Campbell Cooley (born January 13, 1966) is an American voice and television actor based in New Zealand, best known for voicing prominent villains in the ''

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'' franchise.

Early life

Cooley attended the

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, where he received a

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degree in Theatre. For several years, he worked as a stage actor and director.Whoosh! interview with Cooley
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Career

In 1997, Cooley moved into acting for film and television. In 1998 (during a four-month period), he played three different villainous roles on '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. One of the roles gave him the distinction of being victim to Gabrielle (

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) in the ''"infamous Drool scene"'', is named by Xena fans, from the episode, "In Sickness and In Hell". In 2005, Cooley appeared in New Zealand's medical soap opera ''

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'' as nurse 'Liam Todd', caregiver to Dr. Chris Warner's twin sister, Amanda Warner ( Marissa Stott). In 2007, Cooley got his first major role in the ''

'' franchise, the new voice of Alpha 6 in the '' Operation Overdrive'' episode “Once a Ranger”. He would go on to voice Admiral Malkor in ''

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'', Snide in '' Power Rangers Dino Super Charge'', ''Galaxy Warriors'' host Cosmo Royale and Ripcon in ''

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'' and '' Super Ninja Steel'' and Scrozzle in ''

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''. He would later voice new general Slyther in ''

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''. In 2018, Cooley began branching out into

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dubbing roles, with small parts in series including ''

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'' and '' Trigun Stampede''.

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* 1966 births Living people American expatriate male actors in New Zealand American male voice actors Male actors from Florida People from Pensacola, Florida University of Louisville alumni {{US-voice-actor-1960s-stub