Nils-Martin Crawfurd is a Norwegian actor and voice actor, best known for his role as [Ash](https://anilist.co/character/2473/) in the Pokémon series.
For his role as Ash, Nils-Martin was personally scouted by [Trond Teigen](https://anilist.co/staff/217366/), a fellow Norwegian actor who knew Nils-Martin from previously having performed with him in the musical *Oliver!* at Chateau Neuf. Since the first episode aired in 2000, Nils-Martin has reprised his role for all Norwegian dubbed Pokémon media with the exception of movies [six](https://anilist.co/anime/1121/) and [seven](https://anilist.co/anime/1122/), where the role of Ash was recasted with [Even Bergan](https://anilist.co/staff/218935/Even-Bergan) for unknown reasons.
As of 2019, the Pokémon series is being dubbed in 28 languages, and out of 28 current voices of Ash, Nils-Martin is one of 11 who has been doing it since the beginning.
Outside of anime, one of Nils-Martin's most notable roles is being the voice of [Robin](https://anilist.co/character/182944/) in various Norwegian dubbed DC media.
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