James Hadley Snyder, known professionally as Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director and screenwriter. He is best known for being the voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi/Pharaoh Atem for the English dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the anime series version of Yu-Gi-Oh!, as well as all of the character's U.S. series appearances.
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Early life
Green attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Career
Green is best known as the voice of Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Trudge in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and the Sonic the Hedgehog video games (2005–2010). He has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, TAJ Productions and Central Park Media. He has also worked on script adaptations of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, and teaches voice acting at Edge Studio in New York City.
Personal life
Green married singer and voice actress Michal Lura Friedman, better known as Michal the Girl, in 2008. While giving birth to twins (a son named Jackson and a daughter named Reverie) on November 25, 2011, Friedman died from complications following a C-section. Fans began charity efforts to provide financial support for the twins.
Filmography
Anime
Akudama Drive – Headmaster (ep. 7)
Descendants of Darkness – Asato Tsuzuki
Dinosaur King – Jonathan
G.I. Joe Sigma 6 – Lt. Stone
Patlabor: The TV Series – Fujioka, Asuma Shinohara
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar – Koutaro Taiga
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! – N.M.E. Salesman, Whispy Woods
The Legend of Snow White – Prince Richard (episodes 17–52)
One Piece – Johnny, Mr. 4, Nezumi, Narrator (4Kids)
Pokémon – Professor Birch, Treecko, Lombre, Spiritomb
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns – Mewtwo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness – Grovyle
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky – Beyond Time & Darkness – Grovyle
Revolutionary Girl Utena – Soji Mikage
Shaman King (2001) – Silva, Lee Pai-Long, Zen, Ramiro, Savage Dan
Shaman King (2021) – Lee Pyron, Silva, Patch Hao
Sonic X – Knuckles the Echidna
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters – Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters – Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
Animation
Angel's Friends – Gas
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted – Colossus
The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear – Father Bear
Chaotic – Mezzmarr, Tangath Toborn, Codemaster Imthor and Tartarek
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers – Montehue, Clease, Zan-Tanos, Lord Casterwill, The Oracle
GoGoRiki – Pogoriki (4Kids dub)
Hammerboy – Moonk
The Incredible Crash Dummies – Crash (4Kids dub)
Kappa Mikey – additional voices
Mission Odyssey – Ulysses
Pat & Stan – Pat
Polar Krush – PK the Polar Bear, Gordon the Gorilla, Maurice the Mammoth
Robotomy – additional voices
Stickin' Around – additional voices
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mortu, Commander Mozar, Mephos, The Professor
Thumb Wrestling Federation – Ring Announcer, Corbata, Tom Cat, Snagglefangs, Sick Vick
Viva Piñata – Hudson Horstachio, King Roario
Winx Club – Sky, Pegataur elder (4Kids dub), Ice Guardian/Spirit
Animated films
Gladiformers – Patrion Tokal
The Little Panda Fighter - Pancada
Ratatoing – Carlos
Turtles Forever – 1988 Leonardo
Live-action
Beautiful Hunter – Man 7
The Bondage Master – Shiro
Cutie Honey – Black Claw
Close Your Eyes and Hold Me – Amane
Exte: Hair Extensions – Kiyomi's Boyfriend
The Machine Girl – Yusuke
Magic in the Water – Radar
Naughty Guide to Tokyo Nightlife – Tsuruta
Scorpion's Revenge – Jimmy Yoshioka
Zero Woman: The Accused – Detective
Video games
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – Professor
Shaman King video games – Silva, Lee Pai-Long
Shaman King: Power of Spirit – Ashcroft, Homunculus, Mysterious Mask
Shaman King: Master of Spirits – Store Clerk
Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 – Store Clerk
Sonic the Hedgehog series – Knuckles the Echidna (2005–10)
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic Riders
Sonic '06 – also played Mephiles the Dark
Sonic Rivals
Sonic and the Secret Rings – Sinbad the Sailor
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Sonic Rivals 2
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
Sonic and the Black Knight – Sir Gawain
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games – Mortu, Commander Mozar (uncredited)
Battle Nexus
Mutant Nightmare
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Dr. Scott, Major Nigrosh, additional voices
Production credits
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted
Iron Man: Extremis
Jungle Emperor Leo (co-directed with Michael Sinterniklaas)
Knight Hunters Eternity
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (co-directed with Michael Sinterniklaas and Marc Diraison)
Phoenix
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos
The Gokusen
Domain of Murder
Knight Hunters Eternity
Kurokami: The Animation (co-written with Marc Diraison)
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (co-written with Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh)
Phoenix
Queen's Blade
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Seven of Seven
Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (co-executive producer)
Iron Man: Extremis (casting director, audio producer)
