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Zeno Robinson Made Gachiakuta’s Jabber His Own

Zeno Robinson has built an extensive voice acting career through characters including Hawks in My Hero Academia, Genya Shinazugawa in Demon Slayer and Hunter in The Owl House. But his performance as Jabber Wonger in the English dub of Gachiakuta has given him an opportunity to contribute something particularly personal to a character. In a […]

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Remembering Peter Cullen, the Voice That Made Optimus Prime a Hero

August 29, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Peter Cullen, the prolific voice actor whose commanding performance as Optimus Prime became one of the most recognizable voices in animation, died on August 26 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 85. Cullen’s agent, Kevin Motley, confirmed that the actor died peacefully surrounded by his family. No cause of death was announced. His […]

Remembering Tim Curry and the Remarkable Voice Behind a Lifetime of Characters

August 28, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Tim Curry, the unmistakable performer whose career stretched from the stage phenomenon of The Rocky Horror Show to some of animation’s most memorable villains and eccentrics, died on August 25 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 80. For many audiences, Curry will always be Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the role he originated onstage before carrying […]

Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Reveals Full English Voice Cast

August 26, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Konami has revealed the complete English voice cast for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, bringing together performers from games, animation, film and television ahead of the game’s October release. A new voice cast trailer introduces Abby Trott as protagonist Rose Belmont, while Graham McTavish returns to the role of Dracula. Several other names have notable connections to […]

How the X-Men ’97 Cast Found Their Voices for a New Generation

August 25, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

X-Men ’97 has always faced an unusual casting challenge. The series is not simply another animated adaptation of Marvel’s mutants. It is a direct continuation of X-Men: The Animated Series, meaning many viewers arrived with voices they had associated with these characters for more than 30 years. The solution has been a mixture of returning […]

Michael Mando Found His Own Voice for Bane in Batman: Knightfall

August 24, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Michael Mando approached Bane differently than audiences might expect from an actor entering a recording booth. Before his first session for Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall, he memorized the entire script. The actor, known for playing Nacho Varga in Better Call Saul and Vaas Montenegro in Far Cry 3, voices the formidable Batman villain in […]

Alan Tudyk Reflects on the Joy Behind His Disney Voices After Becoming a Disney Legend

August 22, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Alan Tudyk officially joined the ranks of Disney Legends during the final day of D23 2026, but his acceptance speech ultimately focused less on the award itself and more on what happens after a voice actor’s work leaves the recording booth. Tudyk was recognized in the Voice category during the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony on […]

My Hero Academia English Cast Reflects on 10 Years With Their Characters

August 19, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Ten years after My Hero Academia first arrived on television, four of the actors behind its English dub reunited at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to look back at characters who became a major part of their careers. Justin Briner, the voice of Izuku Midoriya, joined Christopher Sabat, Clifford Chapin and David Matranga for the July […]

Kingdom Hearts Heads to Television After 25 Years of Iconic Voice Performances

August 17, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

After nearly 25 years of building its story through video games, Kingdom Hearts is officially heading to television. Disney announced during D23 2026 that the franchise is getting its first original animated television series, currently carrying the working title Kingdom Hearts. The project is being developed for Disney Channel and Disney+ in collaboration with franchise […]

President Curtis Gives Keith David the Lead and Jim Rash a Different Voice

August 15, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Keith David spent years turning President Andre Curtis into one of the most memorable recurring characters in Rick and Morty. Now, the fictional commander in chief has moved beyond occasional confrontations with Rick Sanchez and into a series of his own. President Curtis premiered on Adult Swim on July 26, following a San Diego Comic-Con […]

Star Wars Zero Company Assembles a Huge Voice Cast for Its Clone Wars Story

August 14, 2026 by Voice Actors News Staff

Star Wars Zero Company brought a sizable portion of its voice cast to San Diego Comic-Con 2026, giving fans a closer look at the characters leading Bit Reactor’s new tactical adventure through the Clone Wars. The ensemble combines performers already closely associated with Star Wars animation with actors taking on entirely new roles in the […]