Cathy Weseluck | |
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![]() Weseluck at the 2012 Summer BronyCon Convention | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Website | cathyweseluck |
Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress who frequently works with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known for her roles as Near in Death Note , Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in Cybersix , and Spike in Discovery Family's My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic .
Weseluck has Russian ancestry. Her relatives are from the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union (now territory Belarus). [1] [2]
Before becoming a voice actress, Weseluck was an associate producer at CBC Radio until one of the hosts encouraged her to try voice acting. [3] Her first voice work was a radio spot for the Vancouver Centre Mall.
Weseluck has provided voices for many cartoon and anime series. She has provided the voice of Mirai Yashima in Mobile Suit Gundam , Dorothy Catalonia and Catherine Bloom in Gundam Wing , Near in Death Note , Cybersix in Cybersix , Shampoo in Ranma 1⁄2 , Kagome's mother in Inuyasha , Verne in U.B.O.S. , Misa Takatsuki in Project ARMS , and Kid Trunks, Chiaotzu, and Puar in Dragon Ball Z (among many others). She also voices Spike and several background characters in the animated children's series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic .
In addition to her voice-over work, she is also a voice director and instructor. She served as singing director on My Little Pony Tales , casting coordinator on Animated Classic Showcase for Film Roman, voice director for the English version of Spiff and Hercules , casting director on The Authentic Adventures of Professor Thompson and dubbing director on Billy the Cat .