Daniel Brochu (born 1970) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Brochu came from a single parent family and has

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, both of which he has in common with his character

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on ''

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''.

Career

Brochu is best known for voicing

in the

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TV series ''

'' and its spin-off ''

Postcards from Buster ''Postcards from Buster'' is an American animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS. It is a spin-off of the ''Arthur'' TV series. The show features Buster Baxter, an 8-year-old anthropomorphic rabbit and Arthur's best ...

'', as well as Danny Pickett in later seasons of '' What's with Andy?''.

Personal life

Before becoming a voice actor, he was a mail carrier. On July 2, 2005, Brochu married Sara Bradeen. Together they have two sons.

Filmography

Film

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The Legend of the North Wind ''The Legend of the North Wind'' is a 1992 Spanish animated fantasy film directed by Juan Bautista Berasategi (originally credited to Maite Ruiz de Austri and Carlos Varela). It was based upon a story by Gregorio Muro and Josean Muñoz, and prod ...

'' (1992) - Watuna (voice, English dub) *''The Return of the North Wind'' (1993) - Watuna (voice) *''

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'' (1995) - Tiger Leader *''The Drive'' (1996) - Jim *''The Kid'' (1997) - Trey *'' Provocateur'' (1997) - Kurt Spears *''Sublet'' (1998) - The Janitor, The Source *'' The Bone Collector'' (1999) - N.Y.U. Student *'' Arthur's Perfect Christmas'' (2000) - Buster Baxter (voice) *'' The Sign of Four'' (2001) - Wiggins *''Pain Relief'' (2001) - *'' The Royal Scandal'' (2001) - Wiggins *'' Dead Awake'' (2001) - Pit Bull Owner *''Arthur: It's Only Rock 'N Roll'' (2002) - Buster Baxter (voice) *''Redeemer'' (2002) - Joey *''The Book of Eve'' (2002) - Denis Plante *'' The Favourite Game'' (2003) - Krantz *'' See Jane Date'' (2003) - Rick *'' See This Movie'' (2004) - Festival HQ Staffer *'' Arthur's Missing Pal'' (2006) (credited as “Conway Bruce”) - Buster Baxter (voice) *''Tripping the Rift: The Movie'' (2008) - *''Out of Control'' (2009) - Danny *'' The True History of Puss 'N Boots'' (2009) - Peter (voice, English dub) *'' Mr. Nobody'' (2009) - Peter *''Ring of Deceit'' (2009) - Head Usher *''Winx Club 3D: Magica avventura'' (2010) - Additional voices *''Do No Harm'' (2012) - Detective Gennaro *'' Edmond Was a Donkey'' (2012) - Edmond's Second Colleague (voice) *''Exploding Sun'' (2013) - Ivan Zhukov *''The Fantastic Bus'' (2013) - Dan *''Beauty'' (2014) - *''Goldfish'' (2015) - Kyle *''

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'' (2017) - Pitt (voice, English dub) *''Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday'' (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice) *''Arthur and the Haunted Tree House'' (2017) - Buster Baxter (voice) *''Sleeper'' (2018) - Doctor *''

On the Basis of Sex ''On the Basis of Sex'' is a 2018 American biographical legal drama film based on the life and early cases of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was the second woman to serve as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Directed by Mimi Led ...

'' (2018) - Young Professor *''

Appiness ''Appiness'' is a Canadian comedy film written, directed and produced by Eli Batalion. The film stars Eli Batalion as Eric Newman, who, upon being laid off from his stuffy corporate job, starts to pursue tech entrepreneurial start-up dreams with ...

'' (2018) - Chet *'' The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur'' (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice) *'' An Arthur Thanksgiving'' (2020) - Buster Baxter (voice) * ''Arthur's First Day'' (2021) - Buster Baxter (voice) *'' Felix and the Treasure of Morgäa (Félix et le trésor de Morgäa)'' (2021) - Felix (English version)

Television

*'' The Little Flying Bears'' (1990) - Additional voices *''Gulliver's Travals'' (1992) - Rafael (voice) *'' The Little Lulu Show'' (1995-1999)- Additional Voices *''

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'' (1995) - Jason *''

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'' (1996) - Quasimodo (voice) *''

'' (1996–2022) - Buster Baxter (voice) *''Les exploits d'Arsène Lupin'' (1996) - Max Leblanc *''

Are You Afraid of the Dark? ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' is a children's horror anthology television series created by D. J. MacHale and Ned Kandel. The original series aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from August 15, 1992 to February 3, 1996, and also o ...

'' (1996) - Joshua *'' The Hunger'' (1997–2000) - Kyle, Harry *'' The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures'' (1998) - Bongo (voice) *''Kit & Kaboodle'' (1998) - Additional Voices *'' Rotten Ralph'' (1999) - Cousin Percy (voice) *''

Mumble Bumble ''Mumble Bumble'' is a children's animated television series created by Christian Skjøtt and produced by Egmont Imagination and the CINAR Corporation (now WildBrain). Overview and production It follows the adventures of an imaginative blue h ...

'' (1999) - Roc (voice) *''

Mona the Vampire ''Mona the Vampire'' is an animated children's television series based on the children's book of the same name written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman (itself adapted to the novel series, itself illustrated by Holleyman and written by Hia ...

'' (1999-2002) - Additional Voices *''Tommy & Oscar'' (1999) - Additional Voices *'' Mega Babies'' (1999-2000) - Additional Voices * '' Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'' (2001-2002) - Cha-Siu Miao (voice) * ''

Caillou ''Caillou'' ( ; , stylized in lowercase) is an animated educational children's television series that aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions) with the first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997 until the fou ...

'' (2000-2003) - Caillette Singer (voice) * '' Daft Planet'' (2002) - Additional Voices *'' Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings'' (2002) - Additional Voices *'' Wunschpunsch'' (2001) - Additional Voices *'' Spaced Out'' (2002) - Benjamin (voice) *''Sacred Ground'' (2002) - Jimmy *'' Kid Paddle'' (2003) - Big Bang (voice) *'' Ratz'' (2003-2004) - Ragamuffin (voice) and Additional Voices (only 1) *'' What's with Andy?'' (2003–2007) - Danny Pickett (voice) *'' Naked Josh'' (2004) - Pretentious Video Artist *''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated television series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow and, later, Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. It premiered on 28January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Ita ...

'' (2004–2009) - Sky (voice) *''

'' (2004–2012) - Buster Baxter (voice) *'' The Tofus'' (2004–2007) - Additional voices *'' Shaolin Wuzang'' (2005) - Cheng *'' Franny's Feet'' (2005–2010) - Additional Voices *'' Monster Allergy'' (2006–2008) - Teddy Thaur *'' SamSam'' (2007–2013) - SamDaddy (voice) *''

My Life Me ''My Life Me'' ( French: ''Trois et moi'') is an animated series created by JC Little, Cindy Filipenko and Svetlana Chmakova, co-directed by Mr. Niko. The series is a slice-of-life comedy that follows Birch Small, a teenage otaku with aspirations ...

'' (2010) - Additional voice *''

Blue Mountain State ''Blue Mountain State'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on Spike (now Paramount Network) on January 11, 2010. The series was created by Chris Romano and Eric Falconer, and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series is about a ...

'' (2010) - Aaron Lavey *'' Supernatural: The Animation'' (2011) - Ryan, Michael McGregor (voices) *'' Being Human'' (2012) - Tommy *'' 19-2'' (2014) - Dispatcher, Operator, Clerk (voices) *''14 Tagebücher des Ersten Weltkriegs'' (2014) - Ernst Jünger (voice) *''Hot Mom'' (2014) - Richard Birch *'' Mohawk Girls'' (2014) - White Party Guest *'' H₂O: Mermaid Adventures'' (2015) - Lewis (voice) *''Spookley and the Christmas Kittens'' (2019) - Mistletoe (voice) *''Tom Sawyer'' (2020) - Tom Sawyer

Video games

*'' Evolution Worlds'' (2002) - Yurka Shadenaught, Carcano's Followers #1 *'' TMNT'' (2007) - Additional voices *''Assassin's Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washington'' (2013) - Additional voices *''

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'' - Watchman *'' Outlast: Whistleblower'' (2014) - Dennis, Scientists, Guards *''

Watch Dogs ''Watch Dogs'' (stylized as ''WATCH_DOGS'') is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Ubisoft, and developed primarily by its Montreal and Toronto studios using the Disrupt game engine. The series' eponymous first title was rele ...

'' (2014) - Additional voices *''Afterlife VR'' (2019) - Thom *''

The Outlast Trials ''The Outlast Trials'' is a 2024 first-person psychological survival horror video game developed and published by Red Barrels. It serves as a prequel to both '' Outlast'' (2013) and '' Outlast 2'' (2017) and revolves around test-subjects who ar ...

'' (2024) - Franco Barbi

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brochu, Daniel Living people Canadian male child actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Montreal 1970 births