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| Caitlynn French | |
|---|---|
| Born | Caitlynn Lindsay Shae French (1989-05-08) May 8, 1989 (age 35) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southwestern College |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse |
Justin Brasfield (m. 2014) |
| Relatives | Shaelynn French (sister) |
Caitlynn Lindsay Shae French (born May 8, 1989) is an American voice actress known for her work on English adaptations of Japanese anime shows and films associated with Media Blasters and Sentai Filmworks. Some of her major voice roles include Shiro in No Game No Life, Tina Sprout in Black Bullet, Miyu Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Hana Isuzu in Girls und Panzer, Naru Sekiya in Hanayamata, Ai Astin in Sunday Without God, Matsurika Shinoji in Maria Holic, Chiaki Kurihara from Bodacious Space Pirates, Mei Tachibana in Say "I love you", Kanna Makino in Tamako Market, and Leviathan in Leviathan The Last Defense.
Biography
French was born in Fort Worth on May 8, 1989 and raised in Derby, Kansas. Along with her younger sister Shaelynn, she was drawn into the performing arts. As a high school student at Derby High School, French performed in musicals and stage plays such as West Side Story, Seussical and The People Vs. Maxine Lowe. She later attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and earned a degree in Theater Performance there in 2011.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi Revision | Female clerk | |
| 2014 | Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace | Chiaki Kurihara | |
| 2014 | Tamako Love Story | Kanna Makino | |
| 2015 | Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past | Sakura Inami | |
| 2015 | Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future | ||
| 2015 | Girls und Panzer der Film | Hana Isuzu | |
| 2017 | No Game No Life: Zero | Schwi Dola |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto | Additional Voices | Episode: "A Foul Star in the Sky" |
| 2009 | Kampfer | Ryouka Yamakawa | Guest role (5 episodes) |
| 2009–2010 | Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra | Qumola, Woman A, Additional Voices | Recurring role (27 episodes) |
| 2009 2011 |
Maria Holic | Matsurika Shinoji | Main role (24 episodes) |
| 2011 | Rio: Rainbow Gate! | Ille Adams | Recurring role (13 episodes) |
| 2011 | Mayo Chiki! | Kureha Sakamachi | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2011–2012 | Majikoi! | Angel Itagaki, Additional Voices | Recurring role (9 episodes) |
| 2012 | Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan | Kagyua | Guest role (4 episodes) |
| 2012 | Bodacious Space Pirates | Chiaki Kurihara | Main role (20 episodes) |
| 2012–2013 | AKB0048 | Suzuko Kanzaki | Main role (25 episodes) (Includes Next Stage) |
| 2012 | The Ambition of Oda Nobuna | Maeda Inuchiyo | Recurring role (12 episodes) |
| 2012 | Say I Love You | Mei Tachibana | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2012–2013 | Girls und Panzer | Hana Isuzu | Main role (12 episodes) |
| 2012–2014 | Little Busters! | Mio Nishizono | Main role (Season 1) Recurring role (Refrain & EX) (28 episodes) |
| 2013 | Tamako Market | Kanna Makino | Main role (12 episodes) |
| 2013 | Little Busters! | Midori Nishizono | Guest role (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Minami Sagami | Guest role (4 episodes) |
| 2013 | Leviathan: The Last Defense | Leviathan | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2013 | Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East | Princess Yana, Additional Voices | Guest role (6 episodes) |
| 2013 | The World God Only Knows | Tsukiyo Kujo, Vulcanus | Guest role (7 episodes) |
| 2013 | Golden Time | Chinami | Guest role (20 episodes) |
| 2013 | Beyond the Boundary | Sakura Inami | Recurring role (10 episodes) |
| 2013–2014 | Sunday Without God | Ai | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2013–2016 | Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA | Miyu Edelfelt | Main role (30 episodes) (Includes 2wei! nd 2wei Herz!) |
| 2014 | My Neighbor Seki: The Master of Killing Time | Sakura | Guest role (5 episodes) |
| 2014 | Black Bullet | Tina Sprout | Main role (10 episodes) |
| 2014 | No Game No Life | Shiro | Main role (12 episodes) |
| 2014 | Hanayamata | Naru Sekiya | Main role (12 episodes) |
| 2014–2015 | Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon | Chris | Recurring role (20 episodes) |
| 2016–2017 2020 |
God Complex | Kebechet, Nike | Guest role (5 episodes) |
| 2017 | Just Because! | Additional Voices | |
| 2017 | My Girlfriend is Shobitch | Guest role (6 episodes) | |
| 2018 | Hakumei and Mikochi | Koharu | Episode: “"A Ladder in the Tree/The Metropolitan Lifestyle/Photo of a Smile" |
| 2019 | 7 Seeds | Hotaru | Guest role (3 episodes) |
| 2020 | BanG Dream! | Additional voices | Season 2 |
| 2020 | The Pet Girl of Sakurasou | Mashiro Shiina | Main Role |
| 2020 | Fragtime | Misuzu Moritani | Main Role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lucid9: Inciting Incident | Airi Hiraga | |
| 2016 | Backstage Pass | Trina | |
| 2017 | Valentine Panic! | Leia |
References
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDBB-Y2W
- Burke, David (June 28, 2018). "Derby native returns to festival as anime star". The Wichita Eagle.
- ^ Caitlyn French (May 9, 2021). "Thank you all so much for all the birthday wishes and love.
Over half a year of an intense program for a new day job in the midst of a socially isolating pandemic, it's easy to feel irrelevant.
I mean technically I am, but still, y'all show love anyways.
♥ Thank you. ♥" (Tweet). Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Twitter. - ^ Dinell, David (March 25, 2015). "Derby grad finds success in voice acting". Derby Informer. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "Caitlynn French (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 17 September 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - "BanG Dream! 2nd Season Official English Dub Cast List". Sentai Filmworks. April 9, 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- "The Pet Girl of Sakurasou Official English Dub Cast List". Sentai Filmworks. July 23, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- "Fragtime Official English Dub Cast List". Sentai Filmworks. July 28, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-29. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
External links
- Caitlynn French convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Caitlynn French at Anime News Network's encyclopedia