Kensho Ono (小野 賢章, Ono Kenshou, born October 5, 1989 in Fukuoka) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer affiliated with Animo Produce. He was formerly represented by the Himawari Theatre Group. He made his singing debut in 2014 under Lantis. He is married to fellow voice actor Kana Hanazawa.
In his youth, Ono was motivated to take up acting after becoming a fan of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. With his mother's permission, he auditioned for the role of Young Simba in the Shiki Theatre Company's production of the Lion King and passed. Despite spending 10 months to practice his lines, he struggled to perform during his debut. Disheartened by his poor performance, he almost gave up until his mother encouraged him to try again. He eventually succeeded and later rose to fame by becoming the dub voice for Harry Potter.
Ono tries to strike a balance between his stage acting and voice-over activities, having considered both experiences as equally valuable to him. He has expressed an interest in taking on more acting challenges in the future. In May 5, 2015, he became a tourism ambassador for his father's hometown in Iyo City. Some of his other skills include guitar playing, gymnastics, basketball, and motorcycling.
When it comes to voice acting, Ono generally lends his voice to calm and youthful male characters. Even after having vocal polyps surgery, the change in his voice is hardly noticeable due to his extensive acting skills. His most recent roles are Tomohiro Nagatsuka in A Silent Voice, Knight Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom, and Hathaway Noa in Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway.
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- Ieyasu Tokugawa - Geten no Hana (Yumeakari)
- Hideyori Toyotomi - Samurai Warriors TV series
- Vaan - Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
- Mizuki Aihara - Akiba's Beat
- Floch Forster - Attack on Titan 2
- João Franco - Uncharted Waters: Origins
- Archer - Fate/Samurai Remnant
- Yukimura Sanada - Ikemen Sengoku◇Toki wo Kakeru Koi: Aratanaru Deai