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Nicolas Cantu

Nicolas Cantu

Actor · Born September 8, 2003 (23) · Mexico City, Mexico

Nicolas Cantu (born September 8, 2003), known by his internet pseudonyms junky janker and TheCAN2Network, is an American actor, internet personality, video producer, and former animator. Cantu is best known for being the third voice of Gumball Watterson in the Cartoon Network animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball (2017–2019) and the voice of Leonardo in the animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) and its Nickelodeon television adaptation Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2024). Cantu is also well known for starring as Elton Ortiz in the AMC television series The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020–2021) and as Hark in the film The Fabelmans (2022). His YouTube channel has over 425,000 subscribers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicolas Cantu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 8, 2003 (23)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Nicolas Cantu's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Society
24%
Self
20%
Survival
7%
Ideas
2%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
11
Warm
8
Hopeful
7
Thrilling
7
Tense
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nicolas Cantu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nicolas Cantu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Leonardo (voice)

  • Long Weekend: The Last Awesome Pop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Bigfoot

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 - Lost in New Jersey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Leonardo (voice)

  • Motorheads(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Marcel Crawford

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Common Side Effects(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(2024)

    Show 24 episodes · as Leonardo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Star Wars: Tales of the Empire(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Dante (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem(2023)

    as Leonardo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Skull Island(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Charlie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • American Born Chinese(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Barry

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Fabelmans(2022)

    as Hark

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Oddballs(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Smooth Jason (voice) · as Smooth Jason / Wrinkly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky(2021)

    Show 24 episodes · as Dak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Gumball Chronicles(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Gumball Watterson (voice) (archival footage)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Walking Dead: World Beyond(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as Elton Ortiz

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing(2020)

    as Dak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon(2020)

    as Dak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Toca Life Stories(2020)

    Show 41 episodes · as Zeke

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • 9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as JJ

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday(2020)

    as Dak

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing World of Gumball: Darwin's Yearbook(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gumball (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Dragons: Rescue Riders(2019)

    Show 26 episodes · as Dak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Middle School Moguls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Winston (voice)

  • Sydney to the Max(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Dominic

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Lego Star Wars: All-Stars(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Rowan Freemaker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Kern

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Sofia the First: Forever Royal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Prince James (voice)

  • Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie(2017)

    as Curly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Impossible Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Tomas

  • Vikes(2017)

    as Joey

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • DuckTales(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as B.O.Y.D. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Raven's Home(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Travis

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Raymond

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Bizaardvark(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · as Rowan Freemaker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Teachers(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Quinn (as Nicholas Cantu)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 14 episodes · as Prince James (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • The Amazing World of Gumball(2011)

    Show 84 episodes · as Gumball Watterson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Spanish Kid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Normalville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Famous Nathan / John

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 37 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

$182M worldwide

Highest rated

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Skull Island (2023)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score51st

By decade

1990s1 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Nicolas Cantu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky (2021)

95th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nicolas Cantu's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles15–43 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nicolas Cantu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nicolas Cantu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Greg Rankin shares the most, 5.

Directors

  • Greg Rankin5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Greg Rankin
  • T.J. Sullivan5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with T.J. Sullivan

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers