Eric Stuart

Eric Stuart (born October 18, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a voice actor, voice director, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. As the lead singer of his own band, the Eric Stuart Band (abbreviated ESB), he is an award-winning independent artist with a growing US and international fan base.

Stuart gained acclaim as a voice actor not only because of his performing ability, but also due to his remarkable skill in matching Japanese “lip flap,” which makes him exceptionally qualified for English dubbed anime. Among his many roles, he is most well known as the voice of Brock, James, and Squirtle in Pokémon (the first 10 years, seasons 1-8), as Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and as Gourry Gabriev in Slayers. His voice acting excellence has also earned him the job of voice directing, often while playing one or more characters on the same show.

Although he is an exceptionally skilled voice actor, Stuart is first and foremost a musician, and loves to perform on stage with his band—the Eric Stuart Band (ESB). He has toured with Peter Frampton (1999, 2000), Ringo Starr (1997), and Lynyrd Skynyrd (1997); and has opened for Jethro Tull (1997), Julian Cope (1995), Hall and Oates (1997, 1998), and Chicago (1995, 1997, 1998) as well. He has been influenced by many artists (Buddy Holly, Bruce Springsteen, Cat Stevens, Elvis, Neil Diamond, Jim Croce, and the Beatles), but his own musical style does not conform to any specific genre (usually in the vicinity of roots rock, folk, and country). Each of his albums has its own feel to it, but trademark features common to all include his unique ability to convey varied emotions with his voice, story-telling lyrics filled with rhetorical devices (clever and witty enough to stand on their own as poetry), and a meticulous attention to quality and minute detail in every note. Stuart coins the term "Concrete Country" to describe his music—for this reason, some ESB fans jokingly but loyally refer to themselves as "ConcreteBlockHeads" (or "blockheads" for short). His band has made six albums to date, four of which are presently available worldwide: "Blue, Dressed In Black" (2000), "BombShellShocked" (2003),"In The County Of Kings" (2007), and "Empty Frame of Reference" (2009).

Discography

Curiosity (1996)
Picture Perfect World (1997)
Blue, Dressed In Black (2000)
BombShellShocked (2003)
In The County Of Kings (2007)
Empty Frame Of Reference (2009)

Anime roles

Art of Fighting - Jack Turner and John Crawley
Dinosaur King: Dr. Z
Descendants of Darkness: Watari Yutaka
Fighting Foodons: Burnt Meatballs and Cole Slaughter
F-Zero: GP Legend: Samurai Goroh
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!: Blade Knight, Gus, Meta Knight, and additional voices
Pokémon: Brock, James, Torkoal, Pokédex and more than 25 additional voices from Seasons 1-8 and movies 1-8.
One Piece (4Kids dub): Narrator, Siam and Henzo
Shaman King: Marco
Slayers: Gourry Gabriev
Slayers Next: Gourry Gabriev
Slayers Try: Gourry Gabriev
Slayers Revolution: Gourry Gabriev
Slayers Evolution-R: Gourry Gabriev
Tama and Friends: Rockney (Nora)
Ultimate Muscle: Mac Metaphor, DikDik Van Dik, Dial Bolic, Hanzo, The Protector, King Muscle, and Sgt. Muscle
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Seto Kaiba, Kemo, additional voices
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Bastion Misawa, Ojama Black, Kaibaman, Seto Kaiba, additional voices
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Gill de Randsborg, Lug, Mr. Pitts, additional voices

Non-Anime Roles

Cubix: Robots for Everyone: DonDon, Sewwix, Heroix, Ixmo, and The Alien
Funky Cops: Goldilocks, Chopsticks, Paolo Alto, Chucky, and Aaron King
G.I. Joe: Sigma Six: Hi-Tech and Machette
GoGoRiki - Shadow Prince Lovermore, additional voices
Magi-Nation - Strag
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series): Harry, Quarry, Leader of the Purple Dragons, and additional voices
Ultraman Tiga: Opening theme song and additional voices
Valkyrie Profile (video game): Grey and Lucian
Viva Piñata: Les Galagoogoo, Pecky Pudgeon, Sour Mongo, Pierce Profitamole, Francine, the Ruffians, and additional voices