Hank Matthews (born April 15, 1978) is an American voice actor. He is the English voice of Szayel Aporro Granz in Bleach. He moved from Houston Texas to Los Angeles California with the intent of being a professional surfer. In order to pay the bills, he began working in Anime after taking several voice lessons in order to lose his Texan accent. He was born in Meyerland, Houston, Texas.