Paul Nakauchi

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Paul Nakauchi
Nakauchi at Florida SuperCon in 2018
Other namesPaul Nakuchi
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
SpouseDavid Mateo
Websitepaulnakauchi.com

Paul Nakauchi is an American actor known for voicing Hanzo Shimada in Overwatch (2016) and Shadowsan in Carmen Sandiego.

Career[edit]

In the 1990s, he guest starred in Knots Landing, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "The Homecoming"), Batman: The Animated Series and ER.

He lent his voice to the video games Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Call of Duty: World at War, Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain, Tomb Raider: Legend, World of Warcraft, Lost Planet 2, and Dead or Alive: Dimensions (as Gen Fu). His most productive role to date is in Overwatch as Hanzo Shimada.[1] Nakauchi played Sgt. Shigeno in the motion picture, The Great Raid.

Nakauchi has also appeared in the Broadway musicals Chu Chem (1989) and The King and I (from 1996 to 1998). He starred in the Broadway Asia production of The King and I as King Phra Meha Mongkut. Nakauchi voiced the character "Hutch" in the animated comedy drama film, Alpha and Omega. He portrayed the Kralahome in Lincoln Center Theater's Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I, directed by Bartlett Sher. He played the role of Watari in Adam Wingard's Death Note.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Great Raid Sgt. Shigeno
2006 Hellboy: Sword of Storms Additional Voices (voice) Television film
2007 The Invincible Iron Man[3] Direct-to-video
Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme[3] Wong (voice)
Nomad: The Warrior Galdan (voice) English Dub
2009 The Next Race: The Remote Viewings Dr. Baxter Luminaire Short film
2010 Alpha and Omega[3] Hutch (voice)
Dark Metropolis Dr. Baxter Luminaire
2011 Portrait of Leonore Father (voice) Short film
2017 Death Note Watari
2021 Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms[4] Lin Kuei Grandmaster (voice) Direct-to-video

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Knots Landing Employee Episode: "Do Not Attempt to Remove"
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Tygarian Officer Episode: "The Homecoming"
1994 Batman: The Animated Series[3] Doctor (voice) Episode: "House and Garden"
1996 ER Harvard Candidate Episode: "Baby Shower"
2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender Additional Voices (voice) Episode: "Zuko Alone"
2007 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! Chef Suki Sukihari (voice) Episode: "Chefs of Steel"
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold[3] Wong Fei, Takeo, Takahiro (voice) 2 episodes
2013–2014 The Legend of Korra[3] Chou the Elder, Acupuncturist (voice) 2 episodes
2014 Beware the Batman[3] Edogawa Yamashiro (voice) Episode: "Fall"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Savatte, Sifo-Dyas (voice) 2 episodes
2015 Fallen Cards Kade, Scientist Unknown episodes
2016 Deadbeat Mister Ohno Episode: "Diaper Training"
2017 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo![3] Aki's Dad, Salaryman (voice) Episode: "The Curse of Kaniaku"
2019–2021 Carmen Sandiego Shadow-san (voice) Main role
2019 Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Gyoji (voice) Main role
2021 Big City Greens Japanese Cashier (voice) Episode: "The Van"
Star Wars: Visions Yasaburo (voice) Episode: "Lop & Ochō"; English dub[5]
Squid Game[6] Jang Deok-su (voice) English dub
Hellbound Gong Hyeongjun, Professor (voice) Unknown episodes; English dub
2022 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Tanaka (voice) English dub

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Yakuza, Matsua
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Red Pill Herb Shop Owner [3]
2006 Tomb Raider: Legend Toru Nishimura
Destroy All Humans! 2 Additional Voices [7]
2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional Voices
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Captain Sao Feng
No More Heroes Thunder Ryu [3]
2008 Call of Duty: World at War Japanese Announcer
2010 Lost Planet 2 Additional Voices [8]
2011 Dead or Alive: Dimensions Gen Fu English Dub[3]
Cars 2 Shu Todoroki
2012 World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Shao-Tien Executioner, Qiang the Merciless, Hu'seng the Gatekeeper, Lei Shen
2013 Lost Planet 3 Soichi Katsuragi, Crewman Dumont, Crewman Ed [9]
2014 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Malthael [3]
Game of Thrones Bloodsong
2015 Battlefield Hardline Additional Voices [3]
Heroes of the Storm Malthael, Hanzo
2016 Overwatch Hanzo [3]
2017 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Shan Yun
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
2022 Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Saint Viktor
Overwatch 2 Hanzo
2023 Starfield Oktai Enbayar
2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Additional voices [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Here Are the Voice Actors of the Overwatch Cast". twinfinite.net. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ Barkan, Jonathan (June 30, 2016). "Adam Wingard Starts Writing His 'Death Note'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Paul Nakauchi (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 25 February 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ Couch, Aaron (June 16, 2021). "Animated 'Mortal Kombat Legends' Sequel Arriving This Summer (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  6. ^ "Squid Game (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb". IMDb.
  7. ^ "Destroy All Humans! 2: Make War Not Love (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 25 September 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ Capcom. Lost Planet 2. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 4:19 in, Voice Over Talent.
  9. ^ Spark Unlimited. Lost Planet 3. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 5:37 in, Cast.
  10. ^ "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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