
ACTING
JB Blanc
- Born
- Feb 13, 1969 in Paris, France
Biography
Jean-Benoît "JB" Blanc was born in Paris, France to an English mother and a French father. He moved with his mother to Yorkshire, England at the age of four, where he was raised and attended school, eventually graduating from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990.
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He worked extensively in theater in Britain for over 15 years, including a three-year stint at London's Royal National Theater. His theater work encompassed everything from avant-garde physical theater companies to world tours of Shakespeare plays and classical Greek theater.
His film career was essentially launched by his highly acclaimed role as Luigi Vampa in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo, and following that success, he moved to Los Angeles where he now lives. Film and TV roles soon followed and he has worked on well over 30 TV shows in the US, including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Barry, Shameless, NCIS: LA, Burn Notice, The Unit, Prison Break, CSI: NY, Nikita, NYPD Blue and others, and many films, including his recent role as Bashkim in 2017's War Dogs.
JB is also a highly accomplished voice actor and director with projects in film, animation, video games, anime, and commercials. His animation work includes All Hail King Julien, Dragons: Race To The Edge, Scooby Doo, Trip Tank, Turbo Fast, Pickle and Peanut, Regular Show, Penn Zero, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers Assemble. He has over 170 video game credits, totaling over 400 characters, including Rost in Horizon Zero Dawn, The Admin in Minecraft Story Mode, Bane in Telltale Batman, Arkham Origins and others, many projects for Blizzard Entertainment and the Uncharted franchise. He has been the voice director on various video games: Fortnite, Middle earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, Lego Batman 3, Lego Dimensions, XCOM 2, Mafia III, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Legion, Hearthstone, Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Breaking Bad
TV · 2008
Barry Goodman

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Movie · 2007
Clerk

The Incredible Hulk
Movie · 2008
The Hulk/Abomination (voice) (uncredited)

Better Call Saul
TV · 2015
Dr. Barry Goodman

Arcane
TV · 2021
Vander (voice) · Bolbok / Vander (voice) · Bolbok (voice) · Vander / Warwick (voice) · Warwick (voice)

Prison Break
TV · 2005
Jerry Curtin

War Dogs
Movie · 2016
Bashkim

Love, Death & Robots
TV · 2019
Supervisor / British Man (voice) · Jeoffry (voice)

Spies in Disguise
Movie · 2019
Agency Employee #2 / Marcy's Agent #3 (voice)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Movie · 2006
Hotel Porter

The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · 2002
Luigi Vampa

The Owl House
TV · 2020
Additional Voices (voice) · Abomination Teacher (voice)
FILMOGRAPHY
67 movie & TV credits
- 2025The Mighty NeinTV · Ruzimir (voice), Gate Guard / Sailor (voice)
- 2025The Sisters GrimmTV · Canis / Seven / Giant (voice)
- 2025The Comic ShopTV
- 2024Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara CroftTV · Kane (voice)
- 2024Dead Boy DetectivesTV · Sa'al the Demon (voice)
- 2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightTV · Nigel (voice)
- 2021The JoesMovie · Joe
- 2021ArcaneTV · Vander (voice), Bolbok / Vander (voice), Bolbok (voice), Vander / Warwick (voice), Warwick (voice)
- 2021Apex Legends Stories from the Outlands "Ashes to Ash"Movie · Kuben Blisk (voice)
- 2021NorthstarMovie · Kuben Blisk
- 2021Apex Legends Stories from the Outlands "Northstar"Movie · Kuben Blisk (voice)
- 2021DOTA: Dragon's BloodTV · Terrorblade (voice), Terrorblade / Pit Boss (voice), Terrorblade / Urlo (voice), Jarl (voice), Terrorblade / Jarl (voice), Urlo / Flugg (voice), Terrorblade / Flugg / Driver / Priest (voice), Terrorblade / D.M.O. Soldier (voice)
- 2020Apex Legends Stories from the Outlands "The Endorsement"Movie · Kuben Blisk (voice)
- 2020The Owl HouseTV · Additional Voices (voice), Abomination Teacher (voice)
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