How this voice actor went from Disney and Smosh to voicing anime characters

Summary

• Damien Haas moved from the Disney Channel to Smosh and then to voicing popular anime protagonists.
• His anime roles include Kiyoka Kudou in My Happy Marriage and Laios Touden in Delicious in Dungeon.
• Haas maintains lead voice roles in video games such as Fire Emblem and anime such as Ranma 1/2.

Voice acting for anime characters is a talent few have and use well. Most of the time, this skill is taught through vocal lessons and acting classes, and requires you to mix the techniques of both to create characters with the authenticity the director is looking for in the piece. While most voice actors get their start in voice acting through voice acting alone, there is a fascinating case of a former Disney Channel actor and current Smosh star. Damien Haaswho found himself in the world of voicing popular anime protagonists.

He challenged the knowledgeable and reserved Laios Touden Delicious in the Dungeon and Kiyoka Kudou, the king's main male lover My happy marriage anime, among many other main and supporting character roles within anime and video games. This article will look at his career, showing how he went from a canceled Disney Channel show in 2011, to becoming a main cast member on Smosh, to eventually voicing the anime and video game protagonists he knows today.

His early career on Disney and YouTube Smosh

A sketch comedy that showcased its range early on

Damien Haas landed his first acting role on a Disney Channel show, so randomly in 2011. Similar to SNL, the show had a recurring cast of actors who performed various comedy and musical sketches. The show was based on a sketch depicting the main characters Sonny With a chancestarring Demi Lovato; notably absent was Demi Lovato as she was secretly in rehab for substance abuse. The lack of a lead character that Lovato played and the lack of interest in the sketch comedy with the Disney Channel audience at the time led to its cancellation after one season.

“I don't think going back to Sonny would be healthy for my recovery. Being in front of the camera would make me nervous.'

Despite this apparently bad end, Haas found himself on Smosh Games' gaming channel, a secondary channel run by YouTube's culture mainstay, Smosh. Over time, he was introduced to other channels and showcased his quick improvisational skills, unique comedy style and many talents on a global scale to 26 million subscribers to date. He still appears on various Smosh channels semi-regularly, both in sketches and unscripted content.

Transition to voice acting

FROM Fire sign on Delicious in the DungeonAnd Everything In Between

While his first credited voice acting role was several supporting characters on a Cartoon Network show Clarence, began to break into dubbing for several video games. his first major role was as Fire sign character Shez, in both Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. To commemorate this, he dyed his hair to match the character's hair color, a habit he has maintained for his main voice roles ever since. He also voiced four different characters Fortniteand a character in the 2022 game Triangle Strategy.

His anime voice acting career began with a minor role in Ooku: Inner Chambers in the year 2023. He quickly found himself revealing his very first anime protagonist, main male love interest my happy marriage Kiyoka Kudou. The anime follows Miyo Saimori, a young woman engaged to someone she doesn't know, and Kiyoku, a feared commander who hides a gentle and loving personality beneath the rumors of her cold-blooded nature. The anime was nominated for 11 awards and won 3 more in various anime shows and programs. It has also been confirmed that the anime will get a second season, with Damien Haas set to reprise his role as Kiyoka Kudou.

Over the next year, he landed several more dubbing roles, but his biggest commercial success as an anime voice actor at the time of publishing this article is his role as the main character Laios Touden in the anime. Delicious in the Dungeon. In this anime, a group of adventurers can't afford the rations they need to survive, so they turn to cooking monsters to kill on their way to rescue the protagonist's siblings. This anime was also nominated and won several awards during its first season, as well as a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a second season on the way.

what is he doing now

Ranma 1/2, More Smosh and other projects

The last released anime he starred in at the time of publishing this article is its reboot Ranma 1/2in which he plays Ryoga, who is Ranma's own rival. Damien Haas has also voiced characters in several other anime-style games, including the lead role of Van Arkrid v The Legends of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreakits sequel coming out next year and a few characters from Unicorn Overlord. He also continues to appear in variety and comedy content in Smosh videos across channels, with his most recent appearances being around December.