Bruce Dinsmore | |
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| Born | Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | The Little Lulu Show Arthur The Secret World of Santa Claus Mumble Bumble |
Bruce Dinsmore is a Canadian actor. He voices Tubby Tompkins fromThe Little Lulu Show, Binky Barnes and David Read fromArthur,Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer fromThe Secret World of Santa Claus and Greens the Frog fromMumble Bumble and has contributed motion capture and voice performances in numerous video games, notably asPaul Revere inAssassin's Creed III,Maximilien Robespierre inAssassin's Creed Unity, and Bill Taggart inDeus Ex: Human Revolution.
Dinsmore was born in Vancouver to Ann (née Brown) and Norman Dinsmore.[1] He is a graduate of theNational Theatre School of Canada.[2]
He voices Binky Barnes and David Read inArthur, Tubby Tompkins inThe Little Lulu Show, Horace inWimzie's House, and Jervis Coltrane and Mr. Hutchins in seasons 2 and 3 ofWhat's with Andy?. He also voiced Bernie the Hermit Crab inH2O: Mermaid Adventures and Poe the Spider inSpookley the Square Pumpkin.
Dinsmore also did episodes of theYTV seriesPrank Patrol and starred in the filmThe Myth of the Male Orgasm.[3]
Dismore did an interview with theArthur fan podcastElwood City Limits in 2018 and spoke in-depth about his voice roles on that series. In particular, he spoke about his role as Arthur's father: "I've really only started to feel comfortable doing Dad in the last three or four years." He said he had started voicing "Dad" when he was rather young and being older and having children in real life by 2018 he felt he has started to "earn that role".[4]
In November 2018, Dinsmore revealed that he had finished recording the final episodes in advance,[5] nearly four years before the show's conclusion in 2022.