Caitlin Kelly
Description
Caitlin Kelly is a voice actor known for her work in animation, audiobooks, and commercial voice-over, with a career that began in Tokyo, Japan. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Collaborative Arts Project 21, a musical theatre training conservatory.
Kelly started her voice-over career in 2009 after moving to Tokyo. During her time in Japan, she gained experience as a performer and puppeteer, touring with Disney's World of English and World Family Club. Her early voice work in Tokyo included radio commercials for major brands like McDonald's, as well as spots for Seiyu Department Store and Lion Chemical Company. She also provided voices for various apps, educational materials, and narrations for NHK World. A notable early role was as the character Gan in the anime-style series Heroes: Legend of the Battle Discs, a role she has likened to being the Pikachu of that show.
In the realm of anime, Kelly is recognized for her role as Jack in the original net animation series Fastening Days. She also had a role in the Netflix anime series Yasuke. Her work extends to audiobook adaptations of light novels and anime-related media; she narrated the first volume of So I'm a Spider, So What! for Yen Audio.
While Kelly has performed in animation, she has built an extensive and critically acclaimed career as an audiobook narrator, with over 250 titles to her name. Her work in this field has earned her multiple Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine and nominations for the prestigious Audie Award, including a 2018 nomination for her narration of New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson. She is particularly active in the young adult and fantasy genres, having narrated series such as Holly Black's The Folk of the Air. Her voice can also be heard in publications from TIME for Kids, Forbes, and Slate.
Kelly is noted for her vocal versatility, with proficiency in a range of accents including Standard American, various British dialects, Irish, French, and Russian. She is also conversational in Japanese. Based on available information, her primary recurring collaborations have been with major audiobook publishers such as Audible Studios, Penguin Random House Audio, and Harper Audio, rather than with a consistent circle of anime directors or studios.
Kelly started her voice-over career in 2009 after moving to Tokyo. During her time in Japan, she gained experience as a performer and puppeteer, touring with Disney's World of English and World Family Club. Her early voice work in Tokyo included radio commercials for major brands like McDonald's, as well as spots for Seiyu Department Store and Lion Chemical Company. She also provided voices for various apps, educational materials, and narrations for NHK World. A notable early role was as the character Gan in the anime-style series Heroes: Legend of the Battle Discs, a role she has likened to being the Pikachu of that show.
In the realm of anime, Kelly is recognized for her role as Jack in the original net animation series Fastening Days. She also had a role in the Netflix anime series Yasuke. Her work extends to audiobook adaptations of light novels and anime-related media; she narrated the first volume of So I'm a Spider, So What! for Yen Audio.
While Kelly has performed in animation, she has built an extensive and critically acclaimed career as an audiobook narrator, with over 250 titles to her name. Her work in this field has earned her multiple Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine and nominations for the prestigious Audie Award, including a 2018 nomination for her narration of New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson. She is particularly active in the young adult and fantasy genres, having narrated series such as Holly Black's The Folk of the Air. Her voice can also be heard in publications from TIME for Kids, Forbes, and Slate.
Kelly is noted for her vocal versatility, with proficiency in a range of accents including Standard American, various British dialects, Irish, French, and Russian. She is also conversational in Japanese. Based on available information, her primary recurring collaborations have been with major audiobook publishers such as Audible Studios, Penguin Random House Audio, and Harper Audio, rather than with a consistent circle of anime directors or studios.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Fastening Days