Anthony Bowling
Voice ActorAnthony Bowling is an American voice actor and anime dub director active since 1997 who voices Franky Franklin, Loid Forger's informant contact, in the Spy x Family English dub.
Spy x Family Role
Bowling voices Franky Franklin in the English dub, the seemingly ordinary tobacco shop clerk who moonlights as an information broker for Twilight. Franky supplies Loid with intel throughout the series, including details on the Eden Academy entrance exam and Anya's falsified background records, making him a recurring behind-the-scenes ally to the Forger family's cover mission.
Career and Notable Roles
Bowling has worked in English-language anime dubbing since 1997 and has also directed dub productions. He is best recognized as Han Juno, a hacker friend of Gazelle in Eureka Seven: AO, and he headlines Ultimate Otaku Teacher as Junichiro Kagami. Other credits find him playing the demon Alciel opposite Shiro Ashiya's human form in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, plus smaller parts scattered across Samurai 7, Baka and Test, Is This a Zombie?, and Absolute Duo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Anthony Bowling voice?
In the Spy x Family English dub, Anthony Bowling voices Franky Franklin, the tobacco shop clerk who moonlights as an information broker for Twilight, supplying intel such as the Eden Academy entrance exam details and Anya's falsified background records. Franky is a recurring behind-the-scenes ally to the Forger family's cover mission throughout the series.
What other anime characters has Anthony Bowling voiced?
Bowling plays Han Juno, a hacker friend of Gazelle, in Eureka Seven: AO, and he headlines Ultimate Otaku Teacher as Junichiro Kagami. He also voices the demon Alciel in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, opposite Shiro Ashiya's human form.
What other anime has Anthony Bowling appeared in?
Bowling has taken on smaller parts scattered across Samurai 7, Baka and Test, Is This a Zombie?, and Absolute Duo. These roles are part of a dubbing career he began in 1997.
When did Anthony Bowling start voice acting?
Bowling has worked in English-language anime dubbing since 1997. He was born in 1982.
What other work does Anthony Bowling do in anime besides voice acting?
Bowling has also directed dub productions alongside his performing career. That directing work runs in parallel with the roles he has voiced since 1997.
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