# Sam Riegel

Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel (born October 9, 1976) is an American voice actor. He is best known for his voice roles as Donatello in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney games. He has also worked for Nickelodeon as the voice director for Fresh Beat Band of Spies and Sanjay and Craig, as well as the voice of Riven in the revival of Winx Club. Since 2015, he has been a regular cast member of the web series Critical Role, in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons. In 2022, the show's first campaign was adapted into the animated series The Legend of Vox Machina.

## Early life

Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel was born in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 1976, the son of Lenore and Kurt Riegel. His mother later married author Jerome Charyn. His father works as a radio astronomer, environmental executive, and sailor. Riegel is of Jewish descent, with his grandmother being a Holocaust survivor. He is the older brother of actress Eden Riegel and the younger half-brother of filmmaker Tatiana S. Riegel. He grew up in Northern Virginia, where he began performing in local theater at the age of six. He was cast in the touring production of Les Misérables at the age of 11, and performed in The Sound of Music three years later. He also had television roles on Guiding Light and Another World as a teenager, but opted to pursue a career onstage over screen acting as he preferred the live feedback of a theater audience. He joined the Upright Citizens Brigade shortly after graduating from college.

## Career

Riegel has worked for TAJ Productions, 4Kids Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Studiopolis. In 2018, he received the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program for his work on Danger & Eggs.
He is also a cast member of the popular web series Critical Role, in which he and other voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons. Critical Role was both the Webby Winner and the People's Voice Winner in the "Games (Video Series & Channels)" category at the 2019 Webby Awards; the show was also both a Finalist and the Audience Honor Winner at the 2019 Shorty Awards. After becoming hugely successful, the Critical Role cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019 and set up their own production company, Critical Role Productions. Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on Kickstarter to create an animated series of their first campaign, but ended up raising over $11 million. In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled The Legend of Vox Machina. Riegel reprises his role as Scanlan Shorthalt. He hosts the All Work No Play podcast and spinoff web series with his Critical Role co-star and best friend Liam O'Brien.

## Personal life

Riegel lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Vietnamese-American cinematographer Quyen Tran, and their two children.
On September 11, 2001, Riegel and Tran witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. They were caught in the dust cloud formed by the collapse of the South Tower, but eventually escaped to Battery Park, where they witnessed the collapse of the North Tower; Riegel captured video footage that has since been featured in several documentaries. Shortly after the events, they moved to California when Tran was accepted to UCLA.
In July 2024, Riegel revealed that he had been diagnosed with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer earlier in the year and was recovering after undergoing six weeks of radiation therapy and surgery to remove his tonsils alongside parts of his tongue and soft palate, leaving him with a seven-inch scar across his throat.

## Filmography
### Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes |
| 2001 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Tristan Taylor (Ep 1–10), Rex Raptor (Ep 2–144), Para, Arkana | 1st voice of Tristan and Rex |
| 2003 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Kotaro Makaora | As Jack Lingo |
| 2003 | Animation Runner Kuromi | Nonki Hayama | As Jack Lingo |
| 2003 | K.O. Beast | Wan Derbard | As Sam Riegel |
| 2003 | Space Pirate Mito | Aoi Mitsukuni | As Jack Lingo |
| 2004 | Comic Party | Kazuki Sendou | As Jack Lingo Also specials |
| 2004 | Gungrave | Various characters | As Sam Riegel |
| 2004 | Here is Greenwood | Tenma Koizumi, Masato Ikeda | As Sam Riegel |
| 2004 | Ikki Tousen | Chuei Totaku, Student A | As Sam Riegel |
| 2004 | Marmalade Boy | Michael Grant, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo |
| 2004 | Paranoia Agent | Lil' Slugger, others | As Sam Riegel |
| 2004 | R.O.D | Criminal #2, Cafe Owner, Young Owner | As Sam Riegel |
| 2004 | Shaman King | Faust VIII, Yohmei Asakura | 1st Voice of Faust VIII |
| 2004 | Texhnolyze | Kazuho Yoshii, others | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Daphne in the Brilliant Blue | Chang, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo |
| 2005 | DearS | Hikoro 'Oihiko' Oikawa, Assassin, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo |
| 2005 | Di Gi Charat | Mishter Manager | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Fafner in the Azure | Hiroto Doma, others | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Ghost Talker's Daydream | Souichiro Kadotake, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo |
| 2005 | Grenadier - The Senshi of Smiles | Yajiro Kojima | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Koi Kaze | Various characters | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Kyo Kara Maoh! | Gunter | As Jack Lingo |
| 2005 | Le Portrait de Petit Cossette | Eiri's Friend | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Leave it to Piyoko! | BGG Member C, Store Manager, Various characters | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Marmalade Boy movie | Manager | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Mermaid Forest | Fisherman, Sailor, Toba Islander | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Naruto | Zaku Abumi, Shino Aburame, others | 1st voice of Shino Aburame |
| 2005 | New Getter Robo | Lab Staff, Guard | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Rumiko Takahashi Anthology | Various characters | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Saiyuki Reload | Impostor Demon, Mob Leader, Gate Guard | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Samurai Champloo | Various characters | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Scrapped Princess | Dennis, Officer, Soldier | |
| 2005 | Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars | Toshio Mikami, others | As Sam Riegel and Jack Lingo Also Director and Script Adaptation |
| 2005 | Skyhigh | Various characters | live-action film As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Tenjho Tenge | Masayuki Sanada, Dan Inosato | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | The Melody of Oblivion | Male Student A, Male Guest, Person of the Cape, Eichi Hikoyama | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | The Twelve Kingdoms | Seishou | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Ultra Maniac | Student | As Sam Riegel |
| 2005 | Zatch Bell! | Purio, others | |
| 2006 | The Prince of Tennis | Additional voices | As Jack Lingo |
| 2006 | Boys Be... | Kyoichi Kanzaki | Voice director, script As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Ergo Proxy | Pull | As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Fate/stay night | Shirou Emiya | As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Gun Sword | Klatt, others | As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Haré+Guu | Ashio | As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Blaze | As Sam Riegel (Episode 77) |
| 2006 | Kamichu! | Ino, others | As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Saiyuki Reload Gunlock | Demon, Taizou | As Sam Riegel |
| 2007 | Digimon Data Squad | Kudamon | |
| 2007 | Mega Man Star Force | Tom Dubius | |
| 2007 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Taniguchi, Eijirou Ohmori (Appliance Store Owner), others | |
| 2007 | The Third: The Girl With the Blue Eye | Joey, others | As Sam Riegel |
| 2007 | To Heart | Various characters | As Sam Riegel |
| 2008 | Aika R-16: Virgin Mission | Gusto | As Sam Riegel |
| 2008 | Buso Renkin | Madoka Maruyama | As Sam Riegel |
| 2008 | Code Geass | Clovis la Britannia | |
| 2008 | Lucky Star | Minoru Shiraishi, Narration | |
| 2008 | Gurren Lagann | Viral | as Sam Riegel |
| 2010 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Radley | as Sam Riegel |
| 2012 | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL | Chills | |
| 2012 | Hellsing Ultimate | Wild Geese, Vatican Officers | Ep. 6, 8 |
| 2012–13 | Persona 4: The Animation | Teddie | |
| 2012–13 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Kiyotsugu Kiyojuji | As Sam Riegel |
| 2012–17 | Blue Exorcist | Mephisto Pheles | |
| 2013 | K | Yashiro Isana, Fox Spirit (Current Colorless King) | |
| 2013–14 | B-Daman Crossfire | Reggie Mak, others | |
| 2013 | Digimon Fusion | BlueMeramon | |
| 2016–17 | One-Punch Man | Metal Bat | As Sam Riegel also OVA's |
| 2016 | Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement | Motonari Mōri | |
| 2018 | Ace Attorney | Furio Tigre | |
| 2020 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 | One Man, Agents, ISAF Officer | |

### Animation

Key :
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
List of voice performances in animation :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role | Notes |
| 2003–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Donatello, Delivery Man, Utrom, Triceraton Guard, Swordsmith, Zippy Lad, Shellectro, Yellow Triple Threat, Dark Donatello, Mr. Hambrath, Dr. Chaplin, | | |
| 2011–14 | Winx Club | Riven, Acheron, Sphinx, Lu Wei, Rumpelstiltskin | | |
| 2013–18 | Sofia the First | Squirrel, Doctor, Smokelee, Royal Builder, Coachman, Yellowbelly, Additional Voices | Dialogue Director | |
| 2013–16 | Wander Over Yonder | Emperor Awesome, Ship Computer, Something the So and So, Cartoon Awesome, Jimmy, Admiral Admirable, Additional Voices | Dialogue Director | |
| 2013–17 | Doc McStuffins | Wilbur, Orville | Into the Hundred Acre Wood! | |
| 2014-16 | Sanjay and Craig | N/A | Voice Director |
| 2015–16 | Fresh Beat Band of Spies | Mate, Pirate Guard, Curtis, Kid #1 (2), Fan (3), Audience Guy | Casting Director and Voice Director | |
| 2015–18 | Pickle and Peanut | Sultry Dog, Chent, Salesman, College Professor, Party Goer, Mayor, Cody, Additional Voices | Dialogue Director | |
| 2016–20 | Elena of Avalor | Additional Voices, Referee | Dialogue Director | |
| 2016–18 | Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh | Trystane | Voice Director | |
| 2016–18 | Future-Worm! | Villager #2, Lew Cregger, Carl, Alien Sam Riegel | Dialogue Director | |
| 2017 | Danger & Eggs | Phillip's Brother, Lt. Second in Command | Casting Director and Voice Director | |
| 2017–21 | DuckTales | Hack, Slash, Tenderfeet / Gavin, Stinky Boot, Two-Toed Jack, Moonlanders, Gilded Man, Pirates | Dialogue Director | |
| 2018–22 | Fancy Nancy | Male Announcer, Male Narrator, Dying Old Man, Poor Neighbor, Rabbi Katz, Prison Security Guard | Dialogue Director | |
| 2019–22 | Amphibia | Ab-Snatchers Actor, Movie Announcer, Blue Frog With Hat, Gary, Janitor, Brown Overalls Frog, Dartboard Frog, Dark Green Male Frog, Glass Artisan, Grub N Go Hirer, Bell Ringer, Chief McClintock, Cop 2, Arrested Civilian, Patrick, Bearded Frog, Neckerchief Betting Frog, Kurt, Neckerchief Frog, Frog DJ, Orange Haired Frog, Vince, Dragonfly Frog, Scared Hat Bittie, Neckerchief Bittie, Brown Slicked Hair Bittie, Bird Seller Trucker, Ushanka Hat Frog, Bartley, Branson, Ant Cream Worker, Gift Shop Worker, Fleafy, Red Eyed Frog, Blue Toad Soldier, Green Frog with Hat, Leander, Tyler, Tyler's Boyfriend, Hat Customer, Bearded Tough Guy Bus Passenger, Glasses Customer, Mitch Harper, Branson, Blair, Butterfly Drone Soldier Prototype, Scared Museum Observer, Worried Amphibians | | |
| 2021–22 | Kid Cosmic | PT-SB, Jerry, Feeble Pilot, Travis | Casting Director and Voice Director | |
| 2022 | American Dad! | Benny, Athletic Spectator | | |
| 2022–present | The Legend of Vox Machina | Scanlan Shorthalt | Executive Producer and Casting Director | |
| 2022–2023 | Firebuds | Vin Voltage | Dialogue Director | Season 1 |
| 2023-2025 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | | Dialogue Director | |
| 2023-2024 | Kiff | | Voice Director | Season 1 |
| TBA | Mighty Nein † | Nott the Brave | Executive Producer | In production |

### Films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes |
| 2006 | Patlabor the Movie | Isao Ota | As Sam Riegel |
| 2006 | Patlabor 2 | Isao Ota | As Sam Riegel |
| 2009 | Redline | Miki | |
| 2009 | Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike | Flynn Scifo | As Sam Riegel |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | 2003 Donnie | As Sam Riegel |
| 2010 | Freak Dance | Bario | As Sam Riegel |
| 2011 | Little Big Panda | Kung Fucios | As Sam Riegel |
| 2011 | Sengoku Basara: The Last Party | Mori Motonari | As Sam Riegel |
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Short Seagull | |
| 2013 | Zambezia | Hurricanes | |
| 2014 | Khumba | Jock | |
| 2015 | Tiger and Bunny: The Rising | Mark Schneider | |
| 2017 | K: Missing Kings | Yashiro Isana | As Sam Riegel |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes |
| 2004 | Obscure | Josh Carter | |
| 2006 | Blue Dragon | King Jibral, Turbulent Mai | As Sam Regal |
| 2006 | God Hand | Azel, Bruce, Ravel, Sensei, Villagers | |
| 2006–07 | .hack//G.U. series | Silabus, miscellaneous voices | |
| 2007 | Eternal Sonata | Allegretto | As Sam Regal |
| 2007 | Digimon World Data Squad | Kudamon, Reppamon, Tyilinmon | As Sam Regal |
| 2007 | Time Crisis 4 | Captain Marcus Black | Credited as Jack Lingo |
| 2008 | Final Fantasy IV | Edward | As Sam Regal |
| 2008 | Tales of Vesperia | Flynn Scifo | |
| 2009 | Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Steve Burnside | |
| 2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up | Donatello | |
| 2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled | Donatello, Baxter Stockman, Foot Soldiers | |
| 2009 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight | Incisor, System Voice | As Sam Regal |
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | Jean-Paulet | |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Chris Haversam, Ghouls, Additional Voices | As Sam "Jack Lingo" Riegel |
| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Soldiers / Extras | |
| 2010 | Transformers: War for Cybertron | Starscream | |
| 2010 | Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | Motonari Mori, Yoritsuna Anegakōji | |
| 2011 | Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Phoenix Wright | |
| 2012 | Battleship | Captain Brent Franklin | As Sam Regal |
| 2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | |
| 2012 | Persona 4 Golden | Teddie, Shu Nakajima | |
| 2012 | Transformers: Fall of Cybertron | Starscream | |
| 2012 | Resident Evil 6 | Enemies | |
| 2013 | Tales of Xillia | Jude Mathis | |
| 2013 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Stahl, Donnel | As Sam Regal |
| 2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Marines | |
| 2013 | Naruto video games | Baki | |
| 2013 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies | Phoenix Wright | |
| 2013 | Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time | Tennessee Kid Cooper, Red-Eye Robles | |
| 2013 | Gears of War: Judgment | Aftermath Survivor, Survivor Three, Lab Polanski | |
| 2013 | Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | Alphinaud Leveilleur | As Sam Regal |
| 2013 | Rune Factory 4 | Arthur | Also Special |
| 2013 | Call of Juarez: Gunslinger | Dwight | |
| 2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | |
| 2014 | Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark | Starscream, Autobot Soldier 02 | |
| 2015 | Pillars of Eternity | Heodan | As Sam Regal |
| 2015 | Minecraft: Story Mode | Griefer | |
| 2015 | Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns | Braham | |
| 2016 | Fallout 4: Far Harbor | Faraday, Devin, Cole | |
| 2016 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice | Phoenix Wright | |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Zed, Zurkon Jr. | |
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Ultros | |
| 2016 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Rex Raptor, Arkana and Para | |
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Stahl, Raigh, Donnel | As Sam Regal |
| 2018 | Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire | Rekke | |
| 2018 | Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire: Critical Role Pack | Scanlan Shorthalt | |
| 2018 | Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire | Qadim | |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | Ranger Ross, Victor, Quentin Arlen | |
| 2019 | Rage 2 | Walker (Male) | As Sam Regal |
| 2019 | Indivisible | Ren, Iron Kingdom Soldier, Monk (voice) | As Sam Regal |
| 2019 | Freedom Finger | Mission Control | |
| 2020 | One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Metal Bat | |
| 2020 | Bugsnax | Gramble Gigglefunny | |
| 2021 | Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... | Jakob, additional voices | |
| 2021 | Teppen | Phoenix Wright | |
| 2022 | Chocobo GP | Ifrit, Ultros | |
| 2022 | Return to Monkey Island | Quarantined Pirate | |
| 2023 | Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless | Prinny | |
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Additional voices | |

### Documentary

List of acting performances in documentaries :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
| 2011 | "Sam Riegel and Quyen Tran on 9/11" | Himself | Documentary footage on 9/11 attack, used in 102 Minutes That Changed America and other documentaries | |

### Web shows and series

List of appearances in web shows and series :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015–present | Critical Role | Scanlan Shorthalt and Taryon Darrington (campaign 1),Nott the Brave/Veth Brenatto (campaign 2),Fresh Cut Grass (F.C.G.) and Braius Doomseed (campaign 3) | Cast member; Dungeons & Dragons web series |
| 2016–21 | Talks Machina | Himself | A Critical Role aftershow |
| 2018 | Between the Sheets | Himself | A one-on-one interview series that examines the stories behind the storytellers and the recipes behind their signature cocktails. |
| 2018–present | All Work No Play | Himself | A web series where Riegel and Liam O'Brien catch up over a drink and try a new activity each episode. The show was developed from their original AWNP podcast (2012–2017). |
| 2020 | AWNP: Unplugged | Himself | A spinoff web series during the COVID-19 pandemic where Riegel and O'Brien caught-up via video chat. |
| 2022–present | 4-Sided Dive | Himself | A Critical Role aftershow |
| 2022 | Exandria Unlimited: Calamity | Loquatius Seelie | Web anthology series |

### Audio books

List of voice performances in audio books :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
| 2022 | Critical Role: The Mighty Nein – The Nine Eyes of Lucien | Veth Brenatto | | |
| 2025 | Critical Role: Vox Machina - Stories Untold | Narrator | | |