Eric Vale Biography: Awards, Siblings, Wife, Net Worth, Movies, Children, Age, Height, Parents, Nationality

Eric Vale is an American voice actor, ADR director, scriptwriter, producer, and writer best known for voicing Future Trunks in the Dragon Ball franchise, Sanji in One Piece, Yuki Sohma in Fruits Basket, Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia, and Phoenix Wright in Ace Attorney.

He is one of the most recognizable English-language anime voice actors and has contributed to hundreds of anime series and video games.

Eric Vale
Wiki Facts & About Data
Real Name:	Christopher Eric Johnson Jr.
Stage Name:	Eric Vale
Born:	April 28, 1974 (age 52 years old)
Place of Birth:	Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Nationality:	American
Ethnicity:	White American
Height:	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Religion:	Not publicly disclosed
Parents:	Not publicly disclosed
Siblings:	Not publicly disclosed
Spouse:	Alesa Watson Johnson
Children:	Two
Occupation:	Voice Actor, ADR Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Writer
Net Worth:	Approximately $3–5 million USD (estimated)

Early Life and Education

Eric Vale was born Christopher Eric Johnson Jr. on April 28, 1974, in Grand Prairie, Texas. He adopted the professional name Eric Vale when joining the voice actors’ union because another performer was already registered under the name Eric Johnson.

He began his career in anime dubbing with Funimation in 1999, quickly becoming one of the company’s leading voice actors, directors, and scriptwriters.

Career

Eric Vale made his breakthrough by voicing Future Trunks in the English dub of the Dragon Ball franchise. His performance helped establish him as one of the most recognizable voices in anime.

Over the years, he has voiced numerous iconic characters, including Sanji in One Piece, Yuki Sohma in Fruits Basket, Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia, America and Canada in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Solf J. Kimblee in Fullmetal Alchemist, Casshern in Casshern Sins, Loke in Fairy Tail, Phoenix Wright in Ace Attorney, and Kakeru Ryuen in Classroom of the Elite.

Beyond voice acting, Vale has served as an ADR director, head writer, and scriptwriter for dozens of anime productions, contributing to English adaptations of popular series such as One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club, Initial D, and Spice and Wolf.

His career spans more than two decades and hundreds of voice roles across anime and video games.

Awards and Recognition

• BTVA Anime Voice Acting Award – Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Title (Winner, 2012)
• Multiple BTVA Anime Voice Acting Award nominations for voice performances and ensemble work.
• Widely recognized as one of the most influential English-language anime voice actors.

Social Media

• Instagram: @therealericvale
• X (formerly Twitter): @therealericv
• Facebook: Eric Vale

Personal Life

Eric Vale has been married to Alesa Watson Johnson since July 26, 2003, and they have two children.

He has shared publicly that one of his daughters is on the autism spectrum and has participated in autism awareness initiatives.

Outside of voice acting, he is also involved in comedy writing, directing, and live performances.

Net Worth

Eric Vale‘s estimated net worth is between $3 million and $5 million USD, earned through voice acting, ADR directing, scriptwriting, producing, convention appearances, and work in the anime and video game industries.

Filmography

Anime

• Dragon Ball (1999–present) – Future Trunks, Adult Trunks
• One Piece (2007–present) – Sanji
• Fruits Basket (2002; 2019–2021) – Yuki Sohma
• My Hero Academia (2016–present) – Tomura Shigaraki
• Hetalia: Axis Powers (2008–2015) – America, Canada
• Fullmetal Alchemist (2004; 2009) – Solf J. Kimblee
• Fairy Tail (2009–2019) – Loke
• Soul Eater (2010) – Justin Law
• Noragami (2014–2015) – Kazuma
• Seraph of the End (2015) – Ferid Bathory
• Classroom of the Elite (2017–present) – Kakeru Ryuen
• Shangri-La Frontier (2023–present)

Video Games

• Ace Attorney series – Phoenix Wright
• Borderlands 2
• Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
• Dragon Ball game series
• One Piece game series