David Sobolov is the voice of Apelinq, Battletrap and Rhinox in the Paramount feature Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. He’s also the English voice of Kaido on the anime series One Piece. David plays Volibear in the video game League of Legends, Gorilla Grodd on The Flash tv series, and Drax in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy animated series on Disney Plus. David has voiced major roles in the Transformers franchise several times over the past 25 years. Rise of the Beasts is based on the 1990s animated series Beast Wars, where David voiced the role of Depth Charge. He was also the voice of Shockwave in Transformers Prime, and Blitzwing in the Paramount feature, Bumblebee. Also on film, you'll hear David as The Centurion in Alita: Battle Angel, as multiple Klingons in Star Trek Into Darkness, voicing various creatures in Dungeons and Dragons, Honor Among Thieves, and as one of the Reavers in Serenity. In addition to Volibear, David has voiced roles in over 90 video games including, Lobo (Injustice), Terrorblade (Dota 2), Dr. Fate (Injustice 2), Black Knight (Fortnite), Jul M'Dama (Halo 4), The Arbiter (Halo Wars), 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), Malphite (Legends of Runeterra), Rios (Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel) and Bumbleblast (Skylanders). On TV, he's been a guest voice on shows like American Dad, Teen Titans, Attack on Titan, Justice League Action, Daredevil, Regular Show, Star Trek Enterprise and Star Trek: Discovery. Classic roles include Upgrade and Vin Ethanol on Ben 10 (Cartoon Network), Tatsurion the Unchained on Kaijudo (The Hub), Robocop on Robocop Alpha Commando (Syndication), Lord Tyger on Spider-Man Unlimited (Fox Kids), and Spookie Jar on Sabrina: The Animated Series (ABC's One Saturday Morning). David studied acting with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and is represented in Los Angeles by CESD.
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Episode 267 - Rise Of The Maximals With Special Guest David Sobolov
On this episode of the podcast, voice actor David Sobolov(the voice of Rhinox/Apelinq in Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts & Blitzwing in Bumblebee) crashes game night to talk about his extensive career and what it was like bringing Beast Wars to the big screen.
