David Sobolov
| David Sobolov | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1964 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Notable credit(s) | The Flash as Gorilla Grodd Guardians of the Galaxy as Drax Transformers: Prime as Shockwave |
| Website | www.sobolov.com/ |
David Sobolov (born October 23, 1964 in Windsor, Ontario)[1] is a voice actor and director living in Los Angeles.
David (@volobos on Twitter) is the voice of Gorilla Grodd on The CW Network drama The Flash, and Drax in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy animated series on Disney XD. He is the voice of Shockwave on Transformers: Prime, Azmodan in Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm for Blizzard, Terrorblade in Dota 2, Bumble Blast and Krypt King in Skylanders, The Annihilator on Disney XD's live-action series Mighty Med, and Lobo on WB's Young Justice and the game Injustice: Gods Among Us.
David was the voice of Depth Charge on the classic Beast Wars: Transformers series, Tatsurion the Unchained (aka Bob) on Kaijudo, Lt. Vasquez in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Jul M'Dama in Halo 4, Dr. Garret Bryson in Mass Effect 3, RoboCop in RoboCop: Alpha Commando, Lord Tyger on Spider-Man Unlimited, and Spookie Jar on Sabrina: The Animated Series.
His face and voice were featured in the on-camera performance capture role of Rios in Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel for EA, and in the feature film Sparks. Sobolov has spoken German in the first Call of Duty game and Klingon in Star Trek Into Darkness. In 2013, David began directing on-camera projects. His first short film, Faithful, featuring Josh Keaton and Yuri Lowenthal, and his second film, The Dentros, featuring Mariette Hartley, Erik Odom, and John Saxon, will be shown in film festivals in 2016.
David studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.
Contents
Filmography
Animation roles
- Avengers Assemble - Drax the Destroyer
- Beast Wars - Depth Charge
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight - Verminaard
- Guardians of the Galaxy - Drax the Destroyer
- Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. - Drax the Destroyer
- Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters - Tatsurion the Unchained (Bob), Coach Harper, Knowledge Warden, Bronze-Arm Tribesman, Additional Voices
- Key the Metal Idol - Sergi
- Legion of Super Heroes - Persuader
- Mummies Alive! - Eye of Darkness
- Regular Show - Dale (in the episode "Power Tower")
- RoboCop: Alpha Commando - RoboCop
- Sabrina: The Animated Series - Spookie Jar
- Storm Hawks - Additional Voices
- Spider-Man Unlimited - Lord Tyger
- Teen Titans - Cron (in the episode "Sisters")
- Transformers: Prime - Shockwave, Additional Voices
- Ultimate Spider-Man - Drax the Destroyer, Additional Voices
- Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad - Damian Roarke/Lord Matrix
- Young Justice - Lobo
Television roles
- The Flash - Gorilla Grodd
- Mighty Med - The Annihilator
- Daredevil - Stone (voice only)
Video game roles
- Advent Rising - Seeker Commander
- Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties - Lao Chen
- Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel - Tyson Rios
- Bravely Default - Braev Lee
- Brütal Legend - Bouncer, Pit Boss, Treeback, Druid
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Lt. Vasquez
- Diablo III - Azmodan
- Disney Infinity 3.0 - Drax the Destroyer[2]
- Dota 2 - Terrorblade
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - Strogg Infiltrator
- EverQuest II - Coalition of Trades Folk (Dark Elf), Freeport Militia (Human), Viscount Gelvonius, Derrog, Agtak, Bouncer, Merchant Boomba, Scribe Bleemeb, Generic Male Erudite Merchant, Generic Male Dwarf Merchant, Generic Male Froglok Merchant, Generic Male Ogre Merchant, Generic Male Dark Elf Merchant, Generic Ogre Enemy, Generic Orc Skeleton Enemy
- Guild Wars 2 - Mournful Wind and JFF 9000
- Halo 4 - Jul M'dama
- Halo Wars - Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee
- Heroes of the Storm - Azmodan
- Homeworld - Pilot #1
- Justice League Heroes - Darkseid
- Injustice: Gods Among Us - Lobo
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Drax the Destroyer, Electro
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance - Blackheart, Titannus
- Marvel Super Hero Squad Online - Carnage
- Mass Effect 3 - Dr. Garret Bryson
- Predator: Concrete Jungle - Hunter
- Rogue Galaxy - Deego
- Shark Tale - Hammerhead Boss, Sawfish Waiter, additional voices
- Skylanders: SuperChargers - Bumble Blast, Krypt King[3]
- Skylanders: Swap Force - Bumble Blast
- Skylanders: Trap Team - Krypt King
- Spawn: Armageddon - Malebolgia
- Spider-Man 2 - Shocker Henchman, Jewel Thief
- Star Wars Empire at War: Forces of Corruption - Star Viper Fighter Pilot, Canderous Assault Tank, Vengeance Frigate, Mercenary
- Starhawk - Various
- The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction - Bradley
- The Punisher - Kingpin
- Transformers: The Game - Brawl, additional voices
- Uncharted 3 - Marlowe's Agents
- Unreal Tournament III - Krall
- WildStar - Gloomclaw Vratorg, Trogun, Osun Male, Mechari Male
References
- ↑ "David Sobolov", Behind the Voice Actors, behindthevoiceactors.com
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External links
- Official website
- David Sobolov at the Internet Movie Database
- David Sobolov featured on cnet's 404 show for iPhone App iMEvil
- David Sobolov - Voice Guy Sobolov's personal website
- ROBOCOP Archive (Short Interview)
- Video Interview shot at Austin GDC 2007 by GameZombie.tv
- David Sobolov Inside the Games Interview
- David Sobolov interview with Super Hero Speak 2015
