Maxime Donnay is a Belgian actor and voice actor. A graduate of the’Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD), he began his career in theater before becoming one of the most active French-speaking voices in the dubbing of animated films and TV series.
Her voice can be heard in numerous movies, TV series, and anime, including Inazuma Eleven and feature films Barbie. Here is his complete biography, filmography, and voice acting credits.
Biography of Maxime Donnay
Maxime Donnay is born on February 9, 1983 in Belgium, in an artistic circle he knows well: his father, Patrick Donnay, is also a voice actor. A graduate of the’Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD), he quickly built a career at the intersection of theater, voice acting, and music.
- Full name: Maxime Donnay
- Date of birth: February 9, 1983
- Nationality: Belgian
- Education: Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD)
- Occupation: actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter
From Theater to Voice Acting
Maxime took his first artistic steps on stage in several plays. This stage experience gave him a vocal ease that he later put to use behind the microphone.
He provides the voices for characters in movies, TV shows, and especially in’anime. This is particularly evident in Inazuma Eleven, where he voices Axel Blaze, and in several animated feature films Barbie.
A Musical Cap
In addition to the dubbing, Donnay is also singer-songwriter. During the lockdown, he posted on YouTube an a cappella piece titled Beautiful Helen, which showcases her dual mastery of both speaking and singing.
Films and TV series with Maxime Donnay
The career of Maxime Donnay has also appeared on the big screen. He has played several roles in movies:
- Cloclo by Florent Emilio Siri, released in 2012.
- A Place on Earth by Fabienne Godet in 2013, in which he plays Julien.
- Gaspard, a short film by Lionel Delhaye in 2015.
It's mostly like voice actor ...he has made a name for himself. Here are the most notable works in his filmography, starting with TV series and followed by movies.
1. The series
| Date | Title | Characters |
| 2012-2016 | Austin et Ally, Jessie, Le Monde de Riley | Austin Moon |
| 2012-2015 | Violetta | He himself, a member of R5, Marotti |
| 2016-2018 | Soy Luna | Martin « Tino » Alcaraz |
| 2015 | Deutschland 83 and Deutschland 86 | Martin Rauch / Moritz Stamm |
| 2005-2007 | Flight 29 Crash | Nathan McHugh |
| 2008 | The Family Serrano | David « DVD » Borna |
| 2008-2010 | Satisfaction | Sean |
| 2009-2012 | Zeke and Luther | Ezekiel « Zeke » Falcone |
| 2010 | Tower Prep | Don Fincher |
| 2010-2011 | Champions at any price | Max |
| 2010-2012 | Lip Service | Ed MacKenzie |
| 2011-2014 | Franklin and Bash | Peter Bash |
| 2012-2013 | Marvin Marvin | Marvin Forman |
| 2012-2016 | Ripper Street | Fred Best |
| 2009 | My mother, her men and me | George Devereaux |
| 2013 | Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter | Viktor Goldstein |
| 2013-2014 | Masters of Sex | Dr. Ethan Haas |
| 2013-2014 | Utopia | Ian Johnson |
| 2013 & 2016 | Shetland | Ronald Haldane & DS Iain Boyd |
| 2014 | Gomorra (Season 1) | Massimo |
| 2014-2015 | Finding Carter | Gabe Medeiros |
| 2014-2016 | Marco Polo | Marco Polo |
| 2014-2016 | Faking It | Shane Harvey |
| 2014-2017 | The Chronicles of’Evermoor | Cameron Marsh |
| 2014-2017 | Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce | Will Peterson |
| 2014-2016 | Outlander | The Prince Charles Stuart |
| 2015-2016 | Best Friends Whenever | Naldo Montoya |
| 2015-2016 | Make It Pop | Jared Anderson |
| 2015-2019 | Le Chalet | Francis |
| 2015-2020 | Power | Joe Proctor |
| 2016 | Underground | Jeremiah Johnson |
| 2016-2017 | Frontier | Captain Chesterfield |
| 2016-2018 | Maggie et Bianca | Jacques Bertrand |
| Since 2016 | Black-ish | Josh |
| Since 2016 | The heart has its reasons | Jesse Flynn |
| 2017 | Girlboss | Shane |
| 2017-2018 | Imposters | Ezra Bloom |
| 2017-2019 | Eleven | Lorenzo Guevara |
| 2017-2019 | College friends | Max Adler |
| 2017-2019 | GLOW | Sebastian « Bash » Howard |
| 2017-2019 | Runaways | Frank Dean |
| 2017-2020 | Anne with an E | Gilbert Blythe |
| Since 2017 | White Gold | Brian Fitzpatrick |
| 2018 | Waco | David Thibodeau |
| Since 2018 | Léna, dream of a star | Henri Duquet |
| 2019-2020 | Of those who dare | Patrick Duchand |
| 2020 | Keeping Faith | Gareth |
| 2020 | Stateless | Javad Shahrokh |
| Since 2020 | Creepshow (Season 1, episode "The Cursed Finger" and Season 2, episode. Sibling Rivalry) | Clark Wilson and Andrew |
| Since 2020 | Gangs of London | Nasir Afridi, son of’Asif |
| 2021 | Paraiso | Zou |
| 2021 | Wakefield | Teddy |
| 2022 | Single Drunk Female | Joel |
| 2022 | The Tournament of’Everrealm | Prince Emmett of Sanctum |
| 2022 | Rookie Cops | Yoo Dae-il |
2. The films
Here are the films for which Maxime Donnay provided the voice for:
| Date | Title | Characters |
| 2012 | Charlie's World | Charlie |
| 2009 | Crows Zero | Tokio Tatsukawa |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Billy |
| 2009 | Five Minutes of Heaven | Andy |
| 2009 | Amelia film | Gene Vidal |
| 2009 | The Last Day | Hyung-sik |
| 2009 | Sisters in blood | Andy Richards |
| 2010 | The Time Machine | Chaz |
| 2010 | The Battle of Brest-Litovsk | Nikolai or Kolia |
| 2011 | Another Happy Day | Elliot Hellman |
| 2011 | Butterfly Café | Todd |
| 2011 | The Conspiracy | Louis J. Weichmann |
| 2011 | Killing Bono | Ivan McCormik |
| 2011 | Restless | Enoch Brae |
| 2011 | A wild night out | Brent |
| 2011 | Alien Girl | the clever |
| 2012 | La Part des anges | Robbie |
| 2012 | My Best Men | David Locking |
| 2013 | All Cheerleaders Die | George Shank |
| 2013 | The East | Luca |
| 2013 | Destination Love | Sat |
| 2014 | Puzzle | the office worker |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Rapunzel's Prince Charming |
| 2015 | McFarland | Victor Puentes |
| 2015 | Krampus | tom |
| 2015 | Smosh The Movie | Steve Youtube |
| 2015 | BH Unfriended | Adam Sewell |
| 2016 | The Jane Doe Identity | Austin Tilden |
| 2016 | Watch Out | Ricky |
| 2017 | Burning Sands | Zurich |
| 2017 | Blind love | Frank |
| 2017 | The Good Sisters | Massetto |
| 2017 | Jungle | Yossi Ghinsberg |
| 2018 | The Open House | additional voices |
| 2018 | Little tricks | Charlie Young |
| 2018 | Truth or Dare film | Lucas Moreno |
| 2018 | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot | Tim |
| 2018 | MetropolitanFilm logo Operation Red Sea | Zhang Tiande, squad gunner |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Squeeze |
| 2018 | On the beach at Chesil | Edwards Mayhew |
| 2018 | Status Update | Kyle Moore |
| 2019 | If Beale Street could talk | Levy |
| 2019 | After the wedding | additional voices |
| 2020 | MetropolitanFilm logo Besieged | Specialist Ty Michael Carter |
| 2021 | Masquerade | Daniel |
| 2021 | Heat wave | Luke Hadler young |
| 2021 | Metropolitan Film logo Pig | Amir |
| 2022 | Juniper | james |
| 2022 | Black Phone | Max |
| 2022 | Revenge | Sancholo |
| 2022 | M3GAN | David |
| 2023 | Metropolitan Film logo Kandahar | ISI agent Kahil Nasir |
To find more information on the films, series and manga, including works by Maxime Donnay—feel free to explore our site.
3. Animated series
The career of Maxime Donnay did not stop there. The voice of this Belgian artist The multi-talented actor is best known for his voice work in the Barbie animated feature films. He is also known for his roles in Pac-Man and numerous animated series:
- Teen Days, Futures Stars Since (2010)
- Regular Show (2010 - 2017)
- Le Petit Spirou Since (2012)
- The Witch in the Air (2012)
- Mini and the Honey Thieves (2014)
- Extreme challenges: Petaouchnok Express (2015)
- Barbie: Secret Agents (2016)
- Barbie - Adventure in the stars (2016)
- In Oukybouky's enchanted forest (2016)
- The Legend of King Solomon (2017)
- Barbie and the Magic Dolphins (2017)
- Spirit : Galloping freely (2017 - 2019)
- Lupin III: (The First 2019)
- Dreams (2020)
- Inu-Oh (2021)
- Star Kingdom (2021)
- Croquette, the wonderful cat (2024)
His talent is also evident in Japanese animation, where he lends his voice to iconic characters: Seiya in *Saint Seiya: The Legend of the Sanctuary*, The Legend of the Sanctuary, Sai in Naruto Shippuden, Rachid in Pokémon Black and White, and the unforgettable Axel Blaze in Inazuma Eleven.
Among the works he has worked on in the world of Japanese cinema, here's everything you need to know:
- Him and Her (1998 - 1999)
- Nishi no Yoki Majo - Astraea Testament (2006)
- D.Gray-Man (2006-2008)
- Naruto Shippuden: The Links (2008)
- Naruto Shippuden: The Flame of Will (2009)
- Naruto Shippuden: The Lost Tower (2010)
- Naruto Shippuden: Blood Prison (2011)
- Inazuma Eleven GO (2011 - 2014)
- Naruto Shippuden: Road to Ninja (2012)
- Pokémon, the movie: Kyurem vs. the Blade of Justice (2012)
- Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Awakening of the Legend (2013)
- Naruto the Last, the movie (2014)
- Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014)
Also, if you're new to the world of Japanese animation, check out the list of all types of manga in our article on the subject.
Aside from theater, film, and voice acting, his musical career took center stage during the lockdown. He started by posting a video on his YouTube channel. It is an a cappella piece called “Belle Hélène.”.
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