Vincent Michael Martella (born October 15, 1992) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for providing the voice of Phineas Flynn on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015; 2025–present). Martella is also known for his role as Greg Wuliger on the UPN/CW series Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009), and for playing Hope Estheim in the 2010 video game Final Fantasy XIII and its sequels Final Fantasy XIII-2 (2011) and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013).
Early life Martella was born in Rochester, New York, the son of Donna and Michael Martella, and is of Italian descent. His father owns Captain Tony's, a chain of pizzerias. During his childhood, he moved to DeLand, Florida. Martella got into acting after a teacher recommended he get into acting classes. He graduated from DeLand High School in 2011 and studied for an online degree in business through the University of Florida.
Career
Martella started acting in commercials when he was around 7 years old. He went to acting school in Orlando and acted in local productions. He appeared in the feature film Role Models starring Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd. He has a lead role in the film Bait Shop along with Bill Engvall and Billy Ray Cyrus. He also played Scoop in the Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Greg in the UPN/CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.
He recorded his first album Time Flies By, playing the piano and singing. The album was written and co-produced by Vincent and is available on iTunes.
Martella became known in the voice acting world for providing the voice of Phineas Flynn in the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series Phineas and Ferb. He also provided the English voice of Hope Estheim, a main character in the 2010 video game Final Fantasy XIII, and reprised his role for Final Fantasy XIII-2. He did the voice of the teenage Jason Todd / Robin for the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood, in which his younger brother, Alexander, provided the voice for the child version of Todd. Martella reprised his role as Todd in Batman: Death in the Family.
Martella also appeared in the fourth season of The Walking Dead television series as Patrick.
Personal life Martella splits his time between Los Angeles, California and DeLand, Florida.
On March 31, 2024, Martella posted a photo on Instagram referencing his popularity in Brazil due to Everybody Hates Chris. As a result, Martella went from approximately 200,000 followers to over three million on Instagram in less than a week in 2024. Following the response, he traveled to Brazil and appeared on multiple interviews with Brazilian outlets, including The Noite com Danilo Gentili and . He was also featured in an advertisement for Burger King.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Billy 2008 Bait Shop Scott Role Models Artonius 2010 Batman: Under the Red Hood Jason Todd (teenage) / Robin Voice 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. 2011 Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Phineas Flynn / Phineas-2 Last at Bat Brother 2015 Clinger Robert Klingher Riley Cole McFarland, USA Brandon 2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe Phineas Flynn Voice Batman: Death in the Family Jason Todd / Robin / Red Robin / Red Hood / HushTBAUntiled Third Phineas and Ferb Movie Phineas Flynn
Television Year Title Role Notes 2004–2006 Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide Scoop 3 episodes 2005–2009 Everybody Hates Chris Greg Wuliger 86 episodes 2007–2015,2025–present Phineas and Ferb Phineas Flynn, Peter the Panda, additional voices Main role (voice) 2010–2011 Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Phineas Flynn 2011 Love Bites Josh Ford Episode: "Sky High" 2012 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Jean-Louis Episode: "Poof De Fromage" The Mentalist Martin Klubock Episode: "Something's Rotten in Redmond" 2013–2014 The Walking Dead Patrick 3 episodes 2016–2019 Milo Murphy's Law Bradley Nicholson, Phineas Flynn Recurring role (voice) 2022, 2025–2026 Chibiverse Phineas Flynn, Rufus 6 episodes (voice) 2023 Swift Spark and the Defense Five James Riverdale Voice 2024–present Everybody Still Hates Chris Various voices 5 episodes 2025 Jeopardy! Phineas Flynn 1 episode (voice) 2025–2026 Cartoonified with Phineas and Ferb Main role (voice)2026Big City GreensTBA(voice)
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2009 Phineas and Ferb Phineas Flynn 2010 Phineas and Ferb: Ride Again Final Fantasy XIII Hope Estheim Disney Channel All Star Party Phineas Flynn 2011 Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension Phineas Flynn, Phineas-2, Peter the Panda 2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Hope Estheim 2013 Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff Phineas Flynn Disney Infinity 2014 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Hope Estheim Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes Phineas Flynn 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0
Discography Time Flies By (2006)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2006 Young Artists Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) – Supporting Young Actor Everybody Hates Chris 2008 Best Performance in a TV Series – Supporting Young Actor 2006 Teen Choice Awards Teen's Choice TV Sidekick
References
External links
December 2009 Interview with Piper Reese from Piper's Picks TV.