Jacob Hopkins

{{Infobox person

| name = Jacob Hopkins

| image = Jacob Hopkins 2016.png

| alt =

| caption = Hopkins in 2016

| birth_name = Jacob Turner Hopkins

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|2002|3|4}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| other_names =

| education = John F. Kennedy High School

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
ambassador
advocate}}

| years_active = 2007–present

}}

Jacob Turner Hopkins (born March 4, 2002){{cite tweet |first= Jacob |last= Hopkins |user= HopkinsJacob5|number= 312423359189245952 |date= March 15, 2013 |title= @NicoStygianIron so sorry for the late response - it's been a crazy few days! Yes, I am 11! Have a great The Girlfriend Of Jacob Hopkins Is Chloe Eastnight :D |access-date= December 24, 2013 }}{{cite tweet |first= Jacob |last= Hopkins |user= HopkinsJacob5|number= 303271275789434881 |date= February 17, 2013 |title= @NicoStygianIron March 4th :D |access-date= December 24, 2013 }} is an American actor who voiced Gumball Watterson in the animated series The Amazing World of Gumball from 2014 to 2017.

Early life

Hopkins was born Jacob Turner Hopkins on March 4, 2002 in San Francisco, California, to actors Gerald and Debra (née Spagnoli) Hopkins.{{cite web |title=Former Tecumseh resident has award-winning career |url=https://www.lenconnect.com/story/news/2009/09/08/former-tecumseh-resident-has-award/64010188007/ |website=www.lenconnect.com}}{{cite web |title=Tecumseh High School Class of '82 graduate finds success in Hollywood |url=https://www.tecumsehherald.com/content/tecumseh-high-school-class-%E2%80%9982-graduate-finds-success-hollywood |website=www.tecumsehherald.com}} He has an older brother named Gerad (b. 1998){{cite web |title=Woah! 18!! Gerad?!? So awesomely great! Remember you have to be a good influence on your Lil' sister! 😂😎 You're the best @geradhopkins happy birthday ✨🎉✨🎉✨🎉✨🎉✨🎉✨ |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BMViu6dDNxj/ |website=Instagram.com}}{{cite web |title=great times🔥 #brothers |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CW4awShJ0iA/ |website=Instagram.com}} who is a musician, singer, and songwriter.{{cite web |title=Entertainment Brothers Jacob and Gerad Hopkins Lends Their Names for Children with Learning Disabilities at The Jonathan Foundation's Annual Spring Fundraiser L'Oréal Paris Sponsors Raja Marhaba Paris Women of Worth and Founder of the Jonathan Foundation Event |url=https://thehollywoodtimes.today/entertainment-brothers-jacob-and-gerad-hopkins-lends-their-names-for-children-with-learning-disabilities-at-the-jonathan-foundations-annual-spring-fundraiser-loreal-paris-sponsors/ |website=thehollywoodtimes.today |access-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928154424/https://thehollywoodtimes.today/entertainment-brothers-jacob-and-gerad-hopkins-lends-their-names-for-children-with-learning-disabilities-at-the-jonathan-foundations-annual-spring-fundraiser-loreal-paris-sponsors/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins And His Brother, Gerad Had A Wonderful Time Serving Meals At The Skid Row Thanksgiving! |url=https://alexisjoyvipaccess.com/2016/11/25/article-jacob-hopkins-and-his-brother-gerad-had-a-wonderful-time-serving-meals-at-the-skid-row-thanksgiving/ |website=alexisjoyvipaccess.com|date=November 25, 2016 }}

Career

Hopkins is known for playing the role of Alexander Drew in True Blood, Chad Kremp in The Goldbergs,{{cn|date=June 2024}} and for being the voice of Gumball in The Amazing World of Gumball, after replacing Logan Grove in season 3.{{cite episode |title=The Kids |series=The Amazing World of Gumball |credits=Bocquelet, Ben; Cassuto, Guillaume; Graves, Mic; Wilson, Tobi (writers) |network=Cartoon Network |airdate=June 5, 2014 |season=3 |number=1}} During season 5, Hopkins was replaced in the new role of Gumball by Nicolas Cantu, as Hopkins' voice had changed due to puberty. As of 2021, he made his anime debut as Fushi from To Your Eternity, while also voicing Shun Kamiya from Tribe Nine.{{cite web |title=YouTuber Corpse Husband Makes VO Debut in 'Tribe Nine' |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/02/youtuber-corpse-husband-makes-vo-debut-in-tribe-nine/ |website=www.animationmagazine.net}}

As of to date, he currently lends his voice in English dubs for Funimation, Bang Zoom!, Studiopolis, and Sound Cadence Studios.{{cite web |title=The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup |url=https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/the-prince-of-tennis-ii-u-17-world-cup |website=www.soundcadencestudios.com}}{{cite web |title=Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Death in Love❤️❤️❤️ |url=https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/fist-of-the-north-star-legend-of-raoh-chapter-of-death-in-love |website=www.soundcadencestudios.com}}

Personal life

Hopkins has been a celebrity ambassador of The Jonathan Foundation, an organization that provides assistance in the special needs education system in Northridge, California, since 2013.{{cite web |title=Actor Jacob Hopkins on His Career and Involvement with the Jonathan Foundation |url=https://www.jejunemagazine.com/home/jacob-hopkins |website=www.jejunemagazine.com|date=January 25, 2024 }}

Filmography

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|+Film and television

!style="background:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;"|Year

!style="background:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;"|Title

!style="background:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;"|Role

! class="unsortable" style="background:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;" |Notes

2007

| The Minis

| Brian{{cite web |title=Mini Vampire Jacob Hopkins Talks Guest Starring in THE GOLDBERGS |url=https://true-blood.net/2013/11/04/mini-vampire-jacob-hopkins-talks-guest-starring-in-the-goldbergs/ |website=true-blood.net|date=November 4, 2013 }}

2010

| How I Met Your Mother

| Billy{{cite web |title=MEET JACOB HOPKINS ACTOR JACOB HOPKINS IS BEING "TRUE" TO HIS TALENT! |url=https://enterteenmentnews.com/jacobhopkinsfeature.html |website=enterteenmentnews.com}}

| Episode: "The Wedding Bride"

rowspan="3"|2011

| Priest

| Boy{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins Talks Supermoms And True Blood – Interview |url=https://www.bsckids.com/2012/06/jacob-hopkins-talks-supermoms-and-true-blood-interview/ |website=bsckids.com|date=June 7, 2012 }}

Just a Little Heart Attack

| Boy

| Short film

RCVR

| Bobby

| 6 episodes

rowspan="3"|2012

| Supermoms

| Jake{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins Talks 'The Amazing World of Gumball' and 'The Goldbergs' – Read Our Q&A! (@HopkinsJacob5) |url=https://celebsecrets.com/interview-jacob-hopkins-talks-the-amazing-world-of-gumball-and-the-goldbergs-read-morehopkinsjacob5/ |website=celebsecrets.com|date=October 28, 2015 }}

True Blood

| Alexander Drew{{cite web |title='True Blood' casts Jacob Hopkins, a very young actor, as Vampire Authority member |url=https://www.hypable.com/true-blood-casts-jacob-hopkins-a-very-young-actor-as-vampire-authority-member/ |website=hypable.com}}

| 3 episodes

Animal Practice

| Connor{{cite web |title=Exclusive Interview: Actor & "To Your Eternity" Star, Jacob Hopkins |url=https://www.frontpagepopculture.com/post/exclusive-interview-actor-to-your-eternity-star-jacob-hopkins |website=www.frontpagepopculture.com|date=December 16, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins - 360 MAGAZINE - GREEN - DESIGN |url=https://www.the360mag.com/jacob-hopkins/ |website=www.the360mag.com|date=April 7, 2020 }}

| Episode: "Clean-Smelling Pirate"

rowspan="2"|2013

| Missing at 17

| Andrew{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins 13 Podcast Episodes |url=https://www.owltail.com/people/2mHf5-jacob-hopkins/appearances |website=owltail.com}}

| Television film

Welcome to Elmore

| Gumball Watterson

| Voice, promotional video

2013–2020

| The Goldbergs

| Chad Kremp{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins From 'The Goldbergs' Signs With Innovative Artists, Gilbertson Entertainment And CESD |url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/jacob-hopkins-the-goldbergs-signs-innovative-artists-gilbertson-entertainment-cesd-1234650096/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 3, 2020 }}

| Recurring role (seasons 1–3, 6–7); guest (seasons 4–5, 8); 21 episodes

2014

| About a Boy

| Eddie

| Episode: "About a Vasectomy"

2014–2017

| The Amazing World of Gumball

| Gumball Watterson/Chi Chi

| Voice, 92 episodes

rowspan="4"|2015

| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

| Additional Voices

| ADR Group
Uncredited

Inside Out

| Additional Voices

Game Shakers

| Landru

| Episode: "Trip Steals the Jet"

The boy who cried Fish!

| Adam

| Short film

rowspan="3"|2016

| Agent Gumball

| Gumball Watterson

| Voice, video game

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

| Miller

The Loud House

| Andrew

| Voice, episode: "Lincoln Loud Girl Guru/Come Sale Away"

2017

| The Nerd Posse

| Kingston Night

| Television film

2018

| Planeman

| Planeman/Jacob

| Voice, short film

2019

| We Bare Bears

| Boot Crew Drew/Additional Voices

| Episode: "Baby Orphan Ninja Bears"

2020–2022

| DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders

| Axel Finke{{cite web|last=Trumbore |first=Dave |url=https://collider.com/dragons-rescue-riders-trailer |title=Dragons Rescue Riders Trailer, Images for DreamWorks' New Netflix Show |publisher=Collider |date=September 12, 2019 |accessdate=January 13, 2020}}

|Voice

rowspan="2" | 2021

| Carolina's Calling

| Zack

Kuroko's Basketball

| Additional Voices{{cite web |title=Jacob HOPKINS |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=113240 |website=www.animenewsnetwork.com}}

| rowspan="8" | Voice, English dub

2021–present

| To Your Eternity

| Fushi{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Casts, Premieres for Tokyo Revengers, To Your Eternity, 86 Eighty Six, More Anime|date=May 26, 2021|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-26/crunchyroll-reveals-english-dub-casts-premieres-for-tokyo-revengers-to-your-eternity-86-eighty-six-/.173255}}

rowspan="2" |2021

| The Vampire Dies in No Time

| Homerun Batter

Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan

| Matahiko Nekota

rowspan="3" | 2022

| Tribe Nine

| Shun Kamiya{{cite web|title=Funimation Streams Extreme Baseball Anime Tribe Nine's English Dub|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2022|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-28/funimation-streams-extreme-baseball-anime-tribe-nine-english-dub/.181990}}

Komi Can't Communicate

|Makoto Katai{{cite web |title=Who Are To Your Eternity's Voice Actors? Sub & Dub Cast and Characters |url=https://epicstream.com/article/to-your-eternity-voice-actors-sub-dub-cast-and-characters |website=epicstream.com}}

The Prince of Tennis

| Shuichiro Oishi{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll Streams The Prince of Tennis TV Anime, OVAs With New English Dub|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-29/crunchyroll-streams-the-prince-of-tennis-tv-anime-ovas-with-new-english-dub/.184175|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=March 29, 2022}}

2022–present

| Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

| Code{{Cite web |title=HopkinsJacob5 on Twitter: ""You may never need to undergo maintenance again after I'M done with you!" Super psyched to announce that I voice the one and only Code in @Boruto_EN ! Keep an eye out for the 13th DVD Set and be sure to keep an extra eye out for Code's epic debut😉 @Crunchyroll #Boruto #Code" / Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/HopkinsJacob5/status/1564275078866632706 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

2025

| Blue Box

| Ryosuke Nishida{{cite web |title=Jacob Hopkins (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Jacob-Hopkins/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |work=Behind The Voice Actors |type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}

References

External links

{{anime News Network|people|id=113240|name=Jacob Hopkins}}
{{IMDb name|2624923}}
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