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My Take
Chris Ayres represents, to me, the unsung craft of dub voice acting at its finest. Voicing Frieza in Dragon Ball Z Kai and Super, Kei Kurono in Gantz, and Prince Soma in Black Butler demanded an enormous emotional range, and he delivered it while also directing ADR. His Frieza, that chilly, refined menace, still rings in my ears. Losing him in 2021 felt like losing a craftsman the wider public never fully appreciated. I value people who pour themselves into work that lives in the background, and Ayres did precisely that, with skill and heart alike.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Ayres
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストファー・エアーズ
- Reading
- くりすとふぁー・えあーず
- Born
- May 16, 1965 – October 18, 2021
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Alief Elsik High School
- University
- Lon Morris College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/chrisayresva
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Ayres
Frequently asked questions
When was Chris Ayres born?
May 16, 1965 – October 18, 2021.
Where is Chris Ayres from?
Chris Ayres is from Richmond, Virginia, United States.
What does Chris Ayres do?
Chris Ayres works as voice actor, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.