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James C. Mathis III
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Mathis at the Florida Supercon in 2018
Born (1974-11-28) November 28, 1974 (age 50)
Other names
  • James Mathis III
  • James Mathis
Occupation Actor
Years active 1989–present
Notable work

James C. Mathis III (born November 28, 1974) is an American actor. He is well-known for using his voice to play many characters. One of his most famous roles is voicing Black Panther in different cartoons and video games.

James C. Mathis III: His Acting Journey

James C. Mathis III was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He started his acting career in 1989. His first movie was Breakin' the Rules. After that, he appeared in many TV shows. These included popular shows like ER, Pacific Blue, and City of Angels.

First Big TV Role

James Mathis III got his first main role on the VH1 channel. He played the character Bruce in the show I Hate My 30's. This was an important step in his career.

Becoming a Voice Actor

James Mathis III is especially known for his voice acting. He started by providing the English voice for a character named Sigint. This was for the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. This role became one of his most famous. He also voiced characters like X and the Beast in the game Shadows of the Damned. His voice work has made him a favorite for many animated characters.

Voicing Black Panther

One of James Mathis III's most iconic voice roles is Black Panther. He has voiced this superhero in many different projects. These include animated TV shows like The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Avengers Assemble. He also voiced Black Panther in video games and special animated features.

Movies and TV Shows

James C. Mathis III has been in many movies and television shows. He has done both on-screen acting and voice acting. Here is a list of some of his work.

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Breakin' the Rules Extra
2002 Undercover Brother GFC Announcer (voice)
2005 The Golden Blaze Additional Voices Direct-to-DVD
J.A.P.S Dante Short film
We Are the World: Inside the World Stevie Wonder
2006 Paved with Good Intentions Winston
2013 Mega Spider Street Cop
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore War Machine (voice) English dub
Direct-to-DVD
2020 Poupelle of Chimney Town Danny (voice) English dub
2023 Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red Black Panther (voice) Disney+ special
2024 Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition Black Panther, Candy Suit Vendor (voice) Disney+ special

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Guys Like Us Kyle Episode: "Good Old Days"
Pacific Blue Dominic Bolivar Episode: "Gaslight"
2000 City of Angels Oliver Episode: "Cry Me a Liver"
2001 ER Darrel Episode: "Witch Hunt"
2002 Flatland D. Walker 1 episode
Any Day Now Jamal Turner Episode: "Let the Games Being"
2003 Judging Amy Gordon Parker Episode: "Ye Olde Freedom Inn"
The King of Queens Tony Episode: "Taste Buds"
2004 Monk Rastafarian Cook Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail"
2005–06 Noah's Arc Malik 2 episodes
2006 Ben 10 Enforcer Alien (voice) Episode: "The Big Tick"
2007 Celebrity Deathmatch Master P (voice) Episode: "King of the Lil' People"
I Hate My 30's Bruce 8 episodes
2008 Street Warrior Zeke Washington Television film
2009 WordGirl Tiny Big (voice) 2 episodes
2009–10 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Captain Typho (voice) 4 episodes
2010 Suitemates Tom 2 episodes
Gillian in Georgia Cedric 4 episodes
2010–12 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Black Panther / T'Challa, Bulldozer, King Cobra, additional voices 24 episodes
2011 The Pacellis Petrov 5 episodes
2013–19 Avengers Assemble Black Panther / T'Challa, Heimdall, Flint, young T'Chaka (voice) 45 episodes
2013 Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel Decoy Octopus (voice) OVA
Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel Peter Stillman (voice) OVA
2014–15 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Terrax, Malekith the Accursed, Ronan the Accuser, Dark Elves (voices) 8 episodes
2015 Ultimate Spider-Man Terrax (voice) Episode: "Contest of Champions: Part 3"
2018 Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda Black Panther (voice) Television special
2018–20 Baki Biscuit Oliva, Mohammed Alai (voice) Netflix ONA
2020 Marvel Future Avengers Black Panther (voice) 4 episodes
2021 Godzilla Singular Point Steven (voice) Netflix dub
Beastars Ibuki (voice) Season 2; Netflix dub
2024 Star Trek: Prodigy Ekthi (voice) Episode: "The Fast and the Curious"
Terminator Zero Resistance Commander (voice) English dub

Video Game Voices

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Donald Anderson English version
Ridge Racer DS Male Announcer
2005 Shadow of Rome Zedo, Gedo
Fantastic Four Puppet Master
The Suffering: Ties That Bind T-Rod
Ultimate Spider-Man Additional voices
SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs KILLJOY
The Matrix: Path of Neo Police, Security
Metal Gear Acid 2 Vince English version
2006 Driver: Parallel Lines Additional voices
Dead Rising Reginald Jenkins English version
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault KILLJOY
Scarface: The World Is Yours Donut King
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Sigint English version
Ridge Racer 7 Additional voices
2008 The Rise of the Argonauts
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation Patrick Lamd
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Rolling Sevens Leader
2009 Prototype Additional voices
2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Soldiers
Blur No-1 Unused Cutscene
2011 Infamous 2 Male Pedestrians
Shadows of the Damned X, Beast, Demons
Dead Island Matutero
Saints Row: The Third Pedestrians
2012 Sleeping Dogs King
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Additional voices
Marvel Heroes Black Panther, War Machine, Luke Cage
Saints Row IV Additional voices
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind Additional voices
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes Ronan the Accuser, Black Panther
2015 Disney Infinity 3.0
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire Additional voices Credited as James Mathis III
2016 Mafia III
2017 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Black Panther
2018 Marvel Powers United VR Black Panther
2019 Marvel Dimension of Heroes Black Panther, Ronan Credited as James Mathis III
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Black Panther, Luke Cage, Ronan the Accuser
2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon Additional voices
2022 God of War Ragnarök Hildisvíni
The Callisto Protocol Duncan Cole
2023 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak Ashladd English dub
2024 Concord Jabali
Marvel Rivals Black Panther
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