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Christian Lanz

Christian Lanz

Actor · Born May 1, 1977 (49) · Mexico City, Mexico

Born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Chilean mother, Christian's mixed Hispanic/Indigenous American ancestry traces back in part to the tiny village of Lanz in Navarra, Spain which still bears his family's name. The Lanz family settled in rural Campeche, Mexico in the late 1600's, with subsequent generations migrating west to Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and eventually to the country's capital. Christian spent over 16 years living throughout Mexico and Latin America before becoming a naturalized U.S. Citizen, eventually migrating to Hollywood and becoming one of the industry's most prolific bilingual voice actors. Equally proficient and accent-free in both English and his native Spanish, Christian Lanz accurately represents the voice of the new cross-cultural U.S. media market. An eight-time Voice Arts Award winner and thirty-two-time nominee with several thousand commercials, promos, and movie trailers to his credit in both English and Spanish, Christian is a veteran voiceover announcer in addition to his work in animation and video games. He's a TV Academy member and serves since 2015 as the live announcer for the network telecasts of The Daytime Emmy Awards, The LA Emmy Awards, The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, The Children's and Family Emmys, The TV Land Awards, The American Cinematheque Awards, and Hallmark Channel's Hero Dog Awards. For his elementary and high school education, Christian attended The Mirman School in Los Angeles, followed by The Oakwood School in North Hollywood, CA along with actor Chris Pine. After graduating high school, he worked as a ranch hand in the mountains of southern Chile for a summer before attending college and architecture school at the renowned Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) from 1995 until graduating in 2000. While attending architecture school, Christian worked as a translator, English teacher and certified personal trainer. He was nominated for the prestigious "Premio Pani" Architectural Award in 2001 for his work in green/sustainable architectural design. As a young immigrant, Christian first learned to speak English at the age of six by watching legendary voice actor Frank Welker as "Fred" in the original "Scooby Doo" animated television series. 30 years later, he would have the privilege of working alongside his childhood idol Welker on Cartoon Network's "Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated" TV series after joining the cast in the show's second season, along with appearances in several other "Scooby-Doo" series and films thereafter. Some of Christian's most notable animation and video game roles include the vain and scheming "Chancellor Esteban" on Disney's Emmy-winning "Elena of Avalor", iconic Batman villain "Two-Face/Harvey Dent" in the "LEGO Batman : Family Matters" movie, the ruthless "Xever" (and his mutant alter-ego "Fishface") on Nickelodeon's hit "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, and as "Puss in Boots" for DreamWorksTV, a role which earned Lanz his first of two consecutive Voice Arts Awards for Best TV Animation Voiceover in 2016. In his spare time, Christian enjoys boating, playing guitar at his home recording studio, snowboarding, photography, and working on home improvement and design projects. A devoted automotive "gearhead" and lifelong aviation enthusiast, he also enjoys tuning performance cars, taking road trips with his two sons, and spending weekends at their mountain cabin in Lake Arrowhead, CA.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 1, 1977 (49)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on Motif · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 38% in 30 days

What are Christian Lanz's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Self
27%
Morality
10%
Society
6%
Power
4%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Thrilling
7
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Tense
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Christian Lanz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Christian Lanz's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 23 with a Motif page.

  • El Guapo Vs. The Narco Vampires (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as El Angel (José) / Cop (voice)

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • My Dad the Bounty Hunter(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice) · as Alien Bounty Hunter / EHC Guard 1 / Alien Investor (voice) · as EHC Captain / EHC Guard 1 / EHC Guard 3 (voice) · as EHC Guard #2 / EHC Guard #5 (voice)

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Cars on the Road(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Additional Voice · as Additional Voices (voice)

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Vindicators 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Diablo Verde (voice)

  • Ancient Earth: Dinosaurs of the Frozen Continent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Dragons: The Nine Realms(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice) · as Air Traffic Controller (voice) · as Winston (voice)

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Invincible(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Burke / Engineer (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Kid Cosmic(2021)

    Show as Carlos

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Madagascar: A Little Wild(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Smitty (voice) · as Theme Park Announcer (voice)

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Seis Manos(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice) · as Jaimito (voice) · as Von / Man on TV (voice)

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Lego DC Batman: Family Matters(2019)

    as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Victor & Valentino(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Achi (voice) · as Achi / Dante (voice) · as Achi / Oso (voice) · as Huehue (voice) · as Tez (voice) · as Tez / Golem / Guy 3 (voice) · as Tez / Jaguar (voice) · as Tez / Jaguar Tez (voice)

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Where's Waldo?(2019)

    Show as Additional Voices

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Wild Peru: Andes Battleground (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • Spy Kids: Mission Critical(2018)

    Show as Gregorio Cortez

    Motif score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Coco(2017)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Fishface (voice)

  • Dino Bird (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • Elena of Avalor: Ready to Rule (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Esteban (voice)

  • Elena and the Secret of Avalor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Chancellor Esteban (voice)

  • Elena of Avalor(2016)

    Show 81 episodes · as Chancellor Esteban (voice)

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Epic Cat Battles with Puss In Boots (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Puss in Boots (voice)

  • Lego Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood(2016)

    as Bryan Lakeshore / Mummy (voice)

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as George / Mayor Riker (voice) · as Miguel (voice)

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fishface (voice)

  • Batman: Assault on Arkham(2014)

    as Scarecrow / Dr. Jonathan Crane / Victor Zsasz (voice)

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Voice Over (voice)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals(2014)

    as Cart Owner

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Fishface (voice) · as Fishface / Foot Solider #1 (voice) · as Xever (voice) · as Xever / Cat Owner (voice) · as Xever / Fishface (voice)

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fernando El Aguirre (voice) · as Professor Enrique Andelusossa (voice)

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Andy Barker, P.I.(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Juan Pablo (voice) · as Mango Man / Cheating Husband (voice)

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Victor and Valentino (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Achi / Chupacabra

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles, 29 of them dated from 2005 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Highest rated

Kid Cosmic (2021)

Motif 88th

Most popular right now

Victor & Valentino (2019)

Film career

20052025

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting30 of 30: 30 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score53rd

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s9 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Christian Lanz's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Motif score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 23 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021)

95th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Coco (2017)

Motif 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Christian Lanz's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Christian Lanz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Christian Lanz's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Grey DeLisle shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles