{{Short description|Filipino voice actor (1979–2025)}} {{Philippine name|Seril|Utanes}} {{Use Philippine English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox person | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = Jefferson Seril Utanes | birth_date = {{Birth date|1979|6|9}} | birth_place = Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|12|16|1979|6|9}} | death_place = Metro Manila, Philippines | resting_place = Providence Memorial Park, Antipolo, Rizal | alma_mater = {{ubl|Victorino Mapa High School|Polytechnic University of the Philippines}} | occupation = {{hlist|Voice actor|ADR director}} | employer = {{ubl|ABS-CBN Corporation|GMA Network|TV5}} | years_active = 1997–2025 | spouse = Catherine Feliciano | children = 2 }} '''Jefferson Seril "Jeff" Utanes''' (June 9, 1979 – December 16, 2025) was a Filipino voice actor. He had provided voices for Filipino-language versions of Japanese anime series, cartoons, films and live-action programs from overseas. He was widely recognised as the second voice of Goku in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise, replacing Nesty Ramirez, and he was nicknamed "Goku ng Pinas" (Goku of the Philippines).
Utanes had also voiced the titular character of ''Doraemon'', Kogoro Mouri and Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya in ''Detective Conan'', Professor Oak and James in ''Pokémon'', Syaoran Li in ''Cardcaptor Sakura'', Kouya Marino in ''Crush Gear Turbo'', Yami Yugi in ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'', Kyon in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Kei Takishima in ''Special A'', Germany and America in ''Hetalia: Axis Powers'', Ryōta Kise in ''Kuroko's Basketball'', Ben Tennyson, Kevin Levin, and Vilgax in ''Ben 10'', Mr. Krabs in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Hisoka in ''Hunter × Hunter'', Ryomen Sukuna in ''Jujutsu Kaisen'', Tenya Ida in My Hero Academia, and Ken "Okarun" Takakura in ''Dandadan''.
==Career== In February 2024, Utanes expressed criticism on the House bill filed by then-Negros Occidental's 3rd congressional district representative Jose Francisco Benitez that bans Filipino dubbing on foreign shows and films. He asserted that the Philippine voice acting industry is responsible for translating and dubbing foreign programs and films for the mass audience so they can understand the original context.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://balita.mb.com.ph/2024/02/27/voice-actor-pumalag-sa-pagbabawal-ng-filipino-dubbing/ |date=27 February 2024 |access-date=18 December 2025 |work=Balita |publisher=Manila Bulletin |first=Ralph |last=Mendoza |title=Voice actor, pumalag sa pagbabawal ng Filipino dubbing |trans-title=Voice actor challenges ban on Filipino dubbing}}</ref>
==Personal life== Utanes was married to Catherine Feliciano, and they had two sons.<ref name="Kousei">{{cite news |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/12/16/jefferson-utanes-the-voice-behind-filipino-dubbed-son-goku-passes-away-2108 |first=Toff |last=C. |work=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs |date=16 December 2025 |access-date=18 December 2025 |title=Jefferson Utanes, the voice behind Filipino-dubbed Son Goku, passes away}}</ref>
==Illness and death== Utanes died on December 16, 2025. He was diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.<ref name="ANN1217"/>
==Filmography== ===Voice acting=== ====Animation==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Original year{{efn|name=original year|Original airing date of media; not the dubbed version.}} !Title !Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |Source |- | 1979–2024 | ''Doraemon'' | Doraemon | Also include the ''Stand by Me Doraemon'' films | |- | 1996–2025 | ''Detective Conan'' | Kogoro Mouri, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, Ninzaburo Shiratori | | |- | 1998–2000 | ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' | Syaoran Li | ABS-CBN dub version | |- | 1999–2025 | ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' | Mr. Krabs, French Narrator, Realistic Fish Head, Kevin C. Cucumber, Flying Dutchman, Man Ray, Perch Perkins, Bubble Bass, Flats Flounder, Patchy the Pirate | Western animation | |- | 2000–04 | ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters'' | Yami Yugi, Noah | | |- | 2001–03 | ''Crush Gear Turbo'' | Kouya Marino | | <ref name="PEP">{{cite news |title=Jeff Utanes, PH voice actor of Son Goku, passes away at 46 |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/190134/jeff-utanes-voice-actor-son-goku-passes-away-a5132-20251217 |first=Khryzztine Joy |last=Baylon |website=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=17 December 2025 |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref> |- | 2004–06 | ''Yakitate!! Japan'' | Narrator, Shigeru Kanmuri, Ken Matsushiro | | |- | 2004–08 | ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' | Sean Banzaime (Jun Manjoume) | | |- | 2006 | ''We Were There'' | Motoharu "Moto" Yano | | |- | 2006–08 | ''D.Gray-man'' | Allen Walker | | |- | 2006; 2009 | ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'' | Kyon, Arakawa | | <ref name="ANN1217">{{cite news|first=Rafael Antonio |last=Pineda |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-17/philippine-dub-veteran-jefferson-utanes-dies/.232149 |work=Anime News Network |date=17 December 2025 |access-date=18 December 2025 |title=Philippine Dub Veteran Jefferson Utanes Dies}}</ref> |- | 2008 | ''Special A'' | Kei Takishima | | |- | 2009–10 | ''Metal Fight Beyblade'' | Ginga Hagane | | |- | 2011–17 | ''Mickey Mouse Clubhouse'' | Mickey Mouse, Goofy | TV5 dub | |- | 2012–15 | ''Kuroko's Basketball'' | Narrator, Ryōta Kise, Ryō Sakurai | Also served as ADR director | |- | 2013–14 | ''Free!'' | Seijūrō Mikoshiba, Momotarou Mikoshiba, Sōsuke Yamazaki | Seasons 1–2; also served as ADR director | <ref name="PEP"/> |- | 2014–15 | ''Your Lie in April'' | Kousei Arima | | <ref name="Kousei"/> |- | 2016–25 | ''My Hero Academia'' | Tenya Ida | Season 2 | <ref name="Kousei"/> |- | 2020–21 | ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' | Ryomen Sukuna | Season 1 | |- | 2024–25 | ''Dandadan'' | Ken "Okarun" Takakura | Seasons 1–2; final role | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/969913/jefferson-utanes-tagalog-voice-actor-death/story/ |work=GMA Integrated News |title=Jefferson Utanes, the Tagalog voice actor of Doraemon and Son Goku, dies at 46 |date=17 December 2025 |access-date=18 December 2025 |first=Carby Rose |last=Basina}}</ref> |}
===Announcer=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !Year !Title ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |Source |- | 2001–02 | ''Family Feud'' | ABC-5 era only. | rowspan="2"|<ref name="PEP"/> |- | 2009–23 | ''It's Showtime'' | Announcer for sponsors and some promotional segments. |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm4536544}} * {{Anime News Network|people|38936}}
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