Bill Switzer | |
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Born | William Ashton Switzer |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1996–present |
William Ashton Switzer is a Canadian 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.
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]
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]