Zach Aguilar
Birthdate: February 21, 1998 (28 Years Old)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Zach Aguilar (birthname: Zachary Aguilar) is a highly regarded voice actor for English-dubbed anime, best known among anime fans for his work in the features, TV series, and video games productions of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022), Genshin Impact (2020), Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019), and the Demon Slayer film/TV/video franchise. Aguilar’s feature debut was in the live-action horror-action movie from writer-director Mamat Khalid, Apocalips X (2014), followed by Aguilar's voice-dubbing in co-writer/director Kim Han-min’s historical action drama, The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014), starring Choi Min-sik.
Aguilar continued his English voice-dubbing of live-action movies with writer-director Kim Kwang-tae’s drama, The Piper (2015), and Kim Jee-woon’s wartime drama, The Age of Shadows (2016), starring Lee Byung-hun and Song Kang-ho. Zach Aguilar’s first anime feature voice role was in Garo: Divine Flame (2016), followed by his first turn as the voice of Tanjiro in Demon Slayer: Sibling’s Bond (2019), directed by Haruo Sotozaki. Aguilar again took on the voice of Tanjiro in the Sotozaki-directed sequel, Demon Slayer: The Movie: Mugen Train (2020).
Aguilar voiced the anime character of Arthur Pendragon in The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021) and was part of the English-starring cast for Tetsuro Araki’s anime feature, Bubble (2022), which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. Aguilar soon starred in the English-dubbed version of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022), produced by Toei/Shueisha/Fox International Productions and directed by Tetsuro Kodama.
Zach Aguilar returned to the world of Tanjiro in Demon Slayer: To the Swordsmith Village (2023), once again directed by Haruo Sotozaki, and then returned to his voice role as Pendragon in The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2 (2023), directed by Bob Shirohata.
Aguilar continued his commitment to the Demon Slayer franchise as the starring voice of Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training (2024), again helmed by the veteran anime specialist, Sotozaki, and produced and released by Aniplex, along with Shueisha and Ufotable, and then Aguilar continued his run as the English dub lead voice in the sequel, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Infinity Castle (2025), the direct theatrical sequel to the fourth season of the Demon Slayer series as well as the sequel to To the Hashira Training, starring Japanese voice acts Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and, for the English dub, Abby Trott and Bryce Papenbrook, was released in Japan by Aniplex/Toho to become the highest-grossing Japanese released of 2025 and the third-highest in Japanese theatrical history ($294 million gross to date), and released by Crunchyroll via Sony Pictures Releasing.
Personal life
Zach Aguilar was born and raised by his parents in Los Angeles. At age nine, Aguilar had medication-induced osteoporosis, which led to an accident in which he broke many bones. Aguilar endured a lengthy recovery, during which he decided to channel his interest in acting to voice acting, especially based on his love of anime-style animation. Along with regular schooling, Aguilar won auditions in 2014 hosted by Bang Zoom’s Adventures on Voice Acting at Anime Expo, launching his voice acting career.
Known For
Zach Aguilar Movies
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- 2023 |
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
asTanjiro Kamado
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
Tanjiro needs to bring a definitive end to Upper Rank Six. After the dust settles, he goes with his sister Nezuko to the Swordsmith Village in search of a new sword.
- 2020 |
The Wonderland
asPrince
A girl without self-confidence meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and his student Pipo who are on a mission to save the world. Together, they laid the groundwork for "Wonderland" and Akane is labeled as Wonderland's savior.
- -- | as Ryusuke Tagawa
- -- | as Tanjiro Kamado
- -- | as Tanjiro Kamado
- -- | as Tanjiro Kamado
Facts About Zach Aguilar
Cutting Classes: Zach Aguilar would arrange for his mother to call him in as “sick” to his school while he was out auditioning for castings.
Hobbies: Aguilar has played piano since he was in his middle teens, and also enjoys singing and martial arts.
