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Dave Boat is an American voice actor known for his work in animation, films and video games. His roles include Thor and the Thing in various animated series and video games based on Marvel Comics and Lexaeus in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.
Key Information
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers: The Movie | Thor (voice) | Direct-to-video | [1][2] |
| Ultimate Avengers II | ||||
| 2007 | Chicago 10 | Norman Mailer, Marshal 1 | Documentary | |
| 2011 | Snowflake, the White Gorilla | Bald Man, Man with Hat, Male Newscaster (voice) | English version | |
| 2012 | Ernest & Celestine | Bear Police Chief (voice) | English version | [1] |
| Wings | Davidson (voice) | |||
| Wreck-It Ralph | Additional voices | |||
| 2013 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | |||
| Frozen | ||||
| 2014 | Maleficent | Creatures (voice) | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Top Cat Begins | Chief Thumbton (voice) | English version | [1] |
| The Good Dinosaur | Bubbha (voice) | |||
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | Additional voices | ||
| 2018 | White Fang | Jim Hall (voice) | English version | [1] |
| Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice) | Direct-to-video[3][4][5] | ||
| 2019 | Frozen II | Additional voices | ||
| 2020 | Darkness Into Light: a Rosh Hashanah Story | Adam (voice) | Short film | |
| The Broken Candle | Gerald | |||
| 2021 | Thresh Unbound: A Night at the Inn | Tavern Walla | English version | |
| TBA | Death Everlasting | Wally Pierce | completed |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Nash Bridges | Brad | Episode: "Cop Out" | |
| 2001 | The Division | Cop | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2005–2015 | Family Guy | Rupert, various voices | 9 episodes | |
| 2007 | Danny Phantom | Vortex, Convention Manager (voice) | Episode: "Torrent of Terror" | [1] |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Blackmailer on Phone (voice) | Episode: "The Italian Banker"; uncredited | ||
| 2009–2011 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Thor, The Thing, Baron Mordo, Captain Liechtenstein, Trapster, Uatu, Man-Thing, Dracula, Doc Samson, Watcher, Adam Warlock, additional voices (voice) | 48 episodes | [1] |
| 2010 | iCarly | Nolan | Episode: "iStart a Fan War" | |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Slush (voice) | Episode: "Chilly Dog" | [1] | |
| 2012–2013 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Ben Grimm/The Thing, Thor (The Super Hero Squad Show), additional voices | 3 episodes | |
| 2012–2018 | Doc McStuffins | Awesome Guy, Construction Worker (voice) | 8 episodes | |
| 2013 | Avengers Assemble | The Thing (voice) | Episode: "Hulk's Day Out" | |
| 2013–2014 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | The Thing, Ring Announcer (voice) | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Lords of War | Kargath | Episode: "Kargath" | |
| 2014–2017 | Clarence | The Mayor, additional voices | 7 episodes | [1] |
| 2016 | Archer | Eckerd (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Ask the StoryBots | Molephius (voice) | Episode: "Where Do French Fries Come From?" | [1] | |
| 2018 | Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters | Various voices | 2 episodes | |
| 2018–2019 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Various voices | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Solve: The Podcast | Hamsa (voice) | Episode: "The Real Killer" | |
| 2021 | Ridley Jones | Nukilik (voice) | Episode: "Northern Lights" | |
| What If...? | Additional voices | 2 episodes | [6] |
Video games
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "David Boat (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Tabu, Hannibal (June 22, 2006). "Superman Returns, Ultimate Avengers 2, Sin City 2: June 22nd Comic Reel Wrap". CBR. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ McLean, Thomas J. (January 11, 2018). "Christian Slater Tops 'Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay' Voice Cast". Animation World Network. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (January 11, 2018). "'Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Outlaw, Kofi (January 11, 2018). "'Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay' Cast Announced". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (August 18, 2021). "Here's the Full Voice Cast for 'Marvel's What If...?' Episode 2". Collider. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Extensive Cast of Voice Actors Unveiled for "Super Hero Squad Online"". CBR. February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Seeto, Damian Antony (July 23, 2013). "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Has All Star Voice Cast". Just Push Start. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ McAvoy-James, Bradley (July 23, 2013). "Lego Marvel Super Heroes Has More Voice Actors Then Any Game Ever". VGU. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Wales, Matt (August 27, 2020). "Sam & Max are returning in new VR game This Time It's Virtual". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Franzese, Tomas (August 28, 2020). "Everything you need to know about Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual". Inverse. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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Dave Boat
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Early life and education
Childhood and family
David Derrick Boat was born on September 22, 1959, in Santa Clara County, California, USA.[1] He was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he developed an early interest in performance through personal hobbies.[3] As a child, Boat exhibited a natural talent for mimicry and creating goofy voices, often to the chagrin of his grammar school teachers.[3] This inclination toward vocal imitation became a key early pursuit, foreshadowing his future career in voice acting.[3]Education
Boat attended Woodside High School in Woodside, California, completing his secondary education there.[3] Following high school, Boat received early training in voice acting at Voicetrax West, a school in Sausalito, California, specializing in commercial, narration, and animation techniques.[3] This opportunity arose after he met professional voice actor Carla Hardaway, who recognized his aptitude and recommended the program; instructors there included Samantha Paris, Thom Pinto, and Pat Fraley.[3]Career
Beginnings
Dave Boat's entry into voice acting was serendipitous, beginning when he met a friend-of-a-friend, professional voice actor Carla Hardaway, who directed him to Voicetrax West in Sausalito, California, for formal training.[3] There, he enrolled in classes focused on commercial, narration, and animation voice work under instructors including Samantha Paris, Thom Pinto, and Pat Fraley, quickly recognizing his aptitude for the craft despite having no prior professional aspirations in the field.[3] By 2002, Boat had signed with Stars Agency in San Francisco, securing representation within a year of starting his training and beginning to book initial jobs.[3] Recognizing the limited opportunities in the Bay Area, he relocated to Los Angeles that summer to access a broader range of auditions and projects, leaving behind a stable job as a cook at Stanford University to pursue the industry full-time.[3] This move marked a pivotal shift, aligning him with the epicenter of animation and gaming production. In his early professional phase, Boat built his resume through smaller-scale assignments, including voice work for video games developed by Electronic Arts near his original Bay Area base, such as improvising "Simlish" dialogue for The Sims 2, The Urbz: Sims in the City, and related expansion packs.[3] These gigs, often involving creative freedom in nonsensical language creation, helped him gain traction without the pressure of scripted performances. As a newcomer, he navigated intense audition processes requiring rapid character switches and vocal versatility across TV, film, and gaming formats. Boat faced significant challenges adapting to the demands of voice work, including financial strain from depleting his savings on training while transitioning careers, and physical vocal stress from projecting for extended recording sessions in high-energy roles.[3] The competitive landscape of the burgeoning video game sector added pressure, demanding resilience amid frequent rejections and the need to join unions like SAG-AFTRA to access union-scale opportunities. These foundational experiences honed his skills, laying the groundwork for sustained success in the industry.Notable roles and contributions
Boat voiced Rupert the Teddy Bear in four episodes of the animated series Family Guy, starting with the season 5 episode "Stewie Loves Lois" (2006) and ending in 2015, providing the character's deep, gravelly tones in dream sequences and other scenarios highlighting Stewie Griffin's peculiar attachment to his stuffed companion, contributing to the show's signature irreverent humor.[1][5] In the Marvel animated universe, Boat delivered iconic performances as Thor in The Super Hero Squad Show (2009–2011) and as The Thing (Ben Grimm) in The Super Hero Squad Show and one episode of Avengers Assemble (2013–2019), where his robust, authoritative voice captured the characters' heroic grit and mythological grandeur.[2][1] These roles underscored his versatility in voicing larger-than-life superheroes, helping to popularize Marvel properties in youth-oriented animation by blending comic book lore with dynamic ensemble dynamics. Boat's video game contributions include the imposing Lexaeus in the Kingdom Hearts series, debuting in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) and reprised in subsequent titles and remakes, where his brooding delivery amplified the character's silent strength and earth-based combat prowess within the franchise's intricate narrative.[2][1] Similarly, as the villainous Lord Vorselon in Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus (2013), Boat lent a menacing, bombastic edge to the terraklon mercenary, enriching the game's sci-fi adventure with memorable antagonist banter and action sequences.[1][2] His work extended to the Star Wars saga with additional voices in The Last Jedi (2017), providing atmospheric depth to battle scenes and alien dialects that supported the film's epic scope.[6] Boat also innovated in The Sims series by improvising Simlish as the adult male voice from The Sims: Bustin' Out (2003) onward, creating an unintelligible yet expressive language that became a hallmark of the franchise's immersive simulation gameplay.[3][1] Further demonstrating his range, Boat voiced Max in Poker Night 2 (2013) as a sound-alike performance, capturing the hyperkinetic rabbity lagomorph's chaotic energy in the crossover poker game, which added humorous flair to interactions among iconic characters from various media.[2][7] In recent years, Boat has continued his contributions with roles such as Kyle in Fortnite (2017–present) and Salvatore Gotti in The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II (2025), along with additional voices in upcoming titles like Avowed (2025) and Marvel Zombies (2025).[1] Overall, Boat's career highlights his specialization in deep-voiced, versatile characterizations across animation, film, and gaming, establishing him as a reliable contributor to high-profile franchises with enduring cultural impact.[2]Filmography
Film
Dave Boat's film credits primarily consist of voice acting in animated and hybrid live-action features, often in supporting or additional voice capacities.- Snowflake, the White Gorilla (2011) as Bald Man, Man with Hat, and Male Newscaster (voice).[8]
- Wreck-It Ralph (2012) as additional voices (voice).[9]
- Planes (2013) as additional voices (voice).[2]
- Ernest & Celestine (2014, English dub) as Bear Police Chief (voice).[2]
- Maleficent (2014) as Creatures (voice).[2]
- Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014) as additional voices (voice).[2]
- The Good Dinosaur (2015) as Bubbha (voice).[10]
- Top Cat Begins (2015) as Chief Thumbton (voice).[2]
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016) as additional voices (voice).[2]
- The Emoji Movie (2017) as additional voices (voice).[11]
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) as various characters/additional voices (voice).[2]
- The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017) as additional voices (voice).[2]
- The Grinch (2018) as additional voices (voice).[2]
- White Fang (2018) as Jim Hall (voice).[1]
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) as additional voices (voice).[2]
Television
Dave Boat has provided voice acting for numerous animated television series, often portraying recurring characters in superhero and comedic formats. His television credits emphasize animated programming, with roles spanning multiple seasons and episodes.Notable Television Roles
- Family Guy (2005–present): Boat voices the recurring character Rupert, Brian Griffin's stuffed teddy bear, in over 100 episodes across various seasons, including key appearances in episodes like "Brian Does Hollywood" (Season 3) and ongoing storylines involving Stewie Griffin. This role highlights his work in guest spots evolving into a staple ensemble element in the Fox animated sitcom.
- The Super Hero Squad Show (2009–2011): As a lead voice actor, Boat portrayed Thor and The Thing in the Marvel animated series on Cartoon Network, contributing to 26 episodes that adapted comic book team-ups with humorous, action-oriented narratives. His dual role underscored the show's ensemble dynamics, with recurring lines in battles against villains like Doctor Doom.
- Avengers Assemble (2013–2019): Boat lent his voice to various heroes, including The Thing / Ben Grimm and additional ensemble characters, across five seasons and 126 episodes on Disney XD. His contributions focused on guest and semi-recurring spots in team-based adventures, such as episodes featuring crossovers with other Marvel properties.[2]
- Danny Phantom (2004–2007): In this Nickelodeon animated series, Boat voiced the ghost villain Vortex in multiple episodes, including "Infinite Realms" (Season 2) and "Phantom Planet" (Season 3), providing a deep, menacing tone for the wind-manipulating antagonist in a total of 7 appearances. This role exemplified his expertise in supernatural guest villain parts within ongoing teen superhero narratives.