D. C. Douglas
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![]() D.C. Douglas in LA studio, January 2021 | |
Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Estelle Harman Actor's Workshop |
Occupation | Actor, director, writer, editor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Notable work | Resident Evil as Albert Wesker Mass Effect as Legion Transformers: Rescue Bots as Chase JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable as Yoshikage Kira |
Website | www |
D. C. Douglas[1] is an American actor, director, writer and editor.
Early life
Douglas was born in Berkeley, California.[2] His father was a salesman[2] and his mother was an artist as well as a writer.[2][3] His grandparents were vaudeville performers.[2] His grandmother, Grace Hathaway,[4] continued in burlesque as a dancer and his grandfather, Joe Miller,[5] became known in San Francisco for his talks at the Theosophy Lodge and his weekly Thursday morning walks through Golden Gate Park.[6]
Career
Theatre, film and television
Douglas performed on stage in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 70s and early 80s, moving to Los Angeles in 1985 to study at the Estelle Harman Actors Workshop. In Los Angeles, he co-founded the improvisation troupe Section Eight and was also a member of Theatre of NOTE. In 1996, he landed a small role in Boston Common, an NBC pilot. When the show was picked up for a season he returned in a recurring role as the D.C., the antagonist to Hedy Burress's character.
That same year, Douglas wrote, produced and starred in Falling Words, his first festival film short. In subsequent years he wrote, produced and directed The Eighth Plane, an anti-Scientology short and Freud and Darwin Sitting in a Tree, about Lewis Henry Morgan. In 2005, his film short, Duck, Duck, Goose!, played at film festivals worldwide and received awards for the Best Short from the Seattle's True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) and Best Actor from the Trenton Film Festival.
His 2009 CGI film short, The Crooked Eye starring Fay Masterson and narrated by Academy Award-winner Linda Hunt, played at festivals and won awards for Best Narration (STIFF), Best Screenplay (HDFest) and Best Animated Short (Red Rock Film Festival).[7]
His film credits include Black Ops with Lance Henriksen, Universal Remote: The Movie, Sharknado 2, Helen Alone, Final Approach with Dean Cain and Labor Pains. His television credits include The Bold and the Beautiful, 24, Star Trek: Enterprise, NYPD Blue, ER, Charmed and Without a Trace among others. He most recently appeared in NCIS, Criminal Minds, Castle, Workaholics and Raising Hope.
In 2013, he was cast as a serial killer in Apocalypse Kiss and changed his appearance to look similar to Resident Evil villain Albert Wesker. The producers were fans of the video game franchise.[8]
Douglas has also worked with The Asylum since 2002, having appeared in nine films, including Sharknado 2[9] as Bud and Isle of the Dead as Aiden Wexler, another Resident Evil inspired role[10] on the SyFy network.
Voice-over
His voice-over credits include The Master in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer video game, Albert Wesker in the Resident Evil series as well as Marvel vs. Capcom, Raven in Tekken 6, AWACS Ghost Eye in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, Commandant Alexei in Tales of Vesperia, Legion in Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, Grimoire Noir in Nier, Hector Birtwhistle (H.B.) in Xenoblade Chronicles X, as well as several national campaigns (including the GEICO Celebrity campaign from 2006 to 2008, the McDonald's Be the Sizzle campaign from 2009 to 2010, Radio Shack's Holiday Hero campaign in 2010 and a 2014 Experian spots featuring Douglas and Tom Kenny as computers[11]). He is also the voice of Chase in Hub Network's Transformers: Rescue Bots, Dylas in Rune Factory 4, Azrael in BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma and Coburn in Ubisoft's The Crew.
In 2016 he wrote, edited and directed an animated short, Ginger & Snapper, with Rachael Leone, an animator he met on Twitter. The short includes voice actors Lacey Chabert, Steve Blum, Liam O'Brien, Laura Bailey and Roger Craig Smith.
In addition to his commercial and video game voice-over work, he also does many voice-overs for the American Bridge 21st Century PAC and the non-profit progressive research and information center Media Matters for America.[12]
Politics
In April 2010, Douglas came under fire from the Tea Party movement for a phone call he made to Freedomworks in which he left an inflammatory voice mail. A day later GEICO dropped him from the new "shocking news" series of internet commercials that were in post-production.[13] This led to some debate in the voice-over community about whether announcers were public figures.[14] He responded by producing a mock Tea Party PSA for YouTube that was subsequently broadcast on Joy Behar's HLN show with Douglas as a guest.[15]
The experience inspired Douglas to continue creating short, satirical political videos. The most viewed were his Burn a Koran Day video (posted by The Huffington Post[16]) and his Why #OccupyWallStreet? video (aired on MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell,[17] posted on MoveOn.org[18] and Daily Kos websites).[19]
In November 2011, Douglas tweeted out a quote from a Tower Heist Q & A at the ArcLight Hollywood where director Brett Ratner made a disparaging remark about homosexuals. The Hollywood Reporter subsequently reported Douglas' tweet as the beginning of a controversy which led to Ratner stepping down from the 2012 Oscars.[20]
In 2017, Douglas created and launched MSM Breaking News!, an animated web series satirizing the Donald Trump presidency as well as the Robert Mueller investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. A typical episode was written by Douglas and produced by his animator, Rachael Leone. Guest voice actors have included Steve Blum, Maurice LaMarche, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Todd Haberkorn and Mark Meer, among others.[21]
Filmography
Live-action
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Future Force | Billy | |
1995 | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | Technician #1 | |
1997 | Falling Words | Lance | Short film |
1998 | The Eighth Plane | Henry | Short film |
1998 | Two Weeks Later | Solomon | Short film |
1998 | Just Add Water | Barry | Short film |
2000 | Freud and Darwin Sitting in a Tree | Charlie | Short film |
2001 | Totally Blonde | French Waiter, Douglas The Hotel Clerk | |
2002 | Killer 2: The Beast | Dr. W. B. Miller | Direct-to-video |
2003 | Grace | Nate | Short film |
2003 | Side Show | Sleazy Producer | Short film |
2003 | Scarecrow Slayer | Dr. Baxter | Direct-to-video |
2003 | The Commission | Assistant Counsel Howard P. Willens | |
2003 | Ga-Ga | Calio | Short film |
2003 | Billy Makes the Cut | Sal | Short film |
2004 | Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | Additional Voices | English dub |
2004 | Streakers | Jack | Short film |
2004 | Billy's Dad Is a Fudge-Packer! | Narrator | Short film |
2005 | Duck, Duck, Goose! | Jacob | Short film |
2005 | 5.6 Seconds | Radio Announcer | Short film |
2006 | New York Waiting | Exion | |
2006 | 666: The Child | Dr. Loring | |
2007 | Sister's Keeper | Richard Stander | |
2007 | Universal Remote | The Narrator, The Navy Suit | |
2008 | Bling | Nathan | Short film |
2008 | Deadwater | Larry Grubman | Direct-to-video |
2008 | Shelter | Luke Greenley | |
2009 | The Crooked Eye | Frank | Short film |
2009 | Poker Run | Amarillo Slim | |
2009 | Labor Pains | Vista Producer | |
2010 | Titanic II | Captain Howard | Direct-to-video |
2010 | Change Your Life! | Randy Reynolds | Direct-to-video |
2012 | ...Or Die | D.C. | Short film |
2014 | Alpha House | Marshall | Direct-to-video |
2014 | Helen Alone | Mark's Dad, Announcer | |
2014 | Apocalypse Kiss | Adrian | |
2016 | KILD TV | Milton Web / Dr. Perseco | |
2016 | The Shickles | Barry | |
2016 | Ribbons | Frank Greenlee | |
2016 | Isle of the Dead | Colonel Aiden Wexler | |
2017 | Smartass | Dad | |
2018 | The Hard Scene | Mark | Short film |
2020 | Untitled Kansas Bowling Film | Reverend Maxwell | |
2021 | Aquarium of the Dead | Daniel | |
2021 | The Killer in My Backyard | Ron | |
2021 | Stepmother's Secret | Randy |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | Al TV | Reginald Buttplug, Fashion Designer | Episode: "Even Worse" |
1991 | Coach | Dulcimer Freak | Episode: "Leonard Kraleman: All-American" |
1991 | General Hospital | Sidney | 1 episode |
1991–2014 | Days of Our Lives | Bellman, Brad, Mr. Bob Salke | 4 episodes |
1992 | Civil Wars | Ernie | Episode: "His Honor Offer" |
1992 | Renegade | Father Nelson | Episode: "Eye of the Storm" |
1994 | Melrose Place | Dweeby Executive | Episode: "And Justice for All" |
1995 | Hudson Street | Kid | Episode: "Contempt" |
1996–97 | Boston Common | Ben, DC | 10 episodes |
1996–2014 | The Young and the Restless | Chad Atherton, Cohort, Kurtz | 13 episodes |
1997 | Claude's Crib | Snobbish Waiter | Episode: "Clothes Encounter" |
1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Randy Thompson | Episode: "Murder in the Air" |
1997–2017 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Court Clerk, Chip, Dr. Whittman, Minister, Dr. Andrews | 26 episodes |
1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Mr. Remington | Episode: "The Girl Who Cried Wolf" |
1998 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Wally | Episode: "Scoop" |
1998 | Silk Stalkings | Ferret | Episode: "Forever" |
1998 | Emma's Wish | Carney | Television film |
1999 | King's Pawn | Clark | Television film |
2001 | Charmed | Craig | Episode: "Bride and Groom" |
2002 | That '80s Show | Customer | Episode: "Tuesday Comes Over" |
2002 | ER | Ken Ambrose | Episode: "Dead Again" |
2003 | Mister Sterling | Danny | Episode: "Statewide Swing" |
2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Zepth | Episode: "The Breach" |
2003 | JAG | Dr. Alan Ganzel | Episode: "Pas de Deux" |
2004 | NYPD Blue | Dr. Ted Hollingsworth | Episode: "What's Your Poison" |
2005 | Las Vegas | Barnett | Episode: "One Nation, Under Surveillance" |
2005 | The Inside | Ned Batter | Episode: "Old Wounds" |
2005 | Strong Medicine | Agent Norton | Episode: "New Blood" |
2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Snooty Interviewer | Episode: "Books and Birdhouses" |
2006–07 | What About Brian | Gary Barnes | 2 episodes |
2007 | 24 | Blake Simon | Episode: "Day 6: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m." |
2007 | Passions | Dr. Kirkwood | 3 episodes |
2007 | Final Approach | Doug Ellis | Television film |
2008 | Without a Trace | Charlie Reed | Episode: "A Bend in the Road" |
2009 | The Three Rivers | Dr. Ralston | Episode: "Place of Life" |
2010 | Criminal Minds | Mr. Krouse | Episode: "Risky Business" |
2011 | Raising Hope | Man in Suit | Episode: "It's a Hopeful Life" |
2012 | Castle | Bill Moss | Episode: "Dial M for Mayor" |
2012 | Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | Blake's Dad | Episode: "Epic Cuffs" |
2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Peter Filsinger | Episode: "Rubber Ball" |
2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Conrad Dean | Episode: "And the Drug Money" |
2012 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Rob Nelson | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
2012 | Workaholics | Tattoo Artist | Episode: "True Dromance" |
2012 | Franklin & Bash | Wooten | Episode: "Strange Brew" |
2012 | Sullivan & Son | HR Guy | Episode: "Hank Speech" |
2013 | Dog with a Blog | Rick Stewart | Episode: "Stan's Old Owner" |
2014 | NCIS | Tom Speakman | Episode: "Crescent City: Part 1" |
2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | Bud | Television film |
2013 | Kickin' It | Chuck Crawford | Episode: "Fawlty Temple" |
2015 | The Haunted Hathaways | Oliver Loomis | Episode: "Haunted Ghost Tour" |
2015–16 | Z Nation | Pa Kettle | 3 episodes |
2019–19 | Wizard School Dropout | Professor Grundlesnoot | 5 episodes |
2020 | The Encounter | Lewis | Episode: "Delivery" |
Voice acting
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000–01 | Hajime no Ippo | Genji Kamogawa, Kazuki Sanada | Also Champion Road [22] |
2009–11 | One Piece | X Drake | |
2014–15 | Naruto: Shippuden | Gari, Ittan | |
2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: Battle in Egypt | Doctor | |
2015–16 | Durarara!! x2 | Additional Voices | |
2016 | Erased | Kitamura | Ep. "Future"[23] |
2017 | Cyborg 009: Call of Justice | Steven Archimedes | |
2017–18 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Jalsey Donomikols | |
2017 | Berserk (2016 TV series) | Locus, Priest | [23] |
2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt | Vincent Pike, Nelson | |
2018–19 | Hunter × Hunter | Shoot McMahon | |
2018 | Record of Grancrest War | Dimitrie | Ep. "Forest of Eternal Darkness" |
2018 | Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online | Narrator | Ep. "Squad Jam" |
2018 | The Laws of the Universe | Alpha | |
2018 | Back Street Girls: Gokudolls | Ryo | |
2018–present | Baki | Igari, Commander | Netflix ONA |
2018 | Sirius the Jaeger | Kershner | |
2019 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable | Yoshikage Kira, Kosaku Kawajiri | |
2019 | Ultraman | Edo, Nepenthus | Netflix ONA |
2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Keel Lorenz | Netflix dub[24] |
2019 | Cells at Work! | Basophil | [25] |
2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Gekko | |
2019 | One Piece: Stampede | X Drake | [26] |
2020 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun | Callego Naberius | |
2020 | Akudama Drive | Master | Funimation Simuldub[27] |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2009, 2011 | Family Guy | Imperial Officer #3, Superman | [28] |
2010 | The American Dream | Various | Television special[28] |
2011–16 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Chase, Mr. Harrison, Additional Voices | |
2016–17 | Regular Show | Colonel Rawls, Additional Voices | [28] |
2020 | DC Super Hero Girls | Deathstroke | |
2020 | The Rocketeer (TV series) | Newton / Gus |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | 50/50 | Live Volcano Reporter | Uncredited |
2017 | Death Race 2050 | A.B.E. | Uncredited Direct-to-video |
2019 | Ad Astra | Computer Therapist | Uncredited |
Video games
References
- ^ Douglas, D.C. (December 10, 2017). "Dear Wikipedia User (Updated)".
- ^ a b c d "Biography". D.C. Douglas. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ "Additional links". Betty Malicoat. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ "Laughing At The Family Circus Of Circumstances". D.C. Douglas. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Miller Archive". www.sftslodge.org.
- ^ "The Life and Teachings of Joe Miller". Archived from the original on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- ^ "Actor: Hit-The-Fan Productions". www.dcdouglas.com.
- ^ "Albert Wesker Featured In 'Apocalypse Kiss' Promo". Bloody Disgusting!. 28 August 2012.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "D.C. Douglas Joins Cast of Syfy's SHARKNADO 2". www.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ Stanton, Barry W (6 March 2016). "What Happened to Joey Lawrence? - What He's Doing Now Update 2017". The Gazette Review.
- ^ Douglas, DC. "Experian (w/ Tom Kenny)". DCDouglas.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2010-12-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "D.C. Douglas, Former Geico Voice Actor, Fires Back At FreedomWorks (VIDEO)". Huffington Post. May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Geico Announcer Loses Job By Voicing Opinion". AOL.
- ^ "Art of Lying; Tea Party Fever". CNN - JOY BEHAR SHOW.
- ^ "'Burn A Quran Day' Commercial: Terry Jones, Fred Phelps Mocked In Parody Ad (VIDEO) (NSFW)". Huffington Post. September 10, 2010.
- ^ Douglas, D.C. (October 11, 2011). "Warren talks financial panic cycle". The Last Word – via MSNBC.
- ^ "This Powerful Clip Is Exactly Why We Support #OccupyWallStreet". front.moveon.org. 5 October 2011.
- ^ "UPDATE 3: #OWS: Take this video VIRAL, NOW!". www.dailykos.com.
- ^ Lewis, Andy. "Meet the Man Whose Tweet Brought Down Brett Ratner". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Douglas, D.C. "BREAKING NEWS: Fake Trump Cartoons! | A D.C. Douglas Series". BREAKING NEWS: Fake Trump Cartoons!. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "BTVA)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "DC Douglas (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 12 April 2020. 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.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Con Booking Form: D.C. Douglas as a guest - comic con / anime con". dcdouglas.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "STAFF/CAST | Cells at Work Official USA Website". cellsatwork-anime.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ Valentine, Evan (September 26, 2019). "One Piece: Stampede Reveals English Dub Cast". Comicbook.com.
- ^ "Official Akudama Drive English Cast Announcement". Funimation. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Voiceover: Cartoons & Video Games". dcdouglas.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ "CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Nihon Falcom. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV. NIS America. Scene: Ending credits, 13:08 and 13:47.
- ^ Toylogic Inc. Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 22:00.
Further reading
- Power, Richard (1993). The Life and Teachings of Joe Miller, 1993. ISBN 0-9618916-8-8.
External links
- Official website
- Verified Profile on IGDB.com
- Tea Party PSA
- D.C. Douglas at IMDb
- D.C. Douglas convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- American male film actors
- American male soap opera actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American male voice actors
- American male video game actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Berkeley, California
- Film directors from California
- American atheists
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors