Masahiro Kobayashi (小林 正寛, Kobayashi Masahiro; born May 16, 1971) is a retired Japanese actor and voice actor from Yakumo, Hokkaido. In 1995, he enrolled in the Seinenza Theater Company. Kobayashi's notable roles include Barret Wallace, and Ryid Uruk from the Final Fantasy video game series. He retired from the acting industry sometime after the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake.
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Filmography
Drama
Seija no Kōshin (1998), Tatsuo Inose
GTO (1998), Hajime Hakamada
Kansatsui: Akiko Murō (1998), Detective Kita
Kamen Rider Kabuto (2006), Negishi
Gonzō: Densetsu no Keiji (2008), Detective Morioka
Shōni Kyūmei (2008, episode 2), Asaoka
Samurai High School (2009), Tetsuhiko Hirano
Promise of Iyashi-ya Chirico (2015), Tokigawa Atsuya Officer
Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05 (2016), Kunihiro Matsuo
Film
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001), Teruaki Takeda
Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (2005), Barret Wallace
Koi Suru Kanojo, Nishi e (2008), Yamashita
Television animation
Detective Conan (1996), Katsumi Yamada (ep. 42)
Hajime no Ippo (2000), Jason Ozuma
Human Crossing (2003), Hiroshi Ozaki (ep. 13)
Video games
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001), Warrior
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006), Barret Wallace
Final Fantasy Type-0 (2011), Ryid Uruk
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (2015), Ryid Uruk
World of Final Fantasy (2016), Bahamut
Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), Barret Wallace
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (2023), Barret Wallace (archive recordings)
Dubbing roles
South Park (2001-2006), Jerome "Chef" McElroy (season five to season ten)