Ryō Horikawa

Ryō Horikawa
Ryō Horikawa at 2014 Fan Expo Canada
Native name	堀川 りょう
Born	Makoto Horikawa (1958-02-01) February 1, 1958 (age 59) Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1960–present
Notable work	Dragon Ball Z as Vegeta Saint Seiya as Andromeda Shun
Spouse(s)	Hitomi Oikawa

Ryō Horikawa (堀川 りょう, Horikawa Ryō^?, born Makoto Horikawa (堀川 亮, Horikawa Makoto^?), born February 1, 1958 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa, whose birth name is also Horikawa (堀川^?). His former stage name is also Ryo Horikawa, which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryo".

Horikawa started out as a child actor in elementary school. He made his debut in voice acting as Kenta Hirono, the protagonist of the 1984 anime Dream Soldier Wing-Man. From there, he became famous for his anime character roles as Andromeda Shun (Saint Seiya), Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes), Vegeta (Dragon Ball series), and Heiji Hattori (Detective Conan). He is also well known for his game role as Captain Falcon (Super Smash Bros. series). His wife is also a voice artist.