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Liam O'Brien Biography

Birth Name:Liam Christopher O'Brien

Birth Place:Belleville, New Jersey, United States

Profession Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Script department, Soundtrack, Sound department

Fast Facts

  • Quote: "Hamlet was planning to murder his uncle․ It's not that we endorse murder, but we're fascinated by the human drama of the play․ It's the human condition, and all people are fascinated by the human condition․"
  • Quote: "I think human beings are interested in every kind of story out there, not just the happy ones․ To focus on 'Hello Dolly' is to focus on only one side of ourselves․"
  • Best known for voicing characters in anime, especially Gaara of the Sand in "Naruto" and Captain Jushiro Ukitake in "Bleach․"
  • The characters he voices often have some symptoms of insanity
  • Started hosting a podcast with actor Sam Riegel called "All Work No Play․"
  • Was selected as the voice of Wonderful Pistachios
  • Some of his best known roles in video games are War in "Darksiders" and Ergo Proxy and Illidan Stormrage in the "World of Warcraft" series

Awards

  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role: winner
  • 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: winner
  • 2015BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: winner
  • 2016BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: nominated
  • 2016BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2016BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2016BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2018BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: nominated