Richard Epcar (born April 29, 1955 on Denver, Colorado) is an American actor, voice actor and director that primarily does voice work for games and animation. He is the husband of voice actress Ellyn Stern, with whom he owns and operates Epcar Entertainment, Inc., a voiceover production service company based in Los Angeles, California.
Richard Epcar also acts in movies, television, and commercials. He is also a well known game and animation voice director. He has voiced over 400 characters such as Batou in Ghost in the Shell, Ansem/Xehanort in Kingdom Hearts, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and many, many others, including Raiden in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Mortal Kombat (2011), Mortal Kombat X, and Mortal Kombat 11. He also voices The Joker in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe and Mortal Kombat 11.
Trivia[]
- Epcar is one of three Power Rangers alumni to appear in the Mortal Kombat universe, with the other two being Johnny Yong Bosch and Daniel Southworth.
- Epcar is the only voice actor to fully reprise the same role from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe up until Mortal Kombat 11.
- Additionally, he is the only voice actor to play a role in every fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios up until Mortal Kombat 11.