Kayleigh McKee

Kayleigh McKee (born January 14, 1994) is an American voice actress, known for her work on anime dubs for IYUNO-SDI and Crunchyroll. Some of her noteworthy roles include Matthias Hildesheimer in The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest and Yuta Okkotsu in Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

Kayleigh McKee
Born (1994-01-14) January 14, 1994
Galesburg, Illinois, United States
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2016–present
Notable credit(s)
Websitewww.kayleigh-mckee.com

Biography

McKee was born in Galesburg, Illinois, on January 14, 1994.[1][2] McKee's dad was a fan of anime and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons; he introduced McKee to the medium.[3] She later got involved with theater. Being transgender, she was inspired by the actions of Laura Jane Grace, a transgender singer. This eventually motivated McKee to purse a career voice acting in anime.[4]

Filmography

Anime series
List of voice performances in anime series
Year Title Role Notes Source
2021 Record of Ragnarok Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Randgriz [5]
Beastars Pina [6]
Kageki Shojo!! Sei Satomi [5]
The Detective is Already Dead Bat [7]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean Prison announcement (Episode 5), prisoner in infirmary [5]
2022 Requiem of the Rose King Joan [8]
Sasaki and Miyano Kuresawa [9]
The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest Matthias Lead role [10]
Kotaro Lives Alone Isamu Tamaru, Takuya's Mother, Mizuki's Ex-Boyfriend [5][11]
The Prince of Tennis II Itaru Saito [12]

Film
List of voice performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2022 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Yuta Okkotsu Lead role [13]

Video games
List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2021 Hearthstone Varden Dawngrasp [4]
Guilty Gear Strive Testament [14]

References
  1. McKee, Kayleigh [@GhaspeyVO] (May 24, 2018). "Headed back home to Galesburg for a week for a funeral. Not looking forward to the drive, but happy I'll get to see friends and family <3 #HomeTown #SmallTown" (Tweet). Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. McKee, Kayleigh [@GhaspeyVO] (January 7, 2021). "Birthday One week 27 time" (Tweet). Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. Henderson, Taylor (March 28, 2022). "Meet the Trans Voice Actor Starring in the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Movie". Pride.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  4. Nightingale, Ed (August 8, 2021). "Trans actor explains why voicing Hearthstone's first non-binary character was so important to her". PinkNews. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. "Kayleigh McKee (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. n.d. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. The Cartoon Cipher (October 8, 2021). "Best Anime Dubs You Can Watch RIGHT NOW (Part 4)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Hazra, Adriana (October 3, 2021). "Funimation Reveals The Detective Is Already Dead Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Hazra, Adriana (January 31, 2022). "Funimation Reveals Requiem of the Rose King Anime's English Dub Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Mateo, Alex (February 4, 2022). "Funimation Streams Sasaki and Miyano Anime's English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Mateo, Alex (February 15, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Premieres, Casts for Orient, In the Land of Leadale, Love of Kill, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Vincent, Brittany (March 14, 2022). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Kotaro Lives Alone' on Netflix, A Refreshingly Honest and Endearing Anime Series". Decider. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "The Prince of Tennis II". Sound Cadence Studios. n.d. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. Mateo, Alex (February 25, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, English-subbed Trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. McKee, Kayleigh [@GhaspeyVO] (March 21, 2022). "Cat's out of the bag~! I voice Testament in #GuiltyGearStrive! They have been SO fun to portray and I love them dearly I also voice their two little Succubi! Big shoutouts to my games agent @ErinHuckeCESD for the help and to @ArcSystemWorksU for trusting me with them!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
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