Ian James Corlett

Odds are I have heard Ian James Corlett's voice without realizing it. He was the first English voice of adult Goku in the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, which makes him part of how Japanese animation broke through to Western audiences, and that excites me. He also voiced Mega Man and Cheetor, and on top of all that he creates his own animated series. Voice actor, songwriter, children's author: the titles pile up, but the through line is a clear desire to delight kids. I have real admiration for people who, from behind the scenes, build the things that lodge in children's memories worldwide.

Name (English)

Ian James Corlett

Name (Japanese)

イアン・ジェームズ・コーレット

Reading

いあん・じぇーむず・こーれっと

Born

August 29, 1962 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

Origin

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Occupation

actor / songwriter / children's writer / screenwriter / voice actor

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.ianjamescorlett.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ianjamescorlett/
• Xhttps://x.com/IanJames007
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%88

Tags

• British Columbia
• actor
• songwriter
• children's writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.