Bill Switzer is an American 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 in Sabrina: The Animated Series and Sam Guthrie / Cannonball in X-Men: Evolution. He also voiced Billy's former friend Nick in the second season of Billy the Cat, replacing Lee Tockar.
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Career
Switzer attended his first audition and won his first role, in a Shari Lewis special, when he was a teenager. He voices the lead character; Presley Carnavon in the television show Mummies Alive!
Switzer was nominated for a Young Artist Award for The Christmas List (1997).
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. 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". 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".
He had a leading role in the television show Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension.
Switzer was reported to be directing a short film at age 17.
Personal life
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. He learned to ride a horse for his guest role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes.
Selected filmography
Film
Mail to the Chief – Kenny Witkowski
Cheats – Garret
The Dinosaur Hunter – Daniel
When Danger Follows You Home – Andrew Werden
Locked in Silence – John
The Right Connections – Gary Fleming
The Christmas List – Danny Skyler
A Call to Remember – Sandy Halper
The Life – Jason
Mr. Rice's Secret – Owen Walters
Death Note – Sasaki (voice)
Television
The Adventures of Shirley Holmes – Matt
Cold Squad – Stewart
Dead Man's Gun – JoJo
The Dead Zone – Doug Hirsh
Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension – Mitchell Taylor
First Wave – Nick Patterson
MythQuest – Philthy
Scorn – David
The Sentinel – Edward Lazar
Anime roles
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – Sai Argyle
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack – Hathaway Noah
Zoids: New Century Zero – Jamie Hemeros, Lineback
Cardcaptors – Eli Moon
MegaMan NT Warrior – Chaud Blaze
Infinite Ryvius – Ikumi Oze
Ranma ½ – Harumaki's Grandson
Master Keaton – Shinsuke Yunase
Dragon Drive – Ichiro Sumishiba
Trouble Chocolate – Boy with Card, Raisin
Boys Over Flowers – Junpei Oribe
Voice Work
Billy the Cat – Nick (Season 2)
Extreme Dinosaurs – Additional voices
Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible – Various characters
Mama, Do You Love Me? – Sam and Rascal
Milo's Bug Quest
Mummies Alive! – Presley Carnavon
Rainbow Fish – Stingo
Sabrina: The Animated Series – Harvey Kinkle
Silverwing – Shade
X-Men: Evolution – Sam Guthrie / Cannonball
Video games
Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space – Kou Uraki
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow – Sai Argyle
Sabrina: The Animated Series: Magical Adventure – Harvey Kinkle
