Nicolas Cantu Biography: Age, Parents, Cast, Nationality, Siblings, Instagram, Net Worth, YouTube

Nicolas Cantu is a promising American actor, voice actor, and content creator who has made his mark in animation and live-action projects, particularly known for voicing the mischievous Gumball Watterson in The Amazing World of Gumball from 2017 to 2019.

Born to Mexican parents and raised in Texas, he started young with commercials and school plays, showing natural talent for performance and animation.

Profile

• Full Name: Nicolas Cantu
• Stage Name: Nicolas Cantu
• Born: September 8, 2003
• Age: 22 years old
• Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Actor, Voice Actor, YouTuber
• Height: 5 feet 6 inches
• Parents: Unknown
• Siblings: Sebastian Cantu, Matias Cantu
• Spouse: None
• Children: None
• Relationship: Single
• Net Worth: $1 million USD

Early Life and Education

Nicolas Cantu was born on September 8, 2003, in Austin, Texas. Raised by his parents, a lawyer father and social worker mother, both from Mexico City, in a loving home that encouraged his creativity, he grew up as the middle child with his older brother Sebastian and younger brother Matias.

He attended Stone Oak Elementary School, and later to Los Angeles at age 10 to support his acting dreams.

He keeps schooling details private but focused on performance from early on, blending his Mexican heritage with American life. His faith follows Christianity.

Career

Nicolas Cantu began his professional path at age nine with national commercials for brands like Old Navy, Toyota, AT&T, and Eggo, plus an industrial film for San Antonio.

He debuted on TV in 2016 with a voice role as Diego Márquez in Dora and Friends: Into the City! on Nickelodeon. At 14, he voiced Curly in the 2017 TV film Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie, marking his film start.

He landed guest spots in live-action like Walk the Prank on Disney XD and The Good Place on NBC, then voiced Gumball Watterson in The Amazing World of Gumball on Cartoon Network from 2017 to 2019, taking over as the third voice for the lead cat character in seasons five and six.

In 2020, he played Elton Ortiz, a lead survivor teen, in The Walking Dead: World Beyond on AMC, showing his on-screen range in a post-apocalyptic setting. Voice work continued with roles like B.O.Y.D. in DuckTales (2017), Ensign Mainstay in Kid Cosmic (2021), and Hark in Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (2022), where he auditioned for the lead but landed a supporting part.

His biggest role yet came as the voice of Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), a box-office hit, and he reprised it in Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024) on Nickelodeon.

Other credits include Dennis Kern in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2021), and indie films like Vikes (2017) and The Impossible Joy (2017 short).

Social Media

• Instagram handle: @junkyjanker
• Facebook handle: Nicolas Cantu
• Twitter handle: @junkyjanker
• YouTube Channel: Junky Janker

Personal Life

Nicolas Cantu, 22, is a promising American actor, voice actor, and content creator. He stays single with no spouse or children, focusing on his career and identifying as pansexual, which he has shared openly to promote inclusivity.

He measures 5 feet 6 inches. In his free time, he likes skateboarding, basketball, drawing, and animation, while hosting fundraisers like one for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in 2018.

Now based in Los Angeles, he balances work with simple joys, avoiding scandals and embracing his Mexican-American heritage through cultural pride.

Net Worth

Nicolas Cantu is a promising American actor, voice actor, and content creator. His net worth sits at about $1 million USD. He pulls in most from voice acting in hits like The Amazing World of Gumball and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, plus live-action roles in The Walking Dead: World Beyond and commercials