Scott McNeil is an Australian actor based in Canada, known for his live-action work as well as his roles in animation. His voice roles include: Ace the Bat-Hound in Krypto the Superdog, Voltar in League of Super Evil, Jetfire, Backstop, Strongarm, Snarl and Omega Surpreme in The Unicron Trilogy, Rattrap, Waspinator, Silverbolt and Dinobot in Beast Wars: Transformers and Beast Machines: Transformers, Hack in ReBoot, Wolverine in X-Men: Evolution, Duo Maxwell in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kōga in Inuyasha and the Hohenheim of Light in Fullmetal Alchemist.
Early life
McNeil was born in Australia, and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, when he was four years old. He first appeared on stage at the age of three.
McNeil first learned that people were paid to do different voices after a trip to Disneyland when he was twelve, when he learned that Paul Frees, who provided the voice greeting visitors to the Haunted Mansion, was also the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy.
McNeil later pursued theatre, studying at Studio 58 before leaving to find acting jobs, working as an Elvis impersonator for some time. He began a career in voice acting in the late 1980s; a casting director at the time told McNeil that he wished he had met him a week before, when he was casting for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
Professional career
McNeil has stated that his first role was providing voices on The New Adventures of He-Man. His first anime role was in Project A-ko, where he provided the voices for three women.
- Dragon Ball Z — Piccolo, Majin Buu, Old Supreme Kai, Android 16, Dr. Brief, Jeice, Turtle, South Kai, Dabura, Killa, Mercenary Tao, Caroni, Farmer, King Piccolo, Mez (FUNimation-Saban dub and Westwood Media dub produced by Ocean Productions)
- Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone — Piccolo (FUNimation-Pioneer dub)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might — Piccolo, Daiz (1997 FUNimation-Saban TV dub)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might — Piccolo, Daiz, Rasin, Oolong (1998 FUNimation-Pioneer video dub)
- Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest — Piccolo, Turtle (FUNimation-Pioneer dub)
- Dragon Drive — Saizou Toki, Magna
- Dragon Warrior — General Rudolph
- Elemental Gelade — Beazon
- Fullmetal Alchemist — Hohenheim of Light