Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治, Nakata Jōji, born April 22, 1954 in Tokyo) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Office Osawa. A graduate of the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, he initially appeared in tokusatsu and crime shows as a live-action actor. Encouraged by a colleague to take up voice acting, Nakata went ahead and joined Ken Production after seeing how much it earned compared to his previous job.

Nakata is usually typecasted as a villainous figure due to his harsh vocal pitch. His reason for favoring characters with antagonistic or distinct traits is that they can be given more dimension accordingly than those without much personality to work with. He is also proficient in overseas dubs due to his live-action background. Some of his roles include Alucard in Hellsing, Diethard Ried in Code Geass, and Liver in Akame ga Kill!.

Works

 * Kamijō - Seikimatsu Prime Minister drama CDs
 * Wen Zhong, King Wu of Zhou - Fengshen Yanyi 2
 * Kenshin Uesugi, Ieyasu Tokugawa - Samurai Warriors series, Warriors Orochi series
 * Leon - Dead or Alive Dimensions, Dead or Alive 5
 * Fame Douglas - Dead or Alive Dimensions
 * Keithgriff Hazeldine - Atelier series
 * Hody Jones - One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3; reprise of his role in the anime
 * Shigezane Date - Nioh
 * Lu Bu - Sangokushi Heroes
 * Sojiro Sakura - Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers
 * Girza, Narrator - Shoujo to Dragon: Genjuu Keiyaku Cryptract

Live Events

 * Sengoku Musou 15th Anniversary Event Reading Drama Sekigahara no Tatakai
 * Sengoku Musou Talk Show in GIFU
 * Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2016 ~Sanada Natsu no Jin~
 * Dai Sekigahara-ten 2015 Voice Guide - limited time pre-recorded performance
 * AnimeJapan2015 Sanada Kyodai no Rokumonsen Radio Shucchou-hen
 * Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2014 Spring 10th Anniversary
 * Sengoku Musou Seiyuu Ougi 2010 Aki
 * Sengoku Bushou Matsuri