Nazeeh Tarsha

Nazeeh Tarsha’s Journey from Miami to the Frontlines of English Voice Acting

The path from Miami, Florida to voicing the lead character in one of anime’s most explosive recent hits is not one most actors map out in advance. For Nazeeh Tarsha, the route was unconventional by design. A single acting course taken as a non-major elective during his university years triggered a complete shift in direction – away from whatever he had planned and straight toward performance. He went on to earn his B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from the University of Florida in 2015, then spent years in a nomadic stretch before landing in Texas, where proximity to FUNimation opened the door into professional English dubbing work. Today, operating out of Los Angeles and affiliated with Atlas Talent, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, OkraTron 5000, and Studio Nano, Tarsha carries over 150 credits and counting.

Kaiju No. 8 and the Weight of a Lead Role

Landing Kafka Hibino in Kaiju No. 8 was a turning point that put Tarsha front and center in a high-profile simulcast dub for Crunchyroll. Kafka is not a simple character to carry – a man in his thirties trapped in a dead-end job who suddenly develops kaiju-class power. The role demands both mundane weariness and explosive action-register shifts, and Tarsha navigated that without letting either end feel false. The series premiered in 2024 and ran into 2025, cementing him as a performer audiences would actively seek out rather than simply encounter.

Hell’s Paradise and the Complexity of Chobei Aza

Before Kaiju No. 8 made Tarsha a household name in dubbing circles, Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku gave him one of his most demanding roles in Aza Chobei – a brutal, charismatic fighter whose arc swings between menace and something closer to grief. Tarsha brought a physical quality to the voice that made Chobei feel genuinely threatening across both seasons of the dub. The role ran from 2023 into 2026, and it remains one of the more technically demanding performances in his catalogue.

Genshin Impact, the Alhaitham Coincidence, and Gaming’s Global Reach

In the world of live-service gaming, a voice actor’s work reaches audiences who never watch anime and may never know the actor’s name – yet the character becomes part of their daily life for years. Tarsha’s portrayal of Alhaitham in Genshin Impact reached exactly that scale. The casting carried an unusual footnote: Tarsha shares his birthday of February 11 with the character he voices, a coincidence that quickly became a talking point among the game’s community. His gaming credits extend further into Zenless Zone Zero as Seth Lowell, Street Fighter 6 as Uou and Sao, Fire Emblem Heroes as Lex, and Gilgamesh in SMITE.

Breadth Across the Catalogue – From Attack on Titan to Pokemon

Outside his lead roles, Tarsha’s range of supporting and recurring credits reads as a cross-section of the most significant titles in modern anime dubbing. He voiced Uri Reiss in Attack on Titan, Lauda Neill in Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Raihan in Pokemon: Twilight Wings, and Jamil Viper in Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation. Additional credits span My Hero Academia, One Piece, Dragon Ball Super, Solo Leveling, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, and the 2024 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. As a MENA/SWANA voice actor, Tarsha has spoken openly about representation and what it means to bring cultural specificity into spaces where that presence has historically been thin.