Dante Carver (born January 17, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor working in Japan. He moved to Japan in 2005 and became well known following his appearance in a series of TV commercials for SoftBank Mobile from 2006 in which he first played the Japanese-speaking character (the name being a pun on , the Japanese for "unexpected") and later the older brother of the character played by Aya Ueto as part of the fictional "White family" headed by a white Hokkaido dog.
In 2008, Carver was voted the most popular male actor in a TV commercial in Japan, beating Takuya Kimura, who had previously held the top position for eight consecutive years.
Private life
A native of New York City, Carver attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, studying International Business.
On August 4, 2010, Carver married former model Akiko Matsumoto. They formally celebrated the marriage in a wedding ceremony in April 2011.
TV commercials
TV series
- Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet (風ã«èÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã¼ã«ã·ã¼ãÂÂ) (NHK, May 2009–), UNHCR worker
- "Be Pon Kiki" ([Fuji TV], April 2008~)
- "Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge" (ã¤ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂã·ã³ä¸Âå¤ÂÃ¥ÂÂ) ([TBS], April - March 2010) (Episode 10)
Films
- Kansen RettÃ
 (æÂÂæÂÂÃ¥ÂÂå³¶); English title: Pandemic (2009), WHO physician Klaus David
- Kaze ga tsuyoku fuiteiru (風ãÂÂå¼·ãÂÂå¹ãÂÂã¦ãÂÂãÂÂ); English title: Feel the wind (2009)
- My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010)
- Yazima Beauty Salon The Movie: Reaching a Nevada Dream (ç¢島ç¾Â容室 THE MOVIE ï½Â夢ãÂÂã¤ãÂÂã¾ãÂÂãÂÂãÂÂï½Â, Yajima BiyÃ
 Shitsu THE MOVIE ~Yume o Tsukama Nebada~) (2010)
- ' (2010) as Henry
- ' (2012), Foundation X Member
- ShÃ
Âjo no Piero 㤠(å°Â女ã®ãÂÂã¨ã ã¤); English Title: The Doll (2017) as Ijiro (voice)
- ( ãÂÂã¤ãªãÂÂã¶ã¼ã ã´ã§ã³ãÂÂãÂÂã¿); English Title: Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) as D.C. (Motion Capture)
- Ultra Galaxy Fight, The Destined Crossroad (2022) as Ultraman Scott (voice)
CD releases
- "Nonbiri IkÃ
Â" (ã®ãÂÂã³ãÂÂè¡ÂãÂÂãÂÂ) (Pony Canyon, September 2008) with Mike Maki
Video games
- ' (Konami, 2015) CFA Executive "Doom Kangaroo"
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