Bill Switzer
William Ashton Switzer | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American, Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
Family | 2 younger sisters |
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
Career
Switzer attended his first audition and won his first role, in a Shari Lewis special, when he was a teenager.[1] He voices the lead character; Presley Carnavon in the television show Mummies Alive![2]
Switzer was nominated for a Young Artist Award for The Christmas List (1997).[3]
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.[1] 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".[4] 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".[5]
He had a leading role in the television show Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension.[6]
Switzer was reported to be directing a short film at age 17.[7]
Personal life
Switzer, who lived in
Selected filmography
Film
- Mail to the Chief - Kenny Witkowski
- Cheats - Garret
- The Dinosaur Hunter - Daniel
- When Danger Follows You Home - Andrew Werden
- Locked in Silence - John
- The Right Connections - Gary Fleming
- The Christmas List - Danny Skyler
- A Call to Remember - Sandy Halper
- The Life - Jason
- Mr. Rice's Secret - Owen Walters[9]
- Death Note - Sasaki (voice)
Television
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes - Matt
- Cold Squad - Stewart
- Dead Man's Gun - JoJo
- The Dead Zone - Doug Hirsh
- Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension - Mitchell Taylor
- First Wave - Nick Patterson
- MythQuest - Philthy
- Scorn - David
- The Sentinel - Edward Lazar
Anime roles
- Sai Argyle
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hathaway Noah
- Zoids: New Century Zero- Jamie Hemeros, Lineback
- Eli Moon
- MegaMan NT Warrior - Chaud Blaze
- Infinite Ryvius - Ikumi Oze
- Ranma ½ - Harumaki's Grandson
- Master Keaton - Shinsuke Yunase
- Dragon Drive - Ichiro Sumishiba
- Trouble Chocolate - Boy with Card, Raisin
- Boys Over Flowers - Junpei Oribe
Voice Work
- Billy the Cat - Nick (Season 2)
- Extreme Dinosaurs - Additional Voices
- Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible - Various characters
- Mama, Do You Love Me? - Sam and Rascal
- Milo's Bug Quest
- Mummies Alive! - Presley Carnavon
- Rainbow Fish - Stingo
- Sabrina: The Animated Series - Harvey Kinkle
- Silverwing - Shade
- Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie
Video games
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space - Kou Uraki
References
- ^ a b c "First feature a heady role: Teen actor was looking for more to do -- and got it". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. 28 July 1998. p. B2 – via Proquest.
- ^ McNamara, Lynne (16 November 1997). "Teen actor swamped with work". The Province. p. B8 – via Proquest.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-6827-0.
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis (December 22, 2000). "Film Review: David Bowie With a Secret and a Power". New York Times. p. E28 – via Proquest.
- ^ Schaefer, Glen (16 March 2001). "Thoughtful but too muted". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. p. B5 – via Proquest.
- ^ Strachan, Alex (7 February 1998). "Viewers big winners in Nagano: CBS promises to tone down the nationalism and CBC will tone down personality profiles, making for better TV". The Vancouver Sun. p. D4 – via Proquest.
- ^ SchaeferC21., Glen (31 May 2001). "At 17, actor Switzer tries directing". The Province. p. C21 – via Proquest.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ McNamara, Lynne (19 July 1998). "Kid Star". The Province. p. B7 – via Proquest.
- ISBN 978-1-55783-478-2.
External links
- Bill Switzer at IMDb