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Bill Butts

Bill is an African American voice and film actor, martial artist, and fitness enthusiast! Growing up in Kansas City, he found a deep passion for acting. He studied journalism and theater in college which would lead him to a life in radio, theater, on camera, as well as voice over.

You can hear him as Owlbert in Honkai Star Rail, Jack the Drought in the legendary franchise known as One Piece, Mask De Masculine in Bleach, the main antagonist known as Ogre in the Tekken animated series on Netflix, Douglas in the hit show Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Miguel in Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Cioccolata in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, President Obama in Baki and many more!

Cassandra Lee Morris

Cassandra Lee Morris is a Los Angeles-based voice actor who has voiced nearly 300 characters for anime, video games and animation. She’s known for her versatility and fierceness, voicing everything from creatures to boys to strong and sassy fighters. Her first big anime roles were Yubel in Yu-Gi-Oh GX, then Leo and Luna in Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds. More recently, she can be heard telling exhausted gamers to get some sleep as Morgana in Persona 5 or lending her trademark sassiness to characters like Sothis in Fire Emblem, Beffica in Bugsnax and Taiga in Toradora. Other favorite roles include Fie Claussell in the Trails of Cold Steel franchise, Yuumi and Nami in League of Legends, Aoi Asahina in Danganronpa, Nero Claudius in Fate, Leafa in Sword Art Online, and Kyubey in Madoka Magica.

She grew up in Connecticut, where her love of dance and performing lead her to starring in local theater productions in middle and high school. After signing with A3 Artists Agency in New York City, she started working professionally in voiceover, commercials and indie film in high school.
After studying at NYU and living in NYC for many years, she road tripped cross-country to see what Los Angeles had to offer and hasn’t looked back!

Cassandra teaches voice acting on Zoom and loves sharing her knowledge with other actors, no matter where they are in their voice acting journey. She also loves meeting anime fans and taking ridiculous selfies like it’s a Vogue photoshoot, so stop on by her booth to say hi!

LINKS: 

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.cassandraleemorris.com
TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@socassandra

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/cassandra.morris/

X/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/socassandra

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ilovecassandralee/

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/cassandraleemorris

Chris Hackney

Chris Hackney is an energetic and versatile American voice actor currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Florida, Chris first pursued music in college before discovering the world of acting, which opened up a whole new creative outlet for him. After years of training and a bold cross-country move, Chris found his true passion in voiceover and hasn’t looked back since.

You can hear Chris’s dynamic performances in a wide variety of mediums, from commercials to anime, video games, and animation. He’s best known for his iconic roles such as the noble Rauru in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the fierce Dimitri in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the smooth Kamisato Ayato in Genshin Impact, and the intense Urogi in Demon Slayer. Fans also love his chilling portrayal of Illumi in Hunter x Hunter and his badass turn as V.IV. Rusty in Armored Core 6. With each role, Chris brings characters to life with a mix of heart, energy, and fun.

Whether he’s voicing regal heroes or sinister villains, Chris is always looking for the next exciting opportunity to showcase his passion and talent. He continues to be a rising star in the voice acting world, and his fans can’t wait to see what he does next!

FAYE MATA

From gaming to voice acting, Faye Mata is an advocate of chasing dreams. She’s best known for playing the roles of Aqua (Konosuba), Astolfo/Rider of Black (Fate/Apocrypha), Yukako Yamagishi (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure), Petra Macneary (Fire Emblem), Kagami (Miraculous Ladybug), and Lulu (League of Legends). She is also known as Sailor Aluminum Siren (Sailor Moon), Ling Xiaoyu (Netflix’s TEKKEN), Princess Malty (Rising of the Shield Hero), Miyu/Fukaziroh (Sword Art Online: GGO), Rin Hoshizora (Love Live!), and Neon Nostrade (Hunter x Hunter). Some game roles are NiCO (Dead or Alive 6), Lene (Fire Emblem Heroes), Daria and Lishenna (Shadowverse), and scattered throughout the world in Genshin Impact! Faye also competed semi-professionally in video game tournaments around the world such as EVO, CEO, and Pokémon Worlds under the gamertag “Princess Aura,” the same name she used as a competitor on national reality TV show WCG Ultimate Gamer (SyFy). She used to be a content creator for an eSports organization. Faye brings a lot of fun and energy to cons and currently enjoys challenging people to 1v1 battles in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fayemata
Twitter: @FayeMata
TikTok: @FayeMata
Instagram: fayematata

Jill Harris

Jill Harris is another classic example of an anime fan turned professional. She started working in VO at the age of 15, recording for projects in her home studio after school. At 20, she relocated to DFW and started working with Funimation—now known as anime juggernaut Crunchyroll.

She started strong with characters like Noelle Silva in Black Clover, Mandalay in My Hero Academia, Aura Bella Fiora (one of the elf twins) in Overlord, and Nino Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets.

In 2017, Jill booked Charlie Magne in the Hazbin Hotel pilot, which went viral on YouTube with over 100 million views. It’s since spawned the hit Amazon Prime series of the same name, featuring an all new cast of stars from Hollywood & Broadway.

Since then, she’s been on that anime grind, providing the voice for Fern in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Suletta Mercury in Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Yuzuriha in Hell’s Paradise, and Charlotte Pudding, Sanji’s fiance, in One Piece, as well as many others.

If you want to find her online, she goes by “jillsvoice” most places (Instagram, TikTok, Twitch.) The only exception is Twitter (I refuse to call it “X”) on which her handle is @JillHarrisVO

Guest Announcement: Kari Wahlgren

Kari Wahlgren’s first role was the Vespa-riding Haruko in FLCL. Since then, Wahlgren has voiced numerous anime characters including Fuu in SAMURAI CHAMPLOOSaber in FATE ZERO and FATE STAY/NIGHTCelty in DURARARA, Lucia Fex in PROMAREKagami in LUCKY STAR, Robin in WITCH HUNTER ROBINAnemone in EUREKA SEVENTayuya in NARUTOSaya and Diva in BLOOD+, Dee Eye Ell in SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION, and Blue Rose in TIGER & BUNNY.

Wahlgren has also voiced characters in many U.S. animation shows, including Jessica, Rick’s Spaceship and Diane in RICK AND MORTYStarfire in the DC TEEN TITANS movies, Zatanna in DC SUPERHERO GIRLSTigress in KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESSCharmcaster in BEN 10Emma Frost in WOLVERINE & THE X-MENShannon in OK KO: LET’S BE HEROES, and Anka in ARCHER.

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Kari Wahlgren

Kari Wahlgren’s first role was the Vespa-riding Haruko in FLCL. Since then, Wahlgren has voiced numerous anime characters including Fuu in SAMURAI CHAMPLOOSaber in FATE ZERO and FATE STAY/NIGHTCelty in DURARARA, Lucia Fex in PROMAREKagami in LUCKY STAR, Robin in WITCH HUNTER ROBINAnemone in EUREKA SEVENTayuya in NARUTOSaya and Diva in BLOOD+, Dee Eye Ell in SWORD ART ONLINE: ALICIZATION, and Blue Rose in TIGER & BUNNY.

Wahlgren has also voiced characters in many U.S. animation shows, including Jessica, Rick’s Spaceship and Diane in RICK AND MORTYStarfire in the DC TEEN TITANS movies, Zatanna in DC SUPERHERO GIRLSTigress in KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESSCharmcaster in BEN 10Emma Frost in WOLVERINE & THE X-MENShannon in OK KO: LET’S BE HEROES, and Anka in ARCHER.

Her notable video game roles include Mileena and Kitana in MORTAL KOMBAT 1 and 11, Harley Quinn in GOTHAM KNIGHTS, Portnova in CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WARStarfire in INJUSTICE 2Aranea in FINAL FANSTASY XVAshe in FINAL FANTASY XIIProctor Ingram in FALLOUT 4Vex in SKYRIM, and Raine in TALES OF SYMPHONIA. Wahlgren’s on-camera roles include Helen on Wizards of Waverly Place, Criminal Minds, and commercials for Lexus, Swiffer and Rolling Rock. A full list of credits can be found at IMDB.com.

Guest Announcement: Faye Mata

From gaming to voice acting, Faye Mata is an advocate of chasing dreams. She’s best known for playing the roles of Aqua (Konosuba), Astolfo/Rider of Black (Fate/Apocrypha), Yukako Yamagishi (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure), Petra Macneary (Fire Emblem), Kagami (Miraculous Ladybug), and Lulu (League of Legends). She is also known as Sailor Aluminum Siren (Sailor Moon), Ling Xiaoyu (Netflix’s TEKKEN), Princess Malty (Rising of the Shield Hero), Miyu/Fukaziroh (Sword Art Online: GGO), Rin Hoshizora (Love Live!), and Neon Nostrade (Hunter x Hunter). Some game roles are NiCO (Dead or Alive 6), Lene (Fire Emblem Heroes), Daria and Lishenna (Shadowverse), and scattered throughout the world in Genshin Impact! Faye also competed semi-professionally in video game tournaments around the world such as EVO, CEO, and Pokémon Worlds under the gamertag “Princess Aura,” the same name she used as a competitor on national reality TV show WCG Ultimate Gamer (SyFy). She used to be a content creator for an eSports organization. Faye brings a lot of fun and energy to cons and currently enjoys challenging people to 1v1 battles in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.

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Kelsey Cruz

Kelsey Cruz is an actor and singer coming to you from the Dallas area! Though her sunshine-y personality says otherwise, she was born and raised in the rainy city of Seattle, Washington. She has a lot of love for her cuddly kitties & silly husband Jordan, singing classic rock songs, playing board games of all sorts & videogames like Pokémon Unite, and snuggling up to a fascinating documentary, anime, or fantasy book. She’s so grateful and excited to be a part of this incredible industry of acting, and even got her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in it!

You can find her in loads of anime and game titles such as:

Yinghua in The Apothecary DiariesKim Campbell in Spy x FamilyElfaria Alvis Serfort in Wistoria: Wand and SwordAnimalia in Shangri-La FrontierNozomi Kitahara in MF Ghost (The Initial D Sequel), Kaori Houjou in I Got A Cheat Skill in Another World, and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too, Asahi Shonan in Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My CharmsVania in I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My LevelShadow Sparrow Jing Wei in SMITESakuya Kurobane in Love Live! Nijigasaki High SchoolSaki Shima in Laid Back CampEmily Brown in My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1Mai in Eternal ReturnCindy and Hilde in Outerplane, Enid in Fallen Tear: The Ascension and many others!

She loves chatting with fans so please stop by to say hi to her! She’ll catch you soon!

Guest Announcement: Bill Butts

Bill is an African American voice and film actor, martial artist, and fitness enthusiast! Growing up in Kansas City, he found a deep passion for acting. He studied journalism and theater in college which would lead him to a life in radio, theater, on camera, as well as voice over.

You can hear him as Owlbert in Honkai Star Rail, Jack the Drought in the legendary franchise known as One Piece, Mask De Masculine in Bleach, the main antagonist known as Ogre in the Tekken animated series on Netflix, Douglas in the hit show Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Miguel in Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Cioccolata in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, President Obama in Baki and many more!

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