Draft:Damien Haas

Damien Christian Haas was born on November 23, 1990 in Fulda, Germany while his family was stationed at a US military base^[1][2][3] His father, Ronald Haas, was an Army Reserve intelligence officer^[3] of German descent, while is mother Marilyn is of Italian descent.^[4] His father passed away in 2010.^[5][6][4] Haas has an older sister, Annemarie (born 1982),^[3] as well as an older step-sister, beauty YouTuber Brittany Vasseur.^[7]

Haas' family moved to Peachtree City, Georgia from Germany when he was three, where he spent the rest of his childhood.^[2] He credits his mother for developing his love of acting during this period.^[4] When he was 16, she began homeschooling Haas so he could focus on his acting career.^[8]

Haas began acting at a young age, performing in several stage plays including as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory^[2][9] and Louden Downey in A Few Good Men.^[10] In 2000, he joined the Atlanta Workshop Players theater troupe^[8] and in 2004 he began training in improvisational acting.^[11] He also started voice acting as a child, being featured on an educational CD-ROM.^[12] He booked his first film role in 2009, starring in the short film The Hero Complex.^[2] In 2010, Haas moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California^[4] where he also directed the university's Commedus Interruptus improv theater troupe.^[12]

In 2011, Haas booked his breakout role as the recurring character Damien Johanssen in the Disney Channel show So Random!, where he performed alongside fellow future Smosh member Shayne Topp.^{[13][14][15][16]} He subsequently dropped out of university for the role.^[4] The show was cancelled after one season, and Haas pivoted to focus on voice acting.^[4][16] He booked his first video game role in 2013, providing additional voices for Grand Theft Auto V.^[12] Since then, Haas has performed in a number of video games including Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes^[16][17] and Starfield, anime series such as Delicious in Dungeon and My Happy Marriage,^{[13][18][19][16]} and films including the English-language version of the current highest grossing animated film Ne Zha 2.^[18][20]

Following the end of So Random!, Haas and Topp became roommates, with Topp joining Smosh in 2015. At the recommendation of Topp, Haas successfully auditioned for Smosh.^[4] He first appeared on the sub-channel Smosh Games in 2017, and later joined the main cast.^[13][16][21] In February 2020, he went on tour with Smosh, performing several live improv shows.^[22]

In 2017, Haas began streaming on Twitch.^[19] As of 2025, he has 192,000 followers.^[23] He has been sponsored by Alienware since 2021.^[24]

Since 2023, Haas has been professionally involved in the tabletop role-playing game community, including acting as a game master for the Smosh series Sword AF,^[25] performing live actual play at fan conventions,^[26][27] and being hired by Wizard of the Coast to perform actual play of new Dungeons & Dragons expansion books.^[28]

In 2025, he had a guest performance in Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern during its national tour leg in Chicago.^[29]

Haas has been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, and OCD.^[4][30] He does not drink alcohol.^[4][11]

Haas identifies as demisexual.^[31]

Haas has organized fundraisers for several charities, including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital^[32], the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles^[33], and the LA Wildfire Relief Fund.^[34] Through Smosh he has also participated in fundraisers for Stand Up to Cancer^[35][36] and Creators for Palestine.^[37][38][39] He has been a vocal critic of the use of artificial intelligence to replicate actors' voices.^[40][41][17]

Haas credits his sister Annemarie with encouraging his love of anime at a young age.^[2][42]