# Sean Schemmel

Sean Schemmel (born November 21, 1968) is an American voice actor, ADR director, and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime, and video games. His most notable role is the teen and adult voice of Son Goku in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball franchise.

## Career

Initially, Schemmel never planned on becoming a voice actor; he trained to be a classical French horn player. When a friend persuaded him to audition for Dragon Ball Z, he tried out for a minor character who was going to be killed in the first season of the show. He had been recording for two weeks before he was told that he was going to be the lead. Since being cast as Son Goku by Funimation in 1999, he has been the most consistent English voice actor for the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise, having voiced the character's older teen and adult incarnations in every anime series produced to date (Dragon Ball, Z, GT, Kai, Super, and Daima) and most Dragon Ball animated movies and video games, as well as other characters such as King Kai and Goku Black.
Besides voicing Goku, Schemmel has lent his voice to several other anime characters including Amidamaru in Shaman King (2001), Lucario in Pokémon and Elliot Grant in Mew Mew Power. His other roles in animation include Firefly in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Gonard in Kappa Mikey and Hawkman in DC Super Friends. In video games, Schemmel has provided his voice to Makuta in Bionicle, Black Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog, Maxwell in Bullet Witch, Horace in Skullgirls, Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, Sun Wukong (whom Goku was originally based on) in Smite, and Marc Wilson in Fallout 4.
In addition to his voice acting career, Schemmel was also an ADR Director and scriptwriter for NYAV Post, where he had directed and adapted for English dubs of several Japanese anime series. In the field of narration, he has won two awards for his audiobook recordings.

## Personal life

Schemmel was married to Melissa Cox, from 1993 to 1998. He married actress Melodee Lenz in 1998. The marriage ended nearly three years later. In a 2018 interview, Schemmel mentioned that he is on the autism spectrum.

## Filmography
### Anime

List of dubbing performances and production work in anime television series and OVAs :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew Role, Notes |
| 1999–2003; 2005 | Dragon Ball Z | Goku, King Kai, Nail, Vegito | Funimation dub Vegito shared w/ Christopher Sabat |
| 2001 | Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku | Goku (adult) | TV special |
| 2001–03 | Dragon Ball | Goku (teen) | Funimation dub Goku (young) voiced by Stephanie Nadolny |
| 2001 | Blue Gender | Rick | |
| 2002 | Berserk | Gaston, Conrad, others | |
| 2002 | Ultimate Muscle | Bone Cold | |
| 2002 | Yu Yu Hakusho | Shigeru Murota, Roto, Mr. Akashi | |
| 2003 | Hades Project Zeorymer | Gisou | OVA |
| 2003 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Nobuyuki Sanada | ADR voice director, script writer |
| 2003 | Space Pirate Mito | | ADR voice director, script writer |
| 2003 | Sadamitsu the Destroyer | Junk/Helmet | ADR voice director, script writer |
| 2003–05 | Shaman King | Amidamaru, Rio, Nichrom | |
| 2003–15; 2020–present | Pokémon | Morrison, Archie, Cyrus, Sir Aaron's Lucario, Lampent, Dracovish, Sawk, Thundurus | 4Kids dub DuArt dub Iyuno Media Group dub |
| 2003–05 | Dragon Ball GT | Goku (adult, Super Saiyan 4), King Kai, Gogeta (SS4) | Funimation dub Goku (young) voiced by Stephanie Nadolny Gogeta shared w/ Christopher Sabat |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy | Goku | TV special |
| 2004 | Kiddy Grade | Carvo | Episode 4 |
| 2004 | Seven of Seven | | ADR voice director, script writer |
| 2004 | Case Closed | Kowalski | Episode 8 |
| 2004 | Giant Robo | Tetsugyu | OVA |
| 2004 | Domain of Murder | Dispatch | OVA |
| 2004 | The Gokusen | Minoru Tatsukawa, Kouhei Iwamoto | |
| 2004 | Fullmetal Alchemist | Clause's Father | Episode 4 |
| 2004 | Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning | Takashi Sonobe | Episodes 1–4 |
| 2004 | Munto | Munto | OVA |
| 2004 | Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos | Shinzaburo Kuki | |
| 2004 | Shrine of the Morning Mist | Naonori Hieda | ADR voice director |
| 2004–07; 2013–present | One Piece | Helmeppo, Hatchan, Chabo, Kuroobi, Hachi Dr. Indigo Goku | 4Kids dub Funimation dub |
| 2005 | Mobile Police Patlabor: The New Files | Hiromi Yamazaki | OVA |
| 2005 | Magical DoReMi | Mirabelle's Father, Simon | |
| 2005 | Mew Mew Power | Elliot Grant, The Blue Knight | 4Kids dub of Tokyo Mew Mew |
| 2005 | Midori Days | Jigoru | ADR voice director, script writer |
| 2005 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Seiji Nomura | |
| 2005–06 | The Galaxy Railways | Humanoid B | Episode 10 |
| 2005–06 | G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 | Firefly | |
| 2005 | Samurai 7 | Genzo | Episodes 9, 11–12 |
| 2005 | Ah! My Goddess | 3rd Class Earth Spirit | ADR voice director |
| 2005–06 | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Bobasa, Karim | 4Kids dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! |
| 2005–08 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Vellian Crowler, Ojama Yellow, Thelonious Viper, T-Bone, Mad Dog, Elemental Hero Neos, Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth, Dr. Collector | |
| 2005 | Lupin III: Island of Assassins | Gordeau | TV special |
| 2006 | Pokémon Chronicles | Jimmy | |
| 2006 | Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time | Munto, Munto's Father | OVA |
| 2006 | Ninja Nonsense | Onsokumaru | |
| 2006 | Outlanders | Tetsuya Wakatsuki, Geobaldi | OVA |
| 2007 | BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad | Hiroto | Episodes 23–24 |
| 2007–10 | Dinosaur King | Zander, Spectre, King Louis | |
| 2008–11 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Zigzix, Greiger, MC, Rudolph Heitmann, Hans, Mr.Pitts (season 3) | |
| 2010–13; 2017–18 | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Goku, King Kai, Nail, Vegito | Includes The Final Chapters Vegito shared w/ Christopher Sabat |
| 2010 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Flaste Schole | OVA |
| 2011–15 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Bronk Stone, Orbital 7(episode 13–75), Kazuma Tsukumo | |
| 2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 | Flaste Schole | |
| 2017–19 | Dragon Ball Super | Goku, King Kai, Goku Black, Vegito | Funimation dub Vegito shared w/ Christopher Sabat |
| 2020 | Radiant | Pen Draig Knight B | Second Season |
| 2021 | Mars Red | Yoshinobu Maeda | |
| 2025 | Dragon Ball Daima | Goku | Episode 1, Episode 19, Episode 20 |
List of dubbing performances in feature films :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Padre Pio | Prefect | |
| 2014 | Time of Eve | Katoran | |
| 2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods | Goku, King Kai | Limited U.S. theatrical release |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Goku | Limited U.S. theatrical release |
| 2019 | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Goku, Gogeta | Limited U.S. theatrical release Gogeta shared w/ Christopher Sabat |
| 2022 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Goku | Limited U.S. theatrical release |
List of dubbing performances in anime films :
| Year | Title | Role | Crew Role, Notes |
| 2001 | Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug | Goku, King Kai | Funimation dub |
| 2002 | Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge | Goku | Funimation dub |
| 2002 | Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler | Goku | Funimation dub |
| 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! | Goku | Funimation dub |
| 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan | Goku, King Kai | Funimation dub |
| 2003 | The Weathering Continent | Guard 2 | ADR voice director |
| 2004 | Blue Gender: The Warrior | Rick | Compilation film |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | Goku, King Kai | Funimation dub |
| 2005 | Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek | Noshiga | |
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming | Goku | |
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly | Goku | |
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Goku | Funimation redub |
| 2006 | Negadon: The Monster from Mars | Ryuichi Narasaki | |
| 2006 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Lucario | |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn | Goku, King Kai, Gogeta | Gogeta shared w/ Christopher Sabat |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon | Goku | |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Goku | Funimation redub |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might | Goku, King Kai | Funimation redub |
| 2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time | Paradox | |
| 2011 | Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions | Grings Kodai | |
| 2012 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King | Gaston, General Gien | |
| 2013 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey | Gaston | |
| 2013 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Dr. Indigo | |
| 2014 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent | Gaston, Conrad |

### Animation

List of voice performances in animation :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Nobody, Yukio Mashimi, Constable Biggles, Sh'Okanabo, Master Khan, Zippy Lad, Various characters | |
| 2006–07 | Winx Club | Valtor | 4Kids version |
| 2006–08 | Kappa Mikey | Gonard | |
| 2006 | Wulin Warriors | Scar | |
| 2006 | Viva Piñata | Bart, Chortles Chippopotamus, Hamilton Horstachio | |
| 2006–11 | Thumb Wrestling Federation | Colonel Cossack, Face-Off Phil, Mr. Extremo, Dorsal Flynn, James Montgomery Flag, Lucky O'Leary, Pierre Pamplemousse, Knockout Ninja, Evil Ira, Flashback, The Visitor, The Scorchion, Mugsy Thumbscrew, Scoutmaster Scott. | |
| 2006–10 | Chaotic | Maxxor, Ulmar | |
| 2008–09 | Three Delivery | Various characters | |
| 2008–09 | Speed Racer: The Next Generation | Dickie Ranford, Racer X / Rex Racer, Dr. Chezko / Sparky, narrator | |
| 2009 | Pat & Stan | Stuart | |
| 2009–12 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | LeBlanche, Mr. Mactavish, Ghost of Sir Lancelot | |
| 2011 | Shaktimaan Animated | Tock | English dub |
| 2015 | DC Super Friends | Hawkman | |
| 2015 | Sofia the First | Slim, King Habib | |
| 2015 | Lego Scooby-Doo! Knight Time Terror | Charlie, Treasure Hunter No. 2 | |
| 2016 | Trip Tank | Wayne, Announcer | |
| 2016 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | The Box of Truth | |
| 2017 | Spider-Man | Sal Salerno | |
| 2020 - present | Lego Monkie Kid | Monkey King, Syntax, Jin | |
| 2022 | The Casagrandes | Mr. Vanderspeed | Episode: "Race Against the Machine" |
List of voice and dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | Impy's Island | King Pumponell the 55th |
| 2009 | TMNT: Turtles Forever | Raphael 84 |
| 2010 | Animals United | Biggie the Rhinoceros |
| 2011 | A Car's Life 2 | Fender |
| 2013 | A Car's Life 3: The Royal Heist | Fender, Otto, Pinion |
| 2015 | A Car's Life 4: Junkyard Blues | Fender, Otto |
| 2016 | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | Dark Opal |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Salt, Mr. Turkentine |

### Live-action

List of dubbing performances in live-action television series :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2023 | Ultraman Z | Ultraman Zero | English dub |

### Video games

List of dubbing performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | Goku, King Kai | |
| 2003 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 | Goku, Vegito, Gokule | |
| 2003 | Bionicle | Makuta | |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors | Goku | |
| 2004 | Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament | Roto | |
| 2004 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 | Goku, King Kai, Nail, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Sagas | Goku | |
| 2005 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | Goku, King Kai (Narration), Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2005 | Shadow the Hedgehog | Black Doom | |
| 2006 | Shadow Hearts: From the New World | Ricardo Gomez | |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai | Goku, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2006 | Super Dragon Ball Z | Goku | |
| 2006 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Goku, King Kai, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2007 | Bullet Witch | Maxwell | |
| 2007 | Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai – Another Road | Goku, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2007 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Goku, King Kai, Nail, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2008 | Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit | Goku | |
| 2008 | Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World | Goku, King Kai, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2009 | Dragon Ball: Raging Blast | Goku, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2010 | Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | Goku, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2010 | Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 | Goku, Nail, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2011 | Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi | Goku, King Kai, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2012 | Skullgirls | Horace | |
| 2012 | Dragon Ball Z: For Kinect | Goku, Vegito | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Batman | Mobile game |
| 2013 | Gangstar Vegas | Jason Malone, Radio Ads | |
| 2014 | Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z | Goku, Vegito | |
| 2014 | Smite | Sun Wukong, Thor (Heavy Metal) | |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Lucario | |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse | Goku, Tokitoki, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Strong, Marc Wilson, Male Ghouls | |
| 2015 | Halo 5: Guardians | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle | Goku (Narration) | Mobile game |
| 2016 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | Goku, Nail, Tokitoki, Vegito, Gogeta, Goku Black | |
| 2017 | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | Overseers | |
| 2018 | Dragon Ball FighterZ | Goku, Goku Black, Vegito, Gogeta | |
| 2018 | Dragon Ball Legends | Goku, Vegito, Gogeta, Goku Black, Nail | Mobile game |
| 2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Lucario | Archive audio |
| 2020 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Goku, King Kai, Nail, Vegito | |
| 2024 | Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO | Goku, Nail, Vegito, Gogeta, Goku Black | |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
| 2008 | Earphones Award | The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo | | Won |
| 2013 | Audie Award | I Suck at Girls by Justin Halper | Audie Award for Humor | Won |
| 2019 | Guinness World Records | Kamehameha | Guinness World Record for most people performing a Kamehameha | Won |