Josh Keaton facts for kids
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Josh Keaton
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Keaton at GalaxyCon San Jose in 2024
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Joshua Luis Wiener
February 8, 1979 |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Melendez
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| Children | 2 |
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Josh Keaton (born February 8, 1979) is an American actor and voice artist. He is famous for lending his voice to many popular characters. You might know him as Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane in Voltron: Legendary Defender. He has also voiced Spider-Man in many different shows and games.
Josh Keaton was also the voice of Electro in the video game Marvel's Spider-Man. Other well-known roles include Jack Darby in Transformers: Prime and the young Hercules in the Disney movie Hercules. He also voiced Ryu Hayabusa in Ninja Gaiden and Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. More recently, he is the voice of King Anduin Wrynn in World of Warcraft and Tyler in Pokémon Concierge.
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Early Life and Background
Josh Keaton was born on February 8, 1979, in Hacienda Heights, California. This is a place near Los Angeles. His father was from New York City, and his mother was from Lima, Peru.
Josh has three sisters named Danielle, Alitzah, and Sabrina. He learned to speak Spanish first when he was a child. Later, he learned English. His grandparents also taught him some words in Quechua. This is a language spoken in parts of South America.
Josh Keaton's Career Journey
Josh Keaton's career includes acting in TV shows and movies. He also does a lot of voice work for animated shows and video games. When he was a baby, he even appeared in a commercial for OshKosh B'gosh clothes!
In the 1990s, Josh was part of a boy band called No Authority. He also signed with music labels as a solo singer.
Voice Acting Highlights
Josh Keaton has voiced many characters that you might recognize.
- Early Animated Roles: He voiced Jules Brown in Back to the Future: The Animated Series from 1991 to 1992. He also voiced Major Ocelot in the video games Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
- Becoming Spider-Man: From 2008 to 2009, Josh voiced Peter Parker / Spider-Man in The Spectacular Spider-Man. He was supposed to voice Spider-Man in the 2002 video game. But then Tobey Maguire took over that role. So, Josh voiced Harry Osborn / Green Goblin instead. He also played Spider-Man in other video games like Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. From 2017 to 2020, he voiced many characters in Marvel's Spider-Man on Disney XD. In the 2018 Spider-Man video game, he was the voice and motion-capture actor for the villain Max Dillon / Electro.
- More Animated Heroes: In 2011, Josh voiced Spyro the Dragon in the Skylanders game series. He also voiced Jack Darby and Tailgate in Transformers: Prime. He was also Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Green Lantern: The Animated Series.
- World of Warcraft and Voltron: Since 2012, he has been the voice of Anduin Wrynn in the video games World of Warcraft and Heroes of the Storm. In 2016, it was announced that Josh would voice Shiro in Voltron: Legendary Defender. This popular animated series premiered on Netflix.
Filmography
Voice Acting Roles
Josh Keaton has voiced characters in many animated movies, TV shows, and video games.
Animated Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Recycle Rex | Additional voices | |
| 1997 | Hercules | Young Hercules (speaking voice) | |
| 2004 | Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.! | Charlie Carbone | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Wild | Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Wally West | Direct-to-video |
| Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Punk | ||
| 2012 | Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom | King Oritel of Domino | Nickelodeon dub |
| 2013 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure | ||
| VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas | The Voice in Space | Direct-to-video | |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Orion | |
| Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | ||
| The Laws of the Universe | Ray | English dub | |
| 2016 | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Steve Trevor, Barry Allen / Flash | Direct-to-video |
| Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | ||
| 2017 | DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games | Steve Trevor, Barry Allen / Flash | |
| Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash | Tommie, Chad | ||
| Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain | Barry Allen / Flash | ||
| 2018 | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis | |||
| 2019 | Birds of a Feather | Manou | |
| Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates | Jake Westen | Direct-to-video | |
| Lego DC Batman: Family Matters | Board Member | ||
| 2020 | Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters | Executive, Terrance | |
| Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie | XLR8 | ||
| 2021 | Batman: Soul of the Dragon | Jeffrey Burr | Direct-to-video |
| 2023 | Suzume | Sōta Munakata | English dub |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Peter Parker / Spider-Man (Earth-26496) | Reprises role as Spider-Man from The Spectacular Spider-Man |
Animated TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | New Kids on the Block | Albert | |
| 1991 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Pontus | Episode: "A World Below Us" |
| Snoopy's Reunion | Linus van Pelt | Television special | |
| Peter Pan and the Pirates | Curly | ||
| 1991–1992 | Back to the Future | Jules Brown | |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Young Michael Stromwell | Episode: "It's Never Too Late" |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Sean Willis, Sir Roland | Episode: "Trustworthiness" |
| 2005–06 | Bratz | Eitan | |
| 2005 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Driver, Zombie #2, Vendor | Episode: "Jeffy's Web/Irwin Gets a Clue" |
| 2007 | Ben 10 | Tim Dean, Hector, Kid #2 | 2 episodes |
| 2007–11 | The Path of Atticus | Atticus | |
| 2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | |
| 2010 | Firebreather | Troy Adams | Television film |
| 2010–13 | Transformers: Prime | Jack Darby, Tailgate, additional voices | |
| 2011–15 | Winx Club | Valtor, Duman, King Oritel of Domino | Nickelodeon dub |
| 2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Ian | Episode: "Disenfranchised" |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | Moon-Boy | Episode: "The Devil Dinosaur You Say!" | |
| 2011–2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | |
| 2012 | Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games | Steve Lookers | |
| 2012, 2019 | Young Justice | Black Spider, Wilheim Vittings | |
| 2013 | Hero Factory | William Furno | Episode: "Brain Attack" |
| Regular Show | Auto T | Episode: "The Thanksgiving Special" | |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow | Levi | ||
| Doc McStuffins | Johnny Foosball | Episode: "You Foose, You Lose" | |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles | White House Aide, Kobra Guard | |
| The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | Wilbur Wright | Episode: "Wright Brothers" | |
| 2015–2017 | DC Super Hero Girls | Hal Jordan, Barry Allen, Steve Trevor | |
| Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Additional Voices | 5 episodes | |
| 2016–2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Takashi "Shiro" Shirogane | |
| 2016 | Kulipari | Darel | |
| 2016–2018 | Justice League Action | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | |
| 2017–2021 | Ben 10 | XLR8, SixSix, Acid Breath, various voices | |
| 2017 | Ant-Man | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | |
| 2017–2020 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Gabe, Kyle, Ben Leonard, Navy Officer, Actor, Gabe-Farious | |
| Spider-Man | Norman Osborn / Dark Goblin / Spider-King, John Jameson, Ollie Osnick / Steel Spider, additional voices | ||
| Elena of Avalor | Miguel, Andres | 4 episodes | |
| 2018–2020 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Additional voices | Uncredited |
| 2018 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | Episode: "Back in the New York Groove" |
| 2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Mr. Glittercakes, Thistle McCall | |
| 2020–22 | It's Pony | Heston | Secondary voice role |
| 2021 | Dota: Dragon's Blood | Bram | Netflix series |
| 2021–2024 | What If...? | Steve Rogers / Captain America / Hydra Stomper | Recurring role |
| Arcane | Deckard, Salo, Customs Agent, Gorgeous Man | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Dragon Age: Absolution | Rezaren, Tevinter Mage | 6 episodes |
| Tales of the Jedi | Senator Dagonet's Son | Episode: "Justice" | |
| 2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Syphon8er, Angelo, Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| Pokémon Concierge | Tyler | ||
| 2024 | Spectacular Spider-Man Blue | Peter Parker / Spider-Man (Earth-26496) | Fan film; reprises role as Spider-Man from The Spectacular Spider-Man |
| Invincible | Agent Spider, Jogger | Episode: "I Thought You Were Stronger" | |
| Hot Wheels Let's Race | Axle Spoiler | ||
| X-Men '97 | Steve Rogers / Captain America | 2 episodes | |
| Ranma 1/2 | Dr. Tofu Ono | English dub, 2024 remake |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules | Young Hercules | |
| 2002 | Spider-Man | Harry Osborn | |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Kenai | |
| 2004 | Onimusha 3: Demon Siege | Ranmaru Mori | |
| Spider-Man 2 | Harry Osborn | ||
| Shellshock: Nam '67 | Tick Tock | ||
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Major Ocelot | ||
| 2005 | Area 51 | Crispy | |
| Psychonauts | Lungfish Zealot, Dingo Inflagrante, Matador | ||
| X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse | Cyclops | ||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo | LONESTAR | ||
| 2006 | Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 | Mizuki | |
| Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs | Chayton Black | ||
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Human Torch | ||
| Need for Speed: Carbon | Sal Mustella | Shared with Elias Toufexis | |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 | LONESTAR | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | Major Ocelot | ||
| 2007 | Lost Planet: Extreme Condition | Wayne | |
| God of War II | Young Spartan | ||
| Spider-Man 3 | Apocalypse Thugs | ||
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Harry Osborn / New Goblin | ||
| 2008 | No More Heroes | Destroyman | |
| Ninja Gaiden II | Ryu Hayabusa | ||
| 2009 | Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust | Larry Lovage | |
| Terminator Salvation | Resistance Soldiers | ||
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Brent McHale | ||
| Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Ryu Hayabusa | ||
| Marvel Super Hero Squad | Spider-Man | ||
| Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier | Jak | ||
| 2010 | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | New Destroyman | |
| StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Valerian Mengsk | ||
| Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Young Hercules | ||
| Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Peter Parker / Ultimate Spider-Man | Voiced Amazing Spider-Man in the Nintendo DS version | |
| Splatterhouse | Rick Taylor | ||
| Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet | Spider-Man | ||
| 2011 | Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | |
| Spider-Man: Edge of Time | Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Future Peter Parker / CEO of Alchemax |
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| Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure | Spyro the Dragon | ||
| Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | ||
| 2012 | Skylanders: Giants | Spyro the Dragon | |
| PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Jak | ||
| World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria | Prince Anduin Wrynn | ||
| Transformers: Prime – The Game | Jack Darby, Vehicon Car, Vehicon Jet | ||
| The Amazing Spider-Man | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Reused voice grunts from the Beenox versions of Spider-Man: Edge of Time | |
| 2013 | StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm | Valerian Mengsk | |
| Marvel Heroes | Captain Marvel | ||
| The Last of Us | Additional Voices | ||
| Batman: Arkham Origins | Dick Grayson / Robin | ||
| Skylanders: Swap Force | Spyro the Dragon | ||
| Knack | Lucas | ||
| 2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | |
| Skylanders: Trap Team | Spyro the Dragon, Spry, Knight Light | ||
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Additional Voices | ||
| Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Billy Batson / Shazam, Dick Grayson / Nightwing, Kyle Rayner / White Lantern | ||
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Firework Guy, Deceased ATF Agent, Outcome Agent | |
| Infinite Crisis | Aquaman | ||
| Lego Jurassic World | Billy Brennan | ||
| Mad Max | Jeet, Additional voices | ||
| Skylanders: SuperChargers | Spyro the Dragon, Spry, Knight Light | ||
| Lego Dimensions | Gamer Kid | ||
| 2016 | King's Quest | Young King Graham | |
| World of Warcraft: Legion | King Anduin Wrynn | ||
| Skylanders: Imaginators | Spry, Knight Light | Uncredited | |
| World of Final Fantasy | Lann | ||
| Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | Tiffan Delacroix | ||
| Final Fantasy XV | Talcott Hester (Teen) | ||
| Let It Die | Meijin | ||
| 2017 | Horizon Zero Dawn | Sun King Avad | |
| Knack II | Lucas | ||
| Prey | Additional Voices | ||
| DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles | Shiro | ||
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | King Anduin Wrynn | |
| Marvel's Spider-Man | Max Dillon / Electro | ||
| Lego DC Super-Villains | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Blue Beetle | ||
| Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion | Flame Guard #1, Flame Person #3, Mushroom Person #1, Marauder #3 | ||
| 2019 | Heroes of the Storm | Anduin Wrynn | |
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Scott Lang / Ant-Man | ||
| Death Stranding | Junk Dealer | ||
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Narjin | |
| Marvel's Iron Man VR | Tony Stark / Iron Man | ||
| World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | King Anduin Wrynn | ||
| 2021 | No More Heroes III | Destroyman True Face, Mass Production Destroyman, Mysterious Man | |
| Psychonauts 2 | Nurse Cherry, Germ Guy, Hardhat Germ, Muscle Man, Knight | ||
| 2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Sun King Avad | |
| Apex Legends Mobile | Fade | ||
| Star Ocean: The Divine Force | Additional voices | ||
| Marvel's Midnight Suns | Tony Stark / Iron Man | ||
| 2023 | Justice League: Cosmic Chaos | Flash, Skeets, Alex | |
| Star Trek: Resurgence | Petty Officer Carter Diaz | ||
| 2024 | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth | Additional voices | |
| Batman: Arkham Shadow | Dick Grayson / Projection Room Rat | ||
| Marvel Rivals | Tony Stark / Iron Man | ||
| 2025 | Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater | Major Ocelot | Upcoming release; reused audio tracks from the original release of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
Audio Books
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2015 | Rain of the Ghosts | Tommy McMinn, Chris LeVell |
Live-Action Roles
Josh Keaton has also appeared in live-action films and television shows.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989–90 | Kidsongs | Himself | Videos: "A Day at Camp" "Ride the Roller Coaster" "Disneyland Fun" |
| 1991 | All I Want for Christmas | Brad | |
| 1992 | Newsies | Newsboy | |
| 1996 | Same River Twice | Andy | |
| Judge and Jury | Boy #2 | ||
| Infinity | David | ||
| 1997 | Just Write | Teenager on Trolley | |
| 1998 | The Souler Opposite | Young Barry | |
| 1999 | Chimera House | Roy | |
| 2003 | The Even Stevens Movie | Mootai / Jason | |
| 2007 | Up-In-Down Town | Billy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | I'm Telling! | Himself | Contestant |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | First Male Cousin | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Someone Like Me | Doug | Episode: "El Presidente" |
| Boy Meets World | Boy #2, Roy | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Sister, Sister | Franklin | Episode: "It's a Party Thang" |
| 1995–1996 | The Secret World of Alex Mack | Bryce | Recurring role |
| 1996 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Glee Club #2 | Episode: "Fire at the Max: Part 1" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Will Peters | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" |
| Baywatch | Todd Rose | Episode: "Rendezvous" | |
| General Hospital | Tim | Recurring role | |
| Step by Step | Will Peters | Episode: "Just Say Maybe" | |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Young Nick Stratton | Episode: "Made in the U.S.A." |
| A Murder on Shadow Mountain | Young Denny | Television film | |
| 1999-2002 | The Young and the Restless | Brendon | Recurring role 10 episodes |
| 2002 | Boston Public | Martin Andrews | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Four" |
| ER | Greg | Episode: "Tell Me Where It Hurts" | |
| 2004 | Will & Grace | Salvatore | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Bones | Yasutani the Terrible | Episode: "The Superhero in the Alley" |
| 2014 | Scorpion | Phil Daniels | Episode: "True Colors" |
See also
In Spanish: Josh Keaton para niños
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