Ryo Horikawaborn 1958
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Actor
Popularity
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Famous
Biography
Ryo Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryou) is a veteran voice actor born on February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan. He is married to fellow voice actress Oikawa Hitomi, whose natal name is also Horikawa. His former stage name was also Ryo Horikawa, albeit written 堀川亮 (same as his given name, Horikawa Makoto, but pronounced as Ryo). He changed the writing of his name to the present on April 3, 2001. He is the current representative director of talent agency Aslead Company. Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as the protagonist of the 1984 anime Yume Senshi Wingman. From there, he became famous for his roles as Andromeda Shun in Saint Seiya, Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z, Heiji Hattori (Harley Hartwell) in Detective Conan (Case Closed), and Reinhard in Legend of the Galactic Heroes. During his early years as voice actor he belonged to Aoni Production and later アーク・ライツ before joining with Aslead Company where he became representative director.
Credits
2025
Animation • Fantasy • Horror • Mystery
as Fujimaki (voice)
2024
Action • Animation • Crime • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2024
Action • Animation • Crime • Mystery
as Helji Hattori (voice)
2022
Action • Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction
as バリデロ (voice)
2022
Action • Animation • Fantasy • Science Fiction
as Ken Horibe / Race Control (voice)
2022
Animation • Crime • Mystery • TV Movie
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2019
Action • Animation • Crime • Mystery • TV Movie
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2017
Action • Adventure • Animation
as Vegeta (voice)
2017
Action • Animation • Crime • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2017
Animation • Comedy • Crime • Mystery • TV Movie
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2013
Action • Animation • Drama
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2013
Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Fantasy
as Vegeta (voice)
2011
Drama • Fantasy • Science Fiction • War
2011
Animation • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice) / Takafumi Fukawa (voice)
2010
Action • Adventure • Animation
as Vegeta (voice)
2010
Action • Animation • Crime • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2010
Action • Adventure • Science Fiction
as Akumaro Sujigaran (voice)
2008
Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Science Fiction
as Vegeta (voice)
2007
Animation • Comedy • Crime • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2006
Adventure • Animation • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
2003
Adventure • Animation • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
1999
Adventure • Animation • Crime • Drama • Mystery
as Heiji Hattori (voice)
1996
Action • Adventure • Animation • Science Fiction
as Ultraman Taro / Zetton (voice)
1995
Action • Animation • Science Fiction
as Vegeta / Gogeta / Veku (voice)
1994
Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Fantasy • Horror
as Tadao Yokoshima (voice)
1993
Animation • Science Fiction • War
as Reinhard von Lohengramm
1993
Action • Adventure • Animation
as Vegeta (voice)
1993
Action • Animation • Science Fiction
as Vegeta (voice)
1990
Action • Animation • Drama • Fantasy • Science Fiction
as Vegeta (voice)
1989
Action • Animation • Drama • Science Fiction
as Ladyos Soap / Amateras no Mikado
1989
Adventure • Animation • Fantasy • Horror • Mystery
as Jiro Shutendo (voice)
1988
Animation • Science Fiction • War
as Reinhard von Lohengramm
