Kevin Afghani
American voice actor (born 1996)
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Kevin Zachary Afghani (born November 9, 1996)[‡ 1] is an American voice actor. He is best known for succeeding Charles Martinet as the voice of Mario and other characters in the Mario franchise in 2023, beginning with the Nintendo Switch games Super Mario Bros. Wonder, WarioWare: Move It!, and Super Mario Party Jamboree, and the Nintendo Switch 2 games Mario Kart World and Mario Tennis Fever. Afghani has also had voice roles in other games such as Genshin Impact (2020), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024), and Rivals of Aether II (2024).
November 9, 1996
Career
Afghani entered the voice acting industry in 2018.[1] Prior to his Mario voice roles, Afghani voiced Raditz in Dragon Ball R&R,[2] provided voice-over work for Nintendo Switch commercials,[‡ 2] and voiced Arnold in the English dub of Genshin Impact.[3][4]
Afghani succeeded Mario voice actor Charles Martinet in the role beginning with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, while Martinet became Mario's brand ambassador.[2][5] Afghani simultaneously became the voice actor for Luigi, starting with Super Mario Bros. Wonder. He also began as Wario in WarioWare: Move It!, Waluigi in Super Mario Party Jamboree,[6][7][8] Baby Mario and Baby Luigi in Mario Kart World,[9] and Baby Wario and Baby Waluigi in Mario Tennis Fever.[citation needed]
Personal life
Afghani was born on November 9, 1996.[‡ 1] He was inspired to pursue a career in voice acting by his interests in animation and video games.[2] He works and resides in Los Angeles, California,[2] where he is professionally represented by the Dean Panaro Talent agency.[10]
Filmography
Video games
| Year | Game | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Genshin Impact | Arnold | English dub | [3] |
| 2023 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Mario, Luigi | Debut as Mario and Luigi | [11] |
| WarioWare: Move It! | Wario, Mario, Luigi | Debut as Wario | [7][12] | |
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Additional voices | [‡ 3] | |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree | Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi | Debut as Waluigi | [8] | |
| Rivals of Aether II | Forsburn | [‡ 4] | ||
| Mario & Luigi: Brothership | Mario, Luigi | [13] | ||
| Warframe | Amir (Volt) | Warframe: 1999 expansion | [‡ 5] | |
| 2025 | Mario Kart World | Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi | Debut as Baby Mario and Baby Luigi | [14][‡ 6] |
| 2026 | Mario Tennis Fever | Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Wario, Baby Waluigi | Debut as Baby Wario and Baby Waluigi | [citation needed] |
