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Zach Callison
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Zach Callison in 2017
Born
Zachry Dean Callison

(1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 (age 27)
Education Oak Park High School
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active 2007–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments

Zachry Dean Callison (born October 23, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for being the voice of Steven Universe. Steven is the main character in the popular Steven Universe cartoon series and movies.

Zach Callison's Acting Journey

Zach Callison started acting on TV in 2009. He had a repeating role in a show called Diary of a Single Mom. For a few years, he appeared in different TV shows.

In 2013, Zach got two big voice acting roles. He became the voice of Prince James in Sofia the First. He also started voicing the main character, Steven Universe. You might also know him as Billy from I'm in the Band. He also voiced King Tut in Mr. Peabody & Sherman. He was Young Jiro in The Wind Rises. Plus, he voiced Billy Batson in some animated superhero movies.

Zach Callison's Music

In January 2018, Zach released his first song, "War!". After that, he released more songs like "Curtain Call". In August 2018, he released his first music album, called A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak.

Zach shared that he was inspired by the challenges young actors face. He wanted to talk about how tough the entertainment industry can be. In 2018, he also appeared as a magician in a music video for Nathan Sharp's song "Phantom".

Zach Callison's Life

Zach is a youth representative for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. This group works to protect ocean wildlife. He finished high school at Oak Park High School in California. He graduated on June 11, 2015.

Zach Callison's Roles

Zach Callison has been in many TV shows, movies, and video games.

Live-action TV Shows

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Himself
2009–2010 Diary of a Single Mom Ian Recurring
2010 Hannah Montana Douglas Episode: "Hannah's Gonna Get This"
2011 Funny or Die Presents Lonni Donovan 1 episode
Perfect Couples Young Dave Episode: "Perfect Crime"
I'm in the Band King Billy Episode: "Lord of the Weasels"
iCarly 10-Year-Old Boy #1 (voice) Episode: "iStill Psycho"
2012 Little Brother Ethan TV pilot
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles Devin Johnson Episode: "Reign Fall"
2015 Fresh Off the Boat Dan Episode: "Miracle on Dead Street"
Henry Danger Chet Episode: "Henry's Jelly"
Astrid Clover Hipster 2 Episode: "#Holiday (full)"
2016 Sanders Shorts Steven Episode: "Life with the Crystal Gems is Tough"
2016–2019 Just Add Magic Chuck Hankins/Charles Peizer Recurring
2016–2021 The Goldbergs Brian Corbett
2017 Record Rant Zach 1 episode
Suspense Scooter Stevens Episode: "Indomitable the Magnificent"
Micah the ... Ghost Micah TV pilot
Grey's Anatomy: B-Team Oscar Episode: "Two"
2018 Stream of Many Eyes Werblund TV pilot

Live-action Movies

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Ghost Image Keiner Plaza Pedestrian
2009 Land of the Lost Tar Pits Kid Uncredited
2010 Kingshighway Dominic
2012 Rock Jocks Dylan
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial Nao US dub
2013 All American Christmas Carol Bully Johnny
2015 The Sound of Magic Peasant Boy
A Terrible Fate Ben Short film
2018 Mailboxes Lionel
2019 Skywatch Shaun

Voice Acting in Cartoons

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Arthur Baywosenthal, Child #6, Child #7 Episode: "The Song of Mystery"
Sym-Bionic Titan Arthur Episode: "Shadows of Youth"
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam Billy Batson Short film; direct-to-video
2012 The Legend of Korra Skoochy, Young Tarrlock Voice, 2 episodes
2012–2018 Sofia the First Prince James Voice, main role (Season 1-early Season 2)
2013 The Wind Rises Young Jiro Horikoshi Voice (English dub)
2013–2019 Steven Universe Steven Universe, Onion, Pumpkin, Pebbles, Watermelon Stevens, Obsidian, additional voices Voice, main role
2014 Justice League: War Billy Batson Voice, direct-to-video
Mr. Peabody & Sherman King Tut Voice
2016 Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell Eric / Ninja Voice, direct-to-video
Uncle Grandpa Steven Universe Voice, episode: "Pizza Eve"
2019 Steven Universe: The Movie Voice, television film
2019–2022 DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders Winger Voice, main role
2019–2020 Steven Universe Future Steven Universe, Onion, Pumpkin, Cactus Steven, Jingle Singer, Topiary Stevens
Cleopatra in Space Zuzz Voice, recurring role
2019 Lego DC Batman: Family Matters Billy Batson Voice, direct-to-video
2020 Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters Billy Batson, Jimmy Olsen
2021 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two Young Bruce Wayne
Injustice Damian Wayne, Jimmy Olsen
2024 Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Robin / Dick Grayson of Earth-Two, Robin / Damian Wayne

Voice Acting in Video Games

Video games
Year Title Role
2011 Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Additional voices
2015 Steven Universe: Attack the Light Steven Universe
2017 Steven Universe: Save the Light Steven Universe, Onion, Pumpkin
2018 Lego DC Super-Villains Billy Batson
2019 Steven Universe: Unleash the Light Steven Universe, Onion, Pumpkin
2019 Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable Steven Universe

Zach Callison's Music Albums

Zach Callison has released his own music and contributed to soundtracks.

EPs (Mini-Albums)

List of albums, with selected information
Title Album details
A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak

Soundtrack Albums

Zach has also sung on the official soundtracks for the Steven Universe series and movies.

List of albums, with selected information
Title Album details
Steven Universe, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack)
  • Released: June 2, 2017
  • Label: Cartoon Network Music
  • Formats: digital download, LP
Steven Universe, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack)
  • Released: April 12, 2019
  • Label: Cartoon Network Music
  • Formats: Digital download
Steven Universe the Movie (Original Soundtrack)
  • Released: September 3, 2019
  • Label: Cartoon Network Music
  • Formats: Digital download, LP
Steven Universe Future (Original Soundtrack)
  • Released: October 23, 2020
  • Label: Cartoon Network Music
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles (Individual Songs)

List of albums, with selected information
Title Year Album
"War!" 2018 A Picture Perfect Hollywood Heartbreak
"Curtain Call"
"She Don't Know"
"Nightmare"
"For Just One Day Let's Only Think About (Love)"
(with Uzo Aduba, Shelby Rabara, Tom Scharpling,
Michaela Dietz, Deedee Magno Hall, & Estelle)
Steven Universe, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack)
"We Deserve to Shine"
(with Charlyne Yi, Erica Luttrell, Estelle,
Deedee Magno Hall, Michaela Dietz, Grace Rolek, & AJ Michalka)
"Familiar"
"Escapism"
(with AJ Michalka & Grace Rolek)
2019
"We Are the Crystal Gems
(Change Your Mind Version)"
"Change Your Mind"
"True Kinda Love"
(with Estelle)
Steven Universe: The Movie (Original Soundtrack)
"Other Friends"
(with Sarah Stiles, Deedee Magno Hall, Estelle, & Michaela Dietz)
"I'd Rather Be Me (With You)" 2020 Steven Universe Future (Original Soundtrack)

Awards and Nominations

Zach Callison has been recognized for his acting. He was nominated for and won some awards.

Year Category Award Result
2012 Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor 11-13 (I'm in the Band) Young Artist Awards Nominated
2013 Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor (Rock Jocks) Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (Television) – Young Actor (Sofia the First) Won
2014 Best Male Vocal Performance by a Child (Steven Universe) Behind The Voice Actor Awards Nominated
Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actor (Steven Universe) Young Artist Award Nominated
Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actor (All American Christmas Carol) Won
2016 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor (14 -21) Henry Danger Nominated

See also

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