William Ashton Switzer
Born (1984-03-28) March 28, 1984 (age 40)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Family2 younger sisters

William Ashton Switzer (born March 28, 1984) is an American-Canadian voice, film, and television actor. He is known for his work on the animated television series Mummies Alive! He had a leading role in Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension and he also performed in Sabrina: The Animated Series. While he has voiced several roles in anime, he was also Philthy from MythQuest and the voice of Harvey Kinkle from Sabrina: The Animated Series and Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie from X-Men: Evolution. He also voiced Billy's former friend Nick in the second season of Billy the Cat which he took over from Lee Tockar who also wrote one episode of the show.

Career

Switzer attended his first audition and won his first role, in a Shari Lewis special, when he was a teenager.[1] He voices the lead character; Presley Carnavon in the television show Mummies Alive![2]

Switzer was nominated for a Young Artist Award for The Christmas List (1997).[3]

Switzer was noticed for his starring role in Mr. Rice's Secret (2000), in which he played a young cancer patient. He was in almost every scene of the film.[1] Elvis Mitchell of the New York Times wrote, "In the leading role, Mr. Switzer is fine as Owen, especially given that he has to spend a great deal of time talking to himself".[4] The Vancouver Province wrote, "[T]here's an appealing freshness to the young cast of this Vancouver-filmed movie, especially Switzer in the lead role".[5]

He had a leading role in the television show Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension.[6]

Switzer was reported to be directing a short film at age 17.[7]

Personal life

Switzer, who lived in Tsawwassen at the time Mr. Rice's Secret was in production, was reported to be a good swimmer and baseball player in his youth.[1] He learned to ride a horse for his guest role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes.[8]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Anime roles

Voice Work

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b c "First feature a heady role: Teen actor was looking for more to do -- and got it". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. 28 July 1998. p. B2 – via Proquest.
  2. ^ McNamara, Lynne (16 November 1997). "Teen actor swamped with work". The Province. p. B8 – via Proquest.
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2013-09-04). The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6827-0.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Elvis (December 22, 2000). "Film Review: David Bowie With a Secret and a Power". New York Times. p. E28 – via Proquest.
  5. ^ Schaefer, Glen (16 March 2001). "Thoughtful but too muted". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. p. B5 – via Proquest.
  6. ^ Strachan, Alex (7 February 1998). "Viewers big winners in Nagano: CBS promises to tone down the nationalism and CBC will tone down personality profiles, making for better TV". The Vancouver Sun. p. D4 – via Proquest.
  7. ^ SchaeferC21., Glen (31 May 2001). "At 17, actor Switzer tries directing". The Province. p. C21 – via Proquest.((cite news)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ McNamara, Lynne (19 July 1998). "Kid Star". The Province. p. B7 – via Proquest.
  9. ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2002-03-25). Screen World 2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-478-2.

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