Kayleigh McKee

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Kayleigh McKee
Born (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994 (age 30)
Macomb, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2016–present
Websitewww.kayleigh-mckee.com

Kayleigh Grace Clementine McKee[1] (born January 14, 1994) is an American voice actress, known for providing voices in English dubs of Japanese anime and video games. Some of her noteworthy roles include Matthias Hildesheimer in The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest and Yuta Okkotsu in Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

Biography[edit]

McKee was born in Macomb, Illinois, on January 14, 1994.[2][3] She grew up in Galesburg, Illinois, and graduated from Abingdon High School in nearby Abingdon, Illinois.[3] McKee's father was a fan of anime and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons; he introduced McKee to the medium.[4] She later got involved with theater. Being transgender, she was inspired by the actions of Laura Jane Grace, a transgender singer. This eventually motivated McKee to pursue a career voice acting in anime.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Anime series[edit]

List of voice performances in anime series
Year Title Role Notes Source
2019 One Piece Kiku [6]
2021 Record of Ragnarok Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Randgriz [6]
Beastars Pina [7]
Kageki Shojo!! Sei Satomi [6]
The Detective Is Already Dead Bat [8]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Prison announcement (Episode 5), prisoner in infirmary [6]
2022 Requiem of the Rose King Joan [9]
Sasaki and Miyano Kuresawa [10]
The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest Matthias Lead role [11]
Kotaro Lives Alone Isamu Tamaru, Takuya's Mother, Mizuki's Ex-Boyfriend [6][12]
The Prince of Tennis II Itaru Saito [13]
Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy Kai Harn [14]
Lycoris Recoil Kusunoki [15]
2023 My Happy Marriage Takaihito [6]
2024 Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 Yuta Okkotsu

TV series[edit]

List of voice performances in television
Year Title Role Notes Source
2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Scarab Lead role

Film[edit]

List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2021 Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night Mito (Beta Avatar)
2022 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Yuta Okkotsu Lead role [16]

Video games[edit]

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2020 Genshin Impact Rongshi, Chai Yi [5]
2021 Hearthstone Varden Dawngrasp [5]
NEO: The World Ends with You Eiru, Jo Makita, Additional Voices [5]
Guilty Gear Strive Testament [17]
2022 Diablo Immortal Zepydra [5]
Escape Academy Eel Barnes [18]
2023 Octopath Traveler II Alpione [6]
Cassette Beasts Dorian, Sunny, Additional Voices [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ McKee, Kayleigh [@ghaspeyvo] (September 8, 2022). "You know what for today I'm gonna put my full name~" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ McKee, Kayleigh [@GhaspeyVO] (January 7, 2021). "Birthday One week 27 time" (Tweet). Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b McKee, Kayleigh [@ghaspeyvo] (June 16, 2022). "I'm just gonna say this into the void in case any Wikipedia editors see- I was born in *Macomb, Illinois*, I just grew up much of my life in and around Galesburg and consider it home. I graduated from Abingdon High school (Now Abingdon-Avon)! Its cool that I have a page though~" (Tweet). Archived from the original on June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Henderson, Taylor (March 28, 2022). "Meet the Trans Voice Actor Starring in the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie". Pride.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Trans actor explains why voicing Hearthstone's first non-binary character was so important to her". PinkNews. August 8, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Kayleigh McKee (visual voices guide) – Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. n.d. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  7. ^ The Cartoon Cipher (October 8, 2021). "Best Anime Dubs You Can Watch RIGHT NOW (Part 4)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  8. ^ Hazra, Adriana (October 3, 2021). "Funimation Reveals The Detective Is Already Dead Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Hazra, Adriana (January 31, 2022). "Funimation Reveals Requiem of the Rose King Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 4, 2022). "Funimation Streams Sasaki and Miyano Anime's English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 15, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Premieres, Casts for Orient, In the Land of Leadale, Love of Kill, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Vincent, Brittany (March 14, 2022). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Kotaro Lives Alone' on Netflix, A Refreshingly Honest and Endearing Anime Series". Decider. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Prince of Tennis II". Sound Cadence Studios. n.d. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (2022) – English Dub Cast". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  15. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 11, 2022). "Crunchyroll Adds English Dubs for Lycoris Recoil, Engage Kiss Later This Month". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  16. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 25, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, English-subbed Trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ McKee, Kayleigh [@GhaspeyVO] (March 21, 2022). "Cat's out of the bag~! I voice Testament in #GuiltyGearStrive! They have been SO fun to portray and I love them dearly I also voice their two little Succubi! Big shoutouts to my games agent @ErinHuckeCESD for the help and to @ArcSystemWorksU for trusting me with them!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Escape Academy credits(Windows,2022)". Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "Cassette Beasts credits(Windows,2023)". Retrieved November 10, 2023.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kayleigh_McKee&oldid=1217773861"