Steve Blum is arguably one of the most well-known voice actors when it comes to video games, animated shows, and anime dubs. His IMDb page states that he has over 700 screen credits! He has lent his voice to several iconic American animated series, ranging from Regular Show, along with notable franchises like Star Wars Rebels and Young Justice.
Since the 90s, he has also been actively involved in dubbing for anime films and series, including the likes of cult favorites like Naruto and Cowboy Bepop. Naturally, with such heavily acclaimed projects, it's a Herculean task arriving at his highest-rated roles for most of his shows and films have garnered universal acclaim.
Zeb Orrelios In Star Wars Rebels (2014-18)- 8.0
Before the A New Hope.
Blum mainly lends his voice to Garazeb 'Zeb' Orrelios, a Lasat rebel who once used to serve as an Honor guard. However, he ed the Rebels and turned against the Empire to seek revenge for enslaving his kind. Blum also voiced the character of Alton Kastle in Rebels, a journalist for Holonet News.
Wolverine In Wolverine And The X-Men (2008-09)- 8.0
Apart from voicing Wolverine for several games and the anime miniseries on the Marvel character, Blum voiced the adamantium-clawed mutant in Wolverine and the X-Men. The show lasted only for 26 episodes but was praised for humanizing its lead character while balancing his relations with other fan-favorite characters.
Apart from providing the visceral rage in his voice as Wolverine, Blum also adds a somber introspective touch to his almost-human self Logan aka James Howlett.
Green Goblin In The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008-09)- 8.2
The Spectacular Spider-Man is another ill-fated Marvel show that garnered a good-enough fanbase but was canceled mid-way. Satisfying both comic-book and film fans, the show drew from several past interpretations of the web-crawler to blend humor with a certain maturity.
Blum voices the villains Chameleon and more prominently Green Goblin. The former is a master of disguises while the latter is the crazed scientist/tech-millionaire Norman Osborn who turns into Spider-Man's arch-nemesis. His character's design (that mimics a literal goblin) is inspired more from the 90s series and comics rather than Sam Raimi's film or the Ultimate Spiderman comics.
Orochimaru In Naruto (2006-16)- 8.3
Orochimaru, the former ninja who wishes to cheat death and engages in inhuman experiments.
Bearing a snake-like appearance, he also serves as the primary antagonist of Part 1 of Naruto. Apart from Orochimaru, Blum has voiced other Naruto characters like Zabuzza Momochi and Sazanama.
Amon In Legend Of Korra (2012-14)- 8.4
The follow-up to the Nickelodeon classic Avatar: The Last Airbender lived up to its predecessor's legacy, presenting a new story that focuses on the so-called 'Avatar' Korra who has the ability to control Water, Earth, and Fire.
In Book One: Air, Blum has a recurring role as Amon, the masked leader of the Equalists who possesses the power to remove any element bender's bending abilities. Later, it's revealed that Amon is the son of mob boss Yakone.
Yumyan Hammerpaw In Kipo And The Age Of Wonderbeasts (2020-)- 8.4
Netflix's Kipo Oaks is a survivor in a dystopian surface world that is inhabited by mutated animals. She then embarks on an adventure to find her missing father, finding allies on the way including Steve Blum's Yumyan Hammerpaw (a parodied version of the lumberjack Paul Bunyan).
He's a mutated cat who becomes an ax-wielding leader of the so-called 'Timbercats'. However, after Emilia uses the Mute cure on him, he turns into a regular cat.
Mugen In Samurai Champloo (2005-06)- 8.5
Samurai Champloo is a classic anime that aired for just 26 episodes but it continues to be praised for its iconic characters and hip-hop heavy soundtrack. Blending Japanese history with contemporary settings, the show was stylistically compared to another classic Cowboy Bebop, both of which share Shinichirō Watanabe as director.
Blum's character Mugen is a young, short-tempered antihero who specializes in the Champloo Kendo, his own unconventional style of fighting that borrows different elements from different martial arts.
Count Vertigo In Young Justice (2011-)- 8.6
comic-accurate characters. Blum plays the part of Count Vertigo, a supervillain of Eastern European descent who has the power to create a vertigo effect that can make his enemies dizzy or nauseous. Although an arch-nemesis of Black Canary and Green Arrow, he mainly combats against Kid Flash in Young Justice.
He's also introduced as the leader of the Injustice League as he unleashes an attack of killer plants at major cities worldwide. Once his plans are ruined, he seeks diplomatic immunity to avoid imprisonment.
Spaceport Operator In The Mandalorian (2019-)- 8.8
In Chapter 5: The Gunslinger, the fifth episode of The Mandalorian's first season, one can hear the voice of a Spaceport Operator. A largely unknown cameo, this voice was also provided by Steve Blum who had previously dealt with Star Wars in the aforementioned Rebels.
In fact, the same episode was also directed by Rebels' showrunner Dave Filoni. Blum's other Star Wars credits include playing several characters in video games, including Battlefront II and X-Wing Alliance.
Spike Spiegel In Cowboy Bebop (1999)- 8.9
Spike Spiegel is one protagonistic role that drastically boosted Steve Blum's voice-acting career, especially for dubbing anime. Serving as the lead in the sci-fi thriller series Cowboy Bebop, Spiegel is a bounty hunter pursuing criminals all over the solar system.
His backstory also includes his formal alliances with a criminal syndicate and his romantic fascination with fellow criminal Julia. Blum went on to reprise the role in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie released in the United States in 2002 with the film adaptation touching further on his emotional side.
