1. Arryn Zech is best known for voicing Blake Belladonna in the original anime-style CG-animated web series, RWBY and Dr Emily Grey in Red vs Blue, an American web series created by Rooster Teeth.
18 Facts About Arryn Zech
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Arryn Zech began acting in a New Braunfels theater in A Bug's Life production and working in local theater.
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Arryn Zech attended North East School of Arts in San Antonio, Texas, a musical theater school.
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Arryn Zech revealed, in a 2023 interview, that she considered going to law school, but decided to become an actress instead.
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Arryn Zech later graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, concentrating in copy editing and design.
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Arryn Zech voiced Blake in various video games such as Smite in 2014, Paladins in 2016, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle in 2018, Smite: Battleground of the Gods in 2019, and RWBY: Arrowfell in 2022.
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In October 2018, in an interview with Supanova Expo, Arryn Zech stated that she was proud of the show's cast and character development.
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Arryn Zech 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.
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In March 2022, Arryn 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 Arryn Zech.
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Arryn 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.
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In October 2022, Arryn Zech stated that Rooster Teeth threatened her with recasting Blake if she didn't accept the wage offered to her.
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Arryn Zech portrayed a character in an episode of the Lethal Weapon TV series in 2017.
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Arryn Zech voiced characters in English dubs of various anime in the 2020s.
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In June 2022, Arryn 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.
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In May 2020, Arryn Zech appeared at the Anime Frontier convention, which was sponsored by Crunchyroll, at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
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Arryn Zech previously appeared at Wizard World Virtual Experience with RWBY cast members in April 2020, and in the same convention in 2018.
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Arryn Zech made appearances at Comic Con Scotland and Anime North in 2022.
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Arryn Zech described leaving Twitter as a "game changer" for her mental health.