Molly Searcy
Description
Molly Searcy is an American voice actress based in Texas, recognized for her extensive work in English dubs of anime series for studios like Crunchyroll, Sentai Filmworks, and Sound Cadence Studios. Born Molly Glyncora Searcy on November 25, 1986, in Houston, Texas, her path to voice acting was shaped by a strong foundation in performance. She studied theater and dance at the University of Texas at Austin before earning a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Prior to focusing on voiceover, Searcy had a deep involvement in ballet from a young age, which later transitioned into a passion for theater. She remains active on stage as a member of the Brierley Resident Acting Company at the Dallas Theater Center and has performed with numerous prestigious theater companies across Texas, including the Alley Theatre and Arena Stage. Her background in live performance informs her approach to voice acting, where she applies a versatile instrument and a focus on truthful storytelling.
Searcy's career in anime voiceover began to gain momentum in the early 2010s. One of her earliest and most enduring roles is Mako Reizei, the sleepy yet brilliant tank driver in the long-running Girls und Panzer franchise, a part she has reprised across multiple series and films. She achieved wider recognition in 2015 for her portrayal of the titular assassin Akame in the dark fantasy series Akame ga Kill!. That same year, she also voiced Ayaka Shindo in the Beyond the Boundary series, another character she would reprise in subsequent films.
Her filmography demonstrates a significant range, encompassing a variety of genres and character types. She has brought to life the stern but capable theme park manager Isuzu Sento in Amagi Brilliant Park, the dignified centaur Centorea Shianus in Monster Musume, and the chaotic, fan-favorite immortal Rory Mercury in GATE. In the BanG Dream! franchise, she voices the energetic drummer MASKING (Masuki Satou). Other notable roles include Jeanne in The Case Study of Vanitas, the demonic executive Belial in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, and Tania in Beast Tamer. Searcy has also voiced multiple characters within long-running series like One Piece, where she plays Kozuki Hiyori, and Natsume's Book of Friends, where she voices the powerful yokai Hinoe.
Throughout her career, Searcy has consistently worked on a wide array of productions, with roles in series such as Tomodachi Game (as Reiko Tamai), The Executioner and Her Way of Life (as Master Flare), Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (as Tiermina), Chaika - The Coffin Princess (as Karen Bombardier), Blade of the Immortal (as Meguro), and the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya series (as Magical Sapphire), among many others. Her continued activity in the industry includes roles in recent and ongoing series like Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, and an upcoming role as Wonder Woman in the animated film Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League. In addition to her anime work, she has lent her voice to video games and commercial projects for clients such as Microsoft.
Prior to focusing on voiceover, Searcy had a deep involvement in ballet from a young age, which later transitioned into a passion for theater. She remains active on stage as a member of the Brierley Resident Acting Company at the Dallas Theater Center and has performed with numerous prestigious theater companies across Texas, including the Alley Theatre and Arena Stage. Her background in live performance informs her approach to voice acting, where she applies a versatile instrument and a focus on truthful storytelling.
Searcy's career in anime voiceover began to gain momentum in the early 2010s. One of her earliest and most enduring roles is Mako Reizei, the sleepy yet brilliant tank driver in the long-running Girls und Panzer franchise, a part she has reprised across multiple series and films. She achieved wider recognition in 2015 for her portrayal of the titular assassin Akame in the dark fantasy series Akame ga Kill!. That same year, she also voiced Ayaka Shindo in the Beyond the Boundary series, another character she would reprise in subsequent films.
Her filmography demonstrates a significant range, encompassing a variety of genres and character types. She has brought to life the stern but capable theme park manager Isuzu Sento in Amagi Brilliant Park, the dignified centaur Centorea Shianus in Monster Musume, and the chaotic, fan-favorite immortal Rory Mercury in GATE. In the BanG Dream! franchise, she voices the energetic drummer MASKING (Masuki Satou). Other notable roles include Jeanne in The Case Study of Vanitas, the demonic executive Belial in Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, and Tania in Beast Tamer. Searcy has also voiced multiple characters within long-running series like One Piece, where she plays Kozuki Hiyori, and Natsume's Book of Friends, where she voices the powerful yokai Hinoe.
Throughout her career, Searcy has consistently worked on a wide array of productions, with roles in series such as Tomodachi Game (as Reiko Tamai), The Executioner and Her Way of Life (as Master Flare), Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (as Tiermina), Chaika - The Coffin Princess (as Karen Bombardier), Blade of the Immortal (as Meguro), and the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya series (as Magical Sapphire), among many others. Her continued activity in the industry includes roles in recent and ongoing series like Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon, and an upcoming role as Wonder Woman in the animated film Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League. In addition to her anime work, she has lent her voice to video games and commercial projects for clients such as Microsoft.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Tomodachi Game
- EnglishAnime overview: The Executioner and Her Way of Life
- EnglishAnime overview: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
- EnglishAnime overview: Chaika - The Coffin Princess
- EnglishAnime overview: Blade of the Immortal
- EnglishAnime overview: The Case Study of Vanitas
- EnglishAnime overview: The Case Study of Vanitas
- EnglishAnime overview: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!
- EnglishAnime overview: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!
- EnglishAnime overview: Sing "Yesterday" for Me
- EnglishAnime overview: BanG Dream!
- EnglishAnime overview: Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past
- EnglishAnime overview: Girls und Panzer der Film
- EnglishAnime overview: Girls und Panzer: This is the Real Anzio Battle!
- EnglishAnime overview: Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Future
- EnglishAnime overview: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!
- EnglishAnime overview: Magical Warfare
- EnglishAnime overview: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- EnglishAnime overview: Beyond the Boundary
- EnglishAnime overview: Leviathan: The Last Defense
- EnglishAnime overview: Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- EnglishAnime overview: Upotte!!
- EnglishAnime overview: The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
- EnglishAnime overview: Combatants Will Be Dispatched!