We deserve a better deal.
I'm not going to lie, this is going to be hard. But we aren't just fighting for better wages, we're fighting for the future of our entire livelihood and industry.
Now that the embargo is lifted...
It is my greatest honor thus far to share with you that I am the voice of Gurfurlur, Hunmu Ruk, Zereel Ja, and yes...Koana, in
@FF_XIV_EN
!
I have more to say below, but to start, THANK YOU
@SquareEnix
for what's been THE highlight of my career.
dang...koana's english voice actor is voicing for his liiiife. Rent is due, only cup of ramen for breakfast, lunch, and dinner...he had one chance...and he took it!! T-T
So in 2002, Toonami had this promo going on where if you were caller number, whatever, you could win a PS2 and a copy of Sly Cooper. 9 year old Luis called, the operator picked up, and 9 year old me hung up immediately! TERRIFIED!
21 years later, my voice is ON Toonami.
Now that likes are private, I can like all of your fan-drawn smut. 😈
As a reminder, I am not my character, please do not sexualize me. But do what you want with the minty fresh catboi! ♥️
@LuisBermudezVO
As a hispanic man, It is hard to see us represented as people, rather than archetypes and seeing your performance give life to Koana was thrilling.. exciting. I got to see myself, or what people should see of us, rather than just an archetype. We love and appreciate you.
Find the nearest stick, sit on it, and rotate if you are sick enough to send Sena hate during not only one of the highest points of her career, but also one of the scariest.
What Imane Khelif is going through is total BS, make no mistake, but not gonna lie it really hurts seeing her get 10000% more support for it than the trans women who go through this shit every single day.
Pro's: Don't fandubs on your resume!
Indie's: Don't record fandubs?!
That One Guy w/Trashcan pfp: DON'T DUB AT ALL!!! THE JAPANESE HAVE ALREADY MASTERED THE ARTFORM OF ADR AND ANYONE ELSE WHO ATTEMPTS IT IS SPITTING IN THE FACE OF THE GREATEST JAPENESE ACTORS AND ANIMATORS OF--
Fuck racists.
POC are in your anime. BLACK WOMEN ARE IN YOUR ANIME.
They aren't going anywhere. We would miss them too dearly. Can't say the same for you. ❤
Proud to finally say that I'm blessed to play THIS delightfully THICC lad, Fuuga Saito, in
@FUNimation
's
#Number24
!
MASSIVE thanks to
@nyav_post
for trusting me with this round boi, who has become incredible special to me. 🙏🏼❤
Get detailed looks at World Tour, Battle Hub, and Extreme Battle with the Game Mode Trailer.
Ken, Blanka, Dhalsim, and E. Honda return in
#StreetFighter6
!
🌐
Hiring a lesser known actors is not risky. You're not, "taking a chance". Either they are right for the role, or they aren't. The measure of their ability is not determined by how well known they are, or by what they've been in already.
Hire us. We're here. We're ready.
This is honestly heartbreaking.
After a number of, what appeared to be, good faith efforts from CR to work with talent recently, I can't fathom why a simple conversation was so completely off the table for them. Kyle doesn't deserve this...
PLEASE, don't audition for this!
Man, this one feels crazy to say.
I'm honored to be THE LOCK in
#WWE2K23
! This is my first lead in a video game, and it was a DREAM.
Immense gratitude to
@WWEgames
&
@2k
for having me, and special thanks to
@andrea_ml
&
@theseanconaway
for creating a great story. 🙏🏼
There is no wait and see. If it means scrapping the whole deal and starting over, then that's what it takes.
If SAGAFTRA wants a workforce that can afford its union dues in 5 years, then our negcom is going to have to find a way to make the "impossible" possible.
I am so grateful to the SAG Negotiating Committee. I have been to every single meeting offered thus far and I have read the summary provided by leadership. I believe you worked incredibly hard for us and I am truly grateful for your tireless effort.
Kyle is a champion for doing all of this. But make no mistake, this is a loss for all of us. Today, we showed a multibillion dollar company that their money means more than our integrity and solidarity.
Mob or no Mob, I would still love for
@SonyPictures
'
@Crunchyroll
to have
#JustAMeeting
with
@sagaftra
. I believe an agreement between the two would benefit all parties. Maybe I'm wrong. Without a meeting, we'll never know.
AND
@Crunchyroll
just increased the price of their subscriptions too. When will the millions of dollars you make on our labor trickle down to your actors? Or are you still recasting actors asking for a union contract?
#JustAMeeting
@egoraptor
Told me, that you had a boyfriend--WHO LOOKS LIKE A GIRLFRIEND, THAT I HAD IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR!!! IT'S NOT CONFIDENTIAL!!!
I'VE! GOT! POTENTIAL!
RUSHIN RUSHIN RUSHIN AROOOOUuuuOOOuUUnddd.
Not huge on follower count, but I just wanted to point out how insane it was that I was at 6k just a couple of weeks ago. The love you guys have shown has been INSANE. Grateful you're here. 🙏🏼
@kellengoff
Wait, you guys get the HUD?! All ADHD people get is the ability to spam open our inventory over and over because we keep forgetting what we have in there.
Representation is deeply important to me. It's part of the reason I have a career as an actor. And it's because of the need for diversity in our media that I was given the chance to play such an amazing role. So, in regard to a certain print, I hear you.
THIS IS A TRANS MAN. PLEASE, don't mess this up when it's time to cast it? I know so many trans talent that deserve a shot at playing this character. 🙏
Pretending that you don't see what's going on today does nothing to prevent the inevitability that it will eventually happen to you too.
#AnimeGoingUnion
I'M IN
#AttackOnTitan
!!! 😭
You can hear me in the OAD, Lost Girls: Wall Sina, Goodbye Part 1, as this bar patron who gets ROCKED by Annie.
Huge thanks to
@MikeMcFarlandVA
for having me, it was SUCH an honor working with you. 🙏
End of the day, whether the game was union or not, this is about an actor being denied what they felt they were worth. Pay your artists what they're worth.
Honored to say I voice Peyote Diaz in
#ShamanKing
on
@NetflixAnime
! Really hope you guys dig what I did with him, it's a privilege to step into Dan Green's shoes. The lack of flaps made this a really fun one to record! 😎
I've booked 23 out of my 789 auditions this year. That's a whopping 2% booking rate. But it's also been my BEST year financially, ever. Success looks different for everyone. Keep it up.
You can hear me all throughout Mobile Suit Gundam:
#Hathaway
, as Hendrix Hiyo, Maximilian Nikolai, Ray Lagoid and a whole bunch of others (MNS GRINS IN WALLA)!
Truly can't thank
@stephaniesheh
and
@nyav_post
enough for having me. ❤
#HathawaysFlash
out now on
@netflix
!
I've auditioned for some people 20+ times, and haven't booked once. But they keep sending me sides, keep inviting me to play, and that means way more to me.
Happy just to be in the room. ❤
Her work in (REDACTED DUE TO STRIKE ORDER) is phenomenonal. And if you disagree, while you're entitled to that opinion, it couldn't be more irrelevant. Our client, our localization team, and the cast, disagree with you. If you have the time to scream about it online, get a life.
MOM! I'M A GHOSTBUSTER! 😭
I'm one of many playable Ghostbusters, as well as a screaming Civilian here and there, in
#GhostbustersSU
! Huge thanks to
@IllFonic
for having me, I can't wait to bust some ghosts! Who you gonna call? 🤳 ME. 😈👻
Representation matters.
"Best actor for the role", includes ensuring the actor is someone who can authentically portray the role.
No malice towards anyone involved, but we can and should do better.
Well met, Travelers!
Happy to share that you can hear me throughout Liyue's Lantern Rite in
#GenshinImpact
's 1.3 update! ✨
I'm Luocheng, Mo, Mumu, and a "Mercantile Believer"! Try to find me!
Special thanks to
@miHoYo
, and to the amazing
@ChrisFaiella
for bringing me on! ⛩🎐
If you're confused about which Kate I'm referring to, Kate Cwynar is responsible for (conservatively) 80% of your favorite things about Dawntrail's western release. They're a golden god, and I'm in constant awe of their dedication to every single member of this community.
Now, to get unbearably sappy; I would be NOTHING without the trust of others. I've worked hard, trained, and dreamed for a day where I could play a role this well written, and deliciously complex.
The role would have been enough, but to work with these people? Blessed, truly.
VO TIP: The audition doesn't need to sound "perfect", it just NEEDS to sound authentic, and unrehearsed. It's ok if it gets a little messy. Get swept up by the read and stumble on a word? Leave it in. Take the listener with you as you ride the razor thin edge of those emotions.
And lastly, to the devoted fans of this series, if you love it even one tenth of the amount that I, or my friend
@senabryer
and the rest of the cast did working on it, it will have been our pleasure to be of service. We hope you love it. ✨️
I'm in
#Pokemon
!
Got to play the battle announcer for Bea and Ash's match in episodes 37 and 38 of Part 3 on
@NetflixAnime
!
Massive thanks to
@Lisalisejam
for making this dream reality. ❤️
Crazy cool bucketlist item, I got to do some walla for
@TheSimpsons
, Season 34 Episode 4! A huge thanks goes out to the one and only
@SamFrishmanCESD
for the massive opportunity!
To our friends and colleagues,
We are at a point in history where we still have a say in the future of our creative industry.
If we spend it fighting amongst ourselves we lose.
Our fellow actors, regardless of union affiliation, are not the ones against us.
Those who want to
Some of you are more interested in securing that next big role than you are standing with your peers or ensuring it's cast authentically. And while that may lead to some short-term success, it will be at the cost of the respect of your peers and longevity in this industry.
Here's what I think we all agree on.
Actors need; Better wages, health insurance, pension and retirement, and safe recording environments.
To get those things, we'll need to organize. Why? Because people have already been fired for asking.
That's why we need SAGAFTRA.
That's me in Jojo's
#stoneocean
as Sonny Likir!
This is one of my last announcements (for anime anyway 👀) for a bit. It was also WAY too fun to record, and just a lil bit unhinged. 🥰
Massive thanks to
@mummynyan
& everyone
@BangZoom
for having me. 🙏
Starting an acting career from the ground up in the same decade as the collapse of democracy, a global pandemic, a housing crisis, the era of canceled projects for tax write offs, a tv/theatrical strike, AND an interactive strike sure was a bold move!
Sure, anyone can play anyone. Unless you're a POC, then you're relegated to the background or as the token POC. Go ahead and scroll through my IMDb and count how many named roles I have with more than a few minutes of screen time that AREN'T at least vaguely Latino.
Whoa, guys! Thank you so much for the concern, but I promise I'm in a GREAT place. I only meant that as an actor, we never know when our last gig could be! Koana, was a once in a lifetime role. I wanted to do it justice, so I gave it everything I had. That's all. 🙏🏼
I've already had to say no to so much stuff I'd LOVE to work on and WAS excited to work on but...we may only get one shot at this. It's about longevity. There will be more work. Looking forward to the day when I can enthusiasticlly say yes, and feel protected. ❤️
Actors.
Stop asking for "harsh" critique.
Harshness, doesn't equal truth. You only feel like it does because you're already your harshest critic.
Critique should be constructive. Anything else is needlessly cruel.
The work just isn't enough.
No project, or role. No measurement of success. Not after your first house, or third. You'll always want more.
The things you need? Acceptance, love, understanding, connection, healing, that comes from you.
It will never be enough until you are.
I am completely overwhelmed.
At some point I will be able to deliver a coherent summary of my emotions, but at the moment I'm paralyzed.
Thank you to
@Chuck_Huber
and everyone
@nowvoicethis
for this immense opportunity.
Thank YOU for all the love and support. Never give up. ❤
An important thing to remember guys, a LOT of this information is still developing. We don't know for sure if remote recording is dead. Not a lot can be openly discussed while people are under NDA.
Wait for more information to come out before you freak out, thats all I'm saying!
Ok. I'm gonna do it.
I'm finally going to allow myself to say that I am good at what I do. And not just "good enough", I am a good actor. I am good at acting...
I may be cringe, but I am free. 😤
@Crunchyroll
and
@SonyPictures
are PRAYING this will just go away. Don't let it. Never let them hear the end of it. They want so desperately to be seen as a company that cares for it's workers. How bout they act like one first?
#justameeting
Lots of talk about talent outside of LA and TX getting work in different markets, so as someone who made their career working in both markets remotely from Las Vegas, I figured I'd tell you how I did it!
One important distinction!
The deal was JUST to have a meeting with SAGAFTRA. Not iron out a contract. Kyle just wanted them to TALK. They still refused.
Kyle was even willing to work on the show's new season as non-union if Crunchyroll would meet with the SAG-AFTRA and hammer out a contract for future productions. Just a good-faith negotiation meeting to see what happens.
"It seems like something they don't want to do."
Happy to say I play the girl crazed Hijikata in
#MySenpaiIsAnnoying
, alongside my friend Mark and a ton of other really talented folks!! Much love to
@VAJerryJewell
and the folks
@Funimation
for having me. ❤
How is Futaba supposed to prove she really is a full-fledged worker if Takeda-senpai only sees her as a child? She's not a child. 😤
The English dub for My Senpai is Annoying premieres tomorrow!
Futaba -
@LoveRisaMei
Takeda -
@Seitz_Unseen
Read more:
This was so cool! You can hear me as the monster men, screeching bat creatures, panicked villagers, space bunnies, and everything in between in
#EdensZero
! HUGE THANKS go out to
@mummynyan
and everyone
@BangZoom
! And of course, our wonderful director
@littlevomama
!
A public apology needs to be made.
I know many NU actors that are hurting right now because they chose to stand with us. Leadership owes them that much, at the VERY least.
I've never worked with anyone who so clearly spoke my language, than Danny Baldwin, and
@collokation
. We spent every session stifling laughter, holding back tears, and collaborating on what became uniquely special, and ours. I'll chase that feeling for the rest of my life.
This is going to be my whole feed today. If you have been here for one of my role announcements, or some other trivial tweet that I've made, I just ask that you pay attention. It's not just some, "small island in the Caribbean", it's home. And it's bleeding.
#SOSCuba
#CubaLibre