Daisuke Hirakawa's bio

Daisuke Hirakawa is a Japanese voice actor. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Namikawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. He is the official Japanese voice actor for Orlando Bloom. For some roles, he is also known as Hirai Tatsuya.

Career

At first, as he enjoyed playing with his friends' children, he wanted to become an infant caretaker. However, he suddenly changed his mind and became a voice actor.
He has done Japanese voice-overs for two of Orlando Bloom's characters, Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean and Kingdom Hearts II, and Legolas from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Personal

His hobbies are cooking, skiing, and snowboarding.

He has admitted to being a hetare. The subject came up on a radio show with Sanae Kobayashi, and the two self-styled hetares seemed to have formed a 'hetare union', although it is not clear whether there are any other members.

He had never been abroad before- until his stay during the Say-U event in South Korea which took place on 15 November 2008, with fellow voice actors Ken Narita and Wataru Hatano.

Most Notable roles

TV Anime

2005

Eyeshield 21, Hayato Akaba
Transformers: Cybertron, Excilion and Exgeiser

2006 Chocotto Sister, Haruma Kawagoe

2007 School Days, Makoto Ito

2008

Itazura na Kiss, Naoki Irie
Naruto Shippuden, Sora

2009 Bleach, Senbonzakura (Zanpakuto Arc)

2010

Omamori Himari, Yūto Amakawa
Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls, Yagyuu Muneakira

2011

Starry Sky, Aozora Hayato

Games

Togainu no Chi (), Kazui
Hiiro no Kakera (), Suguru Oomi
Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World (), Ace-Knight of Heart
Kingdom Hearts II (2005), Will Turner
Neo Angelique (2008), Bernard
Super Robot Wars Z (2008), The Edel Bernal
Ijiwaru my Master (2008), Shirosaki Homura
Kichiku Megane (), Saeki Katsuya
School Days (), Makoto Ito
Garnet Cradle (2009), Sakurazawa Kiichirou
Zettai Meikyuu Grimm (2010), Wilhelm Grimm
Lucky Dog 1 (), Ivan Fiore
Maid Hajimemashita ~Goshujin-sama no Osewa Itashimasu~ (), Tsuda Keiichi

Dubbing

Bram Stoker's Dracula (Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves))
Pirates of the Caribbean (Will Turner (Orlando Bloom))
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Legolas (Orlando Bloom))
Jang Geum's Dream (Jungjong (Choi Han)),
Thomas and Friends (Julian)
Tron: Legacy (Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund))

Drama CDs

Koisuru Boukun 1, Hiroto
Koi Suru Boukun 2, Hiroto
Mede Shireru Yoru no Junjou, Kichou
Secret Eye (2009), Shirosaki Homura
Katekyo! (2009), Kaede Sumizome
Haiyore! Nyarko-san (2009) Nyarto
Kichiku Megane, Saeki Katsuya
Kichiku Megane R, Saeki Katsuya
Ze, Himi
Aishiteru (Youko Fujitani), Aiha Harutomo close