Bill Switzer

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William Ashton Switzer
Born (1984-03-28) March 28, 1984 (age 40)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican, Canadian
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Family2 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 Mummies Alive! He had a leading role in Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension and he also performed in Sabrina: The Animated Series. While he has voiced several roles in anime, he was also Philthy from MythQuest and the voice of Harvey Kinkle from Sabrina: The Animated Series and Sam "Cannonball" Guthrie from X-Men: Evolution. 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.[1] He learned to ride a horse for his guest role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes.[8]

Selected filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Anime roles[edit]

Voice Work[edit]

Video games[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ McNamara, Lynne (16 November 1997). "Teen actor swamped with work". The Province. p. B8 – via Proquest.
  3. ^ Crump, William D. (2013-09-04). The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6827-0.
  4. ^ Mitchell, Elvis (December 22, 2000). "Film Review: David Bowie With a Secret and a Power". New York Times. p. E28 – via Proquest.
  5. ^ Schaefer, Glen (16 March 2001). "Thoughtful but too muted". The Province. Vancouver, B.C. p. B5 – via Proquest.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ SchaeferC21., Glen (31 May 2001). "At 17, actor Switzer tries directing". The Province. p. C21 – via Proquest.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ McNamara, Lynne (19 July 1998). "Kid Star". The Province. p. B7 – via Proquest.
  9. ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2002-03-25). Screen World 2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-478-2.

External links[edit]

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