# Billy Kametz

Billy P. Kametz (/ˌkəˈmɛts/; March 22, 1987 – June 9, 2022) was an American voice and stage actor. He was best known for his work dubbing anime and video games. Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016. He provided the English voices for Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Ferdinand von Aegir in the Fire Emblem series. Kametz died from colorectal cancer at the age of 35.

## Early life

Kametz was born on March 22, 1987, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania. He had a sister. He attended West Chester University.

## Career

In 2016, Kametz moved to Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to play Aladdin in the final performance of Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. While living in California, Kametz began working as a voice actor. 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. 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.
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. Apart from animations, he also provided his voice for many characters in various related video games.

## Personal life

Kametz dated voice actress Erica Lindbeck.

## Cancer and death

On April 26, 2022, Kametz revealed that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer ten weeks prior, which had metastasized to his liver, lungs and spine, and that he had begun chemotherapy and radiation therapy. He also announced that he would be taking a hiatus from voice acting and moving back to Hershey, Pennsylvania. 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.
Five weeks after the fundraiser was launched, Kametz died on June 9, 2022, in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the age of 35. He was cremated.

## Filmography
### Animation

List of voice performances in animation :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | The Owl House | Nevareth | Episode: "Witches Before Wizards" |
| 2020–2023 | Lego Monkie Kid | Macaque | Season 1–Season 4 episode 5, released posthumously; "New Adventures" dedicated in memory |
| 2023 | RWBY | Roman Torchwick | 2 episodes; released posthumously; "Tea Amidst Terrible Trouble" dedicated in memory |
| 2023 | Hailey's On It! | Road Rash, Paul | 2 episodes; released posthumously |

### Anime

List of voice performances in anime :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | Sword Gai | Seiya Ichijō | |
| 2018 | Fate/Extra Last Encore | Hakuno Kishinami | |
| 2018–19 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable | Josuke Higashikata | |
| 2018–19 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | Fubuki Sumiye | |
| 2018–22 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Metal Lee, Hidari, Tanuki Shigaraki, Hyōi Yorishiro, Kokushi | |
| 2018–20 | Baki | Kosho Shinogi, Gaia | |
| 2018 | Sirius the Jaeger | Mikhail | |
| 2019–20 | KonoSuba | Kyouya Mitsurugi | |
| 2019 | High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World | Elch | |
| 2019 | Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission | Jed | |
| 2019 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Wilhelm van Astrea (young) | |
| 2019 | The Rising of the Shield Hero | Naofumi Iwatani | Season 1 only |
| 2019–21 | Aggretsuko | Anai | |
| 2019–21 | Cells at Work | White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) | |
| 2019 | Promare | Galo Thymos | |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Shigeru Aoba | Netflix dub |
| 2019 | Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | Shigeru Aoba | Netflix dub |
| 2019 | The End of Evangelion | Shigeru Aoba | Netflix dub |
| 2019 | To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts | Claude Withers | |
| 2019 | Teasing Master Takagi-san | Nishikata | Season 2 |
| 2019 | The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Kineshi Hairo | Reawakened |
| 2019–21 | Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun | Asmodeus Alice | |
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Rui | |
| 2020 | Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It | Shinya Yukimura | Season 1 only |
| 2020–21 | Beastars | Durham, Mayor | |
| 2020 | Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise | Hiroto Kuga | |
| 2020 | Tower of God | Katan, Alexay Amigocharz | |
| 2020–22 | Pokémon | Ren, Inteleon, Ash's Rotom Phone | |
| 2021 | Fire Force | Amon Hajike | |
| 2021 | Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town | Allan Twein Lidcain | |
| 2021 | Osomatsu-san | Osomatsu | |
| 2021–22 | Attack on Titan | Niccolo | |
| 2021 | The Way of the Househusband | Kunimi | |
| 2021–22 | 86 | Shinei Nouzen | Episodes 1–21 only |
| 2021 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Tatsuya Saeki | |
| 2021 | Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Patrick | |
| 2021 | The Prince of Tennis II: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future | Ryo Shishido | |
| 2021 | Vinland Saga | Ari | Netflix dub |
| 2021 | Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst | Conrad Wisdom | |
| 2021 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park | Kyōichi Ozaki | |
| 2021–22 | Re-Main | Takekazu Ejiri | |
| 2021 | Otherside Picnic | Greg | |
| 2022 | Tokyo 24th Ward | Shuta Aoi | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | The Prince of Tennis | Ryo Shishido | |

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Marvel Avengers Academy | Agent Coulson, Iron Lad, Collector, Thor Noir | |
| 2018 | BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Naoto Kurogane | |
| 2018 | Brawl Stars | Colt | |
| 2019 | JumpStart Academy | Max Martian | |
| 2019 | AFK Arena | Angelo | |
| 2019 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Ferdinand von Aegir | |
| 2019 | Pokémon Masters | Blue | 2019 - 2021 |
| 2019 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | Male Announcer | |
| 2020 | One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Ferdinand von Aegir | |
| 2020 | Persona 5 Royal | Takuto Maruki | |
| 2020 | 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | Nenji Ogata | |
| 2021 | Ys IX: Monstrum Nox | Marius | |
| 2021 | Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster | Raidou Kuzunoha | |
| 2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Rui | |
| 2021 | Epic Seven | Ran | |
| 2022 | Triangle Strategy | Jerrom Laesmi | |
| 2022 | Relayer | Director of Defense Isaac, additional voices | |
| 2022 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Additional voices | |
| 2022 | AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative | Tearer | Posthumous release |
| 2022 | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | Ferdinand von Aegir | Posthumous release |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| Crunchyroll Anime Awards | 2020 | Best VA Performance (EN) | The Rising of the Shield Hero | Won | |