{{Short description|American stuntman & voice actor (born 1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Reuben Langdon | image = | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = Reuben Christopher Langdon | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|19}} | birth_place = [[Anchorage, Alaska]], U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| *Stuntman *voice actor }} | years_active = 1996–2021 }}
'''Reuben Christopher Langdon''' (born July 19, 1975) is an American former stuntman and voice actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://grantland.com/features/stuntman-hollywood-motion-capture-reuben-langdon/ |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20150108170712/http://grantland.com/features/stuntman-hollywood-motion-capture-reuben-langdon/ |archivedate=January 8, 2015 |title=Action Figure |last=Powell |first=Mike |date=January 8, 2015 |work=[[Grandstand]] |access-date=February 27, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He has provided the voice and [[motion-capture acting|motion capture]] for video game characters including [[Dante (Devil May Cry)|Dante]] in the ''[[Devil May Cry]]'' series (starting from ''[[Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening]]'') and [[Ken Masters]] in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series (from ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'' up to ''[[Street Fighter V]]'') and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
==Early life== Reuben Christopher Langdon was born in [[Anchorage, Alaska]] on July 19, 1975, and grew up in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuben |first=Langdon |date=21 July 2022 |title=Reuben Stars in B Fighter Kabuto |url=https://reubenlangdon.com/reuben-stars-in-b-fighter-kabuto/ |access-date=21 July 2022 |website=Reuben Langdon |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122657/https://reubenlangdon.com/reuben-stars-in-b-fighter-kabuto/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== Langdon began acting in Japan in ''[[B-Fighter Kabuto]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8488268 |title=Interviews with MvC3 Voice Actors |work=[[Capcom]] |access-date=February 27, 2017 |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016100526/http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8488268 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some action scenes from the show were reused in the US show ''[[Beetleborgs Metallix]]''. Langdon moved to Hong Kong, where he continued to work on films.
He had a cameo role in ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]'' in 2001 and performed a number of stunts in ''[[Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue]]''. Langdon has done stunts for television including ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' and ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]''. Besides these, he has done stunts in movies such as ''[[The Medallion]]'', ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'', ''[[Night at the Museum 2]]'', ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'', ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'' and ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]''.
Langdon's sound performances are done mainly in [[Capcom]] video games. He first voiced Dante in ''Devil May Cry 3'' and reprised the role in ''Devil May Cry 4'', ''Devil May Cry 5'' and ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series (since ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''). Langdon dubbed characters in the English ''Devil May Cry'' anime series. In addition, he voiced Ken Masters, the narrator of ''Street Fighter IV'' and ''[[Street Fighter IV|Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind]]''.
For ''Devil May Cry 3'', ''Devil May Cry 4'' and ''Devil May Cry 5'', Langdon also did the motion capture for certain scenes.<ref name="langdon">{{cite web |author=Wesley Yin-Poole |url=http://ugrgaming.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-14T20_47_59-08_00 |title=Gamer Chat Weekly Episode 27 |publisher=URGaming |date=January 14, 2013 |accessdate=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119074135/http://ugrgaming.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-14T20_47_59-08_00 |archivedate=January 19, 2013 |df=dmy}}</ref> During the development of ''Devil May Cry 3'', Langdon found that doing the motion capture of Dante was difficult to the multiple moves the character makes. Langdon often discussed with the staff about Dante's characterization that was different from the original one as they wanted "a different spin." Eventually, Langdon decided to do his own rendition of Dante as he was confused with the staff's suggestions. In retrospective, Langdon finds Dante "the most difficult, frustrating and yet rewarding character" he has ever played and stated he grew attached with him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2011/08/dante-speaks-an-interview-with-reuben-langdon/ |title=Dante Speaks! An Interview With Reuben Langdon |publisher=The Gaming Liberty |date=August 27, 2011 |author=Willoughby, Shane |accessdate=May 20, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118054156/http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2011/08/dante-speaks-an-interview-with-reuben-langdon/ |archivedate=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Langdon was told to make ''Devil May Cry 4''<nowiki/>'s Dante similar to his ''Devil May Cry 3'' persona albeit more mature. Despite the staff's concerns for the difficulties of such portrayal, Langdon had no issues after choosing [[List of Macross characters#Roy Focker|Roy Focker]] from the anime series ''[[The Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' as his character model and noting he had almost the same age as Dante during production of the game.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web |author=Langdon, Reuben |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ySzx_fmjk |title=DMC4 Nero |publisher=Youtube |date=January 14, 2013 |accessdate=May 30, 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625221956/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8ySzx_fmjk |archivedate=June 25, 2014}}</ref> Langdon's performance as Dante in ''Devil May Cry 3'' and ''Devil May Cry 4'' received praise by GamesRadar for being the character's best voice actor noting that the two previous actors did not fit the character well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/losing-your-voice-x-characters-changed-actors/ |title=Losing your voice - 10 characters that changed actors |publisher=GamesRadar |author=Fanelli, Jason |date=April 4, 2013 |accessdate=June 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004223346/http://www.gamesradar.com/losing-your-voice-x-characters-changed-actors/ |archivedate=October 4, 2014}}</ref>
Langdon has also done stunt work for the ''[[Uncharted]]'' series and ''[[The Last of Us (video game)|The Last of Us]]'' (including stunt-work for its companion game ''[[The Last of Us: Left Behind|Left Behind]]'') where he played the character James, both games working opposite [[Nolan North]]. Through his work with the motion capture studio Just Cause Productions, he has been a part of the motion-capture process for many games developed around the world, such as the remakes of ''[[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|Resident Evil 2]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)|Resident Evil 3]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gude |first=Roger |url=http://blastmagazine.com/2009/05/31/a-qa-with-reuben-langdon/ |title=A Q&A with Reuben Langdon |work=[[Blast (entertainment magazine)|Blast Magazine]] |date=May 31, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221183806/http://blastmagazine.com/2009/05/31/a-qa-with-reuben-langdon/ |archivedate=February 21, 2017 |accessdate=February 21, 2017}}</ref>
Langdon also stars in the music video for "Over 'Quartzer,'" the theme song for ''[[Kamen Rider Zi-O]]''.
Langdon did not reprise his role as Ken in ''[[Street Fighter 6]]'', claiming this was due to a ''[[Newsweek]]'' interview that painted him in a bad light.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nmiagaming.com/reuben-langdon-says-capcoms-yoshinori-ono-had-him-removed-from-street-fighter-6-because-of-a-disastrous-interview/ |title=Reuben Langdon Says Capcom's Yoshinori Ono Had Him Removed From Street Fighter 6 Because Of A Disastrous Interview |publisher=NMIA Gaming |author=W. Amirul Adlan |date=Feb 20, 2024 |accessdate=Feb 21, 2024}}</ref>
During the announcement of the [[Devil May Cry (TV series)|''Devil May Cry Netflix series'']], it was revealed that fellow ''Devil May Cry'' actor [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] would be replacing Langdon as Dante. When asked why Langdon was not voicing the character, Bosch responded that in an Instagram reply that Langdon had quit acting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDAMvYrHu51U%2Fc%2F18152530015325465%2Fr%2F18040348196108136%2F%3Fhl%3Den%26__coig_login%3D1 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
==Personal life== While filming a documentary in [[Guatemala]] in February 2019, the car Langdon and Steve Copeland were in was shot at.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Log in or sign up to view |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156999033114493&id=710679492 |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/feb/17/voice-actor-ken-masters-and-devil-may-crys-dante-uninjured-nearly-killed-car-robbery-attempt/ |title=Voice actor for Ken Masters and Devil May Cry's Dante uninjured but nearly killed in car robbery attempt |date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> The gunman then tried to break into the vehicle and opened fire again as the pair sped away.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here is a little more detail on what happened in regard to the shooting. #shiftoftheages #VOTA #visionoftheagespic.twitter.com/GkJ2Pjwxy6 |url=https://twitter.com/ReubenLangdon/status/1097881879481585665 |website=@ReubenLangdon |accessdate=February 25, 2019 |language=en |date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> Reuben Langdon has been critical of the [[Black Lives Matter]] and the [[MeToo movement]]s, saying that "it just creates more conflict and will never end because they will always be throwing people under the bus."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/devil-may-cry-5-voice-actor-pulls-racist-and-transphobic-videos-from-his-own-youtube-channel | title=Devil May Cry 5 voice actor pulls racist and transphobic videos from his own YouTube channel | newspaper=Eurogamer.net | date=March 19, 2019 }}</ref> Reuben Langdon has also used his social media account to express interest in [[COVID-19 misinformation|COVID-19]] and [[anti-vaccination]] conspiracy theories.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/657932-devil-may-cry-voice-actor-reuben-langdon-covid-19-conspiracy | title=Devil May Cry voice actor Reuben Langdon peddles COVID-19 conspiracy theory | date=September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Imgur: The magic of the Internet | url=https://imgur.com/Jl3W8f6 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519183736/https://imgur.com/Jl3W8f6 | access-date=2025-09-01 | archive-date=2024-05-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Imgur: The magic of the Internet | url=https://imgur.com/6M6fdrf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519183736/https://imgur.com/6M6fdrf | access-date=2025-09-01 | archive-date=2024-05-19}}</ref>
==Belief in Extraterrestrial Life== Langdon claims to have had his first [[UFO sighting]] in the late 2000s, which sparked his interest in [[ufology]] and the paranormal.<ref name="IMDb">{{Cite web |title=Reuben Langdon |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486047/bio |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=IMDb}}</ref> He has since spent time researching [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrials]], and is the creator and host of the web show ''Interview With E.D. (Extra-Dimensionals)''.<ref name="IMDb" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with E.D. [Extra-Dimensionals] - ET Disclosure |url=https://www.interviewwithed.org/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.interviewwithed.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2013, he co-produced a five-day event called the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure at the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] The event brought together over 40 people, mostly ex-government and military, to testify in front of six former [[U.S. Congress]] members in a [[Mock trial|mock congressional hearing]] about the possibility of aliens interacting with humans.<ref name="IMDb" /> He has claimed that this event is the most comprehensive body of evidence and testimony delivered to the public on the subject of aliens.<ref name="IMDb" />
==Filmography== ===Stunts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Stunts in film and television |- ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Series ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |- |2006||''[[Kamen Rider Dragon Knight]]''||Pilot episode || |- | rowspan="2" |2007||''[[Drive-Thru (film)|Drive-Thru]]''|| || |- |''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]''||Stunt double for [[Michael C. Hall]]<br />10 Episodes<br />Uncredited|| |- |2009||''[[The Butcher (2009 film)|The Butcher]]''||Stunt double for [[Eric Roberts]]|| |- |}
===Acting=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ Acting performances in film and television |- ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |- |1996-1997||''[[B-Fighter Kabuto]]''||Mack Windy||Dubbed over by Koichi Tochika for the voice |- |2003||''[[The Medallion]]''||Henchman||Credited as '''Reuben Christopher Langdon'''|| |- |2008||''[[Ninja Cheerleaders]]''||Sailor||Uncredited|| |- |2011||''[[The Green Hornet (2011 film)|The Green Hornet]]''||Crackhead|| || |- |2012||''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''||[[Ken Masters]] (voice)||Cameo||<ref name="btva"/> |- |2012–13||''[[Kickin' It]]''||Zeke's Man, Mailman|| || |- |2015||''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]''||Lab Guard|| || |- |2017||''[[Sleepless (2017 film)|Sleepless]]''||Passenger|| || |- |}
===Animation=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ English dubbing performances in animated series |- ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Anime ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |- |2008||''[[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series]]''||[[Dante (Devil May Cry)|Dante]]||Credited as Justin Cause|| |- |2009||''[[Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind]]''||[[Ken Masters]]|| || |- |2010||''[[Monster (manga)#Anime|Monster]]''||Detective Zanda||Ep. "The Monster's Afterimage"|| |- |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Year ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Videogame ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Source |- |1997||''[[Gamera 2000]]''||Soldier|||| |- |2003||''[[Grand Chase]]''||Azin|||| |- |2005||''[[Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening]]''||rowspan=2|[[Dante (Devil May Cry)|Dante]]|| rowspan="2" |Also motion capture ||<ref name="btva">{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Reuben-Langdon/ |title=Reuben Langdon (visual voices guide) |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2008||''[[Devil May Cry 4]]''||<ref name="btva"/> |- |''[[Street Fighter IV]]''||[[Ken Masters]]||English dub||<ref name="btva"/> |- |''[[Disaster: Day of Crisis]]''||Steve Hewitt, Major Evans|| ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Disaster: Day of Crisis (2008 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Disaster-Day-of-Crisis/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> |- |''[[Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy]]''|| ||Motion capture for [[Jason Bourne]]|| |- |2009||''[[Resident Evil 5]]''||Dave Johnson||Motion capture for [[Chris Redfield]]||<ref name="btva"/> |- | rowspan="2" |2010||''[[Super Street Fighter IV]]''||Ken Masters|| rowspan="5" |English dub||<ref name="btva"/> |- |''[[Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes]]''||[[Date Masamune (Sengoku Basara)|Date Masamune]]||<ref name="SBSH">{{cite video game |developer=[[Capcom]] |title=Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes |publisher=Capcom |scene=Ending credits, 0:21 in, CAST |year=2010}}</ref><!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyQndFlk7xk --> |- | rowspan="2" |2011||''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]''|| rowspan="2" |Dante|| |- |''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]''|| |- |2012||''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]''||Ken Masters||<ref name="btva"/> |- | rowspan="2" |2013||''[[The Last of Us (video game)|The Last of Us]]''||Unnamed soldier, James, clicker|| ||<ref name="btva"/> |- |''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''||The Local Population|| || |- |2016||''[[Street Fighter V]]''||Ken Masters||English dub||<ref name="btva"/> |- |2017||''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite]]''||Dante|| ||<ref name="btva"/> |- |2018||''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''||Ken Masters|| rowspan="2" |English dub ||<ref name="btva"/> |- | rowspan="3" |2019||''[[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|Resident Evil 2]]''||Additional voices||<ref name="btva"/> |- |''[[Devil May Cry 5]]''|| rowspan="2" |Dante||English dub<br />Also motion capture||<ref name="btva"/> |- |''[[Teppen]]''||English dub||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teppenthegame.com/credit.html |title=CREDIT <nowiki>|</nowiki> TEPPEN -Official Site- |website=teppenthegame.com |accessdate=July 5, 2019}}</ref> |- |2020||''[[The Last of Us Part II]]''||Mike|||| |- |2021 |''[[Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster]]'' |Dante |English dub |<ref name="btva"/> |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0486047}}
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