Age: 57
male
Jean-Benoît "JB" Blanc was born in Paris, France to an English mother and a French father. He moved with his mother to Yorkshire, England at the age of four, where he was raised and attended school, eventually graduating from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990. He worked extensively in theater in Britain for over 15 years, including a three-year stint at London's Royal National Theater. His theater work encompassed everything from avant-garde physical theater companies to world tours of Shakespeare plays and classical Greek theater. His film career was essentially launched by his highly acclaimed role as Luigi Vampa in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo, and following that success, he moved to Los Angeles where he now lives. Film and TV roles soon followed and he has worked on well over 30 TV shows in the US, including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Barry, Shameless, NCIS: LA, Burn Notice, The Unit, Prison Break, CSI: NY, Nikita, NYPD Blue and others, and many films, including his recent role as Bashkim in 2017's War Dogs. JB is also a highly accomplished voice actor and director with projects in film, animation, video games, anime, and commercials. His animation work includes All Hail King Julien, Dragons: Race To The Edge, Scooby Doo, Trip Tank, Turbo Fast, Pickle and Peanut, Regular Show, Penn Zero, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers Assemble. He has over 170 video game credits, totaling over 400 characters, including Rost in Horizon Zero Dawn, The Admin in Minecraft Story Mode, Bane in Telltale Batman, Arkham Origins and others, many projects for Blizzard Entertainment and the Uncharted franchise. He has been the voice director on various video games: Fortnite, Middle earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, Lego Batman 3, Lego Dimensions, XCOM 2, Mafia III, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Legion, Hearthstone, Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm.
JB Blanc
Lysandre (English Dub)
for Lysandre (English Dub) in Pokemon Adventures: The Animated Series - Kalos Arc
Suggested by demurelyhydrated
X has always been a talented Pokemon trainer. When he was young, he was known as a child prodigy in the world of Pokemon battling, and even came close to achieving fame and his dream, but just as his star started to rise, a traumatic incident caused him to give up Pokemon battling and become a recluse. Despite the protests of his childhood friends—spunky aspiring Sky Trainer Y Gabena, chipper Shauna who dreams of being a Furfrou groomer, atheletic and easygoing Tierno who wants to be a dancer, and timid Trevor who aspires to be a scholar—X refuses to face the world... That is, until a brawl between two ancient Pokemon from Kalosian history devastates his home town! With his town in ruins and its other residents missing, X and his friends vow to find out the true nature of the matter, and for the first time in years, X steps foot outside of his house... ║ Fancast for an anime adaptation of Pokemon Adventures/Pokemon Special. This specific arc would cover the "X & Y" saga of the manga, and only includes characters who debuted/gained larger roles in this arc - for characters from the past arcs, see their respective fancasts. Professional VAs only, no celebs, English and Japanese voice options available. For an additional challenge if you want it, don't use any voice actors who previously portrayed the cast's game/anime counterparts.
