# Jacob Hopkins

Jacob Turner Hopkins (born March 4, 2002) is an American actor who voiced Gumball Watterson in the animated series The Amazing World of Gumball from 2014 to 2017.

## Early life

Hopkins was born in San Francisco, California, to actors Gerald and Debra (née Spagnoli) Hopkins. He has an older brother named Gerad (b. 1998) who is a musician, singer, and songwriter.

## Career

Hopkins is known for playing the role of Alexander Drew in True Blood, Chad Kremp in The Goldbergs, and for being the voice of Gumball in The Amazing World of Gumball, after replacing Logan Grove in season 3. During season 5, Hopkins was replaced in the new role of Gumball by Nicolas Cantu, as Hopkins' voice had changed due to puberty. As of 2021, he made his anime debut as Fushi from To Your Eternity, while also voicing Shun Kamiya from Tribe Nine.
As of to date, he currently lends his voice in English dubs for Funimation, Bang Zoom!, Studiopolis, and Sound Cadence Studios.

## Personal life

Hopkins has been a celebrity ambassador of The Jonathan Foundation, an organization that provides assistance in the special needs education system in Northridge, California, since 2013.

## Filmography

Film and television :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | The Minis | Brian | |
| 2010 | How I Met Your Mother | Billy | Episode: "The Wedding Bride" |
| 2011 | Priest | Boy | |
| 2011 | Just a Little Heart Attack | Boy | Short film |
| 2011 | RCVR | Bobby | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Supermoms | Jake | |
| 2012 | True Blood | Alexander Drew | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Animal Practice | Connor | Episode: "Clean-Smelling Pirate" |
| 2013 | Missing at 17 | Andrew | Television film |
| 2013 | Welcome to Elmore | Gumball Watterson | Voice, promotional video |
| 2013–2020 | The Goldbergs | Chad Kremp | Recurring role (seasons 1–3, 6–7); guest (seasons 4–5, 8); 21 episodes |
| 2014 | About a Boy | Eddie | Episode: "About a Vasectomy" |
| 2014–2017 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Gumball Watterson/Chi Chi | Voice, 92 episodes |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Additional Voices | ADR Group Uncredited |
| 2015 | Inside Out | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Game Shakers | Landru | Episode: "Trip Steals the Jet" |
| 2015 | The boy who cried Fish! | Adam | Short film |
| 2016 | Agent Gumball | Gumball Watterson | Voice, video game |
| 2016 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Miller | |
| 2016 | The Loud House | Andrew | Voice, episode: "Lincoln Loud Girl Guru/Come Sale Away" |
| 2017 | The Nerd Posse | Kingston Night | Television film |
| 2018 | Planeman | Planeman/Jacob | Voice, short film |
| 2019 | We Bare Bears | Boot Crew Drew/Additional Voices | Episode: "Baby Orphan Ninja Bears" |
| 2020–2022 | DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders | Axel Finke | Voice |
| 2021 | Carolina's Calling | Zack | |
| 2021 | Kuroko's Basketball | Additional Voices | Voice, English dub |
| 2021–present | To Your Eternity | Fushi | Voice, English dub |
| 2021 | The Vampire Dies in No Time | Homerun Batter | Voice, English dub |
| 2021 | Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan | Matahiko Nekota | Voice, English dub |
| 2022 | Tribe Nine | Shun Kamiya | Voice, English dub |
| 2022 | Komi Can't Communicate | Makoto Katai | Voice, English dub |
| 2022 | The Prince of Tennis | Shuichiro Oishi | Voice, English dub |
| 2022–present | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Code | Voice, English dub |
| TBA | Blue Box | Ryosuke Nishida | |