Mario's New Voice Actor Revealed, Not Who Dataminers Guessed

We now officially know who will be taking over for Charles Martinet as the voice of both Mario and Luigi: Kevin Afghani.

The actor made the announcement on Twitter on October 13, revealing his role as the brothers in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which is out one week later.

Afghani has a relatively small list of credits so far, with his most notable other project being Genshin Impact, where he voices Arnold.

Dataminers previously believed that Mick Wingert, another actor whose name was listed in hacked files, would be voicing Mario, but this is obviously not the case.

Back in August, Nintendo confirmed fan speculation that longtime Mario voice actor Charles Martinet would not be voicing the character in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Martinet instead would be transitioning into a new role as a "Mario ambassador," where he will travel the world to interact with fans. However, despite Nintendo announcing Martinet's departure, it didn't reveal who would be taking up the Mario mantle in his place, leaving fans to wildly speculate.

Via Video Games Chronicle, a datamined list of voice actors allegedly from a hacked kiosk demo of Super Mario Bros. Wonder intended for US retail stores made its way online earlier this week. Though anyone can post anything on the internet and claim it to be true, the original poster did attach screenshots for previously unseen levels from World 1 of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, lending the list of datamined voice actors an air of authenticity. Wingert's name was included, as was Afghani's, though the latter was considered less likely to voice Mario, for whatever reason.

Other revelations to come out of the datamine include the suggestion that longtime Daisy voice actor Deanna Mustard has been recast. Other voice actors, like Samantha Kelly, appear to be returning to play previous roles, with Kelly likely returning to her role as Peach, Toad, and Toadette. That being said, it's best to take all of the speculation and datamining deducing with a grain of salt for now.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder releases on October 20 for Nintendo Switch.