Kevin Afghani

Kevin Afghani
Born
Kevin Zachary Afghani

(1996-11-09) November 9, 1996 (age 29)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active2018–present
Notable workVoice of Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi in the Mario franchise
Websitekevinzafghani.com

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).

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]

Web

Year Series Role Ref.
2018–2021 Dragon Ball R&R Raditz [2]
2020 Anime Penguin: Red Snow Spike [3]
2020–2022 Mashed Cuphead, Detective, General, Grunt, Boyfriend, Spike [4]
2022 Secret History of Cuphead Detective, General, Grunt [4]
2023 Among Us & Cuphead (Secret History Volume 4) [4]

References

  1. ^ Poskitt, Matt (October 16, 2023). "Who voices Mario in Super Mario Bros Wonder? New actor revealed". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on April 20, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Shanfeld, Ethan (October 13, 2023). "Mario's New Voice Actor Announced by Nintendo After Charles Martinet's Departure". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Parrish, Ash (October 13, 2023). "Here's Mario's new voice actor". The Verge. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Norman, Jim (November 6, 2023). "Who Is The Voice Of Mario Now? - Super Mario Voice Actors Past & Present". Nintendolife. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  5. ^ McWhertor, Michael (November 3, 2023). "The new voice of Mario is also the new voice of Wario". Polygon. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Kevin Afghani Is New Voice Of Nintendo's Mario And Luigi". Geek Culture. October 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Tom Phillips (November 1, 2023). "Wario's new voice actor now seemingly confirmed". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Doolan, Liam (October 19, 2024). "Random: Mario's New Voice Actor Says It's "Surreal" To Hear His Voice In Mario Party". Nintendo Life. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Doolan, Liam (June 17, 2025). "Mario's Voice Actor Says It's "Unbelievable" To Hear His Voice In Mario Kart World". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  10. ^ "Voiceover Talent". Dean Panaro Talent. Archived from the original on October 23, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Evans, Greg (August 21, 2023). "Charles Martinet Retires From Longtime Voice Role Of Nintendo's Mario". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  12. ^ Jim Norman (November 2, 2023). "Wario's New Voice Actor Seems To Be Confirmed". Nintendolife. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  13. ^ Lemus, Jean-Karlo (June 28, 2024). "This Week in Games - Need-To-Know Nintendo and Neptune Goes To Brazil". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  14. ^ Doolan, Liam (June 17, 2025). "Mario's Voice Actor Says It's "Unbelievable" To Hear His Voice In Mario Kart World". Nintendo Life. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Primary sources

In the text, these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

  1. ^ a b Afghani, Kevin [@KevinAfghani] (November 9, 2020). "I am officially 24 years of age. To all my friends and castmates: Thanks for putting up with me for this long! I genuinely don't know how you do it" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Z. Afghani, Kevin. "Demo". Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. ^ @KevinAfghani (February 29, 2024). "Oh hey would ya look at that! I am in that there #FinalFantasy7Rebirth!! If you are planning on playin it, keep your ears peeled to hear my voice sprinkled in throughout the game! Huge thanks to @SkylarkSound and @SquareEnix for havin me!!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @AetherStudios (October 21, 2024). "The Exiled Flame has returned! The legendary @KevinAfghani is the voice of Forsburn in Rivals of Aether II!" (Tweet). Retrieved October 22, 2024 – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
  5. ^ "Meet the Voices of the Warframe: 1999 Demo". Warframe.com. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.[non-primary source needed]
  6. ^ @charliescomiccon; (December 19, 2025). "Our good friend Kevin Afghani has an awesome message for all his fans don't miss this". Retrieved December 20, 2025 – via Instagram.
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