Joshua Seth
Joshua Seth Freedman is an American voice actor, comedian, motivational speaker, and author.
Biography
Seth was born in Kent, Ohio to Barbara Freedman, a therapist. After graduating from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1987, he went to New York University Tisch School of the Arts and received his BFA in 1991. As a child, Seth attended several experimental programs at Kent State University where he was admitted at the age of eight. Later, he attended Hampshire College and the New York University's film school Tisch School of the Arts where he trained as a performing artist. He has voiced many popular anime characters, including Taichi "Tai" Kamiya in Digimon Adventure series. He was the announcer of "Kids WB's Aftertoons Show" block and "Saturdays: Unleashed" block.
He retired from voice acting in 2006 to focus on his other works.
From 2006 to 2020, Seth toured the world as a mentalist and magician. He has won awards from Hollywoodʼs Magic Castle, appeared in five of his own TV specials in Japan and South Korea and performed at over 2,000 events in over 30 countries.
Between 2016 and 2018, he came out of voice acting retirement to star in all of the Digimon Adventure tri. movies, recorded in Hollywood, CA. He then reprised his role in Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna in 2020.
He returned to non-Digimon voice acting in December 2022 with the role of Kaneda in The Prince of Tennis.
Seth is also a motivational speaker and the author of a book on peak performance called Finding Focus in a Changing World.
He lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, with his two children, Tiger and Nikita.
Filmography
Arc the Lad - ElkThe Big O - CopThe Black Angel - Kosugi's GuardCowboy Bebop - McIntyreCyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier - Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009Daigunder - RyuguDigimon Adventure - Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, Motimon, Tentomon, Pabumon, PumpkinmonDigimon Adventure 02 - Taichi "Tai" Kamiya. Motimon, Tai's sonDigimon Tamers - KumbhiramonDigimon Frontier - Wizardmon, Teppei, Yutaka HimiDual! Parallel Trouble Adventure - Kazuki YotsugaDuel Masters - Shobu Kirifuda Eagle Riders - Additional VoiceséX-Driver - Souichi SuganoFlint the Time Detective - Unita, Additional VoicesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Omba Giant Robo - Daisaku KusamaHoneybee Hutch - HutchIGPX - Takeshi Noa Last Exile - Dio EracleaLittle Women - Theodore "Laurie" LaurenceMacross Plus - Additional VoicesMoldiver - Nozomu OzoraNightwalker: The Midnight Detective - SchoolboyOrguss - Additional VoicesPilot Candidate - Zero EnnaPokémon - Kids WB AnnouncerThe Return of Dogtanian - PhilippeRurouni Kenshin - Eiji MishimaSaint Tail - Asuka Jr.Samurai Girl Real Bout High School - Daisaku KamiyaSimsala Grimm - Doc Croc Speed Racer X - SparkyTenchi in Tokyo - Additional VoicesThe Prince of Tennis - KenadaTokyo Pig - Spencer Weinberg-TakahamaTransformers: Robots in Disguise - CarlTrigun - Young KnivesThe Twelve Kingdoms - Ikuya AsanoUrda - AlanVampire Princess Miyu - Helmsman, Young Maki, YangWolf's Rain - HigeX - Additional VoicesYukikaze - ItoZatch Bell! - MarussZenki - Akira, Goki
DNA Sights 999.9 - Tetsuro DaibaDigimon: The Movie - Taichi "Tai" KamiyaAkira - Tetsuo Shima Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card, Leave It to Kero - Takashi YamazakiMobile Suit Gundam F91 - Arthur JungDigimon Adventure tri. - Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, MotimonDigimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna - Taichi "Tai" KamiyaDigimon Adventure - Taichi "Tai" KamiyaDigimon Adventure: Our War Game! - Taichi "Tai" KamiyaDigimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals - Taichi "Tai" KamiyaDigimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon - Taichi "Tai" Kamiya
Animations
All Grown Up! - Yu-GotThe Batman - Kids WB AnnouncerJin Jin and the Panda Patrol - Additional VoicesThe Little Polar Bear - Lemming #1Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist - Additional VoicesTotally Spies! - ArnoldWow! Wow! Wubbzy! - Additional Voices
Films
50 First Dates - Painter Gorgeous - Additional Voices Racing Stripes - Additional VoicesThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie - Royal Crown Polisher
Video games
Ape Escape: On the Loose - Jake Digimon Rumble Arena - Taichi "Tai" Kamiya JumpStart - Pierre, C.J.JumpStart Advanced 1st Grade - Jimmy BumplesStonekeep - Grug, Ice Sharga Guard, Tiny ShargaXenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose - chaos, Hermann Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra - chaos