David Wald

For the seismologist, see David J. Wald.

David Wald
Alma materUniversity of Miami
OccupationVoice actor

David Wald is an American voice actor who voices in English dubs of Japanese anime. Some of his major roles include: Gajeel Redfox in Fairy Tail, Hannes in Attack on Titan, Bulat in Akame ga Kill!, and Master Chief in Halo Legends. He is involved in productions for Funimation and ADV Films (now Seraphim Digital and Sentai Filmworks) in Texas. He is openly gay and advocates bringing positive homosexual representation in dubbed anime.[1] He served as ADR director for Sentai Filmworks dubs of yuri and yaoi titles: Love Stage, Bloom into You, Hitorijime My Hero, and Kase-san and Morning Glories.

In October 2024, Wald accused Crunchyroll and its predecessor FUNimation of opening his private mail, throwing away letters and distributing included items to staff. A Crunchyroll spokesperson said the company was investigating.[2] Wald said the following month that he would depart his role in Fairy Tail and would not return to Crunchyroll's studio.[3]


  1. ^ Davis, Victoria (August 10, 2019). "Directing Dubs: David Wald talks directing Hitorijime My Hero and LGBTQ+ anime". hiddenremote. Fansided. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 11, 2024). "Crunchyroll States it is Investigating Situation After Voice Actor Claims Company Opened His Mail, Gave Away Contents". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 11, 2024). "Voice Actor David Wald Leaves Role as Gajeel in Fairy Tail, Will Not Return to Crunchyroll Following Claims Company Opened His Mail, Gave Away Contents". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2024.