SungWon Cho ( ; ; born December 9, 1990), also known as ProZD, is an American YouTuber and actor. On his YouTube channel, Cho produces short comedy skits, unboxing videos, and reviews of board games, anime and snack foods. He is also known for his many voice acting roles, including FL4K from Borderlands 3, Holst Sigiswald Goneril from Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Ratatoskr from God of War Ragnarök, Abby Saja from KPop Demon Hunters, and Senshi from Delicious in Dungeon. His live-action roles include Detective Joe Furuya in Anime Crimes Division and Ritchie Cheung in BlackBerry.
Early life Cho was born to South Korean parents in Rochester, Minnesota, on December 9, 1990, and later moved to DeWitt, Michigan. He started voice acting in high school when he voiced different characters on a friend's radio plays. He attended Michigan State University, where he frequently acted in live performances and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Media Information and Technology. In 2012, after graduating, he described himself as being "in a creative rut" and taught English as a second language to Korean immigrant students.
Career
In October 2012, Cho began daily posting voice content to Tumblr, building an audience and eventually going viral with a video of him singing "Let It Go" from Frozen while approximating the voice of Goofy. His first foray into professional voice acting occurred when voice director Deven Mack saw one of his YouTube videos and had him audition for Apotheon, where he ended up securing the role of the main villain Zeus. He remained active on Vine until the 2016 announcement of their shutdown and was also a finalist for the 9th Shorty Awards for Vine of the Year. Cho shifted his focus to his YouTube channel, his audience following from Vine and having his work often appear on the frontpage of Reddit.
Cho's presence on YouTube grew throughout this time with his channel exceeding 3.75 million subscribers and most of his income between voice acting work coming from sponsorships and ad revenue. His videos are intentionally low-budget and often feature recurring universes with their own casts of characters, including an anime parody ("The Tomoko Chairem Anime Canon") and a role-playing game parody ("King Dragon"), through which he pokes fun at common gaming and anime cliches and tropes. He continued to expand these existing storylines that had originally started on Vine, as well as creating a Let's Play channel Press Buttons n Talk with his friend Alex Mankin. In 2019, Cho voiced the character FL4K in the video game Borderlands 3. He is a frequent guest at conventions and presenting for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. In 2021, Cho began a new Let's Play channel ProZD Plays Games with his friend and video editor, Jay Choi. The channel has now reached over 100,000 subscribers and Choi has transitioned as full-time editor for both of Cho's YouTube channels while being succeeded as co-host by their friend, Steve Yurko.
In 2017, Cho starred in his first live action role as the main character, Detective Joe Furuya, in Crunchyroll's Anime Crimes Division, for which he was nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy for the 8th Streamy Awards. In mid-2018 Creative Artists Agency reached out and signed him coinciding with an already planned move to Los Angeles to continue his career as a voice actor. Soon after he was cast in the multi-ethnic Rooster Teeth series Gen:Lock and told NewsWeek's Phillip Martinez, "Voice acting gives me a lot more freedom because I'm not limited by my physical appearance. I can voice all different sorts of characters." In 2023, Cho made his live-action film debut, playing a supporting role in BlackBerry. He voiced Orville Park in Knights of Guinevere, an independent animated series co-created by Dana Terrace, John Bailey Owen, and Zach Marcus, which released its pilot episode on September 19, 2025.
Personal life In October 2015, Cho became engaged to Anne Marie Salter, a professional illustrator he met through an online Super Mario fan fiction community. They married on May 28, 2016. They have two cats named Effie and Sophie, who are often seen in Cho's videos.
Cho came up with the username "ProZD" in elementary school, and said that he would not disclose what it means as "it's so embarrassing that even my wife doesn't know." On April 26, 2022, Cho tweeted that he had finally revealed the meaning of the username to his wife after being together for fourteen years.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2018 Something Film actor Voice role; feature film 2021 Belle Voice role (English dub); feature film 2023 Lackadaisy Mordecai Heller Voice role; short film BlackBerry Ritchie Cheung First live-action film role 2025 KPop Demon Hunters Abby Saja, Bathhouse Patron, Social Media Fan Voice role; feature film In Your Dreams Chad Voice role; feature film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2018 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Vice Admiral Legrange 1 episode, English dub Radiant Master Lord Majesty 3 episodes 2019 Gen:Lock Heng Li 'Henry' Wu 3 episodes OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Johnny, Jack Whacky, Rando, Teamster, Game 2 episodes Tuca & Bertie Ultra-Sam S380 Episode: "Yeast Week" 2020 Aggretsuko Hyodo 9 episodes, English dub Akudama Drive SharkEnglish dub Big City Greens Maestro / King Violin 1 episode Craig of the Creek Keun Sup "The Blur" 4 episodes2020–24PokémonDelibird, Carnivine, SidianSeason 23: Pokémon Journeys: The Series Season 26: Pokémon Horizons: The Series
English dub2021 Adventure Time: Distant Lands Brain Wizard, Ogrefied Yolk, Wizard Cop Ep. "Wizard City" Ranking of Kings Kage Main role, English dub One PieceNekomamushiRecurring role, English dub86Richard Altner The Irregular at Magic High School Kotaro Tatsumi English dub2022 Odd Taxi Kensuke Shibagaki Tokyo 24th Ward Hiroki Shirakaba Birdgirl Additional VoicesBatwheelsBadcomputer, the RiddlerPantheonTeacherVoice2023Record of Ragnarok Kajinosuke Tanikaze Season 2, English dub PlutoBrau 1589English dub2023–presentGremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiCircusmaster2024Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurGeneral HylesEpisode: "Dancing With Myself"Delicious in DungeonSenshiMain roleSolo Leveling Woo Jin-chul Sausage Party: Foodtopia Additional voices 7 episodes Beastars Sagwan Season 3; recurring role Jentry Chau vs. the UnderworldMaz, Right Lion, Left Lion2024–presentBatman: Caped CrusaderMatt Milligan, Morris, Dr. Peterson, Carmine Broome, Thomas Dalton2025Sakamoto DaysBoiled2026The Ghost in the ShellDaisuke AramakiDang!PeterGolden AxeNarrator
Web series YearTitleRoleNotes 2017–2018 Anime Crimes Division Detective Joe Furuya Main character, first live-action role 2018 Nomad of Nowhere Toro Episode 7 Camp Camp Brian Season 3, episode 3 Red vs. Blue King Atlus Arcadium Rex 8 episodes 2020 Bigtop BurgerDoctor 5 episodes Pokémon: Twilight Wings Mustard, Mienshao Episode : "The Gathering of Stars", English dub Onyx EquinoxXolotl2 episodes2021High Guardian SpiceCal, Kemp, Demon5 episodes asdfmovie Various asdfmovie14 2022The Hamlet FactoryBirmyEpisode: "Performance Review"Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Lord Kogane, Warimashi, Head KeisatsukanMake Some NoiseHimselfEpisode: "A Villain and Their Real Estate Agent Tour Volcano Lairs"Drawtectives: Celestial SpearVillainiusEpisode: "Episode 7"2023–presentLackadaisyMordecai Heller5 episodes2024Game Changer FixItMan78 / Himself Episode: "Deja Vu"2025Critical Role HasporoEpisode: "Avowed One-Shot"Drawtectives: Midnight AlleyKragor SkullbreakerEpisode: "A City on Fire"2025–presentKnights of GuinevereOrville Park, Sir Arthur, unnamed extras 2026Parlor RoomHimself
Video games YearTitleVoice roleNotes 2014 Ace Attorney Investigations 2 Gregory EdgeworthFan translation 2015 Apotheon Zeus 2016 Move or Die Announcer 2017 Battlerite Sirius Fallen Legion G'ndarark the Bloodhammer A Hat in Time Express Owls, Intercom 2064: Read Only Memories Froyo Guy, Bouncers, and Police ROMs 2018 Monster Prom Brian, Interdimensional Prince 2MD: VR Football Coach Unavowed Kalash BattleCON: Online King Alexian XXXVII Attack of the Earthlings Regional Manager Dennis Dickinham Wonder Wickets Leo 2019Judgment Tashiro English dub Akash: Path of the Five Caspian River City Girls Nishimura Borderlands 3 FL4K 2020 Granblue Fantasy Versus Vaseraga, Imperial Soldier English dub Yakuza: Like a Dragon Mitsuo Yasumura Forgotten Waters Captain Jesbut J Vance Soulcalibur VI Hwang Seong-gyeong English dubFire Emblem HeroesDarros, Holst Sigiswald Goneril2021 Persona 5 Strikers Additional voices Genshin Impact Krosl, Uncle Dai, Bravo Scarlet Nexus Additional voices Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny Misedor, Cameo Zombie Boyfriend Dungeon Sunder the TalwarMary Skelter Finale Jabberwock Lost Judgment Tesso, Tashiro English dub Monster Hunter Rise Hibasa 2022Shadow Warrior 3 Zilla Phantom Breaker: Omnia Phantom English dubRune Factory 5Bandit, Oswald Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers Domino Neon White MikeyAI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative Gen Ishiyagane English dubFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Holst Sigiswald GonerilNine Noir LivesKibbler, Tybalt Magtheridon, Ticket Salescat God of War Ragnarök Ratatoskr Also motion capture and writing assistance River City Girls 2 NishimuraEnglish dub 2023 Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Number One of the WDOAdvance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Eagle, Flak Detective Pikachu Returns Will ButlerLike a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Boss Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Vaseraga, Imperial Soldier2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Additional voices Granblue Fantasy: Relink Vaseraga Unicorn Overlord Great Sage of Albion, Mercenaries (Type E), additional voicesThe Legend of Heroes: Trails Through DaybreakGeraint Reigar, citizensCard-en-CielInferdin, Lux, Galak, Dwarf, Richard Vampire Survivors Richter Belmont, Death Ode to Castlevania DLCYs X: NordicsGrimson BaltaEnglish dub2025The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak IIGeraint Reigar, White Demon Lord, HoloCore AvowedAdditional voicesLike a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in HawaiiAdditional voicesEnglish dubDate Everything!Doug, Gerald DabrowskiDeath Stranding 2: On the BeachThe Phantom SmithEnglish dubNo Sleep for Kaname Date – From AI: The Somnium FilesGen IshiyaganeStory of Seasons: Grand BazaarPlayer C, MatsubaShinobi: Art of VengeanceLord RuseThe Outer Worlds 2Head Refresher Gould, Vice President Willard Konnen, Mads ParminterHyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentCalamoEnglish dub2026The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the HorizonAdditional voicesCookie Run: KingdomAbby CookieMarvel Tokon: Fighting SoulsVictor von Doom / Doctor Doom, DoombotDisney SpeedstormShan Yu
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Work/Recipient Result 2017 Shorty Awards Vine of the Year "When You're the Main Character Tho" 2018 Streamy Awards Acting in a Comedy Anime Crimes Division 2023 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Voice Artist Performance (English) Kage (Ranking of Kings) 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)
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