David Coburn (actor)

David Coburn (born October 31, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of Captain Planet in the TV series Captain Planet and the Planeteers^[1] and his work as Walter Potter in Harry and the Hendersons.

David Coburn
Born	(1969-10-31) October 31, 1969 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1979–present

Early life

Coburn was born in Los Angeles, California on October 31, 1969 (Halloween).

Career

Coburn made his acting debut at the age of ten as Ted Loomis in the television series One Day at a Time (1979–1981). He later voiced Captain Planet in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, replacing original candidate Tom Cruise, and reprised the role in a crossover episode of OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes.^[2][3][4] Coburn was also known for portraying Walter Potter in Harry and the Hendersons.

Personal life

Coburn has lived in Paris, France, since 2011 while continuing to do environmental work. He has twin daughters.^[2]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979–1981	One Day at a Time	Ted Loomis	2 episodes
1980	The Facts of Life	Carl	Episode: "Who Am I?"
1980	Diff'rent Strokes	Jimmy	2 episodes
1984	Pole Position	Dan Darret (voice)	13 episodes
1989	21 Jump Street	Dave Gordon	Episode: "High High"
1989–1990	Growing Pains	Doug	2 episodes
1990	New Kids on the Block	Donnie Wahlberg, Nikko (voice)	13 episodes
1990–1996	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Captain Planet, Captain Pollution (voice)	Main cast[5]
1991	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Brower	Episode: "The Nth Degree"
1991–1993	Harry and the Hendersons	Walter Potter	26 episodes[6]
1992	Defenders of Dynatron City	Toolbox (voice)	Television pilot
1994, 1999	Sister, Sister	Claude	2 episodes
1995	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Lee Jordan (voice)	2 episodes
1995	Space Strikers	Captain Nemo (voice)	13 episodes
1998	Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Galen (voice)	Episode: "Enchanted Adventures"[5]
1999	Can of Worms	Jarm (voice)	Television film[5]
1999	Babylon 5: A Call to Arms	Minbari Ranger	Television film
1999	Screenplay	Bobby	Television film
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Eddie Loomis	Episode: "Fault"
2006	The Sopranos	Bartender	Episode: "Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request..."
2011–2013	Platane	Himself	7 episodes
2015	Zip Zip	Washington, Mitch (voice)	English dub; 25 episodes
2017	OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes	Captain Planet (voice)	Episode: "The Power Is Yours!"[5]
2022	FBI: International	Olivier	Episode: "Uprooting"
2022	Emily in Paris	Tim Davies	Episode: "Ex-En-Provence"

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	The Jazz Singer	Bar Mitzvah Boy
1986	Born American	K.C.
1989	The Fabulous Baker Boys	Kid at Vet
2002	Pinocchio	Carabineres, Undertaker Rabbit, Warder	English dub
2002	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	Asterix	English dub
2012	Picasso's Gang	Leo Stein
2019	Alice	Lawyer
2019	My Life in Versailles	Mr. Angel (voice)	Short film; English dub
2019	Anna	CIA Chief

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Zoog Genius: Math, Science & Technology	MZ, Browser	[5]
2003	Manhunt	Innocents	[5]
2004	Def Jam: Fight for NY	Cruz	[5]
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Pedestrian
2006	Neverwinter Nights 2	Baalbisan, Annaeus Spirit, Darmon
2013	Beyond: Two Souls	Stan	[5]
2013	Mars: War Logs	Roy
2014	Blue Estate: The Game	Mauro, Gangsters
2016	Furi	The Scale	[5]
2017	Styx: Shards of Darkness	Dwarf	[5]
2018	Detroit: Become Human	Richard Perkins	[5]
2019	Blacksad: Under the Skin	John Smirnov	[5]
2019	Alt-Frequencies	Ennis B
2021	Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo	Nick Reyes
2022	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope	Augie, Woodrow, NPC Rabbids, Enemies & Bosses Rabbids	[5]
2023	Tintin Reporter – Cigars of the Pharaoh	Randolpho Bertolino, Red Sea Captain, Abudin Air Force Captain, Dr. Finney	[5]