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 | ||||
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| Born | September 8, 2003 Austin, Texas, U.S. | |||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, animator, stand-up comedian, YouTuber | |||
| Years active | 2014–present | |||
YouTube information | ||||
| Subscribers | 427 thousand (January 2024) | |||
Career change
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 change
Film change
| 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 change
| 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 change
| 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 |