Billy P. Kametz (; 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, Colt in Brawl Stars, 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. Kametz started out acting by doing theatres in university for years.
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, Ren in Pokémon, and Ferdinand von Aegir in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, among many other roles in animation and video games.
Kametz was able to posthumously reprise his role as Ferdinand in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Rui in Demon Slayer games "Sweep the Board!" and "The Hinokami Chronicles 2".
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.
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 animationYearTitleRoleNotesSource2020The Owl HouseNevarethEpisode: "Witches Before Wizards"2020–2023Lego Monkie KidMacaqueSeason 1–Season 4 episode 5, released posthumously; "New Adventures" dedicated in memory2023RWBYRoman Torchwick2 episodes; released posthumously; "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble" dedicated in memoryHailey's On It!Road Rash, Paul2 episodes; released posthumously
Anime +List of voice performances in animeYearTitleRoleNotesSourceSword GaiSeiya IchijōFate/Extra Last EncoreHakuno Kishinami–19JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is UnbreakableJosuke HigashikataBeyblade Burst TurboFubuki Sumiye2018–22Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationsMetal Lee, Hidari, Tanuki Shigaraki, Hyōi Yorishiro, Kokushi–20BakiKosho Shinogi, Gaia2018Sirius the JaegerMikhail–20KonoSubaKyouya MitsurugiSeasons 1 and 2 onlyHigh School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another WorldElchHunter × Hunter: The Last MissionJedRe:Zero − Starting Life in Another WorldWilhelm van Astrea (young)The Rising of the Shield HeroNaofumi IwataniSeason 1 only–21AggretsukoAnai A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.Cells at Work!White Blood Cell (Neutrophil)2019PromareGalo ThymosNeon Genesis EvangelionShigeru AobaNetflix dub Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthThe End of EvangelionTo the Abandoned Sacred BeastsClaude WithersTeasing Master Takagi-sanNishikataSeason 2The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.Kineshi HairoReawakened2019–21Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kunAsmodeus AliceSeasons 1 and 2 onlyDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaRuiScience Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Shinya YukimuraSeason 1 only2020–21BeastarsDurham, Mayor2020Gundam Build Divers Re:RiseHiroto KugaTower of GodKatan, Alexay AmigocharzDorohedoroTenjin, Risu2020–22PokémonRen, Inteleon, Ash's Rotom Phone2021Fire ForceAmon HajikeSuppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter TownAllan Twein LidcainOsomatsu-sanOsomatsu2021–22Attack on TitanNiccoloThe Way of the HousehusbandKunimiNumber24Syouta U2021–2286Shinei NouzenEpisodes 1–21 only 2021Vivy: Fluorite Eye's SongTatsuya SaekiResident Evil: Infinite DarknessPatrickThe Prince of Tennis II: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of FutureRyo ShishidoVinland SagaAriNetflix dubMagatsu Wahrheit ZuerstConrad WisdomBattle Game in 5 SecondsMadoka KirisakiIkebukuro West Gate ParkKyōichi Ozaki 2021–22Re-MainTakekazu Ejiri2021Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the JungleDr. ZedOtherside PicnicGregEdens ZeroMaster Noah Glenfield, Murray Morrison2022Tokyo 24th WardShuta Aoi6 episodesThe Prince of TennisRyo Shishido
Video games +List of voice performances in video gamesYearTitleRoleNotesSourceMarvel Avengers AcademyAgent Coulson, Iron Lad, Collector, Thor Noir2018BlazBlue: Cross Tag BattleNaoto KuroganeBrawl StarsColt2019JumpStart AcademyMax MartianAFK ArenaAngelo Fire Emblem: Three HousesFerdinand von AegirPokémon MastersBlue2019–2021Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020Male Announcer2020One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody KnowsAdditional voices A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.Fire Emblem HeroesFerdinand von AegirPersona 5 RoyalTakuto Maruki13 Sentinels: Aegis RimNenji Ogata2021Ys IX: Monstrum NoxMariusShin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD RemasterRaidou KuzunohaEarth Defense Force: World BrothersLightning Alpha, Air Strike UnitDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami ChroniclesRui A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.Epic SevenRan2022Triangle StrategyJerrom LaesmiRelayerDirector of Defense Isaac, additional voicesThe Elder Scrolls OnlineAdditional voicesAI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana InitiativeTearerPosthumous releaseFire Emblem Warriors: Three HopesFerdinand von Aegir2024Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!Rui2025Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2Rui
Awards and nominations Award Year Category Nominated work Result Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2020 Best VA Performance (EN) The Rising of the Shield Hero
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