Greg Ayres is not your average voice actor. The once "fanboy" turned VA started working for ADV Films, and quickly snagged two of his favorite roles in anime. He was thrilled to voice the role of his favorite character Son Goku in Saiyuki, then one year later, Kaworu Nagisa in the director's cut of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Other roles include Toga in Gravion, Chrono in Chrono Crusade, Yuya Asou in SuperGals, Mannen in Pretear, and Shinji Kazama in Full Metal Panic. He can also be heard in other titles such as The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Steel Angel Kurumi, Those Who Hunt Elves II, Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat, Cromartie High School, Gunslinger Girl, Azumanga Daioh, D.N.Angel, Kodocha, and Macross. Greg can currently be heard as Hideki in Nerima Daikon Brothers, Pope Alessandro in Trinity Blood, Onigiri in Air Gear, and Koyuki in BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. To find out even more information visit Greg's web site at www.gregayres.com. This will be Greg's third appearance at Anime Boston. You can hear his panel from Anime Boston 2005 in the Anime Boston podcast.

Laura Bailey is the voice behind the lovable character Tohru Honda from “Fruits Basket”. Don’t let that ultra-sweet fool anyone; Bailey has also voiced Lust from “Fullmetal Alchemist”, Alv from “Kiddy Grade” and Henrietta in “Gunslinger Girl.” Bailey also provided ADR direction in “Case Closed”, “Gunslinger Girl” and “Kodocha”. She has also appeared in “Negima! Magic 101”, “Dragonball Z”, “Yu Yu Hakusho” and “Lupin III”.

Troy Baker is a multi-talented voice actor. Mostly recently chosen to be the voice of Abel Nightroad in “Trinity Blood,” Baker is also voiced such memorable characters such as Frank Archer in “Fullmetal Alchemist,” Nagi Springfield in “Negima! Magic 101” and Alphonso in “Gunslinger Girl.” Baker has also appeared in “The Galaxy Railways,” “Lupin III” and “Case Closed.” This Dallas-area native was originally the lead singer and guitarist for the band Tripp Fontaine.

Christopher Bevins is a Voice Director and Line Producer at FUNimation Entertainment. His directing credits include Samurai 7, Speed Grapher, Origin: Spirits of the Past and Burst Angel as well as Spiral, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Z Movies 9 and 10 (Bojack Unbound and Broly: Second Coming), and Case Closed. He is the Co-Voice Director (with Taliesin Jaffe) of BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad and is Voice Director and Co-Script Adapter on the upcoming Witchblade. Chris also has numerous voice acting credits such as Bee the Puppy in Dragon Ball Z, Shishi Wakamaru in Yu Yu Hakusho, Naturon Shenron (the 7-Star Dragon) in Dragon Ball GT, Kanone Hilbert in Spiral, Gosaku in Samurai 7, and Yurigaoka in Speed Grapher. He has also played minor roles in Dragon Ball, Blue Gender, Fruits Basket, Kiddy Grade, Fullmetal Alchemist, Kodocha, Burst Angel, Desert Punk, a few Lupin the 3rd movies and several episodes of Case Closed. Outside of anime, Chris' interests include movies, crosswords disc golf, and his 20+ year-old comic book collection.

Luci Christian is happy to visit Boston for the first time! Her voice acting credits for ADV Films include Kaname Chidori in Full Metal Panic!, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu, and Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid, Sasshi in Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi, Ran Kotobuki in Super Gals!, Miss Yukari in Azumanga Daioh, Duck/Princess Tutu in Princess Tutu, Mikura in Mezzo, Margaret in Madlax, Tetsu in Peacemaker, Risa in D.N.Angel, Himeno in Pretear, Sarah/Kate in Kaleido Star, Luna in Gravion and Gravion Zwei, Kotaro in Papuwa, Ringo in Air Gear, Mako in Nerima Daikon Brothers, and Mizuki in Guyver. For FUNimation Entertainment, she's played Psiren and Wrath in Fullmetal Alchemist, Rico in Gunslinger Girl, Komachi in Samurai 7, Louis Ft. Drake in Galaxy Railways, Kosuna in Desert Punk, Micchi in Shin Chan, Asuna in Negima, and Kasha in Solty Rei. For Illumitoon, she's voicing Poala in Beet the Vandel Buster and if you're a DDR fan, her voice is all over Dance Dance Revolution Universe for the X-BOX 360. In addition to anime, Luci's acting career spans commercial, industrial, and film work, most recently filming on the Rodriguez/Tarantino B-film tribute, Grindhouse. She currently lives in Houston with her trusty dog, Pacino.

Colleen Clinkenbeard is a voice actor/ADR director/ADR scriptwriter/ Line Producer for FUNimation Productions. Her credits include: Kiddy Grade (Éclair), Case Closed (Rachel), Fullmetal Alchemist (Rose, Hawkeye), Lupin III: Dead or Alive (Oleander), Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (Mary), Burst Angel (Maria), Samurai 7 (Kirara), Kodocha (Mama), Negima (Sakurako, Shizuna), Origin (Jessica), Shin Chan (Himawari, Maso), Trinity Blood (Sister Esther), Rumbling Hearts (Mitzki), Basilisk (Hotorubi), and Diamond Daydreams (Nurse.ADV Films). She has also been featured in Dragonball Z, Dragonball GT, Yu Yu Hakusho, Gunslinger Girl, Spiral, Speed Grapher, Black Cat, and Moon Phase, as well as the video games: Aeon Flux, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist II, Spike Out, Battle Zone, Blood Rayne II, Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai, and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai. As ADR Director, Colleen has worked on projects such as Kiddy Grade, Fullmetal Alchemist, Sakura Teisen: Ecole de Paris, Kodocha, Negima, Case Closed, Moon Phase, and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle.

Mike McFarland got his start in anime as one of the first voice actors in Texas to be hired by FUNimation Productions in 1997, and has continued on to also hold the positions of Voice Director, Script Writer, and Line Producer. Notable roles include Master Roshi, Yajirobe, Android #8 and Pui-Pui in "Dragon Ball" and "Dragon Ball Z", Baby and Baby-Vegeta in "Dragon Ball GT", Goemon in "Lupin The Third" (Movie Specials), Ritsu Sohma in "Fruits Basket", Lt. Jean Havoc in "Fullmetal Alchemist", Cain in "Trinity Blood", Leo in "Burst Angel", Bruce J. Speed in "Galaxy Railways", as well as various roles in "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Blue Gender", "Case Closed", "Spiral", "Kodocha", "Baki the Grappler", "Desert Punk", "Black Cat", and "Kiddy Grade". He has also worked on "Parasite Dolls", "Gantz", "Shadow Skill", "Papuwa", "Diamond Daydreams", "Ghost Talker's Daydream", "Koi Kaze", "Rumiko Takahashi Anthology", "Tales of Phantasia", and many other titles. As an ADR/Voice Director, Mike has worked on "Dragon Ball Z", "Yu Yu Hakusho", "Case Closed", "Dragon Ball", "Galaxy Railways", "Fullmetal Alchemist", "Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror Of Shamballa", as well as "Trinity Blood", as seen on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Mike also serves as Music Director on "Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad". ADR Scriptwriting credits include "Fullmetal Alchemist", "Kodocha", "Trinity Blood", "Solty Rei", and the uncut versions of "Dragon Ball Z". Mike is also an accomplished improv comedian, musician, and has appeared in numerous commercials and independent films, including "The Rage Within", "House Of The Generals", "Placebo", and the award-winning "Schtickmen". For more information, check out his web site at www.mikemcfarland.com.

Brina Palencia is relatively new to the voice acting scene. Noted as the voice of Eve from Black Cat, Palencia has also starred in Full Metal Alchemist, Speed Grapher, Gunslinger Girl and Negima!. Most recently, Palencia has been cast as Maho Minami in BECK: Mongloian Chop Squad and Elisa Wasmeyer in Trinity Blood. Palencia has also voiced characters in Solty Rei, Spiral, The Galaxy Railways and Samurai 7.

Michael Sinterniklaas is a voice actor and director that is thrilled to be joining many of his favorite industry guests at Anime Boston this year. The voice actor, director and owner of New York based studio NYAV Post has had a busy year. Current voice over credits include Leonardo on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dean Venture on Cartoon Network's The Venture Bros., Mikey on Nick Toons' brand new Kappa Mikey, Mahad / Dark Magician on Yu-Gi-Oh, Tunnel Rat on G.I. Joe Sigma Six, Stuart on Magical Doremi, Riven on Winx, Seviper on Pokémon, Tanner on Kung Fu Academy, Kevin on Princess Natacha, Akibi on One Piece, and Professor Titerton in the C.G. feature Impy's Island. Other titles include Shaman King, Sonic X, Kakurenbo, Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai 7, Kiddy Grade, Burst Angel, Shootfighter Tekken, Alien Nine, Nana 7 of 7, Piano, Samurai Deeper Kyo, Weiß Kreuz, to name a few. Directing credits include Magic Users Club, Berserk, Giant Robo, Osamu Tezuka's Jungle Emperor Leo and The Pheonix, The Weathering Continent, and Ah My Goddess. Michael is as happy as a school girl about his next project, the bravest of brave robot shows, Gaogaigar.