Erwin Grünspan

Erwin Grünspan (March 25, 1973 - December 29, 2021) was a Belgian actor and voice director.

He graduated from INSAS in 1999, he has since played in theater where he performs texts by authors such as Molière, Edward Bond, Shakespeare, and Chekhov. He has also played in several short films and TV films.

He was the French voice of Andrés de Fonollosa aka « Berlin » in La Casa de Papel, but was also very active in dubbing Japanese animation and has worked on well-known titles. He is one of the voices of Nick Fury (in Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes), but also worked on series such as Star Wars Rebels, in which he voiced the Fifth Brother.

On December 30th 2021, fellow actor Brieuc Lemaire announced the sudden death of Erwin Grünspan, at the age of 48, due to a heart attack.<ref>{{#if: C'est avec tristesse que @BrieucLemaire nous apprend le décès soudain du comédien belge Erwin Grünspan à seulement 48 ans. Une pensée à sa famille et ses proches. https://t.co/gSx46iTv3v |"C'est avec tristesse que @BrieucLemaire nous apprend le décès soudain du comédien belge Erwin Grünspan à seulement 48 ans. Une pensée à sa famille et ses proches. https://t.co/gSx46iTv3v"—|}}{{#if: https://twitter.com/Vehefisme/status/1476560121996222479 |Vehefisme|Vehefisme}}{{#if: Twitter |, Twitter|}}{{#if: |, ""|}}{{#if: 2021 |, 2021{{#if: 12 |/{{#switch:{{#len:12}}|1=012|12}}{{#if: 30|/{{#switch:{{#len:30}}|1=030|30}}|}}}}|}}{{#if: https://twitter.com/Vehefisme/status/1476560121996222479 ||}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/Vehefisme/status/1476560121996222479%7C7%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/Vehefisme/status/1476560121996222479%7C8%7C11}}%7Cweb.archive= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/Vehefisme/status/1476560121996222479%7C7%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#switch:{{#sub:https://twitter.com/Vehefisme/status/1476560121996222479%7C8%7C10}}%7Carchive.is= (archive link)|}}{{#if: | (dead link)}}</ref>

Voice roles

Beast Machines: Transformers

• Optimus Primal

The French dub for Beast Machines: Transformers was made in 2007.

Transformers: Prime

• Optimus Prime
• Nemesis Prime

Transformers: Rescue Bots

• Optimus Prime

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)

• Optimus Prime
• Scorponok

Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy

• Optimus Prime

Transformers: Cyberverse

• Optimus Prime (season 1)
• Megatron (season 1)

Notes

• Erwin Grünspan has dubbed Optimus Prime/Primal in more episodes than any other French-speaking actor.
• Following his departure from the French dub of Transformers: Cyberverse after season 1, the role of Optimus Prime was taken over by Benoît Grimmiaux for subsequent seasons, breaking a 13-year streak of Optimus Prime/Primal being voiced by Grünspan in every animated series.
• The role of Megatron is reprised by Robert Dubois, who dubbed the character in Transformers: Prime.

References

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External links

• Wiki Doublage page (French)
• Allociné page (French)