![]() | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . (Learn how and when to remove these messages) |
Kevin Afghani | |
---|---|
Born | Kevin Zachary Afghani November 9, 1996 |
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2018–present |
Notable work | Voice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the Mario franchise |
Website | kevinzafghani |
Kevin Zachary Afghani (born November 9, 1996) [‡ 1] is an American voice actor. He is best known for succeeding Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario and other characters in the Mario franchise in 2023, beginning with the Nintendo Switch games Super Mario Bros. Wonder , WarioWare: Move It! , and Super Mario Party Jamboree , and the Nintendo Switch 2 game Mario Kart World . Afghani has also had voice roles in other games such as Genshin Impact (2020), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024), and Rivals of Aether II (2024).
Afghani succeeded Mario voice actor Charles Martinet in the role beginning with Super Mario Bros. Wonder , while Martinet became Mario's brand ambassador. [1] [2] Afghani simultaneously became the voice actor for Luigi, starting with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Wario in WarioWare: Move It! and Waluigi in Super Mario Party Jamboree . [3] [4] [5]
Prior to his Mario voice roles, Afghani provided voiceover work for Nintendo Switch commercials [‡ 2] and Arnold in the English dub of Genshin Impact . [6] [7]
Kevin Zachary Afghani was born on November 9, 1996. [‡ 1] Afghani works and resides in Los Angeles, California. [‡ 3]
Year | Game | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Genshin Impact | Arnold | English dub | [6] |
2023 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Mario, Luigi | Debut as Mario and Luigi | [8] |
WarioWare: Move It! | Wario, Mario, Luigi | Debut as Wario | [4] [9] | |
2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Additional voices | [‡ 4] | |
Super Mario Party Jamboree | Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi | Debut as Waluigi | [5] | |
Rivals of Aether II | Forsburn | [‡ 5] | ||
Mario & Luigi: Brothership | Mario, Luigi | [10] | ||
Warframe | Amir (Volt) | Warframe: 1999 expansion | [‡ 6] | |
2025 | Mario Kart World | Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi | [11] | |
Hello, Mario! | Mario | [12] [ better source needed ] |
Year | Series | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2018–2021 | Dragon Ball R&R | Raditz | [8] |
2020 | Anime Penguin: Red Snow | Spike | [6] |
2020–2022 | Mashed | Cuphead, Detective, General, Grunt, Boyfriend, Spike | [7] |
2022 | Secret History of Cuphead | Detective, General, Grunt | [7] |
2023 | Among Us & Cuphead (Secret History Volume 4) | [7] | |
2025 | It's Me, Mario! Stop Motion Shorts | Mario | [13] [ better source needed ] |
Year | Toy | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Lego Super Mario | Wario | Voice; Mario and Luigi electronic toys | [14] [ better source needed ] |
In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):