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American YouTuber
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Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Age
34 years
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Spouse:
Anne Marie Salter (28 May 2016-)
Education
Michigan State University
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SungWon Cho
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Biography

SungWon Cho (/ˈsʌŋwʌn/ SUNG-wun; Korean: 조성원; RR: Jo Seong-won; born December 9, 1990), also known by his internet pseudonym ProZD, is an American YouTuber and voice actor. On his YouTube channel, Cho produces short comedy skits, unboxing videos, and reviews of board games and snack foods. He is also known for his many voice acting roles, including FL4K from Borderlands 3, Holst Sigiswald Goneril from Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Ratatoskr from God of War Ragnarök. His live-action roles include Detective Joe Furuya in Anime Crimes Division and Richie Cheung in BlackBerry.

Early life

Cho was born to Korean parents in Minnesota on December 9, 1990, and later moved to DeWitt, Michigan. He started voice acting in high school when he voiced different characters on a friend's radio plays. He attended Michigan State University, where he frequently acted in live performances and graduated in 2012 with a degree in Media Information and Technology. In 2012, after graduating, he described himself as being "in a creative rut" and taught English as a second language to Korean immigrant students.

Career

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Cho presenting at his panel at SMASH 2023 in Sydney, Australia

In October 2012, Cho began daily posting voice content to Tumblr, building an audience and eventually going viral with a video of him singing "Let It Go" from Frozen while approximating the voice of Goofy. His first foray into professional voice acting occurred when voice director Deven Mack saw one of his YouTube videos and had him audition for Apotheon, where he ended up securing the role of the main villain Zeus. He remained active on Vine until the 2016 announcement of their shutdown and was also a finalist for the 9th Shorty Awards for Vine of the Year. Cho shifted his focus to his YouTube channel, his audience following from Vine and having his work often appear on the frontpage of Reddit.

In 2017 Cho starred in his first live action role as the main character, Detective Joe Furuya, in Crunchyroll's Anime Crimes Division, for which he was nominated for Best Acting in a Comedy for the 8th Streamy Awards. In mid-2018 Creative Artists Agency reached out and signed him coinciding with an already planned move to Los Angeles to continue his career as a voice actor. Soon after he was cast in the multi-ethnic Rooster Teeth series Gen:Lock and told NewsWeek's Phillip Martinez, "Voice acting gives me a lot more freedom because I'm not limited by my physical appearance. I can voice all different sorts of characters."

Cho's presence on YouTube grew throughout this time with his channel exceeding 3.75 million subscribers and most of his income between voice acting work coming from sponsorships and ad revenue. His videos are intentionally low-budget and often feature recurring universes with their own casts of characters, including an anime parody ("The Tomoko Chairem Anime Canon") and a role-playing game parody ("King Dragon"), through which he pokes fun at common gaming and anime cliches and tropes. He continued to expand these existing storylines that had originally started on Vine, as well as creating a Let's Play channel Press Buttons n Talk with his friend Alex Mankin. In 2019 Cho voiced the character FL4K in the popular video game Borderlands 3. He has been a fan favorite in the anime community being a frequent guest at conventions and presenting for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

In 2023, Cho made his live-action Hollywood debut, playing a supporting role in BlackBerry.

Personal life

In October 2015, Cho became engaged to Anne Marie Salter, a professional illustrator he met through an online Super Mario fan fiction community. They married on May 28, 2016. They have two cats named Effie and Sophie, who are often seen in Cho's videos.

Cho came up with the username "ProZD" in elementary school, and said that he would not disclose what it means as "it's so embarrassing that even my wife doesn't know." On April 26, 2022, Cho tweeted that he had finally revealed the meaning of the username to his wife after being together for fourteen years.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018SomethingFilm actorVoice role; feature film
2021BelleVoice role (English dub); feature film
2023LackadaisyMordecai HellerVoice role; short film
BlackBerryRitchie CheungFirst live-action film role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2018Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue TheseVice Admiral Legrange1 episode
RadiantMaster Lord Majesty3 episodes
2019Gen:LockHeng Li 'Henry' Wu3 episodes
OK K.O.! Let's Be HeroesJohnny, Jack Whacky, Rando, Teamster, Game2 episodes
2020Craig of the CreekKeun Sup "The Blur"4 episodes
Big City GreensMaestro / King Violin1 episode
Akudama DriveShark
2021Adventure Time: Distant LandsBrain WizardEp. "Wizard City"
Ranking of KingsKageMain character
One PieceNekomamushiSupporting character
86Richard Altner
The Irregular at Magic High SchoolKotaro Tatsumi
2022Odd TaxiKensuke Shibagaki
Tokyo 24th WardHiroki Shirakaba
BirdgirlAdditional Voices
2023Record of RagnarokKajinosuke TanikazeSeason 2
PlutoBrau 1589
2024Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurGeneral HylesEpisode: "Dancing With Myself"
Delicious in DungeonSenshi
Solo LevelingWoo Jin-chulPost-production

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2017–2018Anime Crimes DivisionDetective Joe FuruyaMain character
2018Nomad of NowhereToroEpisode 7
Camp CampBrianSeason 3, episode 3
Red vs. BlueKing Atlus Arcadium Rex8 episodes
2019Tuca & BertieUltra-Sam S380Episode: "Yeast Week"
2020Bigtop BurgerDoctor5 episodes
AggretsukoHyodo9 episodes
Pokémon: Twilight WingsMustard, MienshaoThe Gathering of Stars
Onyx EquinoxXolotl2 episodes
2021High Guardian SpiceCal, Kemp, Demon5 episodes
2022The Hamlet FactoryBirmyEpisode: "Performance Review"
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi ChroniclesLord Kogane, Warimashi, Head Keisatsukan
Make Some NoiseHimselfEpisode: "A Villain and Their Real Estate Agent Tour Volcano Lairs"
Drawtectives: Celestial SpearVillainiusEpisode: "Episode 7"
2023LackadaisyMordecai Heller
2024Game ChangerFixItMan78 / HimselfEpisode: "Deja Vu"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotesSource
2014Ace Attorney Investigations 2Gregory EdgeworthFan translation
2015ApotheonZeus
2016Move or DieAnnouncer
2017BattleriteSirius
Fallen LegionG'ndarark the Bloodhammer
A Hat in TimeExpress Owls / Intercom
2064: Read Only MemoriesFroyo Guy, Bouncers, and Police ROMs
2018Monster PromBrian / Interdimensional Prince
2MD: VR FootballCoach
UnavowedKalash
BattleCON: OnlineKing Alexian XXXVII
Attack of the EarthlingsRegional Manager Dennis Dickinham
Wonder WicketsLeo
2019JudgmentTashiroEnglish dub
Akash: Path of the FiveCaspian
River City GirlsNishimura
Borderlands 3FL4K
2020Granblue Fantasy VersusVaseraga, Imperial SoldierEnglish dub
Yakuza: Like a DragonMitsuo Yasumura
Forgotten WatersCaptain Jesbut J Vance
Soulcalibur VIHwang Seong-gyeongEnglish dub (version 2.30 onward)
Fire Emblem HeroesDarrosEnglish dub
2021Persona 5 StrikersAdditional voices
Genshin ImpactKrosl / Uncle Dai / Bravo / Elemental Being: Grounded Geoshroom
Scarlet NexusAdditional voices
Disgaea 6: Defiance of DestinyMisedor
Boyfriend DungeonSunder the Talwar
Mary Skelter FinaleJabberwock
Lost JudgmentTesso / TashiroEnglish dub
Monster Hunter RiseHibasa
2022Shadow Warrior 3Zilla
Phantom Breaker: OmniaPhantomEnglish dub
Rune Factory 5Bandit, Oswald
Arcade Spirits: The New ChallengersDomino
Neon WhiteMikey
AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana InitiativeGen IshiyaganeEnglish dub
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three HopesHolst Sigiswald Goneril
God of War RagnarökRatatoskrAlso motion capture and writing assistance
2023Master Detective Archives: Rain CodeNumber One of the WDOEnglish dub
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot CampEagle / Flak
Detective Pikachu ReturnsWill Butler
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His NameBoss
2024Like a Dragon: Infinite WealthAdditional voices
Unicorn OverlordGreat Sage of Albion, Mercenaries (Type E), additional voices

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryWork/RecipientResultRefs
2017Shorty AwardsVine of the Year"When You're the Main Character Tho"Nominated
2018Streamy AwardsActing in a ComedyAnime Crimes DivisionNominated
2023Crunchyroll Anime AwardsBest Voice Artist Performance (English)Kage (Ranking of Kings)Nominated
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