Best known by his current Stage Name of "Cho" (チョー), this prolific seiyuu was born Shigeru Nagashima on December 15, 1957. Later, when he started his career, he became known as Yuichi Nagashima, and it wasn't until 2006 that he changed to his current name, in honor of his character in Tanken Boku no Machi.
He has voiced a wide array of characters over the years, and more particularly, old men both cool and dirty. His hobbies include badminton and jogging, and he's also a licensed teacher in calligraphy.
Notable Anime roles:[]
- One Piece as Brook (Currently his most recognizable role)
- Inuyasha as Jaken
- Hidamari Sketch as The Principal
- Cyborg 009 (2001 version) as Great Britain/Cyborg 007
- Digimon Savers as Hiroshi Yushima
- Keroro Gunsou as Dasonu Maso
- Heroman as Denton
- Hanasaku Iroha as Denroku Tasukawa
- Eureka Seven as Woz
- Red Line as Inuki Boss
- Gundam Metaseries:
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn as Gilboa Sant
- Mobile Suit Gundam Age as Yark Dole and Geera Zoi
- Nichijou as The Principal
- Casshern Sins as Ohji
- Arakawa Under the Bridge as Takai
- Astarotte no Omocha as Olaf Fridmar
- Great Teacher Onizuka as Vice-Principal Hiroshi Uchiyamada
- Transformers Energon as Alpha Q
- Kill Me Baby as Miscellaneous voices (male)
- Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san as Tsuyoshi Tsobe (a bit Hilarious in Hindsight, because his character is also known as Kyasharin, living bones)
Other notable roles in which he has worked:[]
- The Lord of the Rings as Gollum (Yes, that Gollum)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger as Hone no Shitari
- Transformers Film Series as Seymour Simmons
- Transformers Animated as Blitzwing
- Looney Tunes as Elmer Fudd
- Full House as Duane
- Sonic Unleashed as Professor Pickle
- South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut as Big Gay Al
- Star Trek: Voyager as Neelix
- Scooby Doo (The live-action movie) as the title character
- Beast Wars as Tarantulas
- The Madagascar franchise as Mason the Chimpanzee
- Tales of Vesperia as Hanks
- The Batman as Toymaker