Joshua Waters (voice actor)

Joshua Waters
Waters at GalaxyCon Oklahoma City in 2026
Born (2001-10-06) October 6, 2001
Ohio, U.S.
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2017–present
Notable credits
Spouse
Minh Ton
​
(m. 2026)​
Websitewww.joshawatersvoices.com

Joshua A. Waters (born October 6, 2001) is an American voice actor known for their work in anime and video games.

Biography

Joshua A. Waters was born in Ohio on October 6, 2001.[1][2] Waters is non-binary.[3] They reside in Texas.[4]

Waters won the Best Voice Acting in a Mobile Game award at the 2025 GaminginPhone Awards.[5] Vamsi Krishna of FandomWire praised their casting as Klein Moretti in Lord of Mysteries, arguing that Waters was well-suited for the role.[6] They voiced various characters such as Steve Cobs in Inanimate Insanity,[4] Shuto Sendo from Blue Lock,[7] and Mullan Sero from Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!.[8] At 6th Astra TV Awards in 2026, Waters was nominated in the Best Supporting Voice-Over Performance category for their role as Qifrey in Witch Hat Atelier.[9]

As of June 2026, Waters is married to fellow voice actor Minh Ton.[10]

Filmography

Anime

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2021 Ishida & Asakura Mitsunori Ishida [11]
2022 Tribe Nine The Quadruplets [7]
Sasaki and Miyano Yoshikazu Miyano [7]
The Prince of Tennis II Kuranosuke Shiraishi [7]
Given Yagi Shizusumi [12]
Blue Lock Shuto Sendo [7]
2024 Twilight Out of Focus Hisashi Otomo [7]
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Hikaru Kiyomiya [7]
Nina the Starry Bride Bidoh [13]
2025 Medalist Rintaro Chiwa [7]
Zenshu Soldiers, animator [7]
Headhunted to Another World Dennosuke Uchimura [7]
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer Raster Diarmuit [14]
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Soga Kugisaki [7]
Gachiakuta Tribesfolk [7]
May I Ask for One Final Thing? Dios Westwood [7]
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! Mullan Sero [8]
Gnosia Raqio [7]
2026 Sentenced to Be a Hero Dotta Luzulas [7]
Hana-Kimi Minami Nanba [7]
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Kohaku Ichimura [15]
Witch Hat Atelier Qifrey [7]
Go For It, Nakamura! Kōsei Matsumura [16]

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 Inu-Oh Inu-Oh [7]
2024 Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation Yoshikazu Miyano [17]

Animation

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2020 Death Battle Wally West [6]
2024 Inanimate Insanity Steve Cobs, Goo, Bookcasey, Poppy [4]
Chikn Nuggit Onyn Ring [4]
2025 Lord of Mysteries Klein Moretti [7]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Edward [7]
2020 Eternal Return Arda, Plague Dr. Daniel [12]
Genshin Impact Fujing, Aarav [7]
Blush Blush Scale [12]
2021 Smash Legends Victor [7]
2023 Honkai: Star Rail Phainon [4]
Astral Ascent Gemini [7]
2024 Unicorn Overlord Gilbert [7]
2026 Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Eshmel (male) [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Joshua Waters". Joshua Waters official website. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  2. ↑ Waters, Joshua [@TunnelVa] (October 6, 2019). "It's official! Today is my 18th birthday!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Waters, Joshua (November 14, 2024). "I'm Joshua Waters, a SAG-E nonbinary voice actor with a broadcast quality home studio represented by CESD". Bluesky. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Joshua Waters". Anime Expo. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  5. ↑ Shaquib, Ahmad (October 28, 2025). "GamingonPhone Awards 2025 crowns winners across 30 categories in a Grand Finale night at Bangkok, Thailand". KFOR-TV. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Krishna, Vamsi (July 25, 2025). "'Lord of Mysteries' Dub Cast Looks Stacked But There Is Still One Big Problem". FandomWire. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Joshua Waters". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Mateo, Alex (October 15, 2025). "'Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!' TV Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, October 16 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  9. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 28, 2026). "Astra Awards Nominate Witch Hat Atelier, Dandelion, Sakamoto Days, JoJo Part 7, MAO, Rooster Fighter for Best Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  10. ↑ Waters, Joshua [@TunnelVa] (June 16, 2026). "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT✨ It's my absolute honor to say that @MinhyVa and I are now MARRIED❤️ I could not possibly be happier to call him my partner for life" (Tweet). Retrieved June 17, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  11. ↑ Mateo, Alex (August 20, 2020). "Ascendent Animation Reveals Ishida and Asakura Anime's English Dub Cast, Staff, Teaser Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 Show, Dallas Comic (November 1, 2024). "Anime voice actor for Twilight Out of Focus, Inu-Oh, Sasaki and Miyano – Joshua Waters joins DCS November 23-24, 2024!". Dallas Comics Show. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  13. ↑ Waters, Joshua [@TunnelVa] (November 18, 2024). "Honored to say that I have joined the cast of Nina the Starry Bride as the flouncy and charming prince Bidoh!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. ↑ Mateo, Alex (January 20, 2025). "The Ossan Newbie Adventurer Anime Gets English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  15. ↑ Adriana, Hazra; Tai, Anita (January 26, 2026). "Dead Account, In the Clear Moonlit Dusk, More Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  16. ↑ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Go-For-It-Nakamura-kun/Ko-Matsumura/ Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  17. ↑ Waters, Joshua [@TunnelVa] (June 6, 2025). "I am SO happy to say that I am back to voice Miyano in the dub of Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation" (Tweet). Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  18. ↑ "Eshmel". Nintendo Today. August 5, 2026. Retrieved August 5, 2026.