JB was born in Paris, France to an English mother and a French father. He moved with his mother to Yorkshire, England at the age of four, where he was raised and attended school, eventually graduating from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1990.
He worked extensively in theater in Britain for over 15 years, including a three-year stint at London's Royal National Theater. His theater work encompassed everything from avant-garde physical theater companies to world tours of Shakespeare plays and classical Greek theater.
His film career was essentially launched by his highly acclaimed role as Luigi Vampa in 2002's The Count of Monte Cristo, and following that success, he moved to Los Angeles where he now lives. Film and TV roles soon followed and he has worked on well over 30 TV shows in the US, including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Barry, Shameless, NCIS: LA, Burn Notice, The Unit, Prison Break, CSI: NY, Nikita, NYPD Blue and others, and many films, including his recent role as Bashkim in 2017's War Dogs.
JB is also a highly accomplished voice actor and director with projects in film, animation, video games, anime, and commercials. His animation work includes All Hail King Julien, Dragons: Race To The Edge, Scooby Doo, Trip Tank, Turbo Fast, Pickle and Peanut, Regular Show, Penn Zero, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Avengers Assemble. He has over 170 video game credits, totaling over 400 characters, including Rost in Horizon Zero Dawn, The Admin in Minecraft Story Mode, Bane in Telltale Batman, Arkham Origins and others, many projects for Blizzard Entertainment and the Uncharted franchise. He has been the voice director on various video games: Fortnite, Middle earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War, Lego Batman 3, Lego Dimensions, XCOM 2, Mafia III, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Legion, Hearthstone, Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm.
2024
as Sa'al the Demon (voice)
2022
as Nigel (voice)
2021
as Joe
2021
as Vander (voice)
2021
as Bolbok / Vander (voice)
2021
as Bolbok (voice)
2021
as Vander / Warwick (voice)
2021
as Warwick (voice)
2021
as Terrorblade (voice)
2021
as Terrorblade / Pit Boss (voice)
2021
as Terrorblade / Urlo (voice)
2021
as Jarl (voice)
2021
as Terrorblade / Jarl (voice)
2021
as Urlo / Flugg (voice)
2021
as Terrorblade / Flugg / Driver / Priest (voice)
2021
as Terrorblade / D.M.O. Soldier (voice)
2020
as Additional Voices (voice)
2020
as Abomination Teacher (voice)
2019
as Agency Employee #2 / Marcy's Agent #3 (voice)
2019
as Piérre / French Man (voice)
2019
as Supervisor / British Man (voice)
2018
as The Admin (voice)
2018
as Blue Dragon (voice)
2018
as Derby / Guy With Slide Projector Hat (voice)
2018
as Red Pen / Cauliflower (voice)
2018
as Derby / Red Pen (voice)
2018
as Batir
2017
as Mountain Lemur Captain (voice)
2017
as Benson / Mountain Lemur Captain (voice)
2017
as Jarsh-Jarsh / Tentacle Beast (voice)
2017
as Jarsh-Jarsh (voice)
2017
as Caesar / Jarsh-Jarsh / Announcer (voice)
2017
as Caesar / Darryl / Jarsh-Jarsh (voice)
2017
as Hans Jr. / Jarsh-Jarsh (voice)
2017
as Benson (voice)
2017
as Jarsh-Jarsh / Benson / Mountain Lemur Captain (voice)
2017
as Usher Robot (voice)
2017
as Abnegazar (voice)
2016
as Bashkim
2016
as Atticus Fink / Director (voice)
2015
as Vic / Colander (voice)
2015
as Eddie
2015
as Ryker (voice)
2015
as Jarg (voice)
2015
as Gabriel Roja (Voice)
2015
as Dr. Barry Goodman
2014
as Benson / Mountain Lemur Captain (voice)
2014
as Mountain Lemur Captain (voice)
2014
as Rat Bartender (voice)
2014
as Giant Mango / Mango (voice)
2014
as Helicopter Voice (voice)
2014
as Jarsh-Jarsh (voice)
2014
as Captain of the Guard (voice)
2014
as Poseidon (voice)
2013
as Mahdi
2013
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
2013
as Mangog (voice)
2013
as Tommy Brock / Mr Bouncer (voice)
2012
as Newscaster (voice) (uncredited)
2012
as Captain Hered
2010
as Dirk Garthwaite / Wrecker / Heimdall / Ymir - Frost Giant #1 (voice)
2010
as Heimdall (voice)
2010
as Timur Ahmedov
2010
as Voice Actor
2010
as Batroc the Leaper
2009
as Anzor Daudov
2008
as Johan Sharifi
2008
as Various (voice)
2008
as Dr. Barry Goodman
2008
as Narrator
2007
as Manuel Piniero
2007
2007
as Ivan
2006
as Hotel Porter
2006
as Leon
2005
as Jerry Curtin
2002
as Luigi Vampa
2000
as Police Captain (uncredited)
as Kuben Blisk