About


Van Barr Jr. is an African American animation, video game, and live-action dubbing actor with a background in improvisation, audio mixing, and remote recording. Van began his voice-over journey in Aomori Japan while serving in the active-duty military and has worked on shows airing on Cartoon Network as well as major streaming platforms such as Crunchyroll, Netflix, Funimation, and Hulu.

Animation


TitleRoleStudio/Producer
The World Ends With You: The AnimationDaisukenojo “Beat” Bito
Square Enix/ Funimation
One PieceCharlotte Mascarpone, Donquino, Bubblegum
Additional Voices
Funimation
Attack On TitanAdditional VoicesFunimation
Lupin the 3rd Part 6CedBangzoom
OrientLookout Bushi, Additional VoicesBangzoom
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Stone OceanAdditional VoicesBangzoom
VIZ MEDIA
Ultraman Z (Live Action)Additional VoicesOktratron 5000
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern WarAdditional VoicesOktratron 5000
LackadaisyMozzieIron Circus Comics
Black SummonerKelvinCrunchyroll
BLUELOCKRyusei Shidou, Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Demon Prince of Momochi HouseIse ShojoCrunchyroll
Bucchigiri?!Tatsuto HagureCrunchyroll
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryGuston ParcheCrunchyroll
The Daily Life of the Immortal KingXu Jian, Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Shinobi no IttokiShiotaCrunchyroll
Natsume’s Book of FriendsSwamp Yokai, Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don’t Believe in Humanity Will Save The WorldBishot, Hale, Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
TRIGUN STAMPEDEAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
One Piece Film: RedAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Chainsaw Man Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Spy x FamilyAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
ShyAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My DefenseAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Devil is a Part Timer!Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Buddy DaddiesAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Classroom of the Elite Season 3Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Goblin Slayer IIAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Dead Mount Death PlayAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Wrong Way to Use Healing MagicAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Sasaki And PeepsAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Witch And The BeastAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Love After World DominationAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
In Another World With My Smartphone Season 2Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Revenger Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Utawarerumono: Mask of TruthAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
I Shall Survive Using Potions!Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Apothecary DiariesAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Shangri-la FrontierAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Tomodatchi GameAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
AYAKAAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Pop Team Epic Season 2Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Banished From the Heroes’ Party Season 2Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
I’m in Love with the VillainessAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Punch! Season 2Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless WorldAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final BossAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical NobodyAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Saint’s Magic PowerAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Great ClericAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Skeleton Knight In Another WorldAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Remake Our Life! Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick up TrashAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
My Home HeroAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
A Returner’s Magic Should Be SpecialAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Shoot! Goal to the FutureAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Life With an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy KnockoutAdditional VoicesStudio Nano
The Prince Of TennisAdditional VoicesSound Cadence
My Tiny SenpaiAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1Additional VoicesCrunchyroll
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my RetirementAdditional VoicesCrunchyroll
Lil WildGerard The GerbilStereo Couture
The Acorn PrincessBeetleTough Nut Studios
Hey Hugo! Mister MakeJupey Krusho
Faith Mcgrace (Pre-Production)Lord VillihiemSterling Cartoons
D-Spirits (Pre-Production)Damian, Nephil, Froggy, Kowa, ToxSterling Cartoons
Gadzooks And The Cryptoid Kids (Pre-Production)PanFnF Studio
Party Animal (Pre-Production)PerryKris Yim

Video Games


TitleRoleDeveloper
Pokémon Masters EX Admin TabithaThe Pokémon Company,  DeNA
Edge Of EternityDerek, VerlehStudio Midgar
Samurai Zero RyderNeo Interactive
Rush AttackMaster KibweSunny Box Studios
Sands of AuraAuckkermanChashu Entertainment
Battlegrounds: Ascension (Mobile)AnnouncerFlash Forward Games
HintHexHexaNeph Games
Fallen AngelAbdielMatrioshka
Iragon (VR)Additional VoicesRepulse
Lillith OdysseyAdditional VoicesJun & Pat
Mr. MazeAdditional VoicesStudio 7

Training


Mary Elizabeth McGlynn – Acting Workshop

Joel McDonald – Intermediate Auditioning

Chris Rager – ADR, Video Game Workshop

Anthony Bowling – Acting Workshop

Karen Strassman – Acting Workshop

Richard Horvitz – Acting Workshop

Kyle Phillips – Acting, ADR Workshop

J. Michael Tatum – Acting Workshop

Crispin Freeman – Acting Workshop

Richard Epcar – Acting Workshop

Tyler Walker – ADR lessons

Mami Okada – Anime Workshop

Morgan Berry – Acting Lessons

Tony Oliver – ADR Workshop

Dorah Fine – ADR Workshop

Jason Lord – ADR Lessons

John Bailey – Promo Workshop

Barbara Niles – Commercial Workshop

Edge Studios – Script Analysis Workshop

Craig Lee Thomas – Commercial Workshop

Arrica Rose – Singing and Vocal Control Lessons

Chris Wells – Studio Gokko– Japan’s first school dedicated to short and long-form improvisation

Steve Blum – Voice Over Class with guest speakers: Phil Lamarr, Tom Kenny, Matthew Mercer, Nolan North, Cree Summer, LeVar Burton, Andrea Toyias, Eric Bauza, Roger Craig Smith, Maurice LaMarche, Will Friedle, Fred Tatasciore, Andrea Romano, Maile Flanagan, Tom Kane, Kari Walhgren, Charlie Adler, Rob Paulsen, Dee Bradley Baker, Eliza Jane Schneider, Bob Bergen, Larry Riess, Jennifer Hale

Equipment


Voice Over Booth with ADR Monitor

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Microphone – Neumann TLM 103

Interface – Mix Pre 3 – II

Pre-amp – Cranborne Audio Camden EC1

ADR Monitor

Isolation Booth

Digital Audio Workstation – Reaper

Radial Engineering JS2 Passive Microphone Splitter

Remote Programs – Source Connect, Zoom, Teams, ipDTL