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American voice actor (1987–2022)

Billy Kametz
Kametz in 2021
Born(1987-03-22)March 22, 1987
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 9, 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 35)
Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2016–2022
AgentAVO Talent
Notable work

Billy P. Kametz (/ˌkəˈmɛts/; March 22, 1987 – June 9, 2022) was an American voice and stage actor. He was best known for his work dubbing anime and video games. Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016. He provided the English voices for Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Ferdinand von Aegir in the Fire Emblem series. Kametz died from colorectal cancer at the age of 35.

Early life

Kametz was born on March 22, 1987, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He had a sister. He attended West Chester University.

Career

In 2016, Kametz moved to Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to play Aladdin in the final performance of Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. While living in California, Kametz began working as a voice actor. He achieved one of his first major roles when he was cast as Josuke Higashikata in the Viz Media dub of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable. He went on to voice other prominent roles, including Colt in Brawl Stars, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Galo Thymos in Promare, and Ren in Pokémon.

In 2020, for his performance as Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, Kametz won the Best VA Performance (EN) award at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Apart from animations, he also provided his voice for many characters in various related video games.

Personal life

Kametz dated voice actress Erica Lindbeck.

Cancer and death

On April 26, 2022, Kametz revealed that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer ten weeks prior, which had metastasized to his liver, lungs and spine, and that he had begun chemotherapy and radiation therapy. He also announced that he would be taking a hiatus from voice acting and moving back to Hershey, Pennsylvania. A GoFundMe page was posted on May 1, 2022, to help cover travel, insurance costs, medical bills not covered by insurance, and everyday life necessities; these online fundraising efforts yielded more than US$184,000.

Five weeks after the fundraiser was launched, Kametz died on June 9, 2022, in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the age of 35. He was cremated.

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
2020 The Owl House Nevareth Episode: "Witches Before Wizards"
2020–2023 Lego Monkie Kid Macaque Season 1–Season 4 episode 5, released posthumously; "New Adventures" dedicated in memory
2023 RWBY Roman Torchwick 2 episodes; released posthumously; "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble" dedicated in memory
Hailey's On It! Road Rash, Paul 2 episodes; released posthumously

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2018 Sword Gai Seiya Ichijō
Fate/Extra Last Encore Hakuno Kishinami
2018–19 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Josuke Higashikata
Beyblade Burst Turbo Fubuki Sumiye
2018–22 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Metal Lee, Hidari, Tanuki Shigaraki, Hyōi Yorishiro, Kokushi
2018–20 Baki Kosho Shinogi, Gaia
2018 Sirius the Jaeger Mikhail
2019–20 KonoSuba Kyouya Mitsurugi
2019 High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World Elch
Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission Jed
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Wilhelm van Astrea (young)
The Rising of the Shield Hero Naofumi Iwatani Season 1 only
2019–21 Aggretsuko Anai
Cells at Work White Blood Cell (Neutrophil)
2019 Promare Galo Thymos
Neon Genesis Evangelion Shigeru Aoba Netflix dub
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
The End of Evangelion
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Claude Withers
Teasing Master Takagi-san Nishikata Season 2
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Kineshi Hairo Reawakened
2019–21 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Asmodeus Alice
2020 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Rui
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Shinya Yukimura Season 1 only
2020–21 Beastars Durham, Mayor
2020 Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise Hiroto Kuga
Tower of God Katan, Alexay Amigocharz
2020–22 Pokémon Ren, Inteleon, Ash's Rotom Phone
2021 Fire Force Amon Hajike
Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town Allan Twein Lidcain
Osomatsu-san Osomatsu
2021–22 Attack on Titan Niccolo
2021 The Way of the Househusband Kunimi
2021–22 86 Shinei Nouzen Episodes 1–21 only
2021 Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song Tatsuya Saeki
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Patrick
The Prince of Tennis II: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future Ryo Shishido
Vinland Saga Ari Netflix dub
Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst Conrad Wisdom
Ikebukuro West Gate Park Kyōichi Ozaki
2021–22 Re-Main Takekazu Ejiri
2021 Otherside Picnic Greg
2022 Tokyo 24th Ward Shuta Aoi 6 episodes
The Prince of Tennis Ryo Shishido

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2016 Marvel Avengers Academy Agent Coulson, Iron Lad, Collector, Thor Noir
2018 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Naoto Kurogane
Brawl Stars Colt
2019 JumpStart Academy Max Martian
AFK Arena Angelo
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Ferdinand von Aegir
Pokémon Masters Blue 2019 - 2021
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Male Announcer
2020 One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Additional voices
Fire Emblem Heroes Ferdinand von Aegir
Persona 5 Royal Takuto Maruki
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Nenji Ogata
2021 Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Marius
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Raidou Kuzunoha
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Rui
Epic Seven Ran
2022 Triangle Strategy Jerrom Laesmi
Relayer Director of Defense Isaac, additional voices
The Elder Scrolls Online Additional voices
AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative Tearer Posthumous release
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Ferdinand von Aegir

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Best VA Performance (EN) The Rising of the Shield Hero Won

References

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