Brock Baker

Brock Baker (born February 21, 1966) is an El Kadsreian voice actor, actor, singer, ADR and script writer, film projectionist, and artist known for Nathan Lorraine/Evo in the Hero Factory movies, USAball in Countryballs: The Animated Series, Tanma in the Bionicle movies, Richard Neilman in The Traveller film trilogy and Principal Tobi Hisakawa in the English dub of Transformation Academy.

He is also the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the El Kadsreian alternative rock band Gently Shake, and portrays Chief Thomas Broadway on the El Kadsreian-American police procedural series Sankuro Police.

Personal life
He was born to a American father and Australian mother. His father was born in Allen, and his mother in. He is fluent in some Australian Aboriginal languages, Spanish, Japanese, and Vicnoran. His sister is professional clown Maggie Baker. His cousin Duncan began voice acting in El Kadsre in 1992.

He has been married to Liza Crespo since 1989. The two met during the first season of the English dubbing of Calimero. Their son, Benjamin C. Baker, is also a voice actor. They also have an adopted daughter, Jane C. Baker, who is also working in voice acting. A second daughter, Destiney Crespo-Baker, is an artist and voice actress.

Brock has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Career
He began his career as an actor when he landed the role of James Mormack on the El Kadsreian comedy series, My Dad Just Won't Grow Up!, which, due to its popularity, landed him his first major film role as Richard Neilman in 1983's The Traveller, and its two sequels. He later starred in the Bionicle film series, initially playing uncredited parts im small scenes before going on to play Tanma in Bionicle VIII: The Final Battle, where he was nominated for the best supporting actor at the 1988 VAC Awards.

During his early days, Brock also worked as a DJ for Music FM under the pseudonym "Brockstar". In addition to programming some synthesizer sequences on Rinava's 1986 album The Vlok Invasion and selling Jaylin Rounds a and  in 1988, he has sung some opening theme songs. He plays guitar, his guitar of choice is a Harmony F-70 Buck Owens "American" acoustic guitar, which originally belonged to his father. He also owns two other F-70 "American" guitars and a red La Baye 2x4 electric guitar. Brock owns seven cars, including a 1995 VCMC Bulletant nicknamed "Brockstar" after his DJ pseudonym, which he occasionally drives. The other cars he owns include a 1985 Chevorlet Corvette, a 1989 Eagle Bluejay, a 2012 Arata Odin, a 2000 Kads MBR5, a 2013 Lamborghini Aventador, and a 2014 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse.

He is also a longtime film projectionist, having started out as a film chain operator in 1976 for Vlokozu Television and then moving up to El TV Kadsre Cinemas locations in El Kadsre City and Glonisla and a 10-screen cinema in El Kadsre City. He currently works as a part-time projectionist for the El TV Kadsre Cinemas at the El Kadsre Entertainment Center.

He also has worked as a EKBA colour commentator.

Brock has also appeared in several of Thambiah Nedungadi's later exploitation films in bit roles, with his characters staying clothed and/or alive throughout.

Filmography

 * Calimero (1963-1975, 1992-1993; Calimero) (English dub)
 * Kiteretsu (1988-1996; Eiichi "Kiteretsu" Kite) (El Kadsreian English dub)
 * Bionicle VIII: The Final Battle (1988; Tanma)
 * Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present; 1998-present; Hiroshi Nohara) (El Kadsreian English dub)
 * Stressed Eric (1998; Eric Febble) (El Kadsreian version)
 * The Magic Roundabout (2005; Dylan) (El Kadsreian English dub)
 * Wild Animals (2012; Titus)
 * Transformation Academy (2014-2020; Principal Tobi Hisakawa) (English dub)
 * Our Neighbours the Marsupilamis (2012; Bernard Vanderstadt) (El Kadsreian English dub)
 * Countryballs: The Animated Series (2016-present; USAball, Reichtangle)
 * The Princess and The Cobbler (2018; Brigands) (El Kadsreian English re-dub)
 * Acquitted (2018-present; Aksel Borgen) (English dub)