Chris Edgerly
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Christopher "Chris" Edgerly (born August 6, 1969; Silver Spring, Maryland
) is an American actor
and voice actor
.
Edgerly was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, he moved to Savannah, Georgia
at the age of two with his mother, and two brothers. He graduated from the University of Georgia
with a degree in journalism.
He currently provides the voice of Peter Potamus on the Adult Swim
animated series, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, in addition to several guest voices on the TV series Drawn Together
. Other television voice appearances include Duck Dodgers
, My Gym Partner's a Monkey
, Codename: Kids Next Door
, and Kenan & Kel
. He can also be heard as the voice of "Cloak" in the Disney animated feature The Wild
. In 2006, Chris started voicing Nick Diamond, The Masked Man and referee Mills Lane
on the return of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch
. He also provided a voice for a Brute in the video game Halo 2 and appeared on two episodes of Kenan & Kel
.
More recently, Edgerly lent his voice to Yuan, Magnius, and Kvar in the video game Tales of Symphonia
. He has also voiced Cid Highwind in the film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, as well as the video games Kingdom Hearts II
, Lineage II
, and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
; voiced Berlioz/Supplice in Armored Core 4
; voiced The Flash
in the 2006 video game Justice League Heroes
; and voiced the character of Sullivan in Resonance of Fate
. He has also voiced various recruitable soldiers in the video game Valkyria Chronicles
. He recently voiced the protagonist character Ken Ogawa in From Software
's video game Ninja Blade
. He also provided the voice of Gambit
in the video game adaption of X-Men Origins: Wolverine
. He also voiced Peter Parker, J. Jonah Jameson
and Spider-Man
in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
. He also voiced Francis Littel in Disney XD original series, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. Additionally, he voices Hidan in Naruto Shippuden. He has also recently become a recurring guest star for [[The Simpsons]], playing various characters.
Edgerly has also worked at a mall information desk and as a stand-up comedian, touring the country for ten years.
At Disney theme parks, Chris Edgerly voices Scuttle on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure and Timothy Q. Mouse on the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It had a population of 71,452 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous place in Maryland, after Baltimore, Columbia, and Germantown.The urbanized, oldest, and...
) is an American actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and voice actor
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
.
Edgerly was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, he moved to Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
at the age of two with his mother, and two brothers. He graduated from the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
with a degree in journalism.
He currently provides the voice of Peter Potamus on the Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
animated series, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, in addition to several guest voices on the TV series Drawn Together
Drawn Together
Drawn Together is an American animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting...
. Other television voice appearances include Duck Dodgers
Duck Dodgers (TV series)
Duck Dodgers is an American animated television series, based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 2003 to 2005. The series aired on Cartoon Network and starred Daffy Duck as the titular character...
, My Gym Partner's a Monkey
My Gym Partner's a Monkey
My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American animated television series created by Timothy and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. It premiered on December 26, 2005 and ended in November 27, 2008 following a marathon of its final regular-run episodes...
, Codename: Kids Next Door
Codename: Kids Next Door
Codename: Kids Next Door, also known as Kids Next Door or by its acronym KND, is an American animated television series created by Tom Warburton and produced by Curious Pictures in Santa Monica, California.. The series debuted on Cartoon Network on December 6, 2002 and aired its final episode on...
, and Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel is an American teen sitcom produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-two episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four...
. He can also be heard as the voice of "Cloak" in the Disney animated feature The Wild
The Wild
The Wild is a 2006 computer-animated film directed by Steve "Spaz" Williams, produced by Clint Goldman, assistant produced by Jim Burton and C.O.R.E...
. In 2006, Chris started voicing Nick Diamond, The Masked Man and referee Mills Lane
Mills Lane
Mills Bee Lane III is a retired boxing referee, a former boxer, was a two term Washoe County District Court Judge, and television personality...
on the return of MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch
Celebrity Deathmatch
Celebrity Deathmatch is a claymation television show that depicts celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in the loser's gruesome death. It was known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries...
. He also provided a voice for a Brute in the video game Halo 2 and appeared on two episodes of Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel is an American teen sitcom produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions that originally aired on Nickelodeon from July 1996 to July 2000. The show starred friends and then-All That cast members Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Sixty-two episodes and a made-for-TV movie were produced over four...
.
More recently, Edgerly lent his voice to Yuan, Magnius, and Kvar in the video game Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia
is a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...
. He has also voiced Cid Highwind in the film Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, as well as the video games Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Buena Vista Games and Square Enix in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console...
, Lineage II
Lineage II
Lineage II is a massive multiplayer online role-playing game for Microsoft Windows. It is a prequel to Lineage, and is set 150 years before the earlier game. It has become very popular since its October 1, 2003 launch in South Korea, reporting 1,000,918 unique users during the month of March 2007...
, and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
is an action role-playing third-person shooter video game developed and published by Square Enix in 2006 for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII metaseries, a multimedia collection set within the universe of the popular 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII...
; voiced Berlioz/Supplice in Armored Core 4
Armored Core 4
Armored Core 4 is a mech combat game, published by Sega for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. It is the 12th installment of From Software's Armored Core series and a second reboot after Armored Core 3...
; voiced The Flash
Wally West
The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash....
in the 2006 video game Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes
Justice League Heroes is a console video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable systems. It is based on DC Comics' premiere superhero team, the Justice League of America. It was developed by Snowblind Studios and published and distributed by Warner Bros...
; and voiced the character of Sullivan in Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate, known in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on January 28, 2010 in Japan, on March 16, 2010 in North America and on March 26, 2010 in Europe.-Gameplay:Resonance of Fate...
. He has also voiced various recruitable soldiers in the video game Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles
is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935...
. He recently voiced the protagonist character Ken Ogawa in From Software
From Software
is a Japanese video game company founded in November 1986 known primarily for being the developers of the Armored Core, Demon's Souls, King's Field, Otogi and Tenchu series.-Games:...
's video game Ninja Blade
Ninja Blade
is a video game developed and published by From Software for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The game has been categorized as a "cinematic action game," combining a mixture of hack and slash elements with context-sensitive commands....
. He also provided the voice of Gambit
Gambit (comics)
Gambit is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared briefly in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 , weeks before a more comprehensive appearance in Uncanny X-Men #266...
in the video game adaption of X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 action-adventure game loosely based on the film of the same name. The game release coincided with the release of the film on May 1, 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable. The game was developed...
. He also voiced Peter Parker, J. Jonah Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson
John Jonah Jameson Junior is a supporting character of Spider-Man in the .Jameson is usually the publisher or editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, a fictional New York newspaper and now serves as the mayor of New York City...
and Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is a theme park ride located in Islands of Adventure, in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan. Built for Islands of Adventure's opening in 1999, the attraction is a hybrid ride combining special roving motion vehicles with 3-D projection, elaborate...
. He also voiced Francis Littel in Disney XD original series, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. Additionally, he voices Hidan in Naruto Shippuden. He has also recently become a recurring guest star for [[The Simpsons]], playing various characters.
Edgerly has also worked at a mall information desk and as a stand-up comedian, touring the country for ten years.
At Disney theme parks, Chris Edgerly voices Scuttle on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure and Timothy Q. Mouse on the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride.