JB Blanc

JB Blanc
Jean-Benoît Blanc is a French-British actor and director of film and television who has worked on animations and video games in Los Angeles.
Early life
Blanc was born in Paris, the son of an English mother and a French father. He moved to England with his mother at the age of five, where he was educated at Bramcote School in Scarborough and Sedbergh School in Sedbergh. At the age of 16, he successfully auditioned for the National Youth Theatre. In 1987, he was accepted at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the youngest person to do so that year. He graduated in 1990 and, after a short sabbatical travelling, began his theatre career.
Career
At one time, Blanc helped run the Arts Threshold theatre company and was working with companies on the London scene, collaborating with directors, including Rufus Norris, Howard Davies and Peter Hall at the Royal National Theatre. In 2001, after 12 years almost exclusively working in theatre, he played Luigi Vampa in The Count of Monte Cristo for Touchstone. Since moving to the United States, he has appeared in television series such as Barry, Masters of Sex, Shameless, Nikita, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Cold Case, CSI: New York, Raising the Bar, The Unit, Crash, NYPD Blue, Prison Break, Dr. Vegas, Arcane and The Company.
Blanc has appeared in films, including The Incredible Hulk, Tristan & Isolde, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Moonlight Serenade. He has done voice-work for video games such as Minecraft: Story Mode, Dante's Inferno, Darksiders, Wildstar and James Bond 007: From Russia with Love, in which he played Turkish agent Kerim Bey. In 2013, he voiced Zinyak and Phillipe Loren in Saints Row IV. In 2014, he voiced Commander Kuben Blisk in Titanfall. He is currently voicing Caustic in Apex Legends.
Blanc is a leading voice director in video games and directs both live action performance capture and voice over on many of the top AAA titles.
Personal life
He lives in Los Angeles with his daughter, Malia.
Filmography
Voice over roles
Anime
Bleach – Makizō Aramaki, Sajin Komamura (Ep. 99+), Nakeem Greendina, Demora, Patros, Genga, Ginrei Kuchiki, Additional Voices
Blue Dragon – Lt. Dragnov
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 – General Upson (Ep. 6), Kolchak (Ep. 7)
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue – Lee, Leonskii
Dota: Dragon's Blood – Terrorblade
Digimon Fusion – KingWhamon, AncientVolcanomon, Pharaohmon
Freedom Project – Chairman (Ep. 7), Additional Voices
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C 2nd GIG – Rod (Ep. 40)
Gun Sword – Domingo
Hellsing – Enrico Maxwell, Cheddar Priest, Science Expert (Ep. 8)
Kekkaishi – Ichirou Ogi, Ohdo (Eps. 43–44)
Kurokami: The Animation – General Gustav (Eps. 13, 16), Howard (Ep. 14)
L/R: Licensed by Royalty – Rowe Rickenbacker, Waiter
Marvel Anime: Blade – Deacon Frost
Marvel Anime: Iron Man – Prof. Michelinie
Marvel Anime: Wolverine – Omega Red, Master Koh
Marvel Future Avengers – Ares, Ursa Major
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Alberto Vist, Additional Voices
Monster – Roberto
Naruto – Pakkun, Jiga, Hashirama Senju, others
Naruto: Shippuden – Hiruko, Pakkun, Gataro Hashirama Senju (Ep. 226)
Persona 4: The Animation – Ryotaro Dojima (credited as John White)
R.O.D. the TV – Joe "Joker" Carpenter, Editor B (Ep. 10)
Strawberry Eggs – Fortune Teller
Texhnolyze – Mizuno
Animation
All Hail King Julien – Benson, Mountain Lemur Captain, Jarsh-Jarsh, Caesar
Arcane – Vander, Bolbok
Avengers Assemble – Mangog (Ep. "All-Father's Day")
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! – Colander, Merry Jim, Vic (Ep. "Party Like It's 1899")
Beware the Batman – Alfred Pennyworth, Batcomputer, Key, Lunkhead, Additional Voices
Black Panther – Batroc, Black Knight, Male Cannibal, Additional Voices
DreamWorks Dragons – Ryker, Jarg
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. – Red Ghost (Ep. "The Defiant Hulks")
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers – Guggenheim, Metz, Eathon Lambert, Klaus
Jeff & Some Aliens – Alien Video Host, Butler (Ep. "Jeff & Some Laughs")
Love, Death & Robots – Supervisor, British Man (Ep. "Good Hunting")
The Owl House – Abomination Teacher, Additional Voices
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero – Captain of the Guard
Peter Rabbit – Mr. Bouncer, Tommy Brock
Pickle and Peanut – Bloodbeard, Pierre, Devon, Additional Voices
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja – Additional Voices
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? – Antiques Dealer
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Wrecker, Heimdall, Additional Voices
Transformers: Rescue Bots – Ansel Ambrose (Ep. "Phantom of the Sea")
TripTank – Various
Turbo FAST – Aiden Hardshell, Ari Goldfish, Snail Vendor
Ultimate Spider-Man – Titus (Ep. "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy")
Film
009 Re:Cyborg – 007 / Great Britain
A Cat in Paris – Victor Costa
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher – Orion
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent – Silat
Bleach: Fade to Black – Sajin Komamura
Bleach: Memories of Nobody – Jai
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion – Sajin Komamura
Bleach: The Hell Verse – Sajin Komamura
Delhi Safari – The Director, Prime Minister
Earwig and the Witch – Mr. Jenkins
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore – Obadiah Stane
Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood – Atticus Fink, Director
My Life as a Courgette – Additional voices
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower – Mukade / Anrokuzan
Redline – Lynchman
Time of Eve – Atsuro Masaki (uncredited)
Video games
Apex Legends – Kuben Blisk, Caustic
Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Tarik Barleti
Assassin's Creed: Liberation – Roussilon
Batman: Arkham Knight – Chief Underhill, Edward Burke, Officer Thraves, Officer Anderson, Sergeant Badowsky, Harley Thugs
Batman: Arkham Origins – Bane
Batman: Arkham VR – Coroner, Thug #2
Batman: The Enemy Within – Bane, Dying Man, additional voices
Bleach: Shattered Blade – Arturo Plateado
Bleach: The 3rd Phantom – Arturo Plateado, Sajin Komamura
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Mercenary Announcer
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Grant, Milton, Newscaster
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Guardian Tank, Mirage Tank
Coraline – Sergei Alexander Bobinsky, The Other Bobinsky
Dante's Inferno – Alighiero
Darksiders – Ulthane
Darksiders II – Thane, Valus, Angel Hellguard
Despicable Me – Dr. Nefario
Diablo III – Diablo
EverQuest II – Additional voices
Evolve – Griffin
Fallout 76: Steel Dawn - Mr. Clark
Far Cry 4 – Additional voices
Final Fantasy XIII/Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Additional voices
Fortnite – Dr. Vinderman, AI Vinderman, the Scientist (Season X), Chaos Agent (STW Dungeon:The Lab)
Fuse – Luther Deveraux
Game of Thrones – Malcolm Branfield, Thermund, Gared's Father
Hearthstone – Various Minions
Horizon Zero Dawn – Rost
Infamous 2 – Various
Infinite Crisis – Various
Ingress – Roland Jarvis
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire – Nigel Bloch
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love – Kerim Bey
Judgment – Ozaki, Mitsugu Matsugane (English version)
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Nyralim
Klonoa – Ghadius, Soleil
Knack – Dr. Vargus
League of Legends – Braum, The Heart of the Freljord
Legends of Runeterra – Braum, Laurent Bladekeeper, Jack the Winner
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Swamp Thing, Arkillo, The Penguin, Bane
Lego DC Super-Villains – Bane, The Penguin, Ra's al Ghul, Solovar
Lego Dimensions – Franz Krieger
Lego Jurassic World – Additional voices
Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Captain Britain, Kraven the Hunter, Heimdall
Lego Marvel's Avengers – Trevor Slattery, The Other
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional voices
Mad Max – Additional voices
Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars – Bulrathi Advisor, Meklar Advisor, additional voices
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Boris Vyacheslavovich Popov
Metro Exodus – Yermak, additional voices
Metro: Last Light – English Voice Talent
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Tower of Sauron, Thuggish Orc
Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two – The Admin / Romeo, Vos, additional voices
Mortal Kombat 11 – Kano
Mother of Myth – Acis
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 – Sasori (Hiruko)
Naruto: Ninja Council 4 – Sasori (Hiruko)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 – Traveling Merchant
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 – First Hokage / Hashirama Senju
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 4 – Sasori (Hiruko)
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 5 – Sasori (Hiruko)
Persona 4 – Ryotaro Dojima (uncredited)
Rainbow Six Siege – Oryx
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles – Brian Irons
Return to Monkey Island – Gullet
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story – Braum, The Heart of the Freljord
Saints Row IV – Zinyak, Phillipe Loren
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Additional voices (warriors)
Skylanders: Imaginators – Spy Rise, Hood Sickle, Ambush
Skylanders: SuperChargers – Spy Rise, Hood Sickle
Skylanders: Swap Force – Spy Rise
Skylanders: Trap Team – Spy Rise, Hood Sickle
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 2 – Condor
Spyro Reignited Trilogy – Moneybags
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Prauf
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Additional voices
Street Fighter IV/Super Street Fighter IV – El Fuerte
Tales of Vesperia – Barbos
Team Fortress 2 – Saxton Hale
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Wilson Fisk / Kingpin
The Crew – Omar
The Elder Scrolls Online – Sheogorath, King Kurog, Divyath Fyr, Male Altmer, Male Breton, Male Dunmer, Male Khajiit
The Wonderful 101 – Wonder-Yellow
Titanfall – Commander Kuben Blisk
Titanfall 2 – Commander Kuben Blisk
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception – Thugs
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Knot
Uncharted: Golden Abyss – General Roberto Guerro
WildStar – Caretaker, Ionis the Watcher, Luminai Male
World of Warcraft – Ignis, Imperator Mar'gok
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth – Captain Jolly
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm – Asaad, High Priest Venoxis
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria – Riko, Commander Durand, Manchu
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor – Additional voices
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Mage-Lord Urom, Ignis the Furnace Master
Yakuza: Like a Dragon – Ryuhei Hoshino
Live action roles
Film
Television
Staff work
Fortnite – Voice Director
Call of Duty: Vanguard – Voice and Performance Capture Director
Diablo Immortal – Voice Director
Diablo 4 – Voice Director
Hearthstone – Voice Director
League of Legends – Voice Director
Legends of Runeterra – Voice Director
World of Warcraft – Voice Director
Heroes of the Storm – Voice Director
Overwatch – Voice Director
Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Voice Director
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Voice Director
Lego Dimensions – Voice Director
L/R: Licensed by Royalty – ADR Director
Mafia III – Voice Director
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Voice Director
Rubber Soul – Dialogue Coach
Sugartown – Acting Coach, Executive Producer
The Informers – Dialect Coach
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Dialect Coach (Nadine Ross)
XCOM 2 – Voice Director
References
External links
Living people
Actors from Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Alumni of RADA
French male film actors
French male television actors
French male video game actors
French male voice actors
French emigrants to the United States
French emigrants to England
French people of English descent
National Youth Theatre members
People educated at Sedbergh School
French voice directors
Year of birth missing (living people)