Dave Pettitt
Dave Pettitt (born April 18, 1972)[2] is a Canadian actor who has performed in commercials, television and voice-overs.
Dave Pettitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 18, 1972 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995-present [1] |
| Spouse(s) | Mindi Pettitt |
| Website | https://www.davepettitt.com/ |
Early life and education
He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, to Roy and Lynn Pettitt and is the youngest of four boys. Dave attended NAIT for broadcasting.
Career
Since 1995 he has voiced roles for over ten television series and at least five video games.[3] These roles include several Gundam series, mainly G Gundam and Zeta Gundam. He provided the voices for several minor characters in the Blue Water Studios dubbed versions of Dragon Ball and Dragonball GT, and has provided the voices for several characters in the Chaotic Century and Guardian Force Zoids anime dubs. He has also participated in multiple Mega Man and Gundam video games.
In 2012 Pettitt started narrating the Discovery Canada TV-series Highway Thru Hell, which has become one of the most watched TV-series in Discovery Canada's history.
In 2014 Pettitt narrated the French game Valiant Hearts: The Great War which was set during the first world war. Valiant Hearts went on to win a BAFTA Award.
On January 3, 2016, the sister series of Highway Thru Hell, Heavy Rescue: 401 aired its first episode. Pettitt also narrates this show.
He also supplied his voice in the Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods song "Art of the Handshake".
In 2018 Pettitt guest-starred in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic episode "Father Knows Beast" as Sludge.
He works from his studio in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Pettitt currently owns his own company, Dave Pettitt Voice Overs Inc.
Credits
- Airshow — Narrator
- Angel Links — Chenho-Li
- Battle Assault 3 featuring Gundam Seed — Master Asia
- Betterman — Akamatsu Shingeru
- Benjamin Blumchen — Benjamin
- Gregory Horror Show — Gregory
- Death Note — Deridovely
- Dragon Ball and Dragonball GT — Hercule, Ox King, Mr. Popo, Dr.Myuu, Shenron, Turtle (Blue Water Dub)
- Dynasty Warriors: Gundam — Master Asia
- Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 — Master Asia
- Gundam: Battle Assault 2 — Master Asia
- Gypsy Guide- Hawaii audio tour guide — Narrator
- Heavy Rescue: 401 — Narrator
- Highway Thru Hell — Narrator
- InuYasha — Hōsenki
- Mobile Fighter G Gundam — Master Asia
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam — Henken Bekkener
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front — MCPO Austin
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic — Sludge
- Jungo — Sharpclaws, Ramone, Hollywood Bear, Blitz
- Mega Man X Command Mission — Epsilon
- Mega Man X8 — Sigma, Avalanche Yeti
- Reaching for Petals — Narrator
- Saber Marionette J to X — Kamataro Hanagata
- Zeta Gundam — Henken Bekkener, narrator
- Zoids: Chaotic Century and Zoids: Guardian Force — Doctor D., Rosso, Zeke, Shadow, Ambient, Specular
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War — Narrator
Personal life
He and his wife Mindi Pettitt, along with their dogs Lemon and Taco, enjoy the West Coast life from their home in Nanaimo.
References
- "Filmography by Type for Dave Pettitt". The Internet Movie Database. Accessed August 24, 2010.
- Database (undated). "Filmography by Type for Dave Pettitt". The Internet Movie Database. Accessed August 24, 2010.
External links
- Dave Pettitt at IMDb
- Dave Pettitt at Anime News Network's encyclopedia