Nicolas Cantu

American actor

Nicolas Cantu (born September 8, 2003), also known as Junky Janker,[1] is an American actor, animator, stand-up comedian and YouTuber.

Nicolas Cantu
Born (2003-09-08) September 8, 2003 (age 21)
Occupation(s)Actor, animator, stand-up comedian, YouTuber
Years active2014–present
YouTube information
Subscribers419 thousand Edit this at Wikidata
(November 2024)

Career

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Cantu is best known for his role as Gumball in The Amazing World of Gumball, and as Prince James in Sofia the First for 14 episodes from 2016 to 2018. On YouTube, his channel currently has over 400 thousand subscribers.[2] In 2020, Cantu starred in The Walking Dead spin-off series set a decade after the original one, named The Walking Dead: World Beyond, and recently in 2023, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Curly Voice; TV Movie
2017 The Impossible Joy Tomas Short Film
2017 Vikes Joey
2022 The Fabelmans Hark
2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Leonardo Voice

Television

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Year Title Role
2016–2017 Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Rowan Freemaker (voice)
2016–2018 Future-Worm! Paco
2016–2018 Sofia the First Prince James (14 episodes) (voice)
2016–2019 The Powerpuff Girls Additional voices
2017–present The Amazing World of Gumball Gumball Watterson (voice)
2018 The Good Place Raymond (1 episode)
2019–present Middle School Moguls Winston (voice)
2019 DuckTales B.O.Y.D. (voice) (1 episode)
2019–2020 The Unicorn Andrew
2019–present DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders Dak (voice)
2020 The Walking Dead: World Beyond Elton
2022 Family Guy High School Kid by the Bleachers (voice) (1 episode)
2023 Skull Island Charlie (voice) (8 episodes)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2018 Annie Award Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production The Amazing World of Gumball "The Grades" Nominated

References

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  1. "Junky Janker on YouTube".
  2. "Junky Janker on Social Blade".