Steven Blum

Steven Blum
Blum at the 2014 Fan Expo Canada
Born	Steven Jay Blum April 28, 1960[1] Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Other names	David Lucas, Andrew Watton, Daniel Andrews
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1992–present[2]
Agent	Arlene Thornton and Associates[3]
Children	2

Steven Jay Blum (/bluːm/; born on April 28, 1960) is an American voice actor of anime, animation and video games known for his distinctive deep voice. He provides the voice of TOM, the host of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. Some of his major roles in anime include Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop, Mugen in Samurai Champloo, Eikichi Onizuka in Great Teacher Onizuka, both Guilmon and Mitsuo Yamaki in Digimon Tamers, and Orochimaru and Zabuza Momochi in Naruto. In animation, he provides the voices for Starscream in Transformers: Prime, Vilgax, Heatblast and Ghostfreak in Ben 10, Amon in The Legend of Korra, Wolverine in Wolverine and the X-Men, and Zeb Orrelios in Star Wars Rebels. He was awarded the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific video game voice actor in 2012, with roles in franchises such as God of War, Call of Duty, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Naruto, X-Men and Transformers. In 2014, he voiced Shoe and Sparky in the stop-motion animated film The Boxtrolls. In 2015, he participated in The Incredible True Story, a hip hop album/motion picture by Logic.^[4]

Career

His credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel in the anime show Cowboy Bebop; Zeb Orrelios in Star Wars Rebels; Mugen in Samurai Champloo; Roger Smith from The Big O; Orochimaru, Zabuza, Ōnoki and Ao in the Naruto anime; and Wolverine in numerous games and in the animated series Wolverine and the X-Men, the animated movie Hulk Vs, The Super Hero Squad Show and Marvel Anime: X-Men. He also provided the voice of Jack Cayman, the main character of the video game MadWorld; Tank Dempsey, the comic relief in the Call of Duty series; Professor Galvez in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker; Grayson Hunt, the main protagonist of Bulletstorm; and Gorim, Oghren, and First Enchanter Irving in the 2009 video game Dragon Age: Origins. He also provides the voice of Vincent Valentine in the Final Fantasy VII compilation.

In September 2000, Blum voiced TOM, the robotic host of Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. Blum replaced Sonny Strait in the character's second through fourth incarnations, until the cancellation of Toonami on September 20, 2008. When Toonami was revived on May 26, 2012, Blum returned as the voice of TOM. He is also the announcer for 7-Eleven's "Oh Thank Heaven" television and radio advertisements, and partnered with Vic Mignogna in the series Real Fans of Genius (a parody of Anheuser-Busch's Real Men of Genius radio ad campaign). Blind Ferret Entertainment revealed on November 15, 2012 that Blum will be playing Harry, "the Homeless Bum", in Least I Could Do: The Animated Series.^[5]

He is also well known in American Union animation as the voices of Heatblast, Ghostfreak, and Vilgax in the Ben 10 franchise; Jamie in Megas XLR; Yakky Doodle and Clamhead in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; Smytus in My Life as a Teenage Robot. He is also known for his voice portrayals of Starscream in Transformers: Prime; Count Vertigo in DC Showcase: Green Arrow and Young Justice; Red Skull, Beta Ray Bill and Wolverine in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes; Melbourne O'Riley in What's New, Scooby-Doo?; Amon in The Legend of Korra; and Zoltun Kulle in Diablo III.

On June 5, 2012, he was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the most prolific video game voice actor, having 261 credited appearances on May 10.^[6][7]

Filmography

Anime

List of major voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9]
1992–93	Guyver Bio Booster Armor series	Agito Makishima, Thancrus	Acting debut	[2][10]
1993	Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers, Again	Maj. Nexx, Lord Feff	L.A. Hero dub	[2][11][12]
1993	Giant Robo	Genya	Animaze/L.A. Hero dub	[2][13]
1993	Ambassador Magma	Fumiaki Asaka, Magma	1993 OVA series	[14]
1994	Moldiver	Kaoru Misaki	Grouped under English Voice Talent	[15][16]
1997	Street Fighter II V	Dhalsim	Animaze/Manga Entertainment dub
1998	Bastard!!	Ninja Master Gara	As David Lucas OVA series, Animaze/Pioneer dub, Grouped under English Voice Talent	[2][17]
1998–99	Battle Athletes series	Grant Oldman	As David Lucas OVA series, Animaze/Pioneer dub, Also Victory
1998	Red Hawk: Weapon of Death	Jan Chang	Animaze dub As David Lucas
1999	Cowboy Bebop	Spike Spiegel	As David Lucas	[18][19][20]
2000	Sol Bianca: The Legacy	Rammy	As David Lucas
2000–03	Digimon: Digital Monsters	Guilmon, J.P. Shibayama, various Digimon	Also ADR script writer	[2][21][22]
2000	Dinozaurs	Drago Wing		[2]
2000	The Legend of Black Heaven	Joseph Watanabe	As David Lucas Grouped under English Voice Talent	[23]
2001–03	The Big O	Roger Smith		[2][24]
2001	Rurouni Kenshin	Shishio Makoto	As David Lucas	[22]
2001	Saint Tail	Genichirou Haneoka
2002	Vandread	Duelo McFile
2002	Great Teacher Onizuka	Eikichi Onizuka		[25]
2002	I'm Gonna Be An Angel!	Yuusuke Kamoshita	As David Lucas Synch-Point dub, limited volumes released	[26]
2002	Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School	Shizuma Kusanagi	As David Lucas
2002	Shinzo	Sago		[2]
2002	Cosmo Warrior Zero	Captain Harlock	As David Lucas
2002	X	Seiichirō Aoki	As David Lucas
2003	Mahoromatic	Toh Ryuga	As David Lucas
2003	Wild Arms: Twilight Venom	Isaac
2003	Chobits	Hiroyasu Ueda	As David Lucas
2003	Gun Frontier	Franklin Harlock Jr.	As David Lucas
2003	S-CRY-ed	Kazuma		[2]
2003	FLCL	Masashi Masamune, Miyu Miyu	As David Lucas
2003	Daigunder	Hajime Akebono
2003	Immortal Grand Prix	Cunningham	TV mini-series
2003	Initial D	Keisuke "K.T." Takahashi	Tokyopop dub, two seasons, Third Stage movie and Extra Stage	[27]
2003	Last Exile	Vincent Alzey
2004	Gungrave	Balladbird Lee	As Andrew Watton
2004	Wolf's Rain	Darcia		[2]
2004	Kaze no Yojimbo	Fukajiro Shirogane
2004	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	The Laughing Man
2004	Stellvia	Kent Austin	As Andrew Watton
2005	Zatch Bell!	Gofure, Shin		[2]
2005	Scrapped Princess	Major Luke Storm
2005–06	Samurai Champloo	Mugen Kasumi	As Daniel Andrews
2005	Planetes	Kho Cheng-Shin
2005–09	Naruto	Zabuza Momochi, Orochimaru		[2][18][22][28]
2005–06	Immortal Grand Prix	Alex Cunningham		[2]
2006	Duel Masters	Kyoshiro Kokujo	Season 2.0
2006	Idaten Jump	Koei, various characters
2007–08	Blood+	Moses, Aston Collins
2008–09	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion series	Kyoshiro Tohdoh
2008	Gurren Lagann	Leeron Littner		[18][19][29]
2009–present	Naruto Shippuden	Orochimaru, Onoki, Ao, Zabuza Momochi		[18][19]
2009–13	Stitch!	Boogoo, Sparky, Felix		[18]
2011	Ghost Slayers Ayashi	Ryūdō Yukiatsu		[30]
2011	Durarara!!	Kyohei Kadota		[31]
2011	Marvel Anime: Wolverine	Kikyo Mikage
2011–12	Marvel Anime: X-Men	Wolverine/Logan	Nominated – BTVA Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Title, 2012	[18][32]
2012	Marvel Anime: Blade	Kikyo Mikage
2012–13	Tiger & Bunny	Jake Martinez	Nominated – BTVA Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA in a Supporting Role, 2014	[33]
2013–14	Tenkai Knights	Various characters		[19][34]
2015–16	Durarara!!×2	Kyohei Kadota		[35]

Animation

List of major voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9][36]
2004–05	Megas XLR	Jamie		[18][28]
2004–05	Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law	Yakky Doodle, Stavros, Clamhead	Ep. "Gone Efficien...t", "Identity Theft"	[28][37][38]
2005–08	Ben 10	Vilgax, Heatblast, Ghostfreak		[18][28][39]
2008–09	The Spectacular Spider-Man	Green Goblin, Chameleon, Dilbert Trilby, Blackie Gaxton, Seymour O'Reilly		[18][40]
2008–09	Wolverine and the X-Men	Wolverine		[18][32]
2009	G.I. Joe: Resolute	Duke, Roadblock, Zartan, Wild Bill
2009–11	The Super Hero Squad Show	Wolverine, Abomination		[18][28][32][40][41]
2010	Jonah Hex: Motion Comics	Voice Actors		[42]
2010	Mari-Kari	Larry	FEARnet show	[43]
2010–present	Regular Show	Various guest characters		[18][28]
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Heat Wave, Captain Cold	Ep. "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster"	[28][44]
2010–12	Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Logan, Red Skull, Beta Ray Bill, others		[28][45][46]
2010–13	Transformers: Prime	Starscream, Bombshock, others	Nominated – BTVA Award for Best New Vocal Interpretation of an Established Character, 2012 Nominated – Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Action/Drama, 2013	[28][47]
2011–12	Young Justice	Count Vertigo, Rudy West		[28]
2011–present	Transformers: Rescue Bots	Heatwave		[28]
2012–14	The Legend of Korra	Amon, others	Nominated – BTVA Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama, 2013	[18][19][28][48]
2012–14	Ultimate Spider-Man	Wolverine, Beetle, Doc Samson, Ka-Zar, others		[19][28][49][50]
2012	Ben 10: Omniverse	Vilgax		[19][28]
2013–15	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Sauron, Devil Dinosaur, Wolverine, Wrecker, others		[19][28]
2013	Rocket Dog	Derek		[51]
2014	Turbo FAST	Rockwell		[28]
2014–present	Star Wars Rebels	Zeb Orrelios, Alton Kastle, Stormtrooper		[19][52][53][54]
2014	Wander Over Yonder	General Outrage	Ep. "The Big Job"	[19][28]
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Speed Demon, others	Ep. "Race with the Demon!"	[28][55][56]
2015	Niko and the Sword of Light	Rasper	Pilot episode	[57][58]
2015	Wabbit	Jack, Barbarian		[59][60]
2015	Mixels	King Nixel, Kamzo, others	Ep. "A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig"	[28][61]
2015	Pickle and Peanut	Hunter	Ep. "Pigfoot/Tae Kwan Bro"	[62][63]
2016	Transformers: Robots in Disguise	Backtrack, Ransack, Polarclaw		[28][64][65]

Film

List of voice performances in feature film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9]
1998	Shadow Builder	Voice of Shadowbuilder
2000	Digimon: The Movie	Computer Voice 1, Poromon, Flamedramon, Raidramon, Magnamon		[28]
2012	A Cat in Paris	Nico		[28]
2014	The Boxtrolls	Shoe and Sparky		[66][67]
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Additional Voices		s[68]

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9]
1986	They Were Eleven	Rednose, Amazon, King
1986	Outlanders	Operator
1987	Black Magic M-66	Professor Matthew, Soldier
1989	Goku Midnight Eye	Goku
1994	Street Fighter II: The Movie	T. Hawk, Ring Announcer	As Roger Canfield
1994	Macross Plus	Marj Gueldola
1995	Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise	General's assistant, Noble
1995–96	Josh Kirby... Time Warrior!	Prism Vocal Effects	As David Lucas
1996	Ghost in the Shell	Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist, Coroner, additional voices	As Roger Canfield Also Ghost in the Shell 2.0
1997	Tokyo Revelation	Kojiro Soma	Animaze dub
1997	Armitage III: Poly-Matrix	Kelly's Manager
1999	Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation	Ken Masters
2001	Ah! My Goddess: The Movie	Celestine	As David Lucas
2001	Sakura Wars: The Movie	Yuichi Kayama
2002	Metropolis	Acetylene Lamp		[69]
2002	Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy	Char Aznable	As David Lucas
2002	Cowboy Bebop: The Movie	Spike Spiegel
2003	The Era of Vampires	Hei	Live-action dubbing
2003	Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card	Yoshiyuki Terada	As Andrew Watton
2003	The Little Polar Bear	Henry
2005	Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon	Poromon
2005	Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers	Guilmon, Growlmon		[28]
2005	Escape from Cluster Prime	Smytus
2005	Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon	Guilmon		[28]
2006	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	Vincent Valentine
2007	Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix	Vilgax, Heatblast, Nightmarish Alien, Alien Fly Prisoner		[28]
2008	Strait Jacket	Leiot Steinberg		[70]
2007	Nomad: The Warrior	Shaman	Live-action dub
2008	Resident Evil: Degeneration	Greg Glenn
2009	Hulk Vs	Wolverine/Logan		[32]
2010	Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic	Lucifer
2010	DC Showcase: Green Arrow	Count Vertigo	Released as extra on Superman/Batman: Apocalypse	[71]
2011	All-Star Superman	Atlas		[28]
2011	Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	Kloba Vud		[28]
2011	Batman: Year One	Stan		[28]
2012	Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens	Heatblast, Mechamorph		[28]
2013	Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite	Bane, Penguin, additional voices
2013	Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox	Lex Luthor		[28]
2013	Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow	Clem, Abner		[28]
2013	Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising	Starscream, Darksteel		[28]
2013	Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload	Wolverine		[28]
2014	Justice League: War	Darkseid		[28]
2015	Justice League: Throne of Atlantis	Lex Luthor		[28]
2015	Expelled from Paradise	Zarik "Dingo" Kajiwara		[72]
2015	The Last: Naruto the Movie	Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki		[28]

Video games

List of major voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9]
1995	The Dig	Ludger Brink		[28]
1998	Bushido Blade 2	Gengoro	As David Lucas
1998	Brave Fencer Musashi	Jon (Colonel Capricciola)	As David Lucas	[28]
1998	Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire	Kokeeno Pookameeso
1999	Rugrats: Studio Tour	Various characters		[28]
2001	The Bouncer	Kou Leifoh	As David Lucas	[28]
2002	Digimon Rumble Arena	Guilmon, Gallantmon, Blackwargreymon, Reapermon (Boss)		[28]
2002	Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast	Galak Fyyar		[28]
2003–04	.hack series	Wiseman, Sanjuro		[28]
2003	Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits	Volk		[28]
2003	Call of Duty	Captain Foley		[28][73]
2003	The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring	Dwarf Shieldbreaker
2003	Crash Nitro Kart	Crash Bandicoot, Emperor Velo
2003	Spawn: Armageddon	Violator
2003	Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma	Ethan Hunt
2004	Pitfall: The Lost Expedition	Pitfall Harry		[28][74]
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay	Rust
2004	Shadow Ops: Red Mercury	Frank Hayden
2004	Ground Control II: Operation Exodus	G’Hall Vicath, K’Haunir Vicath
2004	Hot Shots Golf Fore!	Zeus
2004	Call of Duty: United Offensive	Captain Foley		[28][73]
2004	Gungrave: Overdose	Bunji Kugashira, Zell Condorbrave, Fangoram
2004	X-Men Legends	Wolverine		[28]
2004	Codename: Panzers – Phase II	Randolph Churchill
2004	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2	Scott Mitchell
2004	Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines	Andrei the Tzimisce		[75]
2005	The Punisher	Bullseye, Matt Murdock	Grouped under Additional Voice Talent	[76]
2005	Nano Breaker	Keith Spencer
2005	God of War	Ares		[28]
2005	Samurai Western	Ralph Norman
2005	Killer7	Kenjiro Matsuoka		[28]
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Wolverine, Omega Red		[28]
2005	Neopets: The Darkest Faerie	Kelland the Quick, Old Beggar		[28]
2006	Ape Escape 3	Yellow Monkey		[28]
2006	Star Wars: Empire at War	Empire HUD, Stormtrooper	Also in Forces of Corruption	[28]
2006	The Sword of Etheria	Vitis
2006–14	Naruto series	Orochimaru, Zabuza Momochi, Teuchi, Ao, Ohnoki		[28]
2006	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter	Scott Mitchell
2006	Final Fantasy XII	Ba'Gamnan		[28]
2006	X-Men: The Official Game	Jason Stryker
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow	Black Smoke James, Gibbs, others		[28]
2006	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Vincent Valentine		[28]
2006	Dead Rising	Cliff Hudson		[28]
2006	Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra	Canaan, Sellers		[28]
2006	ParaWorld	Jarvis Babbit
2006	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs	Colonel Kuechler		[77]
2006–07	.hack//G.U. series	Yata, Iyoten		[28]
2006	Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops	Gene		[28]
2007	Rogue Galaxy	Zegram Ghart		[28]
2007	Ghost Rider	Vengeance
2007	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2	Scott Mitchell
2007	Spider-Man 3	Rhino
2007	Tomb Raider: Anniversary	Tihocan
2007	Guild Wars: Eye of the North	Pyre Fierceshot
2007	F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate	Captain David Raynes
2007	Clive Barker's Jericho	Cpt. Devin Ross	Grouped under Cast	[78]
2007	Power Rangers: Super Legends	Lord Zedd, others
2007	Ben 10: Protector of Earth	Heatblast, Ghostfreak, Vilgax		[28]
2007	Universe at War: Earth Assault	Nufai
2008	Lost: Via Domus	Jack Shepard
2008	Ninja Gaiden II	Zedonius	Also in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2	[28]
2008–09	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	Various Stormtroopers	Also Unleashed II, Ultimate Sith edition	[28][40]
2008	Lego Batman: The Videogame	Batman, Joker, Killer Moth	Grouped under Talent Credits	[79]
2008	Spider-Man: Web of Shadows	Wolverine		[28]
2008	Tom Clancy's EndWar	General Scott Mitchell		[80]
2008	Valkyria Chronicles	Zaka		[28]
2008	Call of Duty: World at War	Tank Dempsey
2009	Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall	TOM, Vilgax, Demongo
2009	MadWorld	Jack Cayman		[40]
2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Wade Wilson, Senator Kelly		[28]
2009	Bionic Commando	Joseph "Super Joe" Gibson		[28][40]
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Gung Ho, Iron Grenadier		[28]
2009	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Killer Croc		[28][40]
2009	MagnaCarta 2	Schuenzeit		[28]
2009–11	Marvel Super Hero Squad series	Wolverine, Abomination	Infinity Gauntlet, Online, Comic Combat	[28][40]
2009	Dragon Age: Origins	Oghren	Also in Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening	[28][40]
2010	Mass Effect 2	Grunt		[28][40][81]
2010	Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Zadornov		[28]
2010	Transformers: War for Cybertron	Narrator, Barricade		[28]
2010	Singularity	Nikolai Demichev		[28]
2010	Clash of the Titans	Eusabios, Calibos		[28]
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame	Captain Cold, Heat Wave
2010	Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions	Hobgoblin, Vulture		[28]
2010	Vanquish	Lt. Col. Robert Burns		[28][82]
2010	Call of Duty: Black Ops	Tank Dempsey		[28][73]
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds	Wolverine, Taskmaster	Also in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2011	Bulletstorm	Grayson Hunt	Nominated – NAVGTR Award, Lead Performance in a Comedy	[28][83]
2011	Thor: God of Thunder	Ulik		[28]
2011	Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters	Amon Sur
2011	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Starscream
2011	Shadows of the Damned	Garcia Hotspur		[28][84]
2011	Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon	Lightning Alpha
2011	Captain America: Super Soldier	Baron Heinrich Zemo
2011	Dead Island	Sinamoi		[85]
2011	X-Men: Destiny	Wolverine, Pyro		[28]
2011	RAGE	Captain John Marshall
2011	Spider-Man: Edge of Time	Anti-Venom		[28]
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Andronikos Revel, various characters		[28][86][87][88][89]
2012	Asura's Wrath	Sergei		[28]
2012	Diablo III	Zoltun Kulle		[28][90]
2012	Sorcery	Alchemist, Primus, Elven Assassin		[91]
2012	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier	Scott Mitchell
2012	Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes	Penguin, Bane		[28]
2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard		[28]
2012	Transformers: Fall of Cybertron	Sharpshot, Shockwave, Swindle		[28]
2012	Guild Wars 2	Rytlock Brimstone		[92]
2012	Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth	Wolverine, Uatu the Watcher
2012	Transformers Prime: The Game	Starscream		[28]
2012	Call of Duty: Black Ops II	Multiplayer, Tank Dempsey	Also in Call of Duty: Origins	[73][93]
2013	Anarchy Reigns	Jack Cayman		[28]
2013	God of War: Ascension	Ares		[94]
2013	StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm	Abathur, Dehaka		[28]
2013	Fuse	Ivan Sovlenko		[28]
2013	Marvel Heroes	Wolverine, Rocket Raccoon, Mr. Sinister, Taskmaster, Sauron		[28]
2013	Deadpool	Wolverine		[28]
2013	Lego Marvel Super Heroes	Wolverine, Green Goblin		[95]
2013	Batman: Arkham Origins	Lester Buchinsky/Electrocutioner		[96]
2014	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Kraven the Hunter		[28]
2014	Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark	Sharpshot, Shockwave, Swindle		[28]
2014	The Legend of Korra	Hundun		[28][97][98]
2015	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	Cid		[28]
2015	Infinite Crisis	Lex Luthor, Nightmare Batman		[99][100][101]
2015	Mortal Kombat X	Sub-Zero, Reptile, Bo' Rai Cho		[102][103]
2015	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Tank Dempsey		[104]
2016	Mighty No. 9	Mighty No. 8 Countershade		[28][105]

Live action

List of live-action performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9]
1984	Countdown to Looking Glass	Marty Schindler	As David Lucas
1986	The Manhattan Project	Laser Efficiency Kid	As Richard Cardona
1989	West is West	Extra
1994	Beanstalk	Wheelbarrow Man	Directed by Michael Davis	[106]
2008	Adventures in Voice Acting	Himself	Documentary on voice acting	[107]
2013	I Know That Voice	Himself	Documentary on voice acting	[108]
2014	Apocalypse Kiss	Sector Manager		[109][110]

Other

List of other appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[8][9]
2000–08; 2012–present	Toonami	TOM	Programming block on Cartoon Network and later Adult Swim	[18][19]
2010	Marvel Super Heroes 4D	Wolverine	Film attraction at Madame Tussauds
2015	The Incredible True Story	Thomas	Studio album by Logic	[4][111]

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16. "Amazon.com: Moldiver 2 [VHS]: Yukana Nogami, Kumiko Nishihara, Joe Montane, Debra Rogers, Rica Matsumoto, Yumiko Shibata, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Jimmy Theodore, Jonathan Fahn, Mimi Woods, Joshua Seth, Dougray Scott, Steven Jay Blum, Jeff Frayer, Edie Mirman, Jane Alan, Doug Stone, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Izumi Kikuchi, Bryan Cranston, Yuri Amano, Melissa Fahn, Joe Romersa, Jake Martin (II), Julia Kato, Melody Lee, Susan Byrkett, Emi Shinohara, David Hayter, Tina Bennett (II), Wendee Lee, Kikuko Inoue, Jôji Yanami, Akiko Hiramatsu, Tarô Mozaiku, Kenji Miyashita, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Hirohide Fujiwara, Takeshi Aoki, Yasunori Urata: Movies & TV". amazon.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
17. "Ninja Master Gara". Bastard!!. Episode 3.
18. "Steve Blum Sac-Anime Convention". sacanime.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
19. "Steve Blum Otakon 2015". graphicpolicy.com. December 11, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
20. Terrace 2008, pp. 215–216
21. Adventures In Voice Acting Clip 1# : Steve Blum. YouTube. Adventures in Voice Acting.
22. Dong, Bamboo (February 24, 2015). "Interview: Steve Blum". Anime News Network.
23. "Ten Years Ago". The Legend of Black Heaven. Episode 10.
24. Terrace 2008, pp. 102–103
25. "David Lucas". crystalacids.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
26. "Amazon.com: I'm Gonna Be an Angel (Vol. 1): Steven Jay Blum, Jennifer Seltzer, Wendee Lee, Rose Bomrungchati, Kelli Tager, Jessica Stenuis, Ikue Ootani, Moe Gans-Pomerantz, Hisato Masuyama, Ricardo Ibarra, Diana Kou, Jonas Ball, Robert J. Peterson, Geoffrey Fontaine, Hettie Lynne Hurtes, Ran Kuroki, Kevin Bell, Stephanie Sheh, Sonny Strait, Ryuichi Hiroki: Movies & TV". amazon.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
27. "Amazon.com: Initial D - Battle 7 - The End of Summer: Steve Blum, Terri Doty, Laurent Vernin, Curtis Raymond Shideler, Shin'ichirô Miki, Unshô Ishizuka, Mitsuo Iwata, Takehito Koyasu, Tomokazu Seki, Ayako Kawasumi, Kazuki Yao, Wataru Takagi, Hiroshi Tsuruta, Kazunori Ikegami, Kazuyoshi Yokota, Masami Hata, Mihiro Yamaguchi, Naoyuki Kuzuya, Rei Kotaki, Susumu Kudo: Movies & TV". amazon.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
28. "Behind the Voice Actors – Steve Blum". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved March 10, 2015. Check mark indicates BTVA has verified the entries using screenshots of credits and other confirmed sources.
29. "Bandai Entertainment's Gurren Lagann Dub Cast Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
30. "Inferno". Ghost Slayers Ayashi. Episode 1.
31. Brusuelas, James (December 12, 2010). "Aniplex Announces Durarara English Cast". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
32. "X-Men Anime : Voicing Wolverine". Marvel.com. October 9, 2011.
33. "Tiger & Bunny English Dub Main Cast List". Facebook. August 15, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
34. Steve Blum's involvement in Tenkai Knights on Twitter. March 16, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
35. "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. March 6, 2015.
36. "Steve Blum". voice123.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
37. "Identity Theft". Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.
38. Steve Fritz (February 12, 2009). ""Wolverine for Life" - Steve Blum, King of Voice Actors". newsarama.com. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
39. Brooks & Marsh 2009, p. 123
40. "Happy Holidays! - STEVE BLUM VOICES". steveblumvoices.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
41. "Another Order of Evil: Part Two!". The Super Hero Squad Show. Season 2. Episode 2. October 23, 2010. Cartoon Network.
42. ""Jonah Hex" Debuts As Eighth Warner Premiere Motion Comics Series". Warner Bros. November 11, 2015.
43. Terrace 2013, p. 139
44. "Requiem for a Scarlet Speedster". Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Season 2. Episode 15. October 1, 2010. Cartoon Network.
45. "The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill". The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest. Season 2. Episode 8. May 20, 2012. Disney XD.
46. "Winter Soldier". The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest. Season 2. Episode 21. September 30, 2012. Disney XD.
47. "Project Predacon". Transformers: Prime. Season 3. Episode 15. May 17, 2013. Hub Network.
48. "Reunion". The Legend of Korra. Season 4. Episode 7. November 14, 2014. Nickelodeon.
49. "The Savage Spider-Man". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 3. Episode 59. October 7, 2014. Disney XD.
50. "Beetle Mania". Ultimate Spider-Man. Season 1. Episode 16. July 29, 2012. Disney XD.
51. CartoonHangover2 (October 16, 2013). "Voice Acting in Rocket Dog on Cartoon Hangover". YouTube. Cartoon Hangover goes behind the scenes of Rocket Dog to see how the voice recording of the cartoon went from script to screen. Featuring an all-star cast that includes; Kari Wahlgren, Josh Lawson, Steve Blum & the creator herself, Mel Roach
52. "Spark of Rebellion". Star Wars Rebels. October 3, 2014. Event occurs at 43:07. Disney Channel.
53. "Steve Blum on how he developed Zeb Orrelios voice for Star Wars Rebels - Video Clip". HitFix. July 25, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
54. Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2014). "Star Wars Rebels Exclusive First Look: Meet Zeb". IGN. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
55. "Race with the Demon!". Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Season 3. Episode 6. November 21, 2014. Nickelodeon.
56. Max Nicholson (November 22, 2014). "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: "Race with the Demon" Review". IGN. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
57. ""Niko and The Sword of Light" - Pilot - May 2, 2014". Retrieved November 11, 2015.
58. https://twitter.com/blumspew/status/557351135116558337
59. "White House Wabbit/Bugsbarian". Wabbit. Season 1. Episode 7. September 25, 2015. Cartoon Network.
60. "Wabbit's Best Friend/Annoying Ex-Boydfriend". Wabbit. Season 1. Episode 10. September 30, 2015. Cartoon Network.
61. "A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig". Mixels. Season 2. Episode 2. September 26, 2015. Cartoon Network.
62. "Pigfoot/Tae Kwan Bro". Pickle and Peanut. Season 1. Episode 8. November 9, 2015. Disney XD.
63. https://twitter.com/blumspew/status/663964647683321856
64. B. Simmons (February 21, 2016). "Transformers: Robots in Disguise "Overloaded, Part 1"". IGN. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
65. "Overloaded, Part 1". Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Season 2. Episode 1. February 20, 2016. Cartoon Network.
66. "The Boxtrolls – Movie Overview". Focus Features. NBC Universal. Retrieved September 2, 2014. – Cast & Crew
67. Liu, Ed (September 25, 2014). "Toonzone Interviews Dee Bradley Baker & Steve Blum on How to Speak Boxtroll". Toonzone.
68. All Movie Guide. "Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) – Acting credits". New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
69. Beck 2005, p. 167
70. Strait Jacket (DVD). Manga Video. October 7, 2008. OCLC 244206876.
71. Harvey, James (September 24, 2010). "Main Cast, Crew Details For "DC Showcase: Green Arrow" Animated Short". worldsfinestonline.com. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
72. "Aniplex of America Reveals Mahouka, Expelled from Paradise BD Plans". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
73. David Griner. "Why aren't video game actors treated like stars?". Polygon. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
74. Bishop, Sam (March 10, 2004). "Pitfall: The Lost Expedition". TotalPlaystation.com.
75. Troika Games. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Actors.
76. "Behind The Voice Actors - The Punisher: The Video Game". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
77. Ensemble Studios. Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. Microsoft Game Studios. Scene: Credits, 1:50 in, Cast of Characters.
78. "Credits, Cast". Codemasters Manual – Clive Barker's Jericho (PDF). Codemasters. 2007. p. 18 – via Gametap.
79. "LEGO.com Videogames LEGO® Video Games – LEGO Batman – Credits". lego.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
80. http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1816/Tom-Clancys-EndWar/p1/
81. Mike Fahey. "Mass Effect 2 Review: Once More Unto The Breach". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
82. Kellams, JP (October 25, 2010). "Narrative Design in Vanquish". PlatinumGames Blog. Platinum Games. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
83. John Gaudiosi. "Minecraft Beats Skyrim To Win 2011 Game Of The Year NAVGTR Award". Forbes. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
84. Sterling, Jim (June 21, 2011). "Review: Shadows of the Damned". Destructoid. The music is backed up by some fantastic voice acting, too. The banter between Steve Blum's ostentatious Garcia and Greg Ellis' neurotic Johnson makes for a great double act and a pair of protagonists that you just won't find in any other game.
85. Techland. Dead Island. Deep Silver. Scene: Credits, 4:35 in, US Voice Talents.
86. BioWare (December 20, 2011). Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts, LucasArts.
87. "Who To See-- Featured Guests". etsu.edu. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
88. Chris Cawthorne. "[REVIEW] "Star Wars: The Old Republic." (PC - Beta Version) - The Nerd Repository". The Nerd Repository. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
89. "Star Wars: The Old Republic for PC - Preview - Star Wars: The Old Republic Gamescom 2011 Preview -- Huttball and Cinematic Multiparty Raiding - G4tv.com". G4tv.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
90. Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices, Monster Voice Effects.
91. The Workshop, SCE Santa Monica Studio. Sorcery. Sony Computer Entertainment. Scene: Closing credits, 3:45 in, Cast List.
92. Guild Wars 2 – Behind the Scenes: Giving Tyria a Voice (YouTube). December 16, 2009. Event occurs at 1:13.
93. Treyarch. Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Scene: Credits, 7:12 in, Multiplayer.
94. SCE Santa Monica Studio. God of War: Ascension. Sony Computer Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 6:47 minutes in, Cast.
95. TT Games. Lego Marvel Super Heroes. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, VO Talent.
96. Perry, Spencer (October 12, 2013). "NYCC: Another Assassin Revealed for Batman: Arkham Origins". SuperHeroHype. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
97. "The Legend of Korra Walkthrough Part 10 HD (PS3, PS4, X360, XOne) Chapter 8: Old Foe". YouTube. October 21, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
98. "Up at Noon: The Legend of Korra: Old Men vs. 17 Year Olds". IGN. October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
99. Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
100. "Infinite Crisis Credits".
101. Ince, Shaun (April 15, 2015). "Behind the Voice: Steve Blum as Lex Luthor: @blumspew Guess they got around to uploading this interview." (Tweet). Retweeted by Steve Blum
102. NetherRealm Studios. Mortal Kombat X. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Kredits, 3:30 in, English Voice Talent.
103. Brian Chard [bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015.
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104. Nunneley, Stephany (July 9, 2015). "Black Ops 3 Zombies stars Jeff Goldbum, Ron Perlman, more – here’s the reveal trailer". VG247. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
105. "All in the Mighty Family! – Voice Cast for Mighty No. 9". mightyno9.com. February 10, 2015.
106. Beanstalk. 1994.
107. "Bang Zoom! Entertainment to Preview Adventures in Voice Acting Documentary at New York Anime Festival" (PDF). Adventures in Voice Acting (Press release). December 4, 2007.
108. I Know That Voice. 2013.
109. "D.C. Douglas, Steven Blum, and ‘Apocalypse Kiss’ – Oh, my!". April 15, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
110. "Apocalypse Kiss Review". March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
111. http://www.defjam.com/pre-order-logics-sophomore-album-the-incredible-true-story-now/

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External links

• Official website
• Steven Blum at the Internet Movie Database
• Steven Blum at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Steven Blum at Behind The Voice Actors
• Steven Blum convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• "Important Words from David Lucas". The Jazz Messengers. – David Lucas explains the reasons for being a separate identity from Steve Blum.