Michael Sinterniklaas

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| caption = Sinterniklaas at Florida Supercon in 2015

| birth_name = Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas

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| birth_place = Nice, France

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| occupation = {{hlist|Voice actor|ADR director|script writer}}

| years_active = 1994–present

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Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|n|t|ər|n|ɪ|k|l|ə|s|}}) is a French-born voice actor and ADR director based in the United States. He has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series, as well as cartoons and video games. He is the founder and owner of NYAV Post, a Bi-coastal studio located in New York City and Los Angeles, which dubbed many different anime titles and recorded several original prelay works.

He is best known for his roles as Leonardo in the 2003 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dean Venture in The Venture Bros. and Taki Tachibana in the English dub of Your Name.

Early life

Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas lived in London and Lucerne as a child and moved to the United States when he was 10 years old. He graduated from High School of Performing Arts in New York City, and attended college in North Carolina where he did work at both Southwynde and Coastal Carolina Studios.{{cite web|title=Michael Sinterniklaas - SF Sketchfest 17 |url=https://sfsketchfest2017.sched.com/artist/michael_sinterniklaas.1vyfjwdd |access-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311041430/https://sfsketchfest2017.sched.com/artist/michael_sinterniklaas.1vyfjwdd |archive-date=March 11, 2017 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/articles/Michael_Sinterniklaas_and_Stephanie_Sheh_interview.html|title=UKA: Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh interview|website=www.uk-anime.net|access-date=May 11, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.toonzone.net/otakon-2012-toonzone-interviews-voice-director-and-actor-michael-sinterniklaas/|title=Otakon 2012: Toonzone Interviews Voice Director and Actor Michael Sinterniklaas - ToonZone News|website=toonzone.net|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=May 11, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNXx9ZWOEHo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/bNXx9ZWOEHo |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Ayacon 2011 - Voice Actors Panel|last=TeamNeko|date=August 22, 2011|access-date=May 11, 2017|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Career

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His most notable roles as a voice actor are Leonardo in 2003 series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dean Venture (and other small parts) in the Adult Swim cartoon The Venture Bros, Mikey Simon in the Nicktoons series Kappa Mikey, Orphan in Final Fantasy XIII and as Deady in the 2011 Friday the 13th event of the online MMORPG AdventureQuest Worlds. He also replaced David Moo as Xellos in the English dub of Slayers Revolution and Evolution-R.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-04/funimation-to-release-sengoku-basara|title=Funimation Adds Sengoku Basara TV Anime Series (Update 2)|website=animenewsnetwork.com|access-date=May 11, 2017}}

He is also a well known voice director, for a variety of shows, such as Berserk, Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, Kappa Mikey, Kurokami: The Animation, Magic User's Club, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Slayers Revolution, Slayers Evolution-R, Let's Go! Tamagotchi, Three Delivery, Care Bears and The Venture Bros.

Dubbing roles

=Anime=

A Silent Voice - Kazuki Shimada
Alien Nine – Hiroshi Iwanami
B-Daman CrossFire – Yuki Washimura (credited as Martel Fraiser Tremain)
Bakuman – Moritaka Mashiro
Black Butler: Book of Circus – Dagger
Bleach – Nnoitora Gilga, Luppi Antenor, Menis, Ikkaku Madarame (Ep. 105), Wonderweiss Mergera (Eps. 278+)
Burst Angel – Jei Kokuren (Ep. 9)
Bubblegum Crisis – Mackie Stingray (Young), AD Police Officer
Cannon Busters - Additional voices
Detective Conan – Keenan Morris (Ep. 6)
Cyborg 009 VS Devilman – Cyborg 004/Albert Heinrich
D.Gray-Man – Dodge (Ep. 18)
Di Gi Charat – Ky Schweitzer
Digimon Fusion – Lucemon (Ep. 15–17)
Dinosaur King – David Neckam, additional voices
Domain of Murder – Goro Nagase
Eden of the East – Satoshi Osugi
Eden of the East: The King of Eden – Satoshi Osugi
Eden of the East: Paradise Lost – Satoshi Osugi
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry – King Animus
Freedom Project – Takeru
Fullmetal Alchemist – Leo
Future Diary – Assemblyman (ep. 19), additional voices
Gall Force: New Era – Nova Universe
GaoGaiGar: The King of Braves – Gai Shishiô
G.I. Joe: Sigma Six – Tunnel Rat, Kamakura
Glass Fleet – Subordinate (Eps. 24 & 26)
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! – Green Keeper{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Go-Go-Loser-Ranger/|title=Michael Sinterniklaas (visual voices guide)|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=May 20, 2024}}
Gokusen – Ichikawa, Ishizuka, Sonomura, Tanaka
Hades Project Zeorymer – Saiga
Hetalia: Axis Powers – Netherlands
Hetalia: The Beautiful World – Netherlands
Hetalia: The World Twinkle – Netherlands (Ep. 17)
Hetalia: World Series – Netherlands
Hi no Tori – Masato (The Future Chapter)
Ichi the Killer – Ichi
Joe vs. Joe – Joe Yuuki
Jormungand – Gasud (Ep. 5)
Jormungand: Perfect Order – Gasud (Ep. 4)
Kakurenbo – Hikora
Kizuna: Bonds of Love – Kai Sagano
Kekkaishi – Shu Akitsu, Yukimasa
Knight Hunters: Weiß Kreuz – Brad Crawford
Kotaro Lives Alone - Shin Karino
Kurokami: The Animation – Punipuni, Pilot, The Noble One (Ep. 14), Tribal End
Let's Go Tamagotchi – Gozanutchi
Lu over the Wall - Kai
Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure - Koh Uraga, Mario (Ep. 15)
Magic User's Club – Yoshito Yoshimoto
Magical DoReMi – Stewart, Mackenzie
Marvel Anime: Blade – Tanaka (Eps. 1 & 2), Vampire Guard (Ep. 1)
Marvel Anime: Iron Man – Lab Employee (Ep. 6), Operator (Ep. 8), Pisces/Sho (Ep. 6)
Marvel Anime: X-Men – Hisako's Father, Ray, Mr. Ichiki, Rat
Marvel Future Avengers – Maximus, Triton
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Angelo Sauper, Dennis (Ep. 1), Besson, additional voices
Monster – Detective Jan Suk
Mr. Osomatsu – Jyushimatsu Matsuno {{cite tweet|number=1043564883755905024|user=VIZMedia|title=Find out who's voicing your best boy!|date=September 22, 2018}}
Munto – Kazuya
Mushishi – Isaza (Ep. 26)
Naruto Shippuden – Sora, Utakata (Six Tails Jinchūriki), Reincarnated Ninja (Ep. 316), Villager (Ep. 150)
Ninja Nonsense – Takeru
One Piece – Disco, Additional Voices (FUNimation dub)
Patema Inverted – Age
Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series – Utsumi
Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart – Kazuya Takahashi
Pluto – Professor Hoffman{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Pluto/Dr-Hoffman|title=Pluto Voices – Dr. Hoffman|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=October 26, 2023}}
Pokémon - Joshua, Seviper, Additional Voices (seasons 5–8)
Samurai 7 – Sobei
Samurai Deeper Kyo – Akira, The Two Headed Dragon
Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement – Sarutobi Sasuke
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings – Sarutobi Sasuke
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings II – Sarutobi Sasuke
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party – Sarutobi Sasuke
Shaman King – Trey "Horohoro" Racer, Orona
Shin-chan (FUNimation dub) – Phillippe, The Flying Pecker
Shootfighter Tekken – Kiichi "Keybo" Miyazawa
Slayers – Xellos (Seasons 4 & 5)
Sonic X - Christopher Thorndyke (adult) (Season 2 & 3)
Space Dandy – Defense lawyer (Ep. 25)
Star Wars: Visions – Hen Jin
Stitch! – Hans (Season 2)
Summer Wars – Kenji Koiso
Tiger & Bunny – Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone
Time of Eve – Masakazu Masaki
The Galaxy Railways – Filidh (Ep. 17), Owen
The Sky Crawlers – Yuichi Kannami
The Weathering Continent – Arun Harad
Urusei Yatsura – Ataru Moroboshi
Weathering with You - Taki Tachibana (cameo)
Welcome to the Space Show – Kyoshi Sato
Winx Club (4Kids dub) – Riven
Your Lie in April – Akira Takayanagi
Your Name – Taki Tachibana{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2017-05-11/michael-sinterniklaas-and-stephanie-sheh-on-your-name/.115966|title=Interview: Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh on Your Name|website=animenewsnetwork.com|access-date=May 11, 2017}}
Zetman – Man (Ep. 1)

=TV Series=

Violetta - Leon Vargas (Seasons 2 and 3)

Filmography

=Animation=

Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot – Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Funshine Bear
Chaotic – Additional voices
Ernest & Celestine – Additional voices{{cite AV media | at=Closing credits | title=Ernest & Celestine | year=2013 | medium=film}}
Friends of Heartlake City
Hanazuki – Orange Hemka, Pink Hemka, Dark Purple Hemka, Lavender Hemka, Light Blue Hemka, Dark Green Hemka, various voices
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers – Peter
Impy's Island – Professor Horatio Tibberton
Kappa Mikey – Mikey Simon
Lego Monkie Kid – Goldfish Demon, Ao Lie
Mad – Leonardo, Steven Spielberg, Aquaman, Ethan Hunt
Miraculous Ladybug – Nathaniel Kurtzberg/Caprikid
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes – Hero, Frank Bank
Robotomy – Weenus, Megawatt
Speed Racer: The Next Generation – Jared, Jesse
Supernormal – Eric Normal/Captain Scrumptious
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Leonardo, Dark Leo, Parker, Lord Hebi, Graviturtle, Weasel
The Venture Bros. – Dean Venture, various voices
Turtles Forever – 2003 Leonardo
Pickle & Peanut - Additional Voices

=Video games=

Adventure Quest Worlds – Deady
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – Additional voices{{cite web |title=Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Armored-Core-VI-Fires-of-Rubicon/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=12 September 2023}}
Bravely Second: End Layer – Yew{{cite video game | developer=Silicon Studio | title=Bravely Second: End Layer | publisher=Nintendo | scene=Ending credits, 8:22 in, Main Cast | year=2016}}
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Time Patroller''
Final Fantasy XIII – Orphan
Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Additional voices
Fire Emblem Heroes – Takumi, Niles, Lucius{{cite web |title=Michael Sinterniklaas |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Michael-Sinterniklaas/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=29 December 2020|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}
Grand Theft Auto V – The Local Population{{cite video game |title=Grand Theft Auto V |developer=Rockstar North

|publisher=Rockstar Games |date=September 17, 2013 |platform=PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 |version=1.0 |level=Credits, 21:20 in, The Cast, The Local Population}}

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Utakata
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – Utakata
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution – Utakata
ObsCure – Kenny Matthews (uncredited)
Pillars of Eternity – Additional voices
Rune Factory 4 Special – Vishnal
Saint's Row: The Third – Radio voices
Shira Oka: Second Chances – Kazuki Ogawa{{cite video game | developer=Okashi Studios | title=Shira Oka: Second Chances | publisher=Okashi Studios | scene=Ending credits, 4:11 in, Voice Casting by NYAV Post | year=2010}}
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Sarutobi Sasuke{{cite video game | developer=Capcom | title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes | publisher=Capcom | scene=Ending credits, 0:32 in, CAST | year=2010}}
Shaman King: Power of Spirit – Trey Racer (Horohoro), Clive Portman
Shaman King: Master of Spirits – Trey Racer (Horohoro)
Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 – Trey Racer (Horohoro)
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Lawrence
The Last of Us – Additional voices
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie – Crossbell Guardian Force, S P{{cite web |title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (2023 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/The-Legend-of-Heroes-Trails-into-Reverie/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=22 September 2024}}
The Lego Movie Videogame – Additional voices
The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril – Pink Panther, Louie, Kumoken, Young Li, Nigel, Additional voices
The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink – Pink Panther
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter – Dale Carter
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege – Jäger
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series – Leonardo, Leatherhead, Utrominator
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Gwin Ewans

=Live-action=

Answer This! – Umlatt the Flunkie
Cutie Honey – Detective Todoroki (English voice-over)
Flesh for the Beast – Martin Shelley
Matlock – Pizza Guy
Once a Loser – Cam Dean
The Crow – Extra (uncredited)
Violetta – Braco (English dub) / Leon (Seasons 2-3) (English dub)
Zero Woman: The Accused – Mitsuru (English dub)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno — Cho Sawagejo (English dub)

=Documentary=

Adventures in Voice Acting – Himself[http://www.sinterniklaas.com/roles.html Roles] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716074425/http://www.sinterniklaas.com/roles.html |date=July 16, 2011 }} on SINTERNIKLAAS.COM