Masahiro Kobayashi (actor)

Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 正寛, Kobayashi Masahiro; born May 16, 1971) is a retired Japanese actor and voice actor from Yakumo, Hokkaido. In 1995, he enrolled in the Seinenza Theater Company.^{[citation needed]} Kobayashi's notable roles include Barret Wallace, and Ryid Uruk from the Final Fantasy video game series. He retired from the acting industry sometime after the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake.^[1]

Masahiro Kobayashi
小林 正寛
Born	(1971-05-16) May 16, 1971 (age 54) Yakumo, Futami District, Hokkaido, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	1995–2023
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)

Filmography

Drama

• Seija no Kōshin (1998), Tatsuo Inose
• GTO (1998), Hajime Hakamada
• Kansatsui: Akiko Murō (1998), Detective Kita
• Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006), Negishi
• Gonzō: Densetsu no Keiji (2008), Detective Morioka
• Shōni Kyūmei (2008, episode 2), Asaoka
• Samurai High School (2009), Tetsuhiko Hirano
• Promise of Iyashi-ya Chirico (2015), Tokigawa Atsuya Officer^[2]
• Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05 (2016), Kunihiro Matsuo

Film

• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Teruaki Takeda
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2005), Barret Wallace^[3][4]
• Koi Suru Kanojo, Nishi e (2008), Yamashita

Television animation

• Detective Conan (1996), Katsumi Yamada (ep. 42)^[5]
• Hajime no Ippo (2000), Jason Ozuma
• Human Crossing (2003), Hiroshi Ozaki (ep. 13)^[5]

Video games

• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001), Warrior
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006), Barret Wallace^[5]
• Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011), Ryid Uruk^[5]
• Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015), Ryid Uruk
• World of Final Fantasy (2016), Bahamut^[5]
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), Barret Wallace^[6]
• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023), Barret Wallace (archive recordings)^[5]

Dubbing roles

• South Park (2001-2006), Jerome "Chef" McElroy (season five to season ten)