Reuben Langdon
Born (1975-07-19) July 19, 1975
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 B-Fighter Kabuto.[3] Some action scenes from the show were reused in the US show Beetleborgs Metallix. Langdon moved to Hong Kong, where he continued to work on films.

He had a cameo role in Power Rangers Time Force in 2001 and performed a number of stunts in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy and Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue. Langdon has done stunts for television including CSI: Miami and Dexter. Besides these, he has done stunts in movies such as The Medallion, Spider-Man 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Night at the Museum 2, Ant-Man, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Avatar.

Langdon's sound performances are done mainly in Capcom video games. He first voiced Dante in Devil May Cry 3 and reprised the role in Devil May Cry 4, Devil May Cry 5 and Marvel vs. Capcom series (since 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.[4] During the development of Devil May Cry 3, Langdon found that doing the motion capture of Dante was difficult to the multiple moves the character makes. Langdon often discussed with the staff about Dante's characterization that was different from the original one as they wanted "a different spin." Eventually, Langdon decided to do his own rendition of Dante as he was confused with the staff's suggestions. In retrospective, Langdon finds Dante "the most difficult, frustrating and yet rewarding character" he has ever played and stated he grew attached with him.[5] Langdon was told to make Devil May Cry 4's Dante similar to his Devil May Cry 3 persona albeit more mature. Despite the staff's concerns for the difficulties of such portrayal, Langdon had no issues after choosing Roy Focker from the anime series 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.

While filming a documentary in Guatemala in February 2019, the car Langdon and Steve Copeland were in was shot at.[9][10] The gunman then tried to break into the vehicle and opened fire again as the pair sped away.[11]

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.[12] Anime News Network agreed, saying that it made the character far more likable in the anime series despite flaws in its writing.[13] IGN concurred, finding Langdon a better actor than Toshiyuki Morikawa due to his experience with the series.[14]

Personal life

Langdon claims to have had his first UFO sighting in the late 2000s, which sparked his interest in ufology and the paranormal.[15] He has since spent time researching extraterrestrials, and is the creator and host of the web show Interview With E.D. (Extra-Dimensionals).[15][16] In 2013, he co-produced a five-day event called the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The event brought together over 40 people, mostly ex-government and military, to testify in front of six former U.S. Congress members in a mock congressional hearing about the possibility of aliens interacting with humans.[15] He has claimed that this event is the most comprehensive body of evidence and testimony delivered to the public on the subject of aliens.[15]

Filmography

Stunts

Stunts in film and television
Year Series Notes Source
2006Kamen Rider Dragon KnightPilot episode
2007Drive-Thru
DexterStunt double for Michael C. Hall
10 Episodes
Uncredited
2009The ButcherStunt double for Eric Roberts

Acting

Acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008The MedallionHenchmanCredited as Reuben Christopher Langdon
Ninja CheerleadersSailorUncredited
2011The Green HornetCrackhead
2012Wreck-It RalphKen Masters (voice)Cameo[17]
2012–13Kickin' ItZeke's Man, Mailman
2015Ant-ManLab Guard
2017SleeplessPassenger

Animation

English dubbing performances in animated series
Year Anime Role Notes Source
2008Devil May Cry: The Animated SeriesDanteCredited as Justin Cause
2009Street Fighter IV: The Ties That BindKen Masters
2010MonsterDetective ZandaEp. "The Monster's Afterimage"

Video games

Year Videogame Role Notes Source
1997Gamera 2000Soldier
2003Grand ChaseAzin
2005Devil May Cry 3: Dante's AwakeningDanteAlso motion capture[17]
2008Devil May Cry 4[17]
Street Fighter IVKen MastersEnglish dub[17]
Disaster: Day of CrisisSteve Hewitt, Major Evans[18]
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne ConspiracyMotion capture for Jason Bourne
2009Resident Evil 5Dave JohnsonMotion capture for Chris Redfield[17]
2010Super Street Fighter IVKen MastersEnglish dub[17]
Sengoku Basara: Samurai HeroesDate Masamune[19]
2011Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two WorldsDante
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2012Street Fighter X TekkenKen Masters[17]
2013The Last of UsUnnamed soldier, James, clicker[17]
Grand Theft Auto VThe Local Population
2016Street Fighter VKen MastersEnglish dub[17]
2017Marvel vs. Capcom: InfiniteDante[17]
2018Super Smash Bros. UltimateKen MastersEnglish dub[17]
2019Resident Evil 2Additional voices[17]
Devil May Cry 5DanteEnglish dub
Also motion capture		[17]
TeppenEnglish Dub[20]
2020The Last of Us Part IIMike
2021 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Dante English Dub [17]

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. ↑ "Log in or sign up to view". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Voice actor for Ken Masters and Devil May Cry's Dante uninjured but nearly killed in car robbery attempt". February 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Devil May Cry DVD - Complete Box Set". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Devil May Cry Level 3 Review". IGN. November 18, 2008. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Reuben Langdon". IMDb. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Interview with E.D. [Extra-Dimensionals] - ET Disclosure". www.interviewwithed.org. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "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)
  18. ↑ "Disaster: Day of Crisis (2008 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  19. ↑ Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:21 in, CAST.
  20. ↑ "CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-". teppenthegame.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
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