Quinton Flynn facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Quinton Flynn
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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October 10, 1964
Alma mater | Bowling Green State University, Kent State University |
Occupation | Voice actor, comedian |
Years active | 1992–present |
Quinton Flynn (born October 10, 1964) is an American voice actor and comedian. He is famous for giving voices to many characters in video games, animated TV shows, and anime. You might know him as Raiden from the Metal Gear games, Marcus Damon from Digimon Data Squad, or Lea and Axel from the Kingdom Hearts series.
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Early Life
Quinton Flynn was born in Cleveland, Ohio, a city in the United States. He went to college at Bowling Green State University and Kent State University.
Quinton Flynn's Voice Acting Journey
Quinton Flynn began his acting career in 1992. His first acting job was in a TV movie called Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted. He also did sketch comedy, where he played characters like Paul McCartney on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Famous Video Game Voices
As a voice actor, Quinton Flynn has given life to many characters in popular video games. He is often heard in the Crash Bandicoot games. He also voiced Silver the Hedgehog in the Sonic the Hedgehog series from 2010 to 2017.
Flynn is well-known for being the voice of Reno in Final Fantasy VII and its related games. He also voiced Henry in No More Heroes. One of his most famous roles is Raiden in the Metal Gear Solid video game series. He also voices Lea and Axel in the Kingdom Hearts series. For a time, he was the voice of Kael'thas Sunstrider in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne and World of Warcraft.
Animated TV Show Roles
In television, Quinton Flynn voiced Timon in Disney's Timon & Pumbaa for 24 episodes. He even voiced Mickey Mouse in one episode of Mickey Mouse Works.
He has also voiced many other characters in popular animated shows like:
- All Grown Up!
- The Angry Beavers
- As Told by Ginger
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
- Cow and Chicken
- Dave the Barbarian
- Fantastic Four (as Human Torch)
- Freakazoid!
- Generator Rex
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
- Johnny Bravo
- Mad
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (as Sheldon Lee)
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
- Robot Chicken
- Samurai Jack
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series (as Human Torch)
- Stuart Little (as Snowbell)
- Teen Titans
Anime Voice Work
Quinton Flynn has also lent his voice to many anime series. He voiced Iruka Umino in Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, and The Last: Naruto the Movie. Other anime roles include:
- Shingo Shoji in Initial D
- Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad
- Reno in Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
- Raiden in the English dub of Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee
- Carl and McCoy in Blood+
- Kon in Bleach
- Dr. Riddles in Zatch Bell
Filmography
Animation
- All Grown Up! – Kid #3, Funny Hair Man
- Animaniacs – Joey, Ross
- The Angry Beavers – Rusty, Singer
- As Told by Ginger – George Magrority
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – Tycho
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Malekith the Accursed
- Cow and Chicken – Beaver #1, Man
- Dave the Barbarian – King, Cute Backstreet Minstrel
- Fantastic Four – Human Torch/Johnny Storm
- Freakazoid! – Elliot
- Generator Rex – Beau
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Harvey, Bailiff, Dr. Gaylord
- Johnny Bravo – Boy #1
- Mad – Jack Harper, Captain Thomas Gregson, MADitorial Announcer
- Mickey Mouse Works – Mickey Mouse
- My Life as a Teenage Robot – Sheldon Lee, Don Prima
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest – Ben, Jonny Quest, Policeman
- Robot Chicken – Elmer Fudd, Swiper the Fox
- Samurai Jack – Monk A
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Additional voices
- Seal Team - Shark
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series – Human Torch/Johnny Storm
- Stuart Little – Snowbell
- Teen Titans – Lightning
- Timon & Pumbaa – Timon
- Totally Spies! – Rick
- Xyber 9: New Dawn – Mick
Anime
- Initial D series – Shingo Shoji
- Digimon Data Squad – Marcus Damon
- Final Fantasy VII Advent Children – Reno
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Bande Dessinee – Raiden
- Naruto – Iruka Umino
- Naruto: Shippuden – Iruka Umino
- Blood+ – Carl, McCoy
- Bleach – Kon
- The Last: Naruto the Movie – Iruka Umino, Messenger
- Zatch Bell – Dr. Riddles
Video Games
- Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits – Kharg
- Armored Core 4 – Sir Maurescu
- Call of Duty: United Offensive – Private Ender
- Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion – Billy, Toiletnator
- Crash Bandicoot series – Doctor N. Gin, Nitros Oxide, Chick Gizzard Lips, The Evil Twins, Penguin, Skunk
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Reno
- Digimon World Data Squad – Marcus Damon
- Final Fantasy X – Isaaru
- Final Fantasy X-2 – Isaaru
- Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure – Roger, Poco
- Hearthstone – Kael'thas Sunstrider
- Heroes of the Storm – Kael'thas Sunstrider
- Kingdom Hearts series – Axel, Lea
- II
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
- 358/2 Days
- Birth by Sleep
- Dream Drop Distance
- 1.5 Remix
- 2.5 Remix
- 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
- III
- La Pucelle: Tactics – Croix
- League of Legends - Jhin
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Video Game – Merry, Gollum
- Madagascar: The Video Game – Big Mouth Parrot, Delivery Truck Driver
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance – Spider-Man/Peter Parker
- Mass Effect 2 - Kolyat Krios
- Metal Gear Solid series – Raiden
- Sons of Liberty
- Portable Ops – Fox Soldier B
- Guns of the Patriots
- Revengeance
- Minority Report: Everybody Runs – Danny Witwer, Rufus T. Riley
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact – Iruka Umino
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Iruka Umino
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations – Iruka Umino
- No More Heroes – Henry Cooldown
- No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle – Henry Cooldown
- Onimusha: Blade Warriors – Kotaro Fuma
- Orphen: Scion of Sorcery – Orphen
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow – Lucky, Ice Viking King
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – Raiden
- Rogue Galaxy – Monsha, Toady, Ugozl lo Burkaqua
- Shark Tale – Middle-age Man Fish
- Shadow of Rome – Askari
- Sonic the Hedgehog series – Silver the Hedgehog
- Colors (DS version only)
- Forces - Eagle Squad Soldier
- Free Riders
- Generations
- Mario & Sonic series:
- London 2012 Olympic Games
- Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
- Rio 2016 Olympic Games
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe – Venom
- The Bard's Tale – Additional voices
- The Saboteur – Additional voices
- True Crime: New York City – Additional voices
- Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne – Kael'thas Sunstrider
- Warcraft 3: Reforged – Kael'thas Sunstrider
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade – Kael'thas Sunstrider
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands – Kael'thas Sunstrider
- The Wonderful 101 – Prince Vorkken
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse – Banshee, Abyss