Robert Daymond Howard (born March 11, 1982) is an American voice actor who is mostly known for his roles in video games, animation, anime and audiobooks. Some of his best known roles include Tuxedo Mask in the Viz Media redub of ''

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in '' Marvel's Spider-Man'' and various Marvel media, Mike, Orbulon and Young Cricket in '' WarioWare Gold'', Megumi Fushiguro in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', Jesse Cosay in the second season of ''

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'', Goro Akechi in '' Persona 5'', Hubert von Vestra in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' and '' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes'', Lloyd Bannings in ''

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'' series, Prompto Argentum in '' Final Fantasy XV'', Toneri Ōtsutsuki in ''The Last: Naruto the Movie'', Alan Sylvasta in ''BNA: Brand New Animal'', Flect Turn in ''My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission'', River Ward in ''

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'', and on-camera as Dorian Storm in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' actual play web series ''

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'' and its spinoff '' Exandria Unlimited''.

Early life

Robbie Daymond was born in

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on March 11, 1982, the son of Laura Marks. His mother is of German descent. His father left the family when Daymond was an infant, leaving his mother to raise him with the help of her parents in

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. He took an interest in acting when he was 10 after participated in the play '' On Golden Pond''. After Daymond's mother remarried, he was adopted by his step-father Gregory Allen Howard in 1995 and changed his last name to Howard. His family then moved to

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. In 2000, he attended

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, but later transferred to the

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, where he graduated with a BFA in Theatre Performance in 2004. He taught and performed at the Nevada Conservatory Theatre, which was related to UNLV, and received his MFA at UNLV in 2007.

Career

In 2007, Daymond moved to

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, where he worked as a college instructor at the New York Film Academy and Quixote Studio. He did some acting in film, television and commercials, but started doing more voice-over work in 2009; by 2011, he was working full-time in voice acting for cartoons, anime, and video games. Daymond voiced the lead character in various cartoons: SwaySway in the

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program '' Breadwinners'', Blake Myers in the Nick cartoon '' Get Blake!'', and the

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in '' Marvel's Spider-Man'' which first aired on

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in 2017.

In anime and video games, Daymond's roles have included: Tuxedo Mask in the

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dub of ''

'', Megumi Fushiguro in ''Jujustu Kaisen'', Mumen Rider in ''

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'', Hubert von Vestra in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'', Mike, Orbulon, and Cricket in '' WarioWare Gold'', Sorey in '' Tales of Zestiria'', Goro Akechi in '' Persona 5'', Lloyd Bannings in '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II'' and '' IV'', Joe Kido in '' Digimon Adventure tri.'' and Prompto Argentum in '' Final Fantasy XV'', Fret in ''

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'', Smokey Brown in ''

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'', Chrollo Lucilfer in '' Hunter x Hunter'', Kayn in ''

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'' as well as '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Chai in '' Hi-Fi Rush'', Stardust Cookie in '' Cookie Run: Kingdom'', Adam Bindewald in '' Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters'', '' Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle'', and '' Godzilla: The Planet Eater''. In 2023, he voices the main character, Chai, in the recently released rhythm action game '' Hi-Fi Rush'' created by

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. From June to August 2021, Daymond starred in '' Exandria Unlimited'', an actual play spinoff limited series of the web series ''

''. He played Dorian Storm, an air genasi

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. He continued to play Dorian in ''Critical Role'''s third campaign as a guest star for the first fourteen episodes. In March 2022, he reprised the role in the two part special ''Exandria Unlimited: Kymal''. He then reprised the role again in ''Critical Role'''s third campaign for another block of episodes in 2024. ''

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'' opined that Dorian had a "beautiful storyline" with Daymond's "stand out" performance which "was so integral to the start of Campaign 3" – "he participated in the cast's goofy asides and reactions, but also left room for moments of gravitas and emotional exploration. Part of what makes his performance as Dorian such a joy to watch is the knowledge that he ''is'' new to the table, and fairly new to the hobby". In 2023, he starred in the actual play '' Candela Obscura: The Circle of the Vassal & the Veil'' as Professor Howard Margrove; this horror

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series was produced by Critical Role Productions. Daymond is also one of the narrators for the

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edition of the novel '' Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin'' (2021).

Personal life

Daymond met Megan Lynn Strand in 2004 while they were studying at the

. They reside in

, where they spent eight years in an on-and-off relationship before becoming engaged in 2017. They were married on April 7, 2019. They have two children.

Filmography

Anime

Television

Films

Video games

Audio books

Web

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daymond, Robbie 1982 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Actual play performers American male video game actors American male voice actors American people of German descent American voice directors Audiobook narrators Male actors from Missouri People from Warrenton, Missouri Television producers from Missouri University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni