Arryn Zech
{{Short description|American voice actress}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Arryn Zech
| image = Arryn Zech by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Zech in 2023
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|4}}{{Cite tweet|number=1180213774411845632|user=ArrynZech|title=Thanks for all the love today everyone 😊|first=Arryn|last=Zech|date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004201826/https://twitter.com/ArrynZech/status/1180213774411845632|archive-date=October 4, 2019|url-status=dead|quote="@OfficialRWBY: Happy birthday @ArrynZech! May it bee your best year yet! 🐝"}}
| birth_place = Rota, Andalusia, Spain
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = University of Texas at Austin
| television = {{hlist|RWBY|Red vs. Blue}}
| occupation = Voice actress
| years_active = 2013–present
| partner =
}}
Arryn Zech (born October 4, 1990) is an American voice actress. She is best known for voicing Blake Belladonna in the original anime-style CG-animated web series, RWBY{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Ruth|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-19-rooster-teeth-rwby-panels/|title=NYCC '19: Rooster Teeth's RWBY panels let loose new information, spoilers and maybe some Grimm|date=October 4, 2019|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702181627/https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc-19-rooster-teeth-rwby-panels/|archive-date=July 2, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mahbub|first=Mufsin|url=https://www.cbr.com/rwby-things-confirmed-things-fans-want-volume-7/#exploring-weiss-backstory|title=RWBY: 5 Things Confirmed (& 5 Things Fans Want) For Volume 7 And Beyond|website=CBR|date=October 19, 2019|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326095339/https://www.cbr.com/rwby-things-confirmed-things-fans-want-volume-7/|archive-date=March 26, 2023|url-status=live}} and Dr. Emily Grey in Red vs. Blue, an American web series also created by Rooster Teeth.
Early life
Zech was born in Rota, Andalusia, Spain.{{cite interview |last1=Zech |first1=Arryn |interviewer=Meet The Voice Of Blake Belladonna From RWBY In Texas |title="I've always been the theatre kid": DIVA meets RWBY's Arryn Zech |publisher=Anime Frontier |url=https://animefrontier.com/voice-of-blake-belladonna-rwby/ |date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629212211/https://animefrontier.com/voice-of-blake-belladonna-rwby/ |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |url-status=live}} She began acting in a New Braunfels theater in A Bug's Life production and working in local theater. She attended North East School of Arts in San Antonio, Texas, a musical theater school.{{cite interview |last1=Zech |first1=Arryn |interviewer=Eleanor Noyce |title="I've always been the theatre kid": DIVA meets RWBY's Arryn Zech |date=June 23, 2022 |publisher=Diva Magazine |url=https://diva-magazine.com/2022/06/23/arryn-zech-diva-interview/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330022546/https://diva-magazine.com/2022/06/23/arryn-zech-diva-interview/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |url-status=live}} She revealed, in a 2023 interview, that she considered going to law school, but decided to become an actress instead.
She later graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, concentrating in copy editing and design. While there she worked at the student-run television station, TSTV, as a writer, host, and actress.{{cite web|url=https://thedailytexan.com/2014/01/13/brush-fire-causes-evacuation-at-belo-center-for-new-media/|title=Brush fire causes evacuation at Belo Center for New Media|website=The Daily Texan|date=January 13, 2014|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330033839/https://thedailytexan.com/2014/01/13/brush-fire-causes-evacuation-at-belo-center-for-new-media/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|quote=Arryn Zech, a barista at Cappy's Cafe, which is located on the first floor of the Belo center|url-status=live}}
Career
=''RWBY''=
In 2013, she began voicing Blake Belladonna in RWBY.{{cite interview |last1=Shawcross |first1=Kerry |last2=Jones |first2=Lindsey |interviewer=Rai Kelly |title= Interview: RWBY's Kerry Shawcross and Lindsay Jones |date=October 11, 2017 |publisher=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2017-10-11/rwby-kerry-shawcross-and-lindsay-jones/.122547 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701160208/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2017-10-11/rwby-kerry-shawcross-and-lindsay-jones/.122547 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Pearce |first=Steven |title=RWBY |url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rwby |magazine=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330030436/https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/rwby |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |date=January 27, 2021 |url-status=live}} In the 2019 companion book to the series, Zech said that she was still in college when she learn of Monty Oum's pitch to voice Blake Belladonna, saying that Oum gave her the role, although "he hadn't fully fleshed out what he wanted from Blake" and told her, "you and Blake will have to figure each other out."{{Sfn | Wallace | 2019 | p = 21}}
In August 2014, in an interview with Collider, she talked about fan response to the character, what people could expect in season 2, and voiced her support for the ship of Blake and Yang Xiao Long, known as "Bumbleby".{{cite interview |last1=Zech |first1=Arryn |last2=Eberle |first2=Kara |interviewer=Rachel Howard |title=Comic-Con: Arryn Zech and Kara Eberle Talk RWBY, Their Characters, Food Fights and What We Can Expect in Season 2 |work=Collider |date=August 2014 |url=https://collider.com/rwby-season-2-interview-arryn-zech-kara-eberle/ |access-date= March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326031806/https://collider.com/rwby-season-2-interview-arryn-zech-kara-eberle/ |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |url-status=live}} She would later, in a companion book to the series, describe Blake as "very secretive and introverted" at first and Blake's "erstwhile suitors," including ex-boyfriend Adam Taurus, Sun Wukong, and Ilia Amitola, add, "personally, I'm hoping for Yang in the future". She would also describe Ilia's love for Blake as "something a lot of gay kids go through, pining after their straight friend" and describe Sun and Blake as "adorable together, with cute chemistry."{{Sfn | Wallace | 2019 | p = 44, 64, 82, 124-125, 128}} The ship with Yang would become canon in the show's ninth season, when both characters kissed on screen.{{cite interview |last=Zech |first=Arryn |interviewer=Barbara Dunkelman |title=The Voices of Blake and Yang from RWBY talk Bumbleby - Always Open |type=Online |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyhtrJy0jo0 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328153143/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyhtrJy0jo0 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |url-status=live |work=All Good No Worries |publisher=YouTube/Rooster Teeth |date=March 28, 2023 }}
Zech voiced Blake in various video games such as Smite in 2014, Paladins in 2016, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle in 2018,{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/BlazBlue-Cross-Tag-Battle/Blake-Belladonna/|title=Blake Belladonna Voice |website=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903052102/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/BlazBlue-Cross-Tag-Battle/Blake-Belladonna/|archive-date=September 3, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Osborn|first=Alex|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/13/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-release-date-announced|title=BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Release Date Announced|website=IGN|date=January 13, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907140847/http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/13/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-release-date-announced|archive-date=September 7, 2022|url-status=live}} Smite: Battleground of the Gods in 2019,{{cite web |last=Lederer|first=Donnie|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rwby-nycc-2019-panel-volume-8-9-announced|title=NYCC 2019: Team RWBY premieres Volume 7, officially announces Volumes 8 and 9|website=SYFY|date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001050226/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rwby-nycc-2019-panel-volume-8-9-announced|archive-date=October 1, 2022|access-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} and RWBY: Arrowfell in 2022.{{cite web|last=Hazra |first=Adriana|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-11/rwby-arrowfell-game-trailer-reveals-2022-release-details/.174997|title=RWBY: Arrowfell Game's Trailer Reveals 2022 Release Details|website=Anime News Network|date=July 11, 2021|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330003705/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-11/rwby-arrowfell-game-trailer-reveals-2022-release-details/.174997|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} She would also reprise the voice in RWBY Chibi.{{cite web|last=Gil de Rubio|first=Carter|url=https://longislandweekly.com/rooster-teeth-rolls-new-rwby-volume/|title=Rooster Teeth Rolls Out New RWBY Volume|website=Long Island Weekly|date=October 5, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928002231/https://longislandweekly.com/rooster-teeth-rolls-new-rwby-volume/|archive-date=September 28, 2022 |url-status=live}} The series returned as part of the "Neon Konbini" block in 2021.{{cite web|last=Dominiguez|first=Noah |url=https://www.cbr.com/neon-konbini-trailer-rwby-chibi/|title=Neon Konbini: RWBY Chibi Returns in Rooster Teeth's New Anthology Series|website=CBR|date=May 13, 2021|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330032419/https://www.cbr.com/neon-konbini-trailer-rwby-chibi/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}}
In October 2018, in an interview with Supanova Expo, Zech stated that she was proud of the show's cast and character development. She also described how Monty Oum chose her for the role and noted that each of the four main actresses, including her, chose hairstyles, clothing, and design, which were used in the final character designs of the four protagonists.{{cite interview |last=Zech |first=Arryn |title=INTERVIEW: Arryn Zech Talks New RWBY And Creating Blake Belladonna |work=Supanova Expo |date=February 8, 2023 |url=https://www.supanova.com.au/interview-arryn-zech-talks-new-rwby-creating-blake-belladonna/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319232820/https://www.supanova.com.au/interview-arryn-zech-talks-new-rwby-creating-blake-belladonna/ |archive-date=March 19, 2023|url-status=live}}
In March 2022, Zech expressed discomfort with being involved in RWBY: Ice Queendom upon being made aware of the 2015 domestic abuse allegations concerning series writer Tow Ubukata, which prompted Ubukata to tweet in response to Zech.{{Cite web |title=RWBY Voice Actress Expresses Discomfort Over Tow Ubukata Involvement in New Anime Series |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-03-25/rwby-voice-actress-expresses-discomfort-over-tow-ubukata-involvement-in-new-anime-series/.184002 |access-date=July 10, 2022 |website=Anime News Network |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325162145/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-03-25/rwby-voice-actress-expresses-discomfort-over-tow-ubukata-involvement-in-new-anime-series/.184002 |archive-date=March 25, 2022 |url-status=live}} Zech later tweeted to confirm that she would be reprising her voice role of Blake Belladonna in the English dub of Ice Queendom, stating that she had internal discussions with the staff and that she would be donating her payment for her work to an undisclosed charity.{{Cite tweet |last=Zech |first=Arryn |user=arrynzech |number=1508632945451433990 |date=March 28, 2022 |title=Hello again, Blake Belladonna |language=en |access-date=July 10, 2022 |link=https://twitter.com/arrynzech/status/1507074314285174800 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329023227/https://twitter.com/ArrynZech/status/1508632945451433990 |archive-date=March 29, 2022 }} Her voice role in the English dubbed version of the series was confirmed by later press releases, and articles, which described the project as an anime based on the original RWBY series.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-26/rwby-ice-queendom-anime-reveals-more-cast-july-3-japan-premiere/.186061|title=RWBY: Ice Queendom Anime Reveals More Cast, July 3 Japan Premiere|website=Anime News Network|date=May 26, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328024949/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-26/rwby-ice-queendom-anime-reveals-more-cast-july-3-japan-premiere/.186061|archive-date=March 28, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite press release |date=March 27, 2022 |title="RWBY: Ice Queendom" A New Japanese Anime Inspired By Rooster Teeth's RWBY Coming to Rooster Teeth FIRST and Crunchyroll |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-03-27/rwby-ice-queendom-a-new-japanese-anime-inspired-by-rooster-teeth-rwby-coming-to-rooster-teeth-first-/.184065 |publisher=Anime News Network |agency=Rooster Teeth |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216071257/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-03-27/rwby-ice-queendom-a-new-japanese-anime-inspired-by-rooster-teeth-rwby-coming-to-rooster-teeth-first-/.184065 |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite press release |date=June 15, 2022 |title= RWBY: Ice Queendom - to Screen at RTX, First-ever Western Anime to be Distributed in Japan |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-06-15/rwby-ice-queendom-to-screen-at-rtx-first-ever-western-anime-to-be-distributed-in-japan/.186702 |location= |publisher=Anime News Network |agency=Rooster Teeth |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223145139/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-06-15/rwby-ice-queendom-to-screen-at-rtx-first-ever-western-anime-to-be-distributed-in-japan/.186702|archive-date=February 23, 2023 |url-status=live}}
In October 2022, Zech stated that Rooster Teeth threatened her with recasting Blake if she didn't accept the wage offered to her.{{cite web|last=St. Peters|first=Joel|url=https://www.cbr.com/rooster-teeth-crunch-toxic-work-environment/|title=Dozens of Rooster Teeth Employees Accuse Company of Toxic Work Environment|website=CBR|date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330034306/https://www.cbr.com/rooster-teeth-crunch-toxic-work-environment/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}}
In 2023, she voiced Blake Belladonna in the Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part One crossover film.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/rwby-justice-league-movie-chandler-riggs-voice-cast/|title=TWD Carl Actor to Voice Superman In RWBY/Justice League Crossover|website=Screen Rant|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230329212521/https://screenrant.com/rwby-justice-league-movie-chandler-riggs-voice-cast/|archive-date=March 29, 2023|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/justice-league-x-rwby-movie-cast-1235282477/|title='Justice League x RWBY' Movie Unveils Voice Cast (Exclusive)|first=Aaron|last=Couch|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 15, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221216003119/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/justice-league-x-rwby-movie-cast-1235282477/|archive-date=December 16, 2022|url-status=live}} The film premiered at WonderCon 2023 on March 25.{{cite web|last=Dar|first=Taimur|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/wondercon-2023-dc-animated-movies-premiere-announced/|title=WonderCon 2023 to host world premieres of latest DC animated movies|website=Comics Beat|date=March 9, 2023|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319012829/https://www.comicsbeat.com/wondercon-2023-dc-animated-movies-premiere-announced/|archive-date=March 19, 2023|url-status=live}}
=Other work=
Zech voice acts as Dr. Emily Grey in Red vs. Blue in 2013.{{cite interview |last=Zech |first=Arryn |title=Interview with Dynamic Voice Actor & Queen of Anime Arryn Zech |work=Naluda Magazine |date=February 8, 2023 |url=https://www.naludamagazine.com/interview-with-dynamic-voice-actor-queen-of-anime-arryn-zech/ |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230329235443/https://www.naludamagazine.com/interview-with-dynamic-voice-actor-queen-of-anime-arryn-zech/ |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Tim|url=https://www.cbr.com/rwby-volume-7-digital-blu-ray-release-date/|title=RWBY Volume 7 Announces Digital and Blu-ray Release Date|website=CBR|date=June 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520054158/https://www.cbr.com/rwby-volume-7-digital-blu-ray-release-date/|archive-date=May 20, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2016, she said that when she voices Dr. Grey, she has "bubbly hands, almost Disney Princess hands".{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Kylie|url=https://scenestr.com.au/movies/arryn-zech-lands-in-australia-at-supanova-melbourne-gold-coast|title=Arryn Zech Lands In Australia At Supanova Melbourne & Gold Coast|website=Scenestr|date=March 23, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422081535/https://scenestr.com.au/movies/arryn-zech-lands-in-australia-at-supanova-melbourne-gold-coast|archive-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live}}
Zech portrayed a character in an episode of the Lethal Weapon TV series in 2017.
She voiced characters in English dubs of various anime in the 2020s. This included "The Ripper" in the Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina episode "The Ripper", Ayana Taketatsu in The Detective Is Already Dead,{{cite web|last1=Hazra|first1=Adriana|title=Funimation Reveals The Detective Is Already Dead Anime's English Dub Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-03/funimation-reveals-the-detective-is-already-dead-anime-english-dub-cast/.178100|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 3, 2021|date=October 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102111840/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-03/funimation-reveals-the-detective-is-already-dead-anime-english-dub-cast/.178100|archive-date=January 2, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/rwby-ice-queendom-voice-cast-spy-family-demon-slayer-sailor-moon/|title=RWBY Ice Queendom: Where You Know the Japanese Voice Cast From|date=September 2, 2022|website=CBR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007011029/https://www.cbr.com/rwby-ice-queendom-voice-cast-spy-family-demon-slayer-sailor-moon/|archive-date=October 7, 2022|url-status=live}} and Gentiane in the anime Girls' Frontline.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/funimation-streams-girls-frontline-tv-anime-english-dub/.182204|title= Funimation Streams Girls' Frontline TV Anime's English Dub|website=Anime News Network|date=February 3, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330004503/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/funimation-streams-girls-frontline-tv-anime-english-dub/.182204|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}}
In February 2023, she noted that she had begun writing her first EP, and described it as "incredibly fun". In a March 2023, she stated that she was getting a songwriter certification with online classes and was "pretty excited" about her EP.{{efn|at 29:35-30:57}} Her official website also stated that in fall 2023, she would be attending the Berklee School of Music to further her study of music{{cite web|url=https://arrynzech.com/about-me|title=About Me|website=Arryn Zech website|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330033117/https://arrynzech.com/about-me|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=dead}} and assist with producing her EP "in the near future."{{cite web|url=https://arrynzech.com/bio|title=Bio|website=Arryn Zech website|access-date=February 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203034625/https://arrynzech.com/bio|archive-date=February 3, 2024|url-status=live}}
In 2024, GameSpot noted that she was the English dubbed voice of Black Swan in the video game Honkai: Star Rail.
=Convention appearances=
In June 2022, Zech told LGBT magazine Diva that RWBY had "changed her life" and said that going to its conventions have allowed her to "come out of her shell" and be honest about her experiences with abusive relationships, mental health, and eating disorders.
In 2016, she appeared at Montreal Comiccon{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/montreal-comiccon-and-the-guide-to-the-fan-archetypes|last=Juhl|first=Hayley|title=Montreal Comiccon and the guide to fan archetypes|website=Montreal Gazette|date=July 7, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330015754/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/montreal-comiccon-and-the-guide-to-the-fan-archetypes|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} and MCM London Comic Con.{{cite web|author=Froggy|url=https://thegeekiary.com/mcm-london-comic-con-aka-english-sdcc/39272|title=MCM London Comic Con aka The English SDCC|website=The Geekiary|date=November 10, 2016|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330014010/https://thegeekiary.com/mcm-london-comic-con-aka-english-sdcc/39272|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} In 2017, she made appearances at Fan Expo Canada,{{cite press release |date=August 28, 2017 |title=Fan Expo Canada to turn Toronto upside down with ultimate programming lineup |url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2017/08/28/129602/fan-expo-canada-to-turn-toronto-upside-down-with-ultimate-programming-lineup |publisher=Niagara Frontier Publications |agency=Fan Expo |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529024609/https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2017/08/28/129602/fan-expo-canada-to-turn-toronto-upside-down-with-ultimate-programming-lineup |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |url-status=live}} Fan Expo Boston,{{cite web|url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?219412|title=Boston Comic Con Celebrates 10 Years This Weekend|website=Edge Media Network|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330020832/https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?219412|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} and Ottawa Comiccon.{{cite web|last=Pillieci|first=Vito|url=https://ottawasun.com/2017/05/13/fans-flood-ey-centre-as-comiccon-celebrities-arrive-in-ottawa|title=Fans flood EY Centre as ComicCon celebrities arrive in Ottawa|website=Ottawa Sun|date=May 13, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330021340/https://ottawasun.com/2017/05/13/fans-flood-ey-centre-as-comiccon-celebrities-arrive-in-ottawa|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} The next year, she appeared at Armageddon Expo in Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|last=Seeto|first=Damian|url=https://emptylighthouse.com/some-guests-are-no-longer-coming-2018-auckland-armageddon-expo-658445304|title=Some Guests Are No Longer Coming To 2018 Auckland Armageddon Expo|website=Empty Lighthouse Magazine|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819073344/https://emptylighthouse.com/some-guests-are-no-longer-coming-2018-auckland-armageddon-expo-658445304|archive-date=August 19, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2019, she appeared at MCM London Comic Con,{{cite web|last=Ball|first=Craig|url=https://vergemagazine.co.uk/verge-attends-mcm-london-comic-con-october-2019/|title=Verge Attends: MCM London Comic Con (October 2019)|website=Verge Magazine|date=October 28, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330013259/https://vergemagazine.co.uk/verge-attends-mcm-london-comic-con-october-2019/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} and Phoenix Fan Fusion{{cite web|url=https://geeknewsnetwork.net/a-preview-of-phoenix-fan-fusion-2019/|last=Davis|first=Vanessa|title=A Preview of Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019|date=May 8, 2019|website=Geek News Network|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814034306/https://geeknewsnetwork.net/a-preview-of-phoenix-fan-fusion-2019/|archive-date=August 14, 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Mitchell|first1=Garrett|last2=Incorvaia|first2=Samantha|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2019/01/17/phoenix-fan-fusion-phoenix-comic-fest-special-guest-stars/2577613002/|title=All the celebrities coming to Phoenix Fan Fusion 2019, including Jeff Goldblum|website=az.central|publisher=Arizona Republic|date=May 22, 2019|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330020350/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2019/01/17/phoenix-fan-fusion-phoenix-comic-fest-special-guest-stars/2577613002/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}}
In May 2018, she and Lindsay Jones cancelled their appearances at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention after criticism of the convention for its "insensitive response" to accusations of sexual harassment.{{cite web|last=Means|first=Sean P.|url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/05/23/after-sexual-harassment-controversy-fanx-says-its-founders-are-stepping-back-and-it-will-donate-to-times-up/|title=After sexual-harassment controversy, FanX says its founders are stepping back and it will donate to Time's Up|website=Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 23, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224144246/https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/05/23/after-sexual-harassment-controversy-fanx-says-its-founders-are-stepping-back-and-it-will-donate-to-times-up/|archive-date=December 24, 2022|url-status=live|quote=Since Monday's dust-up, two celebrities booked for FanX — Lindsay Jones and Arryn Zech, voice actors on the popular anime-style web series "RWBY" — have canceled their appearances.}}
In May 2020, Zech appeared at the Anime Frontier convention, which was sponsored by Crunchyroll, at the Fort Worth Convention Center.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-23/crunchyroll-sponsors-new-anime-frontier-convention-in-texas-in-may-2020/.155719|title=Crunchyroll Sponsors New Anime Frontier Convention in Texas in May 2020|website=Anime News Network|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330011303/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-23/crunchyroll-sponsors-new-anime-frontier-convention-in-texas-in-may-2020/.155719|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-07/leftfield-media-launches-new-anime-frontier-convention-in-texas-in-may-2020/.147551|title=LeftField Media Launches New 'Anime Frontier' Convention in Texas in May 2020 |website=Anime News Network|date=January 23, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190607140049/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-07/leftfield-media-launches-new-anime-frontier-convention-in-texas-in-may-2020/.147551|archive-date=June 7, 2019|url-status=live}} She also appeared at the conference in later years.{{cite web|url=https://animefrontier.com/guests-anime/arryn-zech/|title=Arryn Zech|website=Anime Frontier|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330012051/https://animefrontier.com/guests-anime/arryn-zech/|archive-date=March 30, 2023|url-status=live}} Zech previously appeared at Wizard World Virtual Experience with RWBY cast members in April 2020,{{cite press release |date=April 21, 2020 |title=My Hero Academia, Outlander Standouts Next Up In Wizard World Virtual Experiences Online Events April 28, 30 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-04-21/my-hero-academia-outlander-standouts-next-up-in-wizard-world-virtual-experiences-online-events-/.158816 |publisher=Anime News Network |agency=Wizard Entertainment, Inc. |access-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230330012359/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2020-04-21/my-hero-academia-outlander-standouts-next-up-in-wizard-world-virtual-experiences-online-events-/.158816 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |url-status=live}} and in the same convention in 2018.{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Marie|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180825/costumes-caricatures-and-bookmarks-comic-con-in-rosemont-a-creative-stage-for-pop-culture-fun|title=Costumes, caricatures and bookmarks: Comic Con in Rosemont a 'creative stage' for pop culture fun|website=Daily Herald|date=August 25, 2018|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826011158/https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180825/costumes-caricatures-and-bookmarks-comic-con-in-rosemont-a-creative-stage-for-pop-culture-fun|archive-date=August 26, 2018|url-status=live}}
Zech also made appearances at Comic Con Scotland and Anime North in 2022.{{cite web|last=Sewell|first=Chelsie|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/comic-con-scotland-2022-edinburgh-line-up-and-set-times-for-saturday-and-sunday-including-ewan-mcgregor-3870525|title=Comic Con Scotland 2022: Edinburgh line-up and set times for Saturday and Sunday - including Ewan McGregor|website=Edinburgh Evening News|date=October 6, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230401232942/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/comic-con-scotland-2022-edinburgh-line-up-and-set-times-for-saturday-and-sunday-including-ewan-mcgregor-3870525|archive-date=April 1, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Harripersad|first=Ridge|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/anime-north-2022-returns-to-toronto-force/|title=Anime North 2022 Returns to Toronto After 3 Years In Full Force [UPDATED]|date=July 17, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808230058/https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/anime-north-2022-returns-to-toronto-force/|archive-date=August 8, 2022|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Zech is bisexual.{{efn|at 36:29-38:20}} In a February 2023 interview with Naluda Magazine, Zech said that she loves playing video games, gardening, and supporting civil rights and animal rights, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ issues, and women's rights. She also described leaving Twitter as a "game changer" for her mental health. In another interview, in March 2023, by her friend Barbara Dunkelman on the "Always Open" YouTube series, Zech said that physical touch, quality time, and words of affirmation would be important in any romantic relationship.{{efn|at 13:53-14:01, 14:25-14:30}} In the same interview, she also said she would "never go back" to Twitter because it is harder for people to "access her" in a "negative way", and told Dunkleman that issues with dating as a bisexual woman is a "universal bisexual problem".{{efn|at 24:48-29:40, 36:69-37:19, 37:31-38:15, 38:57-39:21}}
Filmography
= Films =
=== Anime ===
= Web series =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! Ref |
| 2013–present
| RWBY | Voice, motion capture |
| 2013-2019
| Dr. Emily Grey | Voice only |
| 2016-2018; 2021
| Blake Belladonna | Voice only |
| 2020
| Vote for Love | Zoey | {{efn|Episode: "Rising Oceans, Rising Voices"}} |
| 2021
| Blake Belladonna | Voice only Episode: "Blake vs Mikasa" | {{cite web|url=https://roosterteeth.com/watch/death-battle-fight-previews-season-8-9|title=DEATH BATTLE Fight Previews: Blake Belladonna OverShadows DEATH BATTLE!|website=RoosterTeeth|access-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230415155741/https://roosterteeth.com/watch/death-battle-fight-previews-season-8-9|archive-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live}} |
| 2025
|Tales of the Stinky Dragon |Fizzmum |Voice only; Episode: "C03 - Ep. 15 - Brig of Endridge Bay - Old Faces, New Faces, Dead Faces" |
=== TV series ===
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes ! Ref |
| 2017
| Waitress | Co-star {{efn|Episode: "The Murtaugh File"}} |
= Video Games =
Notes
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References
=Citations=
{{reflist}}
=Sources=
- {{Cite book |title = The World of RWBY: The Official Companion |last = Wallace|first = Daniel|publisher = Viz Media LLC|year = 2019|isbn = 9781974704385|location = San Francisco, CA|access-date = March 31, 2024 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-World-of-RWBY/Monty-Oum/The-World-of-RWBY/9781974704385 }}
External links
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- [https://arrynzech.com/ Arryn Zech's official website]
- {{IMDb name|5771189}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes-person|arryn_zech}}
{{Rooster Teeth personnel}}
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Category:American bisexual actresses
Category:American video game actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:American web series actresses