Joji Nakata was born in Tokyo, Japan on April 22, 1954, he is a well-known Japanese voice artist. He attended Gakuen College of Drama in Music, where he starred in various projects. Later, he started voice acting, after Michiko Nomura personally recommended him, and since the beginning of the 90s, he is doing very extensive voice work. Mr. Nakata is affiliated with Osawa Office, and is most well known as the voices of Giroro (Sgt. Frog), Amshel Goldsmith (Blood+), the Count of Monte Cristo, Alucard (Hellsing), Kirei Kotomine (Fate/stay night) and Diethard Reid in Code Geass and its sequel Code Geass Lelouch of Rebellion R2. To mention that Nakata is usually typecast as villain, because of his strong and deep voice. He is known as (Corporal Giroro in Sgt. Frog) or the narrator (Gokujou Seitokai). He has also voiced three major villain characters for Type-Moon works (Nrvnsqr Chaos in Melty Blood, Kirei Kotomine in Fate/stay night, Souren Araya in Kara no Kyoukai)and also as Lord Folken in Escaflowne (2000), the movie. He is very active on television, in theater animation and dubbing for foreign films.