Announcing Celebrity

Michael Welch

Michael Welch is an American actor best known for his role as Mike Newton in the Twilight saga, where he played Bella Swan’s affable high school classmate and admirer. With a career spanning over two decades, Welch has built an impressive résumé across film and television. He first gained recognition as Luke Girardi, the intellectual brother in the critically acclaimed CBS series Joan of Arcadia. Later, he showcased his versatility in the Syfy series Z Nation, portraying Mack Thompson, a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world. Beyond his mainstream success, Welch has earned praise for his performances in independent films, consistently demonstrating depth and range in both dramatic and genre roles. 

Announcing Voice Actor

Edward Bosco

Edward is originally from Chicago, IL and his first professional voice-over job came in 2010 when he provided the voice for Eddie in the Xbox Live Arcade game Sequence. Since that time, he has lent his voice to many notable projects, including Alastor in the pilot of Hazbin Hotel, Striker in season 2 of Helluva Boss, and Charizard and other characters in Pokémon Horizons and Pokémon: Twilight Wings.

He has also voiced Ed in Street Fighter; Chipp in Guilty Gear Xrd Sign and Strive, Kan-Ra and Gargos in Killer Instinct, Warwolf in Marvel’s Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, Machias Regnitz in Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Dada in Pokémon: Secrets of the Jungle, The Marauder and Icon of Sin in Doom: Eternal, Hammerhead in One Punch Man, and The Jailer in World of Warcraft. Edward is also a huge sports fan, especially professional wrestling. So, he was thrilled to work with World Wrestling Entertainment and provided the voices of CM Punk, The Miz and others in WWE Slam City.

Edward is also an avid gamer and streamer. He plays in a weekly Dungeons and Dragons campaign called The Unexpectables streamed live on Wednesday nights. He also hosts other weekly streams including: a wrestling show “MNW Flashbang” every Friday, “Throwback Thursday” every Thursday, and “Halo nights” on Tuesdays. Be sure to swing by his table and panels to ask him anything! 

Announcing Voice Actress

Rachelle Heger

Rachelle Heger is a LA-based voice actress, director, & writer who has been a part of various video games, anime, & animated series. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Rachelle moved to the West Coast to pursue her dreams in voice over.

She is most well known for her work as “Celine” in Fire Emblem: Engage, “Sucy” in Little Witch Academia, and “Laika” in I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level. Plus, you can hear her as “Zwei” in Nikke, “Cloud Haetae Cookie” in Cookie Run Kingdom, “Ochlys” in Unicorn Overlord and more! When she’s not in the booth, Rachelle spends her time keeping up with new games and reading lots of fun fantasy books! 

Announcing Voice Actor

Bill Rogers

Bill Rogers began his voice over career in 2001 with the anime series Assemble Insert. He’s best known for voicing Brock, Ghetsis, and over 70 creatures in “Pokémon”!

He’s also worked on various anime, including Meleoron, Majitani and Crazy Slots in “Hunter x Hunter”, Muscle Mouse in “Demon Slayer”, Naoki Atenbo in “Zom 100”, Tohma Seguchi in “Gravitation”, Tanaka Soichiro in “Genshiken”, “Dr Pose in “Sandland”, TK McCabe in “Super Crooks”, Mirage in “Spriggan” and Shinsuke Kimura in “Kuroko’s Basketball”.

In animation, Bill can be heard as Wheeljack in “Transformers: War for Cybertron”, Jimbo in “Super Wings”, Tammy’s dad in “Skipper’s Big Babysitting Adventure” and Piran-AHHHH in “Hot Wheels: Monster Trucks”.

In video games, Bill is best known as the voice of King Rhoam in “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”, Urien in “Street Fighter V”, Lucario, Bonsly and Weavile in “Super Smash Bros. Brawl” and Optimus Prime in “Transformers: Galactic Trials”. In addition to voice acting, he was also a voice director for “Monster Hunter Wilds”, “God Wars”, “Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution” and “Magic Adventures”.

Announcing Voice Actress

Melanie Kohn

Voice of Lucy from Peanuts:

In her words: “I just love meeting the fans and hearing about what Peanuts has meant to them. It seems that most of them have really nostalgic feelings about the holiday specials from the 60’s and early 70’s. I can see that the world of Peanuts has been passed down through the generations. It is truly timeless.”

Announcing Content Creator

Jessica Wings

Jessica Wings is a successful content creator on TikTok, Youtube, Twitch, and more, who has collaborated with industry leaders such as Universal Studios, Fortnite, and League of Legends. She’ll have a booth with us where she’ll have prints and stickers

Announcing Workshop Host

Kevin Glover

Comic book creator Kevin Glover (Fractured Scary Tales) will break down the broad steps of creating a comic book from scratch! Whether you’re a curious fan or an aspiring creator, this is your chance to learn straight from a pro. This free workshop is one of many that’ll be available at Fan Fest Northwest. More details coming soon!

Announcing Ryan Wells

As a Cosplay Contest Judge:

With years of experience as a professional cosplayer, Ryan has worked with the Jim Henson Company, Stan Winston School of Character Design, Netflix, Nike, and more. Now an Art Director, he also has over a decade of experience in costume, prop, and set design.

Announcing Katie Colleen

As a Cosplay Contest Judge: