Charles Campbell was employed as
ADV Films first in-house ADR
audio engineer. He sat behind the mixing board through many ADV classics including
Neon Genesis Evangelion,
Blue Seed,
Battle Angel,
Golden Boy and even the live action giant monster classic
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. He moved to
Austin in 1998 to open ADV's Monster Island Studios. His directorial and writing debut was in 2000’s
Lost Universe. He also produced, directed, and engineered hundreds of TV episodes and
OVA's including
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water,
Getter Robo Armageddon,
Samurai X (
Trust,
Betrayal,
Reflection,
The Motion Picture),
Zone of the Enders,
Jing: King of Bandits,
Mazinkaiser and
New Fist of the North Star.
After directing the dub of Korean "
live action" hit
No Blood, No Tears in 2004 he transferred back to
ADV Studios in
Houston. There he directed and produced the critically acclaimed 105 episode
Gatchaman dub.
In addition to writing and directing, Charlie has been a
voice actor in many ADV titles including
Neon Genesis Evangelion,
Samurai X: Reflection,
Sonic the Hedgehog,
Black Lion,
Gatchaman and
The Devil Lady series. His best known acting roles are Ron Pao in
Z.O.E. Dolores,i and as the Narrator and Loag in
New Fist of the North Star.