Hirata Hiroaki
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Voice Actor
- Name Romanji: Hirata Hiroaki
- Name: 平田広明
- Date of Birth: August 7, 1963
- Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
- Height: 175cm
- Sex: Male
- Blood type: A
- Affiliated With: Hirata Production Japan (ひらたプロダクションジャパン)
- Honors:
- 11th Tokyo Anime Award Best Voice Actor for Kaburagi T. Kotetsu/Wild Tiger(Tiger and Bunny) in 2011
- 6th Seiyuu Awards for Best Actor in 2012
- Ranked 25 in TV Asahi's "200 popular seiyuu seriously chosen! Seiyuu election! 3 hour special" on January 9, 2017
BIO
After graduating from high school and Subaru Acting School, he became a member of Subaru Theatre Company. He made his acting debut in the Subaru production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1986.
At the end of April 2012, he left the theatrical troupe of which he'd been a member of for 27 years. Then on May 1, 2012 he launched his own company, Hirata Production Japan.
He remains active in drama as well as dubbing foreign films, animation, narration, and so on.
Hobbies
- Fishing
- Gardening
- Photography
Trivia
- His favorite plays are "Death of a Salesman" and "84 Charing Cross Road."
- His favorite movies are Charles Chaplin's works, including "City Lights."
- He's in charge of providing the voice for actors like Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Josh Hartnett, and Edward Norton, amongst others in Japanese film dubs.