Nasim Benelkour

About

Voice actor known for his work in anime and video games including voicing Piccolo (Mini) in Dragon Ball DAIMA, Hiroto Mori in Kaiju No. 8, and Jeet in One Piece. He is also known for voicing Albert de Saloum in I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability, Nadir in Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, and Daiki in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.

Before fame

He developed an interest in storytelling and performance at a young age beginning with stop-motion animation when he was around 12 years old. He explored acting, modeling, and content creation before focusing on voice acting. He began pursuing voice acting seriously in his teenage years and landed his first anime dubbing role when he was 18 years old.  He trained and developed his skills through demo work, voice reels, and industry opportunities and eventually signed with CESD Talent Agency. His first break was doing voice work for multiple episodes of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale in 2023. His big break was voicing Piccolo (Mini) in Dragon Ball DAIMA in 2024.

Trivia

He is a sports fan and enjoys watching basketball and wrestling. He enjoys playing video games. He is bisexual. He has also done voicework for podcasts appearing on an episode of the Out of Place Podcast.

Family life

He was born in New York before moving to Florida and then Texas. He is of African American, Puerto Rican, and Moroccan descent.

Associated with

He worked alongside Stephanie Nadolny in Dragon Ball DAIMA.