native who has won accolades for voice acting dies at 35". Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remasterĭemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chroniclesĭirector of Defense Isaac, additional voicesĪI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Video games List of voice performances in video gamesĪgent Coulson, Iron Lad, Collector, Thor Noir Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It Metal Lee, Hidari, Tanuki Shigaraki, Hyōi Yorishiro, Kokushi JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Following his untimely death, his ongoing roles were recast with other voice actors.įilmography Animation List of voice performances in animationĪnime List of voice performances in anime Within several weeks after announcing his cancer diagnosis, Kametz succumbed to it at the age of 35 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on June 9, 2022. 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. He also announced that he would be taking a hiatus from voice acting and moving back to Hershey, Pennsylvania. On April 26, 2022, Kametz revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer ten weeks prior, which had metastasized to his liver, lungs and spine, and that he had begun chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Kametz dated voice actress Erica Lindbeck until his death in 2022. Apart from animations, he also provided his voice for many characters in various related video games. 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. He went on to voice other prominent roles, including Colt in Brawl Stars, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Galo Thymos in Promare, and Ren in Pokémon. 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. While living in California, Kametz began working as a voice actor. In 2016, Kametz moved to Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to play Aladdin in the final performance of Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. Kametz was born on March 22, 1987, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
He was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in February 2022, which he publicly announced ten weeks later on April 26, 2022, and died less than 2 months after announcing his diagnosis at the age of 35 on June 9, 2022. Kametz's work was praised by his peers and he had won the Best Voice Actor Award at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards for his role as Naofumi. He had been providing the English voices for Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Ferdinand von Aegir in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. He was best known for his work dubbing anime and video games.īorn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016 when he moved to Los Angeles and debuted as Aladdin in a Broadway-styled musical. Kametz ( / ˌ k ʊ ˈ m ɪ t z/) (Ma– June 9, 2022) was an American voice and stage actor. The Rising of the Shield Hero as Naofumi Iwataniīilly P.Fire Emblem: Three Houses as Ferdinand von Aegir.JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable as Josuke Higashikata.
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