Billy Kametz

Billy P. Kametz (March 22, 1987 – June 9, 2022) was an American voice and stage actor known for his work in dubbing anime and video games. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016, debuting as Aladdin in a Broadway-styled musical for the Disneyland Resort. He provided English voices for characters such as Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Ferdinand von Aegir in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Kametz received praise for his work and won the Best Voice Actor Award at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards for his role as Naofumi. He was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in February 2022, which he publicly announced in April 2022, and passed away at the age of 35 on June 9, 2022.