# CDawgVA

Connor Marc Colquhoun (/kəˈhuːn/ kə-HOON; born 26 July 1996), known online as CDawgVA, is a Welsh streamer, YouTuber, voice actor, and podcaster currently based in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus.

## Career

Colquhoun created his YouTube channel CDawgVA in February 2014. Colquhoun started voice acting in parallel to his YouTube career, doing mainly amateur work with a few paying gigs. When Colquhoun lived in London, he worked professionally doing corporate narrations and commercials.
In November 2019, Colquhoun moved to Tokyo to begin working as an influencer for the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus. The effort was to help promote/introduce anime and Japanese culture to the rest of the world through his content. In February 2020, Colquhoun joined Joey Bizinger (The Anime Man) and Garnt Maneetapho (Gigguk) in creating and hosting a weekly podcast called Trash Taste, where they discuss anime, manga, otaku culture, and their experiences while living in Japan. The first episode was released on 5 June 2020, all episodes are available on YouTube, Spotify, and iTunes.
In both 2020 and 2021, Colquhoun was a presenter at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards. In August 2020, Colquhoun participated in a livestreamed chess tournament called Tournament Arc, hosted by Chess.com for anime YouTubers. In the finals, Colquhoun lost against fellow Trash Taste host Garnt Maneetapho. In July 2021's sequel championship, Tournament Arc 2, Colquhoun finished in fourth place overall.
On 11 December 2022, Colquhoun participated in a surprise chess-slap match with Ludwig Ahgren at the Mogul Chessboxing Championship, held at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, United States. On 1 March 2023, Colquhoun announced that he would be exclusively streaming on Twitch after signing an agreement with the livestreaming service. In 2023, Colquhoun participated and won PogChamps 5.

## Videos

Many of Colquhoun's videos feature him cosplaying and role-playing, with roles ranging from hosts, butlers, pole dancers, and visual kei musicians. His YouTube channel gained popularity due to his anime-related content, with his favorite being JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

## Philanthropy

In 2022, Colquhoun and Chris Broad participated in an eight-day, 750 km (470 mi) 'cyclethon' across Hokkaido to raise funds for the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF). The cycle was streamed live on Twitch and raised over $310,000 USD. The event was later nominated for, and won, the category of Best Philanthropic Stream Event at the 2023 Streamer Awards.
In 2023, Colquhoun and Broad followed-up with a second cyclethon across Kyushu. The nine-day, 900 km (560 mi) bike ride from Fukuoka to Kitakyushu, via the perimeter of Kyushu island, raised over $555,000 USD for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Later that year, Colquhoun was the auctioneer of a charity auction at the Biltmore Los Angeles. The auction featured unique items from various Twitch and YouTube streamers, raising over $329,000 USD.
In 2024, Colquhoun and Broad did a third cyclethon from Yamaguchi to Tokyo. The fourteen-day, 1,000 km (620 mi) bike ride included guest cyclists Garnt Maneetapho, Felix Kjellberg, Peter Macy, and Natsuki Aso; raising over $1 million USD for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. Later that year, Colquhoun also organized and presented his second charity auction on Twitch, raising a total of $517,874 USD for the Immune Deficiency Foundation with contributions from streamers like Jerma985, Ludwig, and Pokimane.

## Filmography
### Anime

Connor Colquhoun in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| 2021 | Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles | Reiss Vulfe | | |
| 2022 | Tribe Nine | Monkey | 1 episode | |

### Video games

Connor Colquhoun in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | African Soldier | Special thanks |
| 2020 | Popup Dungeon | Kraken Up, Mercenary, Rumor, Brevik, Zinfandel | |
| 2021 | Earth Defense Force: World Brothers | The Royal Guard | |
| 2021 | TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise | Asterologist | |
| 2022 | Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 | Dacite | |
| 2023 | Omega Strikers | Rasmus | |
| 2023 | Honkai: Star Rail | Peak | |
| 2024 | Card-En-Ciel | Theodore Hohenheim, Leo, Dacite | |
| 2024 | Get To Work | Narrator | |

### Other voiced works

Connor Colquhoun in other voiced works :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Dragon Ball Z Abridged | Gashew, Spice | |
| 2015 | Hunter x Hunter Abridged | Satotz | |
| 2015 | Hyrule Warriors: The Movie | Volga | |
| 2016 | Hellsing Ultimate Abridged | Headmaster/Freud | |
| 2016 | One Minute Melee | Kenpachi Zaraki, J.A.R.V.I.S. | |
| 2016 | Chronexia and the Eight Seals | Burly Guy | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Did You Know Anime? | Narrator/Himself | |
| 2019 | The Weeklings | Pie Day | 1 episode |
| 2020 | BornWild • Versus | Narrator, Lieutenant-General Gregson-Mitchell | |
| 2021 | Last of the Grads | Coast to Coast Killer (voice) | Uncredited |
| 2022 | GODSLAP | Defister | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
| 2023 | The Streamer Awards | Best Philanthropic Stream Event (500 Mile Cyclethon) | Won |
| 2023 | The Streamer Awards | Best Variety Streamer | Nominated |
| Feb 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Best Streamed Event (The CDawgVA Charity Auction) | Nominated |
| Feb 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Best Variety Streamer | Nominated |
| Dec 2024 | The Streamer Awards | Best Streamed Event (Cyclethon 3) | Nominated |