Anime Crossroads is proud to present our 2026 Guests of Honor, three talented voice actors who have brought beloved anime and game characters to life in English-language performances. These performers are celebrated for their range, presence, and memorable character portrayals across some of the biggest franchises in anime and gaming.
🔹 NICOLAS ROYE
Voice Actor – Guest of Honor
Born in New Jersey and raised in Louisiana, Nicolas Roye is an American actor known for voicing major roles in video games, animation, anime, and commercials. Nicolas’ voice can be heard in many popular video game titles, most recently as Echo-216 aka “The Pilot”, one of the lead characters in Halo Infinite. He is widely known for voicing the daredevil adrenaline-junkie Octavio ‘Octane’ Silva in Apex Legends with over 100 Million players. Also Cyberpunk 2077 as Cesar Ruiz & Hal Cantos, Marvels Avengers as Justin Hammer & Sydney Levine, Resident Evil: Resistance as Martin Sandwich, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Astral Chain, Code Vein, Horizon Zero Dawn, Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution & Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Fire Emblem Warriors & Fire Emblem Heroes, Nier: Automata, El Sword, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Hitman Absolution, Mafia II & III, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, and many more.
Nicolas is recognized as the voice of many characters in anime and animated series & movies, such as WEB-STER in Disney Jr.’s #1 show Spidey and His Amazing Friends, Gino in DreamWorks Madagascar: A Little Wild, Matt in the most recent Digimon Adventure movie, Rafa in 2022’s Barbie: It Takes Two, Chuuya Nakahara in Bungou Stray Dogs, Shisui Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden, Tetta Kisaki in Tokyo Revengers, Guevaru in Baki Hanma, Junpei in Jujutsu Kaiser, Hatz in Tower of God, Mikey Kudo in Digimon Fusion, Arata Inanaki in Twin Star Exorcists, Masato Sanada in High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World, Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures and Star Wars Fun Facts, Legend of the Three Caballeros as Vomit, Subway Surfers as Jake, NFL Rushzone as Ricky, Mecard as Ryan, The Grossery Gang, and Disney Jr’s Guess How Much I Love You. He has also been the voice of numerous nationwide commercial campaigns, such as Taco Bell Breakfast, NASCAR, Pepsi, Hot Wheels, Mountain Dew, & White Castle. A graduate in theater from University of New Orleans, Louisiana, Nicolas has a multitude of stage credits including the leading roles of Pale in Burn This and Sebastian in Shakepeare’s Twelfth Night.
🔹 BRIAN BEACOCK
Voice Actor – Guest of Honor
Brian Beacock is a camera and voice actor, writer, producer, and musician whose diverse career includes voice-overs for more than 50 cartoon series and video games including “Digimon” (Takato, Bokomon, Agumon), Monokuma in the “Danganronpa” game series, Akutagawa in “Bungo Stray Dogs” and “Bungo Stray Dogs Wan,” “Naruto” (Chojuro, Sakon/Ukon), “Bleach” (Yumichika), “Durarara” (Walker), “Doraemon” (Sneech), “Blue Exorcist” (Shima), “Code Geass” (Rivals), “Blue Dragon,” “Miraculous Ladybug” (Copy Cat), “Battle B-Daman” (Yamato), “Toradora,” “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” (Shigechi), “Tales of Symphonia” (Lloyd Irving), “Dragon Ball Super” (Krillin), “Sailor Moon” (Alan, Pegasus, Helios), “Beastars” (Dom the Peacock), “Sword Art Online Alicization” (Higa), and more. His television appearances include: “Imagination Movers,” “Kath & Kim,” “CSI,” “Passions,” NBC’s “The Rerun Show.” Films include: “Colt Racer,” “To The Beat,” “Mulholland Drive,” “Buying The Cow,” “Globehunters,” “Circuit,” and “Hollow Scream.” Brian has been a featured performer at the world-famous Roxy on The Sunset Strip, PS 122 in NYC, and as the featured musical guest on “The Conan O’Brien Show” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (singing for Betty White).
Theatre credits include: The National Tour of “Les Miserables,” “Elegies,” “When Pigs Fly,” “Pageant,” “The Last Hairdresser,” the world premiere of Wendy MacLeod’s “Slow Food,” and the insane 35-character one-man show “Fully Committed,” which led to him being cast in his first voice-over series, “Digimon.” He and his work have been featured in the New York Times, US Magazine, People Magazine, TV Guide, Rolling Stone, Backstage West, LA Times, LA Weekly, USA Today, Daily Variety, and Entertainment Weekly. Brian is the creator/writer/producer of the Emmy Award-winning zombie comedy series “Acting Dead.” Find Brian on TikTok @monokumabrianb, and Instagram and “X” @brianbeacock.
🔹 ANJALI KUNAPANENI
Voice Actor – Guest of Honor
Anjali is a voice actor known for their work as Roy (Pokémon Horizons: The Series), Dori (Genshin Impact), Sushang (Honkai Star Rail), Yuki Tsukumo (Jujutsu Kaisen), Alma (Monster Hunter Wilds), Shi Qingxuan (Heaven Official’s Blessing), Feri (Trails Through the Dawn), Ayaka (Fate/strange Fake), Lemon (Mashle: Magic and Muscles), Shinigami (Master Detective Archives: Rain Code), Kiruko (Heavenly Delusion), and more!
Notable roles include:
• Roy — Pokémon Horizons: The Series
• Danika — Pokémon Journeys: The Series
• Dori — Genshin Impact
• Sushang — Honkai: Star Rail
• Yuki Tsukumo — Jujutsu Kaisen
• Feri Al-Fayed — The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
• Lemon Irvine — Mashle: Magic and Muscles
• Ayaka Sajo — Fate/strange Fake
• Kiruko — Heavenly Delusion
Anjali’s range covers compelling leads, supportive roles, and standout guest performances across anime and game series.
📣 See Them in 2026!
These Guests of Honor are celebrated voices behind characters that helped define anime for fans around the world. Anime Crossroads 2026 can’t wait to celebrate their incredible work with you!
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