Emmanuel Bourdeaux (23 March 1963 – 11 September 2025) was a French actor. He was best known for providing the dubbed voice of Ryuk in the French version of the Japanese anime television series Death Note.[3]
Emmanuel Karsen | |
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 Karsen in 2012 | |
| Born | Emmanuel Bourdeaux[1] 23 March 1963 France |
| Died | 11 September 2025 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Relatives | Patrick Dewaere (half-brother)[2] Dominique Collignon-Maurin (uncle)[2] Mado Maurin (grandmother) Lola Dewaere (cousin) |
In addition to his well-received work in Death Note, he provided the dubbed French voices for Sean Penn in Milk, John Leguizamo in Kick-Ass 2, Louis Mandylor in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Norman Reedus in Air, Christian Bale in Newsies, Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys, Lew Temple in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Willem Dafoe in Death Note's film version, Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Jack Black in Bob Roberts, Jeremy Davies in The Million Dollar Hotel and Ed Skrein in Deadpool,[4] and was a member of the band Les Heroics.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Disparition de Emmanuel Karsen, la voix française de Sean Penn ou Norman Reedus". VL (in French). 11 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Mort d'Emmanuel Karsen : il était la voix française de Brad Pitt et Sean Penn, le comédien est décédé à l'âge de 62 ans". Midi Libre (in French). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Emmanuel Karsen". JesuisMort (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Emmanuel Karsen". RS-Doublage (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Il était la voix française de Sean Penn et Brad Pitt, le comédien Emmanuel Karsen est mort". Sud Ouest (in French). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Emmanuel Karsen, voix française de Sean Penn et Brad Pitt, est mort à 62 ans". Le Monde (in French). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Emmanuel Karsen, doubleur français de Sean Penn et Brad Pitt, est décédé à 62 ans". L'Union (in French). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
External links
edit- Emmanuel Karsen at IMDb
- Emmanuel Karsen discography at Discogs
