BAK-ANIME 2024 SPECIAL GUESTS…
Griffin Burns is an LA-based voice actor & musician most known for his work as Tartaglia (“Childe”) in Genshin Impact, Muichiro in Demon Slayer, Doppio in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Akira in Devilman Crybaby, Tadano in Aggretsuko, Shalnark in Hunter x Hunter, Colt Grice in Attack on Titan, Canute in Vinland Saga and many, many others. He loves creating memes of his characters which have caused quite the buzz on TikTok and Twitter where he’s amassed over 1.3 million followers collectively. When he’s not voicing anime/video games, he enjoys singing/playing guitar in his band New New Girlfriend. Griffin is always down to engage with his fans, so stop by and say hello!
Reba Buhr is a seasoned voice actress specializing in anime, video games, animation, and audiobooks. Over the last decade she has voiced lead roles in several anime including Llenn in SAO Alternative: Gun Gale Online, Myne in Ascendance of a Bookworm, and Nikaido in Dorohedoro. Other popular anime roles include Aoi Kanzaki in Demon Slayer, Riko Amanai in Jujutsu Kaisen, Ponzu in HunterxHunter, and Aphrodite in Record of Ragnarok.
Reba’s video game roles include Princess Ivy in Fire Emblem Engage, Mei Parry in Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem, Princess Svana in Elder Scrolls Online, Misty in Pokemon Masters, Isabelle in Shadowverse, and Arashi Spring in Scarlet Nexus.
She is also well known as the voice of both Rose Lavillant and Juleka Couffaine from the hit animated series Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. She played the Diagnostic Computer in the Netflix film Next Gen opposite John Krasinski and Charlyne Yi.
Other notable career highlights include hosting the Disney Channel show Disney 365, and on camera appearances on shows like ABC’s The Rookie, Peacock’s Killing It, and Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush.
Reba is an outspoken mental health advocate. Her book Get Thee to a Therapist and social media accounts by the same name exist to educate people about how to access mental health services, because mental health is health. You can find out more on Instagram @get.thee.to.a.therapist.
www.rebabuhr.com
Born in FL and now living in Los Angeles, Anairis Quiñones is a voice actor best known for voicing Mirko in My Hero Academia, Nessa in Pokemon: Twilight Wings, Kimberly in Street Fighter 6, Yelena in Attack on Titan, and Rika in Jujutsu Kaisen 0. You can also hear them in cartoons like Craig of the Creek and Rainbow High, or other video games like Fire Emblem: Heroes and New Pokemon Snap. If she’s not acting, she’s playing (and hoarding) indie games like Undertale and Hollow Knight, loving on her pets (two cats and a pupper!), enjoying the outdoors, or baking yummy sweets. Anairis is also a writer and director, and a strong advocate for diversity and mental health.
Chris Hackney is an American voice actor currently residing in Los Angeles, CA. Originally from Florida, Chris found his way to acting when in college for music and looking for more outlets for artistic expression, discovering an entire new world of creativity in acting. Several years of training and a cross-country move later, Chris has found his life and passion in voiceover.
Chris can be heard in various forms including commercials, video games, anime, and animation, and he’s currently most well-known for titles such as Fire Emblem, K Project, Hunter x Hunter, Mega Man 11, Valkyria Chronicles 4, and Gundam SEED. Chris is always looking forward to the next exciting opportunity he can lend his passion to.
AJ Beckles is an Afro-Latino Voice actor raised in the Boston area and based in LA. AJ has had the absolute
privilege of voicing the following characters, Matt Ishida in “Digimon Adventure:2020*; Kaname Tosen in
*Bleach: Thousand year Blood war”: Takemichi Hanagaki in “Tokyo Revengers”, Hop in “Pokemon: Ultimate
Journeys”; Joco in “Shaman King”; and Poison Mushroom cookie in “Cookie Run Kingdom!”; and many others!
If he’s not acting, he’s eating, so feel free to tell him all about your favorite food spots!
Around the time the Earth was cooling, Chris started his VO career on the original Robotech and Captain Harlock series’ as third-guy-from-the-left-who-screams- when-he-blows-up. These days he voices characters with actual names – names like (big inhale) Hantengu, Luke Skywalker, Kite, Ibiki, Bright Noa, Mewtwo, Joker, Superman, Kittan, Tom DuPain, Spandam, Okumura, Peter Soyuz, Katasuke Tono, Wonderweiss, Jijimon, Sen Hatsumi, Molag Bal, Razum Dar, Annoyotron, Ryo, Raizer Phenix, Albus, Rufus, and about two thousand more.
You’ve heard him in shows like Demon Slayer, Phineas and Ferb, Miraculous Ladybug, Gurren Lagann, Attack on Titan, Hunter X Hunter and One Piece, and in games like Detective Pikachu, Starfield, Lego Batman, Elder Scrolls, Fire Emblem, Persona 5, Final Fantasy and World of Warcraft. You’ve even seen his face in games like Mafia and Medal of Honor.
Following in the footsteps of one of his mentors he can be found narrating Star Wars books for Disney. And for the past decade he’s portrayed the rugged adventurer Hank Johnson in the worldwide augmented reality game, Ingress.
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Sean Chiplock is a professional voiceover artist who has been quickly moving his way further into the industry, voicing in projects across the board from video games, to anime, to name-brand commercials, and even products from Disney-Pixar and Nintendo. Some of his recent notable roles include Revali, Teba, and The Great Deku Tree in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Diluc in Genshin Impact, Rean Schwarzer in the Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series of games, and Subaru Natsuki in RE:Zero (or even more recently Shiki Granbell in Eden’s Zero), with many more TBA roles moving through the pipeline.
Sean’s intense energy and devotion to his performances stems from his equally vibrant personality, and he enjoys talking to anyone about basically anything, whether it’s providing insight into his progress as an actor or sharing slice-of-life moments from his more interesting real-life adventures. A gamer at heart, he issues a calm but stern
challenge to any would-be Smash Bros. enthusiasts; as a consistent top- quality Mega Man on the West Coast, he guarantees any willing rivals a hard battle to overcome.
When not tackling his freelance work, he often enjoys streaming games from his favorite genres, dubbing the dialogue in real-time while sharing his passions for the worlds he sometimes even gets to directly contribute to. He currently resides in sunny California, battling traffic almost as often as he battles his animated rivals.
With over 20 years in the voice over industry, Doug Erholtz has left his mark on many animated characters. Known for his work in anime as Inspector Zenigata in Lupin the III, TK from Digimon, Asuma Sarutobi from Naruto, Gin Ichimaru from Bleach, Akhiro Atland from Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans and Jean Pierre Polnareff in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures – Stardust Crusaders. In Video games you can hear Doug as the English voice of Squall Leonheart from Final Fantasy and Kindom Hearts, Vega from Street Fighter, Hazama from Blazblue, Cao Pi from Dynasty Warriors and Python from the Fire Emblem series. In original animation, Doug has voiced Grumpy Bear and Beastly from Care Bears, Sprint Deer and Flap Peacock from Mattel’s Enchantimals, Sir Steel from Nickelodeon’s Deer Squad and a host of characters form the all new Monchichis. Stay “tooned” as Doug has several new original shows on the horizon.
Karen Strassman is an Actress, VO Artist, VO Director and Dialect Coach. She has created over a thousand voice-over characters of all shapes, sizes, genders, ages, and species, from classic Disney princesses, to iconic villainesses, from withered old ladies to teenage boys and realistic little girls, to talking jellyfish and shy tadpoles.
Some of Karen’s VO credits include: Sonic (Rouge the Bat), Bleach (Soi Fon, Momo), Mortal Kombat (Kitana, Mileena), Persona (Aigis, Nanako), Fire Emblem (Anna, Olivia, Hana), Code Geass (Kallen Stadtfeld), Monster High, Ever After High, League of Legends (Casseopeia, Fiora, Shyvana, Zyra & Elise), World of WarCraft (Vanessa VanCleef, Chromie), Resident Evil 1 & 2 (Alexia, Dr. Annette Birkin), Hunter X Hunter, Kill La Kill, Street Fighter X Tekken (Poison), Final Fantasy, Pokemon, Shantae, DC Super Hero Girls, Hellsing Ultimate (Heinkel Wolfe), WINX Club, Rugrats All Growed Up, The Loud House, LEGO Friends, LEGO Dimensions, StarCraft 2 (Izsha), Fallout 4 (Overseer Barstow), Fallout: New Vegas (Beatrix), Heroes of the Storm (Chromie), Zero Escape (Phi), Dead or Alive (Helena), Diablo, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Silent Hill, Halo Wars 2, Wolfenstein II (Maria Laurent), Lucky Star, Rozen Maiden, Valkyria, Monster Hunter, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Monster, Hearthstone, Silent Hill, Call of Duty, 3Below: Tales of Arcadia, OK K.O.!, Madoka Magica, Subway Surfers, Castlevania, K-ON!, Ghost in The Shell, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and many, many more.
Some of Karen’s on-camera credits include: Mayans M.C., The Rookie, CSI: Vegas, Preacher, Bosch, Creepshow, The Onania Club, Penny Dreadful, Homecoming, Silicon Valley, S.W.A.T., Weeds, Criminal Minds, Workaholics, Ingress, Private Practice, I’m Sorry, I Spit on Your Grave, The Onania Club, … to name a few.
Complete credit list on IMDB and www.KarenStrassman.com
(In Dan’s own words) In elementary school, I was introduced to the sport of bowling. And I just knew from the get-go, that someday, I just might become a Professional Bowler! After all, I was pretty good at it… However, after graduating from high school, I changed my mind. I decided to find a more stable and creative career. Naturally, I chose acting! (I do still have my bowling ball, though.)
I’ve had the good fortune to be actively employed in both the Anime and Video Game worlds, for many years. A few of the characters I’ve voiced, include: Jagi in Fist of the NorthStar, Roy Fokker in Robotech, Zorthy in Gurren Laggann, Arthur in Marvel vs Capcom 3, Igor in Persona 1-4, Rudolph Von Stroheim in Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventure, Caster in Fate Zero, and my current favorite, Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach!
I’ve also become an award-winning/moderately prolific documentary and audiobook narrator. In fact, I’ve recorded over 200 audiobook titles (and counting), including “The Ultimate History of Video Games: Volumes I and II, by Steven L. Kent.
I’m really looking forward to this Con, and the opportunity of meeting the fans and making some new friends. Please stop by and say hello, if you make it to the show! (Yep, I ended my Bio with a rhyming sentence. Sorry about that…)
Anfernee Robinson, who was recently singled out by Forbes, 30 under 30.
Anfernee Robinson is the founder of AnimeBae studios which creates Manga, animations and TV pilots featuring characters of color. In 2020, he published a Manga series called AKAI featuring characters of color, which was the #1 most read Manga for four months on Amazon and is expected to return soon. In March 2024 Anfernee was the first Manga creator highlighted in Scholastic Magazine’s 97 year history.
Anfernee controls the number of titles such as DOUBLE DUTCH!! & My Big Sis…is a Witch?, but it is his award-winning manga AKAI that is gearing up for TV!
Scott “Fuzzy” Joseph is an artist and creator. Whether it’s building stories through his graphic novel series the Warren Hope or on the table top, he’s always happy to build original characters.
Fuzzy offers custom character portraits and original art based around dungeons and dragons, and popular comic book characters.