| Intro | American voice actor |
| Is |
Actor Voice actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 25 May 1976, McKinney |
| Age: | 44 years |
John Michael Tatum (born May 25, 1976 in McKinney, Texas) is an American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer at Funimation/OkraTron 5000 who provides voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series, and video games.
Biography
At the Florida Supercon 2015 panel, when he was asked what was his inspiration to go into voice acting, Tatum said that when he was young he had a speech impediment and his speech coach had him get involved in theater; in reciting and memorizing, they noticed that his stuttering would disappear. He then got into drama and theater acting, and that voice acting is great in that it enables him to play more characters than on camera.
In 2005, Tatum was discovered by Funimation ADR director Christopher Bevins, who cast him as Rikichi in Samurai 7. Tatum has been cast in several notable roles, including Kyoya Ootori in Ouran High School Host Club, Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, France in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan, and Eneru in One Piece. Recently, he was cast as the voice of Rei Ryuugazaki in the English dub of Free! – Eternal Summer.
From January 2010 to January 2014, John hosted That Anime Show with friend and co-worker Terri Doty and ADR Engineer Stephen Hoff. Numerous times, he has expressed his deep love for anime, Doctor Who, Vincent Price, and William Shakespeare.
Tatum is openly gay.
Filmography
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002005-05-10-00002005 | Burst Angel | Additional voices | ||
| 000000002005-08-23-00002005 | Samurai 7 | Rikichi | ||
| 000000002006-07-04-00002006 | Speed Grapher | Katsuya Shirogane | ||
| 000000002006-12-19-00002006 | Rumbling Hearts | Kisho | ||
| 000000002007-03-09-00002007 | Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad | Jim Walsh | ||
| 000000002007-07-31-00002007 | Mushi-shi | Taku | ||
| 000000002007-08-21-00002007 | School Rumble | Hiroyoshi Asō | ||
| 000000002007-10-16-00002007 | Glass Fleet | Various characters | ||
| 000000002008-02-26-00002008 | Shuffle! | Masanori Takizawa, Yamaguchi, Male Student B | ||
| 000000002008-08-12-00002008 | Sasami: Magical Girls Club | Amitav | ||
| 000000002009-12-22-00002009 | Spice and Wolf | Kraft Lawrence | ||
| 000000002009-01-01-00002009 | Romeo x Juliet | William | ADR Director | |
| 000000002009-01-01-00002009 | Baccano! | Isaac Dian | ||
| 000000002010-01-19-00002010 | Rin ~ Daughters of Mnemosyne | Ihika | ||
| 000000002010-02-14-00002010 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Scar | Replaced Dameon Clarke Also played Scar in Premium Collection |
|
| 000000002010-03-30-00002010 | Ouran High School Host Club | Kyoya Ootori | ||
| 000000002010-05-18-00002010 | Dragon Ball Kai | Zarbon, Guide | ||
| 000000002010-08-01-00002010 | Hetalia: Axis Powers | France | ||
| 000000002010-01-01-00002010 | Eden of the East | Kazuomi Hirasawa | ||
| 000000002010-01-01-00002010 | Corpse Princess | Keisei Tagami | ADR Director | |
| 000000002010-01-01-00002010 | Initial D | Ryosuke Takahashi | Funimation dub | |
| 000000002010-01-01-00002010 | Pokémon | Tobias | ||
| 000000002011-11-29-00002011 | Chaos;Head | Kouzou | ||
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011 | Hero Tales | Shokaku | ||
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011 | Birdy the Mighty: Decode | Tuto | ||
|
000000002011-01-01-00002011–12, 2016 |
Black Butler series | Sebastian Michaelis | ||
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011 | One Piece | Eneru | Funimation dub | |
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011 | Chrome Shelled Regios | Gorneo Luckens | ||
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011 | Rideback | Politician | ||
| 000000002012-02-14-00002012 | .hack//Quantum | Smith | ||
| 000000002012-01-01-00002012 | Steins;Gate | Rintaro Okabe | ADR Script | |
| 000000002012-01-01-00002012 | Deadman Wonderland | Nagi Kengamine | ||
| 000000002013-01-22-00002013 | Toriko | Jelly Boy | ||
| 000000002013-01-01-00002013 | Future Diary | Masumi Nishijima | Lead Writer, Writer | |
| 000000002013-01-01-00002013 | Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing | Geeth, Rakesh | ||
| 000000002014-01-05-00002014 | Space Dandy | Dr. Gel | ||
| 000000002014-02-11-00002014–15 | Kamisama Kiss series | Tomoe | ||
| 000000002014-06-10-00002014 | Date A Live series | Kyōhei Kannazuki | ||
| 000000002014-06-24-00002014 | Code:Breaker | Masaomi Heike | ||
| 000000002014-01-01-00002014 | Attack on Titan | Erwin Smith | ADR Script | |
| 000000002015-02-01-00002015 | Assassination Classroom | !<–Shiro –>! | ADR Script | |
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Tokyo Ghoul series | Shuu Tsukiyama | Assistant ADR Director | |
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Yurikuma Arashi | Life Sexy | ||
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Nobunagun | St. Germain | ||
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Tokyo Ravens | Jin Ohtomo | ||
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club | Rei Ryugazaki | ADR Script | |
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Blood Blockade Battlefront | Steven A. Starphase | ||
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | D-Frag! | Ataru Kawahara, Young Ataru | ||
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Daimidaler the Sound Robot | Matayoshi | ||
| 000000002015-01-01-00002015 | Danganronpa: The Animation | ADR Writer | ||
| 000000002016-02-09-00002016 | Prince of Stride: Alternative | Yūjirō Dan | ||
| 000000002016-02-12-00002016 | Divine Gate | Arthur | ||
| 000000002016-03-08-00002016 | Brothers Conflict | Masaomi Asahina | ||
| 000000002016-01-01-00002016 | The Empire of Corpses | Frederick Burnaby | ||
| 000000002016-01-01-00002016 | My Hero Academia | Tenya Īda | ||
| 000000002016-01-01-00002016 | Chaos Dragon | Black Dragon |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002016-10-22-00002016 | RWBY | Klein Sieben | Volume 4 |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002006-09-12-00002006 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa | Additional voices | ||
| 000000002011-01-19-00002011 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Ryoji Kaji | ||
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011–12 | Eden of the East films | Kazuomi Hirasawa | ||
| 000000002011-01-01-00002011 | Summer Wars | Wabisuke Jinnouchi | ||
| 000000002012-01-01-00002012 | Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker | Regalyan D’Marcall | ||
| 000000002012-01-01-00002012 | Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Damon | ||
| 000000002013-01-22-00002013 | Shakugan no Shana: The Movie | Friagne | ||
| 000000002016-11-01-00002016 | Rurouni Kenshin trilogy | Kanryu Takeda | English dub of live-action film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Crew role, Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000002012-09-18-00002012 | Borderlands 2 | Hodunk Bandit, Sir Hammerlock | ||
| 000000002014-03-25-00002014 | Smite | Hercules | ||
| 000000002014-10-14-00002014 | Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! | Sir Hammerlock, Lost Legion Infantry #4, Powersuit Pro |