---
name: "Nicolas Cantu"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicolas-cantu"
fi1m_id: "nicolas-cantu"
imdb_id: "nm7751235"
tmdb_id: 1696351
wikidata_id: "Q91095578"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 September 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-01T00:36:10.090346+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Nicolas Cantu

## Identity

Nicolas Cantu

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nicolas-cantu
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nicolas-cantu
- **IMDb ID:** nm7751235
- **TMDB ID:** 1696351
- **Wikidata ID:** Q91095578
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cantu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91095578, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7751235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1696351

Actor. Born 8 September 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 September 2003, Mexico City, Mexico
- **Active:** 2011–present
- **Also known as:** Nicholas Cantu, Junky Janker, TheCAN2Network, nicolasCAN2
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (1), 2020s 78 (3)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 3, Comedy 3, Drama 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $226m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cantu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91095578, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7751235/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1696351

## Coming up

- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2* (2027-08-12), as Leonardo (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Amazing World of Gumball*](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Common Side Effects*](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md) (80)
- **Apple TV:** [*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem*](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md) (77)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Nicolas Cantu

> Nicolas Cantu makes animated teenagers sound their age, especially when they are arguing. We rate his work within an ensemble: he helps the brothers in *Mutant Mayhem* sound related, and keeps Gumball recognisable through a change of voice.

In *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), Nicolas Cantu's Leonardo bickers about pizza and who gets to do the flip. Alongside Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr. and Brady Noon, he sounds like a brother with a grievance, not an actor waiting to deliver a joke. We laughed because the four make these small disputes sound worth the trouble. Leonardo is the leader, but Cantu does not make him sound as though he has outgrown the others.

The recasting in *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011) tests a different skill. Cantu took over as Gumball Watterson for the fifth and sixth series, from 2017 to 2019, after Logan Grove and Jacob Hopkins had voiced the character. Teresa Gallagher's forceful Nicole and Dan Russell's idle Richard give the household its familiar comic habits. The family survives the change of Gumball's voice without losing those habits or its rhythm. That is a useful achievement in a programme whose characters already differ so much in how they are drawn.

His earlier work included Rowan Freemaker in *Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures* (2016–2017), so the busy animated ensemble was already familiar territory. Live action brought Elton Ortiz in *The Walking Dead: World Beyond* (2020–2021) and Hark in Steven Spielberg's *The Fabelmans* (2022). The change of medium is worth following, though those credits alone are no reason to declare him equally persuasive in everything. For us, the stronger recommendation remains the voice work.

His *Mutant Mayhem* audition was recorded on video, with his whole body visible. That seems a sensible way to cast a film whose best idea is to let the turtles behave like adolescents. Jeff Rowe gets the benefit in exchanges that feel impatient and untidy. The plot is predictable, and Cantu and his fellow actors cannot make it otherwise. Start there for the brothers; expect to work out where the story is going before they do.

## Biography

Nicolas Cantu is an actor and voice actor. Born on 8 September 2003 in Mexico City, Mexico, he holds US and Mexican citizenship and was raised in Texas before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

He is known for voicing Gumball Watterson in *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2017–2019) and Leonardo in the film *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023) and the series *Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2024). His live-action roles include Elton Ortiz in *The Walking Dead: World Beyond* (2020–2021) and Hark in *The Fabelmans* (2022).

Cantu has also produced content on YouTube under the names Junky Janker and TheCAN2Network.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, denofgeek.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Common Side Effects* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Tommy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), Fi1m 77, as Leonardo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md)
- *The Fabelmans* (2022), Fi1m 76, as Hark — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fabelmans.md)
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Gumball Watterson (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2* (2027), as Leonardo (voice)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 - Lost in New Jersey* (2025), as Leonardo (voice)
- *Motorheads* (2025), series, as Marcel Crawford
- *Common Side Effects* (2025), series, as Tommy (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/common-side-effects.md)
- *Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (2024), series, as Leonardo (voice)
- *Star Wars: Tales of the Empire* (2024), series, as Dante (voice)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), as Leonardo (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md)
- *Skull Island* (2023), series, as Charlie (voice)
- *American Born Chinese* (2023), series, as Barry
- *The Fabelmans* (2022), as Hark — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fabelmans.md)
- *Oddballs* (2022), series, as Smooth Jason (voice), Smooth Jason / Wrinkly (voice)
- *Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky* (2021), series, as Dak (voice)
- *The Gumball Chronicles* (2020), series, as Gumball Watterson (voice) (archival footage)
- *The Walking Dead: World Beyond* (2020), series, as Elton Ortiz
- *Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing* (2020), as Dak (voice)
- *Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon* (2020), as Dak (voice)
- *Toca Life Stories* (2020), series, as Zeke
- *9-1-1: Lone Star* (2020), series, as JJ
- *Darwin's Yearbook* (2019), series, as Gumball (voice)
- *Dragons: Rescue Riders* (2019), series, as Dak (voice)
- *Middle School Moguls* (2019), series, as Winston (voice)
- *Sydney to the Max* (2019), series, as Dominic
- *LEGO Star Wars: All-Stars* (2018), series, as Rowan Freemaker (voice)
- *The Rookie* (2018), series, as Dennis Kern
- *Sofia the First: Forever Royal* (2018), as Prince James (voice)
- *Hey Arnold! The Jungle Movie* (2018), as Curly (voice)
- *The Impossible Joy* (2017), as Tomas
- *Vikes* (2017), as Joey
- *DuckTales* (2017), series, as B.O.Y.D. (voice)
- *Raven's Home* (2017), series, as Travis
- *The Good Place* (2016), series, as Raymond — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-place.md)
- *Bizaardvark* (2016), series, as Jackson
- *LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures* (2016), series, as Rowan Freemaker (voice)
- *Teachers* (2016), series, as Quinn (as Nicholas Cantu)
- *Sofia the First* (2013), series, as Prince James (voice)
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), series, as Gumball Watterson (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Spanish Kid (voice) — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)

## Gallery

- ![Nicolas Cantu](https://film.one/media/person/16196/gallery-59af4a0cc178.jpg) Nicolas Cantu — Image via TMDB
- ![Nicolas Cantu](https://film.one/media/person/16196/gallery-8fc246592b7b.jpg) Nicolas Cantu — Image via TMDB

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