Paul Castro Jr.

Paul Castro Jr.
Castro in 2020
EducationMonmouth University
New York University
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2020–present
Notable credits
PartnerAly Miller
Websitewww.paulcastrojr.com

Paul Castro Jr. is an American voice actor, known for his work on video games and English dubs of anime.

Early life and career

Initially attending college at Monmouth University, Castro tried a variety of majors before ending up in an intro to acting class. Without any other background or experience in acting, he took a chance and applied to transfer to New York University and went on to study 3 years at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts Meisner Studio. After graduating, he spent several years working in New York City. Castro moved to Los Angeles, California in 2020 to pursue an acting career. He was inspired by his love of being part of the creative process, in addition to voice over, anime, video games.

Castro was cast in his first lead role as Rindo Kanade in Neo: The World Ends with You, as an unknown actor. Having grown up playing The World Ends with You and watching Dragon Ball Z, Castro said he cried upon being cast as Rindo and experienced imposter syndrome when cast as mini Vegeta in Dragon Ball Daima.

Accolades and personal life

Castro produced, directed, wrote and starred in the short film Aeris with his partner, Aly Miller. At the 2018 Garden State Film Festival, Aeris won Best Narrative Short Film. Alongside Miller, Castro also produced the documentary Madonna and the Breakfast Club.

At the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2026, Castro was nominated in the category of Best Voice Artist Performance (English) for his work as Hikaru in The Summer Hikaru Died.

Filmography

Animated series

List of voice performances in animated series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020, 2026 Johnny Test: The Lost Web Series Johnny Test 15 episodes
2021 High-Rise Invasion Rikuya Yoshida
Record of Ragnarok Forseti, Abel
2022 Vampire in the Garden Allegro
2023 Pokémon: Paldean Winds Aliquis
2024 The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Chion
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Hibiki Sakurama
Invincible Fight Girl Craig, Marv Beefpuncha
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Gobuemon Ep. 63
Beyblade X Packun
2025 Medalist Kakeru Uobuchi
Dragon Ball Daima Vegeta (mini)
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Shuji Ito
Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush Yuhi Ohdo
Übel Blatt Walge
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Riddle Rosehearts
The Summer Hikaru Died Hikaru
Digimon Beatbreak Monodramon, Rhamphomon, Azhdarmon, Ketomon, Kaito Kutsuna
Your Forma Nikolai Eps. 10-12
2026 Fate/Strange Fake Sigma
Mission: Yozakura Family Sosuke Michibata
Sparks of Tomorrow Yosuke Mizoe
Mao Shiraha
The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Fraternity
Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc Misaki Kakoi

Film

List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Belle Kei/Dragon
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Marcos
2023 The First Slam Dunk Ryota Miyagi

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Vegeta (mini)
2021 Cookie Run: Kingdom Carameleon Cookie
Neo: The World Ends with You Rindo Kanade
The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem Pugsley Addams
2023 Fire Emblem Heroes Febail, Tormod
Genshin Impact Freminet
2024 Persona 3 Reload Nozomi Suemitsu
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Ramus Pharmain, Nash Rumack
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Yuhi Ohdo
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Billy
Visions of Mana Eoren
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Vegeta (mini)
Farmagia Ten
2025 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II Ixs Eldarion
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Mauro
Mario Kart World Spectator Toads
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Heartman's AED
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Ash
2026 The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Ixs Eldarion
2027 Persona 4 Revival Yosuke Hanamura Pending release

Live action dubbing

List of voice performances in live action dubbing
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Ultraman ArcYuma Hize

References

  1. 1 2 3 Herrera, Miriam (June 9, 2023). "The World of Voices: Interviewing Paul Castro Jr". Comic Watch. Archived from the original on December 14, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Rising Stars: Meet Paul Castro Jr". VoyageLA. April 22, 2022. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Amanda (December 8, 2025). "Paul Castro. Jr. On the Power of Voice Acting and Embodying Riddle Rosehearts". Sweety High. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ Miller, W.R. (November 27, 2025). "INTERVIEW: Paul Castro Jr. on the Role of Riddle Rosehearts". Animation Scoop. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Manchester, Austin (January 24, 2026). "He voiced Vegeta in Dragon Ball Daima. Now he 'can die happy.'". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 10, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  6. ↑ Foster, George (September 15, 2021). "Interview: Paul Castro Jr. On the Future of the World Ends with You, Portraying a Contemporary Character, and Playing as Himself". The Gamer. Archived from the original on November 5, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  7. ↑ Hazra, Adriana (May 23, 2026). "Winners of The Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 23, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Voice Over | Paul Castro Jr". Paul Castro Jr. official website. Retrieved November 8, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Netflix VO Actor Relies on Audient and EVO in Home Studio". etnow. US. May 24, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Paul Castro Jr. (visual voices guide) – Behind the Voice Actors". n.d. Archived from the original on November 2, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  11. ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 6, 2023). "Pokémon: Paldean Winds Web Anime's 1st Episode Premieres, Reveals Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Paul Castro Jr. (@PaulCastroJr) on X". August 3, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Paul Castro Jr. (@PaulCastroJr) on X". October 24, 2024.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ Mateo, Alex (October 13, 2025). "Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime Reveals Same-Day English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Footsteps of the Nightmare". Your Forma. Episode 10. 2025.
  17. ↑ "Paul Castro Jr. (@PaulCastroJr) on X". July 15, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Sparks of Tomorrow English Dub Credits". Imgur. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ Castro Jr., Paul [@PaulCastroJr] (August 24, 2026). "I voice Shiraha in #MAO now streaming it's english dub on HULU/Disney+‼️ I'm a massive fan of Inuyasha & getting to work on one of Rumiko Takahashi's works is a tremendous honor! Many thanks to @BangZoom, @mummynyan, & @TonyOliverVA for always being such an amazing director" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 25, 2026. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  20. ↑ "Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Dub Credits".
  21. ↑ "Paul Castro Jr. (@PaulCastroJr) on X".
  22. ↑ Mateo, Alex (December 9, 2021). "Mamoru Hosoda's Belle Film Reveals English Trailer, Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  23. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 29, 2023). "The First Slam Dunk Anime Film's English-Dubbed Trailer Reveals July 28 N. America Opening, Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 11, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  24. ↑ Luster, Joseph (April 8, 2021). "NEO: The World Ends With You Game Launches on July 27". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  25. ↑ Mateo, Alex (July 23, 2025). "Courtney Lin Replaces Samantha Kelly as Voice of Princess Peach in Mario Game Franchise". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 30, 2025. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  26. ↑ Romano, Sal (June 16, 2026). "Persona 4 Revival English voice cast announced". Gematsu. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Ultraman Arc English Dub: Paul Castro Jr. Joins as the Voice of Yuma Hize!". Tsuburaya Productions. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.