Bill Switzer
William Ashton Switzer (born March 28, 1984) is an American-Canadian voice, film, and television actor. He is known for his work on the animated television series "Mummies Alive!" He had a leading role in "" and he also performed in "". While he has voiced several roles in anime, he was also Philthy from "MythQuest" and the voice of Harvey Kinkle from "" and Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie from "". He also voiced Billy's former friend Nick in the second season of "Billy the Cat" which he took over from Lee Tockar who also wrote one episode of the show. Career . Switzer attended his first audition and won his first role, in a Shari Lewis special, when he was a teenager. He voices the lead character; Presley Carnavon in the television show "Mummies Alive!" Switzer was nominated for a Young Artist Award for "The Christmas List" (1997). Switzer was noticed for his starring role in "Mr. Rice's Secret" (2000), in which he played a young cancer patient. He was in almost every scene of the film. Elvis Mitchell of the "New York Times" wrote, "In the leading role, Mr. Switzer is fine as Owen, especially given that he has to  spend a great deal of time talking to himself". "The Vancouver Province" wrote, "[T]here's an appealing freshness to the young cast of this Vancouver-filmed movie, especially Switzer in the lead role". He had a leading role in the television show "". Switzer was reported to be directing a short film at age 17. Personal life. Switzer, who lived in Tsawwassen at the time "Mr. Rice's Secret" was in production, was reported to be a good swimmer and baseball player in his youth. He learned to ride a horse for his guest role in "The Adventures of Shirley Holmes