fiction.wikisort.org - ActorWilliam Ashton Switzer (born March 28, 1984) is an American-Canadian voice, film, and television actor. He is known for his work on the animated television series Mummies Alive! He had a leading role in Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension and he also performed in Sabrina: The Animated Series. While he has voiced several roles in anime, he was also Philthy from MythQuest and the voice of Harvey Kinkle from Sabrina: The Animated Series and Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie from X-Men: Evolution. He also voiced Billy's former friend Nick in the second season of Billy the Cat which he took over from Lee Tockar who also wrote one episode of the show.
American-Canadian voice actor (born 1984)
Bill Switzer |
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Born | (1984-03-28) March 28, 1984 (age 38)
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Nationality | American, Canadian |
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Occupation | Actor |
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Years active | 1996–present |
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Family | 2 younger sisters |
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Career
Switzer attended his first audition and won his first role, in a Shari Lewis special, when he was a teenager.[1] He voices the lead character; Presley Carnavon in the television show Mummies Alive![2]
Switzer was nominated for a Young Artist Award for The Christmas List (1997).[3]
Switzer was noticed for his starring role in Mr. Rice's Secret (2000), in which he played a young cancer patient. He was in almost every scene of the film.[1] Elvis Mitchell of the New York Times wrote, "In the leading role, Mr. Switzer is fine as Owen, especially given that he has to spend a great deal of time talking to himself".[4] The Vancouver Province wrote, "[T]here's an appealing freshness to the young cast of this Vancouver-filmed movie, especially Switzer in the lead role".[5]
He had a leading role in the television show Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension.[6]
Switzer was reported to be directing a short film at age 17.[7]
Personal life
Switzer, who lived in Tsawwassen at the time Mr. Rice's Secret was in production, was reported to be a good swimmer and baseball player in his youth.[1] He learned to ride a horse for his guest role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes.[8]
Selected filmography
Film
- Mail to the Chief - Kenny Witkowski
- Cheats - Garret
- The Dinosaur Hunter - Daniel
- When Danger Follows You Home - Andrew Werden
- Locked in Silence - John
- The Right Connections - Gary Fleming
- The Christmas List - Danny Skyler
- A Call to Remember - Sandy Halper
- The Life - Jason
- Mr. Rice's Secret - Owen Walters[9]
- Death Note - Sasaki (voice)
Television
Anime roles
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Sai Argyle
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hathaway Noah
- Zoids: New Century Zero - Jamie Hemeros, Lineback
- Cardcaptors - Eli Moon
- MegaMan NT Warrior - Chaud Blaze
- Infinite Ryvius - Ikumi Oze
- Ranma ½ - Harumaki's Grandson
- Master Keaton - Shinsuke Yunase
- Dragon Drive - Ichiro Sumishiba
- Trouble Chocolate - Boy with Card, Raisin
- Boys Over Flowers - Junpei Oribe
Voice Work
- Billy the Cat - Nick (Season 2)
- Extreme Dinosaurs - Additional Voices
- Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible - Various characters
- Mama, Do You Love Me? - Sam and Rascal
- Milo's Bug Quest
- Mummies Alive! - Presley Carnavon
- Rainbow Fish - Stingo
- Sabrina: The Animated Series - Harvey Kinkle
- Sabrina's Secret Life - Harvey Kinkle
- Silverwing - Shade
- X-Men: Evolution - Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie
Video Games
References
- "First feature a heady role: Teen actor was looking for more to do -- and got it". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. 28 July 1998. p. B2 – via Proquest.
- McNamara, Lynne (16 November 1997). "Teen actor swamped with work". The Province. p. B8 – via Proquest.
- Crump, William D. (2013-09-04). The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6827-0.
- Mitchell, Elvis (December 22, 2000). "Film Review: David Bowie With a Secret and a Power". New York Times. p. E28 – via Proquest.
- Schaefer, Glen (16 March 2001). "Thoughtful but too muted". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. p. B5 – via Proquest.
- Strachan, Alex (7 February 1998). "Viewers big winners in Nagano: CBS promises to tone down the nationalism and CBC will tone down personality profiles, making for better TV". The Vancouver Sun. p. D4 – via Proquest.
- SchaeferC21., Glen (31 May 2001). "At 17, actor Switzer tries directing". The Province. p. C21 – via Proquest.
- McNamara, Lynne (19 July 1998). "Kid Star". The Province. p. B7 – via Proquest.
- Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2002-03-25). Screen World 2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-478-2.
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