Arnie Pantoja

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Arnie Pantoja is an American actor. He graduated from East Lake High School in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 2003. After attending Florida State University for a year, he moved to Los Angeles in 2004 to become a professional actor. [2]

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Filmography

Pantoja has appeared in several commercials [2] [3] and feature films.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 Vampire Bats Jason
2007 Sydney White George [4]
2007Hallows PointRusty
2008 Hamlet 2 Vitamin J
2008 RoboDoc Dr. Keefe
2015 Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest Hadji (voice)
2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta Damian (voice)English dub
2021 KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson Kazuma Satou (voice)

Anime

YearTitleRolesNotes
2015 Heroes: Legend of the Battle Disks Additional voicesEnglish dub
2016 One-Punch Man Citizen (Ep. 9), Gunner (Eps. 11-12), Jet Nice Guy (Ep. 8), Watchdog Man (Ep. 10)
2016 Charlotte Leader (Ep. 13)
2018 Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Kan
2018 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Nukesaku
2018 Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Pegasus Tenma
2018 March Comes In like a Lion Eisaku Noguchi
2019 KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Kazuma Satou
2019 Isekai Quartet
2021 Back Arrow Bit Namital

Western Animation

YearsTitlesRolesNotes
2018 We Bare Bears Chuckles, KnivesEpisode: "El Oso"
2018 Spirit Riding Free CalvinEpisode: "Lucky and the Cousin Caper"
2018 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Archer PastryRecurring role
2020 Glitch Techs NamelessEpisode: "The Real Glitch Techs"
2022 Big Nate Teddy OrtizMain role
2022 The Casagrandes DevonEpisode: "The Bros in the Band"

Live action TV series

YearsTitlesRolesNotes
2017 Scorpion NightingaleEpisode: "Faire Is Foul"
2018 Lucifer SimonEpisode: "A Devil of My Word"
2018 Henry Danger MarkEpisode: "Thumb War"
2019 Into the Dark EddieEpisode: "Down"
2019 Superstore Dad CustomerEpisode: "Cloud 9 Academy"
2020 Danger Force MarkEpisode: "The Danger Force Awakens"

Video games

YearsTitlesRolesNotes
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake RenoEnglish dub [5]
2021 Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne CamberleyEnglish dub [6]
2022 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion RenoEnglish dub
2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth RenoEnglish dub [7]

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