is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and singer who is affiliated with and a representative of INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. He voiced Morley in Macross 7, Hikaru Hitachiin in Ouran High School Host Club, Zack Fair in the Final Fantasy VII metaseries, Masato Hijirikawa in Uta no Prince-sama, Sandalphon in Granblue Fantasy, Kyoichi Kanzaki in BOYS BE, Shiki Tohno in Tsukihime, Mikiya Kokuto in The Garden of Sinners, Tsubaki Asahina in Brothers Conflict, Yuya Aso in Super Gals!, Atsushi Murasakibara in Kuroko's Basketball, Momotaro Mikoshiba in Free!, Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny & Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, Leo Stenbuck in Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner, Sōgo Okita in Gintama, Rogue Cheney in Fairy Tail, Lavi in D.Gray-man, Obanai Iguro in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Ryutaros in Kamen Rider Den-O and Rakushun in The Twelve Kingdoms. He is part of the group with Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kohsuke Toriumi. His younger brother is stunt coordinator, stuntman and actor Masaki Suzumura.
Career
Suzumura was born in Niigata Prefecture. Having grown up in a family with many job transfers, he has lived in Okayama in Okayama Prefecture and Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, in addition to Niigata Prefecture. Later, from the age of 15 to 19, he lived in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, where he entered and graduated from Senri Seiun High School after attending Daini Junior High School from the third year of junior high school. The reason why he decided to become a voice actor was because he initially wanted to be a chef and had even ordered an application form to go to a Japanese culinary school, but a friend of Suzumura's brought him a newspaper clipping that asked if he wanted to be a voice actor, so they went to an audition together and Suzumura passed.
After studying at Yoyogi Animation Academy and the Japan Narration Actor Institute, Suzumura made his debut in 1994 as Morley in the TV anime series Macross 7. Since then, he has been active in a variety of fields including animation, games, radio and music.
In 2008, he won the Best Personality award and the Synergy Award (for Kamen Rider Den-O) at the 2nd Seiyu Awards. On October 8 of the same year, he made his major label debut with Lantis.
On August 13, 2011, he reported on his official blog that he and fellow voice actress, actress and singer Maaya Sakamoto got married on August 8, 2011. In the same year, he won the second prize at the first Music Jacket Awards 2011 (for his album CHRONICLE to the future).
In 2012, Suzumura won the Best Musical Performance as part of ST☆RISH at the 6th Seiyu Awards. In April of the same year, he left Arts Vision, to which he had belonged for many years, and on May 1 of the following month, he reported that he had launched Intention Inc. with Atsushi Kuwahara, his manager from Arts Vision.
In 2016, he won the double award for Best Actor in Supporting Role and Personality Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards. In the same year, he won a special award at the sixth Music Jacket Awards 2016 (for his album Tsuki to Taiyou no Uta).
A national survey on the popularity of voice actors conducted in March 2010 revealed Suzumura and Mamoru Miyano as the most famous voice actors. In the following year, 2011, TBS Rank Ōkoku listed Suzumura as 3rd of the five most popular voice actors.
Suzumura's favorite motto is, "Life is what you make of it."
On December 27, 2021, Suzumura and Sakamoto announced that they were expecting their first child. On April 21, 2022, the couple announced the birth of their first child.
On May 16, 2024, it was announced that Suzumura would be taking a break due to his poor health, and that his agency would announce his return at a later date. On July 31, 2024, it was announced that he planned to gradually return to his career while taking his health into consideration.
Filmography
Television animation
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1994 || Macross 7 || Morley ||
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| 1996 || Mizuiro Jidai || Shibasaki-kun ||
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| 1997 ||Revolutionary Girl Utena || Schoolboy C ||
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| rowspan="5" | 1998 || His and Her Circumstances || Cousin B ||
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| Nazca || Kyoji Miura/Bilka ||
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| Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! Max || Sakyou Majima ||
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| Orphen || Sentry C ||
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| Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari || Kuwabaramukade ||
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| 1999 || Kaikan Phrase || Atsuro Kiryuu ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2000 || Gear Fighter Dendoh || Subaru ||
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| Boys Be... || Kyoichi Kanzaki ||
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| Pokémon || Chiko, Hisashi, Saiga ||
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| Descendants of Darkness || Yamashita ||
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| rowspan="11" | 2001 || X || Kamui Shirou, Researcher 2 ||
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| Offside || Jean ||
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| Cosmic Baton Girl Cometto-san || Domiken-san ||
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| Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 || Genzō Wakabayashi ||
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| Kokoro Library || Aigame/Kameya ||
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| Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran || Yuya Asou ||
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| Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver || Pegashion, Phoenikuon ||
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| Babel II - Beyond Infinity || Koichi Kamiya/Babel II ||
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| Beyblade || Bartholome, Fuji, Steve ||
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| Parappa the Rapper || Matt ||
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| Hikaru no Go || Shinichirou Isumi ||
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| rowspan="8" | 2002 || Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi || New Bank Teller ||
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| The Twelve Kingdoms || Rakushun ||
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| Spiral || Ayumu Narumi ||
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| Gravion || Eiji Shigure ||
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| Digimon Frontier || Kouichi Kimura ||
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| Dragon Drive || Hikaru Himuro ||
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| Hungry Heart - Wild Striker || Yuuya Kiba ||
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| UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie || rowspan="2" | Kazuto Tokino ||
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| rowspan="16" | 2003 || UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2: December Nocturne ||
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| Avenger || Teo ||
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| Ashita no Nadja || Leonardo Cardinale ||
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| Astro Boy: Mighty Atom || Yuko Nishino ||
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| Please Twins! || Kousei Shimazaki ||
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| Gad Guard || Hajiki Sanada ||
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| Kaleido Star || Dio ||
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| Cromartie High School || Masao Tanaka ||
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| Tsukihime || Shiki Tohno ||
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| Saint Beast || Fūga no Maya ||
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| Divergence Eve || Co-pilot, Lieutenant Azevedo, Nodera, Operator, Researcher ||
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| Tantei Gakuen Q || innai Takuma, Policeman ||
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| Nanaka 6/17 || Kenji Nagihara ||
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| Popotan || Adult Daichi ||
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| Pokemon Advance || Kachinuki Ryouhei ||
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| Massugu ni Ikou || Ijuuin Takeshi ||
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| rowspan="5" | 2004 || Gakuen Alice || Reo Mouri ||
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| Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny || Shinn Asuka ||
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| The Gokusen || Shin Sawada ||
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| Gravion Zwei || Eiji Shigure ||
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| The Cosmopolitan Prayers || Black Prince: 'A' Side ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2005 || Ichigo 100% || Junpei Manaka ||
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| Trinity Blood || Dietrich von Lohengrin ||
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| Noein - to your other self || Atori ||
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| Peach Girl || Kairi Okayasu ||
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| rowspan="9" | 2006 || Witchblade || Hiroki Segawa ||
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| Ouran High School Host Club || Hikaru Hitachiin ||
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| Mr. Osomatsu || Iyami ||
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| Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō || Raito Shiba ||
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| Diamond No Ace || Matsuhara Nao ||
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| rowspan="6" | 2016 || Schwarzesmarken || Theodor Eberbach ||
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| Ajin: Demi-Human || Sokabe || Eps. 9
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| Mysterious Joker || Fake Joker || Ep. 32, season 3
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| Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star || Masato Hijirikawa, ST★RISH || Season 4
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| Gakusen Toshi Asterisk || Jolbert Murray Johannes Heinrich van Riessfeld || Season 2
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| First Love Monster || Jōji Takahashi ||
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| rowspan="8" | 2017 || Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game || Atsushi Murasakibara ||
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| Re:Creators|| Yūya Mirokuji ||
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| Infini-T Force || Takeshi Yoroi / Polymar ||
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| Konbini Kareshi || Towa Honda ||
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| The Ancient Magus' Bride || Adolf Stroud ||
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| Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart || Haruki Serizawa ||
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| Blood Blockade Battlefront and Beyond || Zamedle Lolow Zeaze Nazamsandriga ||
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| Gintama Porori-Hen || rowspan="2" | Okita Sougo ||
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| rowspan="8" | 2018 || Gintama: Gin no Tamashi-hen ||
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| Legend of the Galactic Heroes || Yang Wenli ||
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| Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan || Shizuru Migiwa ||
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| 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams || Avi ||
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| Free! Dive to the Future || Momotarou Mikoshiba ||
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| Captain Tsubasa || Genzō Wakabayashi ||
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| Inazuma Eleven: Ares || Seiya Nishikage ||
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| SSSS.Gridman || Anti ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2019 || Bungo Stray Dogs 3 || Katai Tayama ||
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| Fire Force || Takehisa Hinawa ||
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| Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba || Obanai Iguro ||
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| Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia || Romani Archaman ||
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| 2020 || Infinite Dendrogram || Figaro ||
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| rowspan="7" | 2021 || Godzilla Singular Point || Takehiro Kai ||
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| Burning Kabaddi || Ren Takaya ||
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| Mars Red || Suwa ||
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| Backflip!! || Yōjirō Mutsu ||
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| Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan || Saito Uebu ||
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| Muteking the Dancing Hero || Owen ||
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| Restaurant to Another World 2 || Delivery man ||
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| rowspan="5" | 2022 || Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs || Julius Rapha Holfort ||
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| Uncle from Another World || Edger ||
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| Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress || Riku Kumatori ||
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| Blue Lock || Ryōsuke Kira ||
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| Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series || Daigo Tsuwabuki/Steven Stone ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2023 || By the Grace of the Gods || Pioro || Season 2
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| Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War || James ||
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| Edens Zero || Poseidon Shura || Season 2
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| Dog Signal || Shinichirō Niwa ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2024 || Brave Bang Bravern! || Bravern ||
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| The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies || Fomalhaut ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2025 || The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World || Vidan ||
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| Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider || Ichiyo Shimamura ||
|}
Original video animation
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2002-2004 || Macross Zero || Shin Kudo ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2005 || Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children || rowspan="2" | Zack Fair ||
|}
Theatrical animation
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| rowspan="2" | 2007 || The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View || rowspan="7" | Kokutou Mikiya ||
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| The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 1 ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2008 || The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain ||
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| The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine ||
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| The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral ||
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| The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording ||
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| 2009 || The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 2 ||
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| 2010 || Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions || Ultimate Spider-Man and other male characters ||
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| 2013 || The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel || Kokutou Mikiya ||
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| 2014 || SHORT PEACE: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day || Ren Kurenai ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2017 || Lu over the Wall || Teruo ||
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| DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon || Superman ||
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| 2018 || Godzilla: The Planet Eater || Akira Sakaki ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2019 || Mr. Osomatsu: The Movie || Iyami ||
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| Free! Road to the World - the Dream || Momotaro Mikoshiba ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2022 || Mr. Osomatsu: Hipipo-Zoku to Kagayaku Kajitsu || Iyami ||
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| Backflip!! || Yōjirō Mutsu ||
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| Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours || Masato Hijirikawa ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2023 || Gridman Universe || Knight ||
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| Komada: A Whisky Family || Yūsuke Saitō ||
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| 2024 || Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom || Shinn Asuka ||
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| 2025 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle || Obanai Iguro ||
|}
Live-action film
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2017 || Ajin: Demi-Human || || Cameo appearance
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Live-action television
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2019 || Tokusatsu GaGaGa || Narrator and Emer Jason (voice) ||
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Video games
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1996 || Wild Arms: Alter Code F || Rudy Roughnight || Japanese version only
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 || Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil || Steward of the Ghost Palace ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2019 || Kingdom Hearts III || Demyx ||
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| Saint Seiya Awakening || Leo Aiola ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2020 || Final Fantasy VII Remake || Zack Fair ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2023 || Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis ||
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| 2025 || Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road || Arata Shimozuru ||
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| Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! || Ryutaros/R Ryoutarou/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form, Gecko Imagin ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2008 || Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka || Ryutaros/R Ryoutarou/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form ||
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| Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World || Soccer Player (Actor) ||
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| Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2009 || Kamen Rider Decade || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form || Ep. 14-15
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| Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Cho Climax Form/R Lamon/Kamen Rider Ouja (Ryutaros) ||
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| Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker || Kamen Rider X, Garagaranda ||
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| 2010 || Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form/Climax Form ||
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| 2011 || OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders || Ryutaros, Garagaranda ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2012 || Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form, Kamen Rider W ||
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| Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters || Filmloid || Ep. 20
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| rowspan="2" | 2014 || Space Sheriff Shaider Next Generation || Fushigi Beast Pitapita ||
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| Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai || Kamen Rider Fourze, Kamen Rider Black RX, Yamaarashi-Roid ||
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| 2018 || Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Gun Form ||
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| 2019 || Kamen Rider Zi-O || Ryutaros/Kamen Rider Den-O Climax Form || Ep. 39-40
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| 2020-2021 || Mashin Sentai Kiramager || Mashin Fire ||
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| 2022 || Kamen Rider Revice || Himself || Ep 30, on-screen appearance
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| 2026 || No.1 Sentai Gozyuger || Lex || Ep. 46-48
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Commercials
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2018 || The Way of the Househusband || Masa ||
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Dubbing
Live-action
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! Original year !! Title !! Role !! Original actor !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1949 || The Third Man || Harry Lime || Orson Welles || New Era Movies edition
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| 1960 || Purple Noon || Philippe Greenleaf || Maurice Ronet || 2016 Star Channel edition
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| 2001 || The Fast and the Furious || Johnny Tran || Rick Yune || 2024 The Cinema edition
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| 2014 || If I Stay || Adam Wilde || Jamie Blackley ||
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| 2017 || Genius || Maurice Solovine ||Alexander Vlahos ||
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| 2022 || Litvinenko || Alexander Litvinenko || David Tennant ||
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| 2012-2022 || Staged || Tom || Ben Schwartz ||
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| 2026 || Send Help || Bradley Preston || Dylan O'Brien ||
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Animation
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! Original year !! Title !! Role !! Original actor !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 2002 || Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron || Little Creek || Daniel Studi ||
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| 2005-2008 || Thomas and Friends || Mighty || ||
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| 2018 || Incredibles 2 || Tony Rydinger || Michael Bird ||
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| 2022 || DC League of Super-Pets || Keith || Thomas Middleditch ||
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| 2023 || Migration || Googoo || David Mitchell ||
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Music
In addition to performing many different character songs throughout his voice acting career, Suzumura is also a singer signed to the Lantis label. As a solo artist, he writes all his songs. In 2008, the debut year of his music career, Suzumura became one of the main hosts of the annual live music event Original Entertainment Paradise (OrePara), along with Lantis artists Showtaro Morikubo, Daisuke Ono, and Mitsuo Iwata.
In January, 2010, he gave his first solo concert tour in Osaka (January 10), Nagoya (January 11), Yokohama (January 23) and Tokyo (January 30). His second live tour, in 2011, was held in the same stops, Osaka (April 9), Nagoya (April 10), Tokyo (April 17) and Yokohama (May 1). Part of the proceeds from the concert were donated to help the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. As a result of a power shortage, the concert was simple to save power and Suzumura performed acoustic versions of songs.
In 2012, a poll on singing ability placed Suzumura as the third best voice actor singer, behind Kishō Taniyama (1st) and Mamoru Miyano (2nd).
Singles
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! Release date
! Title
! Notes
! Chart position
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| October 8, 2008
| "Intention"
| Debut single
| 14
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| February 4, 2009
| "Atarashii Neiro"
|
| 13
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| June 24, 2009
| "Mitochondria"
|
| 20
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| January 27, 2010
| "And Becoming"
| Special release
| 23
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| July 7, 2010
| "In My Space"
|
| 24
|-
| November 24, 2010
| "Tsuki to Sutobu"
|
| 36
|-
| August 24, 2011
| "Asunaro"
| Ending theme song of the anime Heaven's Memo Pad
| 22
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| May 16, 2012
| "Messenger"
|
| 24
|-
| October 17, 2012
| "Shiroi Karasu"
| Ending theme song of the anime Code:Breaker
| 16
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| October 30, 2013
| "All Right"
|
| 20
|-
| May 13, 2015
| "Tsuki to Taiyou no Uta"
|
| 33
|-
|May 18, 2016
|"brand new"
|
|23
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| August 31, 2016
| "HIDE-AND-SEEK"
| Ending theme song of the anime Handa-kun
| 27
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|March 6, 2024
|"Ba-Bang to Suisan! Bang Bravern"
|Opening theme song of the anime Brave Bang Bravern!
|
|-
|}
Albums
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|-
! Release date
! Album
! Notes
! Chart position
|-
| October 7, 2009
| Becoming
|
| 14
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| March 9, 2011
| Chronicle to the Future
|
| 21
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| August 22, 2012
| Go
| Mini-album
| 20
|-
| May 15, 2014
| Vessel
|
| 10
|-
| January 25, 2017
| Naked Man
| Mini-album
| 33
|-
| May 9, 2018
| Going My Rail
| 10th Anniversary Best Album
| 12
|-
| November 24, 2021
| Bright
|
| 31
|-
| May 24, 2023
| Roots
| Mini-album
| 24
|}
CONNECT
Since 2009, Suzumura is part of the first Kiramune unit, CONNECT, with Mitsuo Iwata. They occasionally released singles and albums and participated the annual concert Kiramune Music Festival until 2014.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Release date
! Title
! Chart position
! Notes
|-
| April 24, 2009
| Connect
| 36
| 1st album
|-
| February 24, 2010
| Fighting Spirits
| 34
| 1st single
|-
| September 29, 2010
| Rasterizer
| 50
| Mini-album
|-
| March 7, 2012
| Jusensha Men
| 45
| Mini-album
|-
| January 30, 2013
| Connect no Tanoshii Ongaku
| 38
| Mini-album
|-
| November 19, 2014
| Ningen! Jetta Ningen
| 32
| Mini-album
|}
Other non-anime related releases
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Release date
! Title
! Notes
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| October 22, 2003
| "Shizumanai Taiyō"
| Collaboration single with Takahiro Sakurai (as R-16)
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| March 26, 2004
| "Separate Way"
| Collaboration single with Takahiro Sakurai (as R-16)
|-
| December 17, 2005
| Box Universe
| Mini-album
|-
| February 29, 2012
| Kizuna: Go-Busters!
| "Single of Stamen", ending theme for Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
|}