JB Blanc

JB Blanc

Born 1969-02-13 (age 57) Paris, France
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Biography

Jean-Benoît "JB" Blanc was born in Paris, France to an English mother and a French father. He moved with his mother to Yorkshire, England at the age of four, where he was raised and attended school, eventually graduating from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990.

He worked extensively in theater in Britain for over 15 years, including a three-year stint at London's Royal National Theater. His theater work encompassed everything from avant-garde physical theater companies to world tours of Shakespeare plays and classical Greek theater.

His film career was essentially launched by his highly acclaimed role as Luigi Vampa in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo, and following that success, he moved to Los Angeles where he now lives. Film and TV roles soon followed and he has worked on well over 30 TV shows in the US, including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Barry, Shameless, NCIS: LA, Burn Notice, The Unit, Prison Break, CSI: NY, Nikita, NYPD Blue and others, and many films, including his recent role as Bashkim in 2017's War Dogs.

JB is also a highly accomplished voice actor and director with projects in film, animation, video games, anime, and commercials. His animation work includes All Hail King Julien, Dragons: Race To The Edge, Scooby Doo, Trip Tank, Turbo Fast, Pickle and Peanut, Regular Show, Penn Zero, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers Assemble. He has over 170 video game credits, totaling over 400 characters, including Rost in Horizon Zero Dawn, The Admin in Minecraft Story Mode, Bane in Telltale Batman, Arkham Origins and others, many projects for Blizzard Entertainment and the Uncharted franchise. He has been the voice director on various video games: Fortnite, Middle earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, Lego Batman 3, Lego Dimensions, XCOM 2, Mafia III, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Legion, Hearthstone, Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm.

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Known For

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk

2008

as The Hulk/Abomination (voice) (uncredited)

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

as Luigi Vampa

War Dogs
War Dogs

2016

as Bashkim

Spies in Disguise
Spies in Disguise

2019

as Agency Employee #2 / Marcy's Agent #3 (voice)

Red Dawn
Red Dawn

2012

as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)

102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians

2000

as Police Captain (uncredited)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Resident Evil: Degeneration
Resident Evil: Degeneration

2008

as Various (voice)

Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde

2006

as Leon

Justice League Dark
Justice League Dark

2017

as Abnegazar (voice)

Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail

2011

as Alistair Darling (uncredited)

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood
LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood

2016

as Atticus Fink / Director (voice)

The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania

2017

as Usher Robot (voice)

Black Panther
Black Panther

2010

as Batroc the Leaper

AniMen: The Galactic Battle
AniMen: The Galactic Battle

2012

as Captain Hered

Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade

2009

as Paul Holtzman

Life by Design
Life by Design

2008

as Narrator