Reuben Langdon

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Reuben Langdon
Born (1975-07-19) July 19, 1975 (age 48)
Alaska, U.S.
Occupations
  • Stuntman
  • voice actor
Years active1996–present

Reuben Christopher Langdon (born July 19, 1975) is an American stuntman and voice actor.[1] He has provided the voice and motion capture for video game characters including Dante in the Devil May Cry series (starting from Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening) and Ken Masters in the Street Fighter series (from Street Fighter IV up to Street Fighter V) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Early life

Reuben Christopher Langdon was born in Alaska on July 19, 1975, and grew up in Georgia.[2]

Career

Langdon began acting in Japan in

Beetleborgs Metallix
. Langdon moved to Hong Kong, where he continued to work on films.

He had a cameo role in

Night at the Museum 2, Ant-Man, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Avatar
.

Langdon's sound performances are done mainly in

Marvel vs. Capcom 3). Langdon dubbed characters in the English Devil May Cry anime series. In addition, he voiced Ken Masters, the narrator of Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
.

For Devil May Cry 3, Devil May Cry 4 and Devil May Cry 5, Langdon also did the motion capture for certain scenes.

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross as his character model and noting he had almost the same age as Dante during production of the game.[6] Langdon's performance as Dante in Devil May Cry 3 and Devil May Cry 4 received praise by GamesRadar for being the character's best voice actor noting that the two previous actors did not fit the character well.[7]

Langdon has also done stunt work for the Uncharted series and The Last of Us (including stunt-work for its companion game Left Behind) where he played the character James, both games working opposite Nolan North. Through his work with the motion capture studio Just Cause Productions, he has been a part of the motion-capture process for many games developed around the world, such as the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3.[8]

Langdon also stars in Shuta Sueyoshi and ISSA song music video called Over "Quartzer", which also serves as Kamen Rider Zi-O opening theme song.

Langdon did not reprise his role as Ken in Street Fighter 6 and has claimed during a Twitter Space that this is due to a Newsweek interview that painted him in a bad light.[9]

Recognition

GamesRadar called Reuben Langdon Dante's best voice actor (in Devil May Cry 3 and 4), noting that the two other actors did not fit the character well.[10] Anime News Network agreed, saying that it made the character far more likable in the anime series despite flaws in its writing.[11] IGN concurred, finding Langdon a better actor than Toshiyuki Morikawa due to his experience with the series.[12]

Personal life

While filming a documentary in Guatemala in February 2019, the car Langdon and Steve Copeland were in was shot at.[13][14] The gunman then tried to break into the vehicle and opened fire again as the pair sped away.[15]

Belief in Extraterrestrial Life

Langdon claims to have had his first

U.S. Congress members in a mock congressional hearing about the possibility of aliens interacting with humans.[16] He has claimed that this event is the most comprehensive body of evidence and testimony delivered to the public on the subject of aliens.[16]

Filmography

Stunts

Stunts in film and television
Year Series Notes Source
2006
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight
 Pilot episode
2007 Drive-Thru
Dexter Stunt double for Michael C. Hall
10 Episodes
Uncredited
2009 The Butcher Stunt double for Eric Roberts

Acting

Acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008 The Medallion Henchman Credited as Reuben Christopher Langdon
Ninja Cheerleaders Sailor Uncredited
2011 The Green Hornet Crackhead
2012 Wreck-It Ralph Ken Masters (voice) Cameo [18]
2012–13 Kickin' It Zeke's Man, Mailman
2015 Ant-Man Lab Guard
2017 Sleepless Passenger

Animation

English dubbing performances in animated series
Year Anime Role Notes Source
2008 Devil May Cry: The Animated Series Dante Credited as Justin Cause
2009
Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
 Ken Masters
2010 Monster Detective Zanda Ep. "The Monster's Afterimage"

Video games

Year Videogame Role Notes Source
1997 Gamera 2000 Soldier
2003 Grand Chase Azin
2005 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Dante Also motion capture [18]
2008 Devil May Cry 4 [18]
Street Fighter IV Ken Masters English dub [18]
Disaster: Day of Crisis Steve Hewitt, Major Evans [19]
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy Motion capture for Jason Bourne
2009 Resident Evil 5 Dave Johnson Motion capture for Chris Redfield [18]
2010 Super Street Fighter IV Ken Masters English dub [18]
Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes Date Masamune [20]
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Dante
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Ken Masters [18]
2013 The Last of Us Unnamed soldier, James, clicker [18]
Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2016 Street Fighter V Ken Masters English dub [18]
2017 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Dante [18]
2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ken Masters English dub [18]
2019 Resident Evil 2 Additional voices [18]
Devil May Cry 5 Dante English dub
Also motion capture		 [18]
Teppen English Dub [21]
2020 The Last of Us Part II Mike
2021
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster
 		Dante English Dub [18]

References

  1. ^ Powell, Mike (January 8, 2015). "Action Figure". Grandstand. Archived from the original on January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Reuben, Langdon (July 21, 2022). "Reuben Stars in B Fighter Kabuto". Reuben Langdon. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Interviews with MvC3 Voice Actors". Capcom. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Wesley Yin-Poole (14 January 2013). "Gamer Chat Weekly Episode 27". URGaming. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Willoughby, Shane (August 27, 2011). "Dante Speaks! An Interview With Reuben Langdon". The Gaming Liberty. Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Langdon, Reuben (January 14, 2013). "DMC4 Nero". Youtube. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  7. ^ Fanelli, Jason (April 4, 2013). "Losing your voice - 10 characters that changed actors". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  8. ^ Gude, Roger (May 31, 2009). "A Q&A with Reuben Langdon". Blast Magazine. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  9. ^ W. Amirul Adlan (February 20, 2024). "Reuben Langdon Says Capcom's Yoshinori Ono Had Him Removed From Street Fighter 6 Because Of A Disastrous Interview". NMIA Gaming. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Fanelli, Jason (April 4, 2013). "Losing your voice - 10 characters that changed actors". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "Devil May Cry DVD - Complete Box Set". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  12. ^ "Devil May Cry Level 3 Review". IGN. November 18, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  13. ^ "Log in or sign up to view". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  14. ^ "Voice actor for Ken Masters and Devil May Cry's Dante uninjured but nearly killed in car robbery attempt". February 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "Here is a little more detail on what happened in regard to the shooting. #shiftoftheages #VOTA #visionoftheagespic.twitter.com/GkJ2Pjwxy6". @ReubenLangdon. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c d "Reuben Langdon". IMDb. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  17. ^ "Interview with E.D. [Extra-Dimensionals] - ET Disclosure". www.interviewwithed.org. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Reuben Langdon (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  19. ^ "Disaster: Day of Crisis (2008 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  20. ^ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:21 in, CAST.
  21. ^ "CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

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