Spike Spencer

Spike Spencer
Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer (born December 21, 1968) is an American voice actor and columnist best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. He is known for his roles in ADV Films dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion as Shinji Ikari, Martian Successor Nadesico as Akito Tenkawa, and Excel Saga as Gojo Shioji. He has also performed voice acting for radio, especially commercials. His anime character voices tend to be either for timid, shy, or weak characters, or for eccentric and comical ones.
Career
Spencer attended the University of Houston for four years. After doing a number of independent films, he met Amanda Winn-Lee, who suggested he audition for anime English dubbing at ADV Films. Spencer first landed a supporting role of Prime Minister Mikoshiba in Super Atragon, then a leading role of Takateru in Suikoden Demon Century. In August 1996, Spencer was cast as the lead role of Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion. After ADV Films' collapse, Funimation acquired the rights to the Rebuild of Evangelion movies. As part of Funimation's goal to get the service of the original voice actors from shows and movies they acquired distributing rights for, Spencer reprised Shinji in the movies.
Spencer has done commercials for Houston Cellular, Applebee's, Kroger, Chevrolet, and Subway. Spencer has done additional acting in live-action films and in TV series such as The Big Easy.
Spencer also travels the world with his panel, Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips), which teaches Spencer's trademark "food game," giving dating advice for men, cooking tips, and easy dinner recipes. Spencer's dating tips have been featured in USA Today and Men's Health. He also frequently writes dating tips for Neil Strauss, Carlos Xuma, and Singles Warehouse.
Personal life
Spencer was once married to Kendra Benham, who worked alongside him in Neon Genesis Evangelion as Maya Ibuki. Spencer holds a brown belt in aikido and a 2nd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Spencer is married to an entrepreneur, Kim MacKenzie, as of October 4, 2014. He is a foodie and has a website called DontKillYourDate.com. Spike and Kim have two sons, one named Declan, who was born on July 29, 2017, and another named Colton Christopher, who was born on February 4, 2021, in Australia.
Filmography
Anime dubbing
Battle Angel – Yugo
Black Butler – Snake
BlazBlue Alter Memory – Arakune
Bleach – Hanataro Yamada, Di Roy Linker, Jinnai Doko
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – Inojin Yamanaka
Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 – Mackey Stingray
Burn Up W – Jackalhead
Buso Renkin – Koushaku "Papillon" Chouno
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 – Rolo Lamperouge
Colorful – Young T
Compiler – Toshi Igarashi
Coppelion – No-sense
Dirty Pair Flash: Mission Two – Calbee
Doraemon – Ace Goody (Dekisugi)
Dragon Ball Super – Majin Buu (Bang Zoom! dub for Toonami Asia)
Dragon Half – Roshi, Slug
Durarara!! – Saburo Togusa
Ellica – Funk
Excel Saga – Dr. Gojo Shioji
Fire Emblem – Mars Lowell
Full Metal Panic! – Shoto Sakimoto, Subordinate A, Takuma
Gantz – Little Green onion alien
Golden Boy – Maid
Kekkaishi – Mamezo
MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance – Ginta
Martian Successor Nadesico – Akito Tenkawa
Megazone 23 Part 3 – Bud
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Dylan McGuinness
Neon Genesis Evangelion (ADV Films dub)/Rebuild of Evangelion – Shinji Ikari
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan series – Karasu Tengu
Orphen – Majic Lin
Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat – Actor boy
Plastic Little – Nichol Hawking
Pretear – Goh
Puni Puni Poemy – Ball person 3
Saiyuki – Shien, Demon 6
Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars - Jun Godai / Sailor Sommelier (Ep. 184)
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen – Majic
Spriggan – Little Boy
Steel Angel Kurumi – Manager, scientist, ticket taker, Tow-Tone
Suikoden Demon Century – Takatoru Sage
Super Atragon – Mikoshiba
Vampire Knight series – Takuma Ichijo
Zetman – Purse Snatcher (Ep. 3), Kai Isono/Crab EVOL (Ep. 4)
Animation
Get Blake! – Mitch de la Cuz
Peter Rabbit – Shrew
Space Dogs – Venya
Internet Appearances
Nostalgia Critic – Himself
Film
NiNoKuni – Toru Shinozaki
Stand by Me Doraemon – Hidetoshi Dekisugi
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 – Hidetoshi Dekisugi
Video games
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed – Protagonist (Nanashi)
Ace Combat Infinity – Additional voices
Armored Core: Verdict Day – Various Pilots, AI
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia – Jack Hamilton
Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel – Jack Hamilton
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny – Felt Blanchimont
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger / BlazBlue: Continuum Shift / BlazBlue: Chronophantasma – Arakune
Bleach: Shattered Blade – Hanataro Yamada
Bravely Default – Ringabel
Detective Pikachu – Additional voices
Dynasty Warriors 7 – Guan Suo
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends – Guan Suo
League of Legends – Kled, Wukong
Lunar: Silver Star Harmony – Nall, Eiphel
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Agent Kinney
Fire Emblem Awakening – Excellus
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise – Additional voices
Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy – Puni Jiro
Nier Gestalt – Tyrann, Gideon (uncredited)
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... – Tyrann
One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Additional voices
Operation Darkness – Additional voices
Payday 2 – Taser
Persona 5 – Psychiatrist
Puyo Puyo Champions – Maguro Sasaki
Puyo Puyo Tetris – Maguro Sasaki, Ecolo
Rune Factory Frontier – Erik, Danny, Kross, Gelwein, Tsubute
Saints Row: The Third – Mascot, Crazed Fan
Samurai Warriors 3 – Nagamasa Azai
Shenmue III – Additional Cast
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse – Hunter
Shin Megami Tensei – Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers – Judah Singh, Juggler, Worker
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – Atsuro Kihara
Steambot Chronicles – Vanilla Beans, Basil
Star Ocean: Second Evolution – Claude C. Kenny
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido – General Ausprey
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade – Attumen the Huntsman, Romulo, Mekgineer Steamrigger, a Blood Elf Male, Essence of Grief
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Captain Arnath
Tales of Berseria – Additional voices
Tales of Vesperia – Yeager
Tales of Xillia 2 – Additional voices
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces – Ishitobi, Lautern Unit
Trauma Center: Under the Knife – Victor Niguel
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 – Victor Niguel
Trauma Center: Second Opinion – Victor Niguel
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Additional voices
Yggdra Union – Milanor
Yo-kai Watch 3 – Rongo Swirll
References
External links
Official website
Official fansite
Spike Spencer on Facebook
Spike Spencer on Twitter
Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips)
Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips) on Facebook
Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips) on Twitter
Spike Spencer on Voice123
Living people
Male actors from Houston
American male film actors
American male voice actors
20th-century American male actors
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American male actors
American male video game actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
University of Houston alumni
American male television actors
1968 births