Nicolas Cantu
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Nicolas Cantu | |||||||
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| Born | September 8, 2003 Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, YouTuber, stand-up comedian, animator | ||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
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| Subscribers | 427,000 (January 2024) | ||||||
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Nicolas Cantu (born September 8, 2003), better known online as Junky Janker,[1] is an American actor, voice actor, YouTuber, stand-up comedian, and animator. He is best known for his roles as Gumball in The Amazing World of Gumball from season 5 onwards, 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 stars in The Walking Dead spin-off series set a decade after the original one, named The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Curly | TV Movie |
| 2017 | The Impossible Joy | Tomas | Short Film |
| 2017 | Vikes | Joey |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Rowan Freemaker |
| 2016–2018 | Future-Worm! | Paco |
| 2016–2018 | Sofia the First | Prince James (14 episodes) |
| 2016–2019 | The Powerpuff Girls | Additional voices |
| 2017–2019 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Gumball Watterson |
| 2018 | The Good Place | Raymond (1 episode) |
| 2019–present | Middle School Moguls | Winston |
| 2019–2020 | The Unicorn | Andrew |
| 2019–present | DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders | Dak |
| 2020 | The Walking Dead: World Beyond | Elton |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2018 | Annie Award | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | The Amazing World of Gumball "The Grades" | Nominated |
References
Category:21st-century American male actors Category:2003 births Category:American male child actors Category:American stand-up comedians Category:American YouTubers Category:Male YouTubers Category:Male actors from Austin, Texas Category:living people
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