James C. Mathis III
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James C. Mathis III (born November 28, 1974) is an American voice, film and television actor best known for voicing Black Panther in various media.
Career
After nine years since Mathis starred in his first feature film Breakin' the Rules Mathis went on to make many guest appearances in television shows like ER, Guys Like Us, Pacific Blue and City of Angels.
His first main role was the character Bruce in the VH1 show I Hate My 30's.
Mathis started voice over providing the English voice of Sigint in the English version of the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. He voiced Black Panther in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010–2012) and reprised the role in Avengers Assemble (2013–2019) and numerous video games.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Breakin' the Rules | Extra | |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | GFC Announcer (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Golden Blaze | Additional Voices | Direct-to-DVD |
| J.A.P.S | Dante | Short film | |
| We Are the World: Inside the World | Stevie Wonder | ||
| 2006 | Paved with Good Intentions | Winston | |
| 2013 | Mega Spider | Street Cop | |
| Iron Man: Rise of Technovore | War Machine (voice) | English dub Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2020 | Poupelle of Chimney Town | Danny (voice) | English dub |
| 2023 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | Black Panther (voice) | Disney+ special |
| 2024 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | Black Panther, Candy Suit Vendor (voice) | |
| 2025 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails | Black Panther, Thanos (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Guys Like Us | Kyle | Episode: "Good Old Days" |
| Pacific Blue | Dominic Bolivar | Episode: "Gaslight" | |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Oliver | Episode: "Cry Me a Liver" |
| 2001 | ER | Darrel | Episode: "Witch Hunt" |
| 2002 | Flatland | D. Walker | 1 episode |
| Any Day Now | Jamal Turner | Episode: "Let the Games Being" | |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | Gordon Parker | Episode: "Ye Olde Freedom Inn" |
| The King of Queens | Tony | Episode: "Taste Buds" | |
| 2004 | Monk | Rastafarian Cook | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail" |
| 2005–06 | Noah's Arc | Malik | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Ben 10 | Enforcer Alien (voice) | Episode: "The Big Tick" |
| 2007 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Master P (voice) | Episode: "King of the Lil' People" |
| I Hate My 30's | Bruce | 8 episodes | |
| 2008 | Street Warrior | Zeke Washington | Television film |
| 2009 | WordGirl | Tiny Big (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Captain Typho (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2010 | Suitemates | Tom | 2 episodes |
| Gillian in Georgia | Cedric | 4 episodes | |
| 2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Black Panther / T'Challa, Bulldozer, King Cobra, additional voices | 24 episodes |
| 2011 | The Pacellis | Petrov | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel | Decoy Octopus (voice) | OVA |
| Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel | Peter Stillman (voice) | OVA | |
| 2013–19 | Avengers Assemble | Black Panther / T'Challa, Heimdall, Flint, young T'Chaka, additional voices | 45 episodes |
| 2014–15 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Terrax, Malekith the Accursed, Ronan the Accuser, Dark Elves (voices) | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Terrax (voice) | Episode: "Contest of Champions: Part 3" |
| 2018 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda | Black Panther (voice) | Television special |
| 2018–20 | Baki | Biscuit Oliva, Mohammed Alai (voice) | Netflix ONA |
| 2020 | Marvel Future Avengers | Black Panther (voice) | 4 episodes |
| The Casagrandes | Bride's Father (voice) | Episode: "Short Cut"; uncredited | |
| 2021 | Godzilla Singular Point | Steven (voice) | Netflix dub |
| Beastars | Ibuki (voice) | Season 2; Netflix dub | |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures | Gripp Liskell (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Star Trek: Prodigy | Ekthi (voice) | Episode: "The Fast and the Curious" | |
| Terminator Zero | Resistance Commander (voice) | English dub |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Sigint | English version |
| Ridge Racer DS | Male Announcer | ||
| 2005 | Shadow of Rome | Zedo, Gedo | |
| Fantastic Four | Puppet Master | ||
| The Suffering: Ties That Bind | T-Rod | ||
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Additional voices | ||
| SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs | KILLJOY | ||
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | Police, Security | ||
| Metal Gear Acid 2 | Vince | English version | |
| 2006 | Driver: Parallel Lines | Additional voices | |
| Dead Rising | Reginald Jenkins | English version | |
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault | KILLJOY | ||
| Scarface: The World Is Yours | Donut King | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | Sigint | English version | |
| Ridge Racer 7 | Additional voices | ||
| 2008 | The Rise of the Argonauts | ||
| SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Confrontation | Patrick Lamd | ||
| Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Rolling Sevens Leader | ||
| 2009 | Prototype | Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Soldiers | |
| Blur | No-1 | Unused Cutscene | |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Male Pedestrians | |
| Shadows of the Damned | X, Beast, Demons | ||
| Dead Island | Matutero | ||
| Saints Row: The Third | Pedestrians | ||
| 2012 | Sleeping Dogs | King | |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Additional voices | |
| Marvel Heroes | Black Panther, War Machine, Luke Cage | ||
| Saints Row IV | Additional voices | ||
| 2014 | The Last of Us: Left Behind | ||
| Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | Ronan the Accuser, Black Panther | ||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire | Additional voices | Credited as James Mathis III | |
| 2016 | Mafia III | ||
| 2017 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite | Black Panther | |
| 2018 | Marvel Powers United VR | ||
| 2019 | Marvel Dimension of Heroes | Black Panther, Ronan the Accuser | Credited as James Mathis III |
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Black Panther, Luke Cage, Ronan the Accuser | ||
| 2020 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | Additional voices | |
| 2022 | God of War Ragnarök | Hildisvíni | |
| The Callisto Protocol | Duncan Cole | ||
| 2023 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak | Ashladd | English dub |
| 2024 | Concord | Jabali | |
| Marvel Rivals | Black Panther | ||
| 2025 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II | Ashladd, citizens, HoloCore | English dub |
| Marvel Cosmic Invasion | Black Panther, Galactus, Master Mold | ||
| 2026 | God of War Sons of Sparta | Konstantinos |
External links
- at IMDb
- August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at VoiceChasers.com
- at Behind The Voice Actors