Michael Reisz (born March 25, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and producer. He was a writer for the television series '' Boston Legal'' until its ending in 2008, as well as a writer and executive producer for the first two seasons of '' Shadowhunters''. As a voice actor, Reisz is known for his roles as Yamato "Matt" Ishida in the

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'' Digimon Adventure'' and Takuya Kanbara in ''

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''.

Early and personal life

In his early life, Reisz was trained as a lawyer and attended

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. Reisz is gay.

Filmography

Anime

* '' .hack//Liminality'' - Sato Ichiro * ''

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'' - Igoroshi, Robber * '' Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' - Mary-Go-Round, Yellow River * '' Digimon Adventure'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida * ''

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'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida * ''

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'' - IceDevimon * ''

'' - Takuya Kanbara * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' - Umibozu Chopper Pilot (uncredited) * '' Great Teacher Onizuka'' - Additional voices * ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' - Mizuki * '' Naruto: Shippuden'' - Mizuki * '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' - Wedge, Landfill * '' Vampire Princess Miyu'' - Kiyoshi

Animation

* '' The Batman'' - Prank (voice, episode: "The Apprentice") * '' Ben 10'' - Kevin Levin (voice, episode: "Kevin 11") * ''

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'' - Panda Dad, Scott * '' The Mummy'' - Colin Weasler * '' W.I.T.C.H.'' - Nigel Ashcroft

Anime films

* '' Digimon: The Movie'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida * '' Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' - Murata * ''

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'' - Rock * '' Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida * '' Digimon Adventure'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida * '' Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida * '' Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals'' - Yamato "Matt" Ishida

Live-action

* '' DominAtion'' - Prototype (voice) * '' Power Rangers in Space'' - Leonardo (voice, episode "Shell Shocked") * '' Star Trek: Voyager'' - Crewman William Telfer (episode: "

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Video games

* '' Digimon Rumble Arena'' (2001) - Matt Ishida * '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (2002) - Legolas

Producer

* '' Boston Legal'' (season 3; co-producer) * ''

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'' (executive producer) * '' In Plain Sight'' * '' Privileged'' * ''

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'' * '' Shadowhunters'' (executive producer) * ''

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'' (executive producer)

Writer

* '' Boston Legal'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' * '' Hawaii Five-0'' * '' In Plain Sight'' * '' Kevin Hill'' * '' Light as a Feather'' * ''

'' * '' Privileged'' * '' Shadowhunters'' * ''

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'' * '' Truth or Dare'' * ''

'' * '' You Me Her''

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