David Sobolov is the English voice of the villain Kaido on the anime series One Piece. He’s also the voice of Washford in the video game Date Everything.
You’ve heard David as Apelinq and Battletrap in the Paramount feature Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Volibear and Malphite in League of Legends, The Arbiter in Halo Wars, Gorilla Grodd on The CW’s The Flash tv series, and as Drax in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy animated series on Disney Plus.
David has voiced featured roles in the Transformers franchise several times over the past 30 years. In the 1990s, David was the voice of Depth Charge in Beast Wars. He was also the voice of Shockwave in Transformers Prime, Blitzwing in the Paramount feature Bumblebee, and Brawl in Transformers: The Game.
On film, you’ve heard David as The Centurion in Alita: Battle Angel, as multiple Klingons in Star Trek Into Darkness, voicing various creature roles in Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, and as one of the Reavers in Serenity.
David has voiced roles in over 100 other video games including Lobo (Injustice), Terrorblade (Dota 2), Dr. Fate (Injustice 2), Black Knight (Fortnite), Jul M’Dama (Halo 4), Azmodan (Heroes of the Storm, Diablo III and IV), Lt. Vasquez (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare), Black Bishop (Vader Immortal), Dr. Garret Bryson (Mass Effect 3), Dantalionax and Krosus (World of Warcraft, Rios (Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel) and Bumbleblast (Skylanders).
On TV, he’s been a guest voice on shows like The Hunting Party, American Dad, Haunted Hotel, Teen Titans, Attack on Titan, Justice League Action, Daredevil, Regular Show, Last Week Tonight, Star Trek Enterprise and Star Trek: Discovery.
Classic roles include Upgrade and Vin Ethanol on Ben 10, Tatsurion the Unchained on Kaijudo, Robocop on Robocop Alpha Commando, Lord Tyger on Spider-Man Unlimited, and Spookie Jar on Sabrina: The Animated Series.
David studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and is represented in Los Angeles for voice acting by CESD.