Chris Ayres
Christopher Owen Ayres (born May 16, 1965 in Richmond, Virginia) was an American voice actor who worked for ADV Films, FUNimation and Seraphim Digital Studios. He has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, most notably as Frieza from the Dragon Ball franchise. He also had lots of experience as a stage combat director, which he sometimes combined with his anime experience in the form of his "Mock Combat for Cosplay" con workshop panel. He was best known at conventions for bringing a giant colorful travel mug nicknamed by fans as "The Sippy Cup of Doom." Sadly, on October 18th, 2021, he passed away after fighting a grueling four-year battle against COPD.
He was the brother of Greg Ayres.
Occasionally his surname is listed as Ayers instead of Ayres; however, this spelling is incorrect as his legal name is "Christopher Ayres".
Anime:
- Air Gear - Okuhira, DJ Plugman
- Birdy the Mighty Decode - Bacillus
- Black Butler - Prince Soma
- Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century - Sergei Ovchinnikov
- Claymore - Dauf
- Coyote Ragtime Show - Hewlett
- Darker than Black - Masashi Hitotsubashi
- Diamond Daydreams - Kenji Kurata
- Desert Punk - Sawada
- Devil May Cry: The Animated Series - Sid
- Dragonball Z Kai - Frieza
- E's Otherwise - Kyou; Rick
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Lt. General Raven
- Full Metal Panic!? Fumoffu - Atsunobu Hayashimizu
- Full Metal Panic!! The Second Raid - Wraith
- Gantz - Kei Kurono
- Ghost Hound - Takahito Komagusu
- Ghost Hunt - Reimei Minami
- Golgo 13 - Dave McCartney
- Halo Legends - Covenant Commander, Operator (The Package)
- Initial D: Third Stage - Miki
- Innocent Venus - Riki, Dr. Nabuto
- Jing King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven - Maraschino
- Kaleido Star - Mr. Patrova
- Kiba - Morris
- Maburaho - Yukihiko Nakamaru
- Megazone 23 Part II - Cujo
- Nanaka 6/17 - Jinpachi Arashiyama
- One Piece - Johnny, Mr. 11
- Papuwa - Oshodani
- Peacemaker Kurogane - Keisuke Yamanami
- Project Blue Earth SOS - Kintaro Oyama
- Romeo×Juliet - Camillo
- Sengoku Basara - Shingen Takeda
- Sgt Frog - 3M
- Super Dimension Fortress Macross - Lynn Kaifun
- Speed Grapher - Chouji Suitengu
- Spice and Wolf - Assessor
- Tactics - Hasumi Ryokan
- Tears to Tiara - Arthur
- Tokyo Majin - Ryuuzan Arai
- Trinity Blood - Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer
- Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle - Nanto
- Utawarerumono - Niwe
- The Wallflower - George
- Xam'd: Lost Memories - Kisel-ji
- Xenosaga: The Animation - Jin Uzuki
- Yugo the Negotiator - Yusuf Ali Mesa
- Yumeria - Sousyu
Video game roles
- Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley - Additional Voices
- The Last Remnant - Wagram
- Dragonball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team - Frieza
- Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 - Frieza