Jacob Turner Hopkins (born March 4, 2002) is an American actor.
Early life
Hopkins was born in
San Francisco
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,
California
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to Gerald and Debra Hopkins. He has an older brother named Gerad (Born 1998).
Career
Hopkins is best known for playing the role of Alexander Drew in ''
True Blood
''True Blood'' is an American fantasy Horror fiction, horror Drama (film and television), drama television show, television series produced and created by Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a ...
'', for being the voice of Gumball in ''
The Amazing World of Gumball
''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who atten ...
'', after replacing
Logan Grove in season 3.
During season 5, Hopkins was replaced in the new role of Gumball by
Nicolas Cantu
The ''Amazing World of Gumball'' characters appear in the British-American animated sitcom ''The Amazing World of Gumball''. The series revolves around the daily life of 12-year-old cat Gumball Watterson and his family—adoptive brother Darwin ...
, as Hopkins’ voice had changed due to puberty. As of 2021, he made his anime debut as
Fushi from ''
To Your Eternity'', while also voicing Shun Kamiya from
Tribe Nine
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.
As of 2022, he currently lends his voice in English dubs for
Studiopolis
Studiopolis, Inc. is an American post-production studio located in Studio City, Los Angeles. It specializes in voiceover recording and dubbing for cartoon, anime, and video game projects. They were formerly known as Screenmusic Studios and then S ...
,
Bang Zoom!,
Funimation
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and
Sound Cadence Studios.
Personal life
Hopkins graduated
John F. Kennedy High School in the
Granada Hills neighbourhood of
Los Angeles
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in 2020.
Filmography
References
External links
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2002 births
American male child actors
American male voice actors
American people of Italian descent
Male actors from San Francisco
American male television actors
American male film actors
Living people
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