
| 2013 | The Cave | Weight Guesser, Roulette Barker, Magician |
| 2013 | Dead Island: Riptide | Logan Carter |
| 2013 | Fuse | Lyndon Burgess, Scientist, Pilot |
| 2013 | The Wolf Among Us | Dr. Swineheart |
| 2013 | Ben 10: Omniverse 2 | Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Swampfire |
| 2013 | Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Clank, Stone Stonefield |
| 2014 | Disney Infinity 2.0 | J.A.R.V.I.S., Mysterio |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Vision |
| 2016 | Adrift | Samuel Hocking |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Clank, Dallas Wannamaker, Announcer, Warbot |
| 2017 | Super Bomberman R | Clank |
| 2017 | LawBreakers | AEGIS |
| 2017 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite | Jedah |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Corvus Glaive, Vision, Mysterio |
| 2021 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Clank |
| 2021 | Psychonauts 2 | Ford Cruller, Ride Operator, Strawberry, Audience |
| 2021 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | Powdered Toast Man |
| 2022 | Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway | Powdered Toast Man |
| 2022 | Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Remington Kurtzman |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 | Powdered Toast Man |
| 2023 | Cookie Run: The Darkest Night | Darkest Lord Cookie, Elder Gnome |