Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama
小山 力也
Koyama at Anime Expo 2012
Born (1963-12-18) December 18, 1963 (age 60)
Kyoto, Japan[1]
Other namesRicky (リッキー, Rikkī)[2]
Riki (りきちゃん, Riki-chan)
Occupations
Years active1987–present
AgentHaiyuza Theatre Company
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也, Koyama Rikiya, born December 18, 1963) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono, Kamen no Maid Guy and Yakuza, and has become well known for voicing Yamato in Naruto Shippuden and Kogoro Mouri (second voice, 2009–present) in Case Closed. In addition, he is known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like Coyote Starrk in Bleach, Fukuro in Fairy Tail and Deep Sea King in One Punch Man. He is the official dub-over artist of George Clooney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dwayne Johnson and Ma Dong-seok. In addition, he dubbed many roles of Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Guy Pearce.

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  2. ^ "小山力也(こやまりきや)の解説". goo人名事典. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  3. ^ "Rikiya Koyama". Talent Databank. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25.