Greg Ayres

has spent the last year rockin' his way through two new anime series. As the loud-mouthed Hideki in NERIMA DAIKON BROTHERS, and Koyuki, singing with the the band in BECK: MONGOLIAN CHOP SQUAD. He is also thrilled to be able to add the role of Kaoru Hitachiin in OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB, and Abe In FUNimation's upcoming release of BIG WINDUP to his list of new favorites. Other recent works include JR. in XENOSAGA, Roan in RAGNOROK: THE ANIMATION, Yamazaki in WELCOME TO THE NHK, Nowy in GLASS FLEET, and Yuki in THE WALLFLOWER.

The once "Fanboy" turned VA started working in anime seven years ago with ADV Films, and within the first two years managed to snag two of his favorite roles in anime. He was thrilled to voice the role of his favorite character Son Goku in SAIYUKI. Just one year later voiced Kaworu Nagisa in the Director's Cut of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. Other roles include Chrono in CHRONO CRUSADE, Negi Springfield in NEGIMA, Heihachi in SAMURAI 7, Satoshi Hiwatari in DNANGEL, Pope Alessandro XVIII in TRINITY BLOOD, Tsuyoshi in KODOCHA, Leo in GHOST STORIES, Tsujido in SPEED GRAPHER and Gau Ban in SHADOW SKILL.He can also be heard in other anime titles such as SUPER GALS, SPIRAL, MACROSS, MYTHICAL DETECTIVE LOKI, BURST ANGEL , GRAVION, GODANNER, PRETEAR, FULL METAL PANIC, E'S OTHERWISE and a whole lot more.

When he's not in a booth with headphones on, you can usually find him sporting headphones of another variety behind "the decks". A veteran nightclub DJ of many years, Greg has really enjoyed the opportunity of doing something else that he truly loves. From packed rooms at anime conventions, to the legendary stage of *The Knitting Factory (NYC)*, Greg never misses an opportunity to share his love of music with anyone who will listen.

You can learn more about Greg by visiting his website http://www.gregayres.com/.