CDawgVA

Connor Marc Colquhoun (/kəˈhuːn/ kə-HOON;^[4] born 26 July 1996), known online as CDawgVA, is a Welsh streamer, YouTuber, voice actor, and podcaster currently based in Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus.

CDawgVA
Colquhoun in 2023
Personal information
Born	Connor Marc Colquhoun (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 28)[1] Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
Occupations	Podcaster Twitch streamer Voice actor YouTuber
Organization	GeeXPlus
Twitch information
Channel	CDawgVA
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Years active	2013–present
Genres	Gaming Vlog
Games	Apex Legends Chess Jump King Teamfight Tactics
Followers	1.34 million [2]
Associated acts	Abroad in Japan The Anime Man Gigguk Ironmouse Kaho Shibuya Ludwig Ahgren
YouTube information
Channel	CDawgVA
Years active	2014–present
Subscribers	3.19 million[3]
Total views	450 million[3]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2016 1,000,000 subscribers 2020
Last updated: 1 October 2024

Career

Colquhoun created his YouTube channel CDawgVA in February 2014.^[5] Colquhoun started voice acting in parallel to his YouTube career, doing mainly amateur work with a few paying gigs. When Colquhoun lived in London, he worked professionally doing corporate narrations and commercials.^[6]

In November 2019, Colquhoun moved to Tokyo to begin working as an influencer for the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus.^[7] The effort was to help promote/introduce anime and Japanese culture to the rest of the world through his content.^[7] In February 2020, Colquhoun joined Joey Bizinger (The Anime Man) and Garnt Maneetapho (Gigguk) in creating and hosting a weekly podcast called Trash Taste, where they discuss anime, manga, otaku culture, and their experiences while living in Japan.^[8][9] The first episode was released on 5 June 2020, all episodes are available on YouTube, Spotify, and iTunes.^[10]

In both 2020 and 2021, Colquhoun was a presenter at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.^[11][12] In August 2020, Colquhoun participated in a livestreamed chess tournament called Tournament Arc, hosted by Chess.com for anime YouTubers.^[13] In the finals, Colquhoun lost against fellow Trash Taste host Garnt Maneetapho.^[14] In July 2021's sequel championship, Tournament Arc 2, Colquhoun finished in fourth place overall.^[15]

On 11 December 2022, Colquhoun participated in a surprise chess-slap match with Ludwig Ahgren at the Mogul Chessboxing Championship, held at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, United States.^[16][17] On 1 March 2023, Colquhoun announced that he would be exclusively streaming on Twitch after signing an agreement with the livestreaming service.^[18] In 2023, Colquhoun participated and won PogChamps 5.^[19]

Videos

Many of Colquhoun's videos feature him cosplaying and role-playing, with roles ranging from hosts, butlers, pole dancers, and visual kei musicians.^[20][21] His YouTube channel gained popularity due to his anime-related content, with his favorite being JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.^[22]

Philanthropy

Colquhoun in gothic fashion

In 2022, Colquhoun and Chris Broad participated in an eight-day, 750 km (470 mi) 'cyclethon' across Hokkaido to raise funds for the Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF). The cycle was streamed live on Twitch and raised over $310,000 USD.^[23] The event was later nominated for, and won, the category of Best Philanthropic Stream Event at the 2023 Streamer Awards.^[24]

In 2023, Colquhoun and Broad followed-up with a second cyclethon across Kyushu. The nine-day, 900 km (560 mi) bike ride from Fukuoka to Kitakyushu, via the perimeter of Kyushu island, raised over $555,000 USD for the IDF.^[25][26] Later that year, Colquhoun was the auctioneer of a charity auction at the Biltmore Los Angeles. The auction featured unique items from various Twitch and YouTube streamers, raising over $329,000 USD.^[27]

In 2024, Colquhoun and Broad did a third cyclethon from Yamaguchi to Tokyo. The fourteen-day, 1,000 km (620 mi) bike ride included guest cyclists Garnt Maneetapho, Felix Kjellberg, Peter Macy, and Natsuki Aso; raising over $1 million USD for the IDF.^[28][29] Later that year, Colquhoun also organized and presented his second charity auction on Twitch, raising a total of $517,874 USD for the IDF with contributions from streamers like Jerma985, Ludwig, and Pokimane.^[30][31][32]

Filmography

Anime

Connor Colquhoun in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2021	Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles	Reiss Vulfe		[33]
2022	Tribe Nine	Monkey	1 episode	[34]

Video games

Connor Colquhoun in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2015	Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition	African Soldier	Special thanks	[35]
2020	Popup Dungeon	Kraken Up, Mercenary, Rumor, Brevik, Zinfandel		[36]
2021	Earth Defense Force: World Brothers	The Royal Guard
	TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise	Asterologist		[37]
2022	Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2	Dacite		[38]
2023	Omega Strikers	Rasmus		[39]
2023	Honkai: Star Rail	Peak
2024	Get To Work	Narrator

Other voiced works

Connor Colquhoun in other voiced works

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2012	Dragon Ball Z Abridged	Gashew, Spice
2015	Hunter x Hunter Abridged	Satotz
	Hyrule Warriors: The Movie	Volga
2016	Hellsing Ultimate Abridged	Headmaster/Freud
	One Minute Melee	Kenpachi Zaraki, J.A.R.V.I.S.
	Chronexia and the Eight Seals	Burly Guy	1 episode
2017	Did You Know Anime?	Narrator/Himself
2019	The Weeklings	Pie Day	1 episode
2020	BornWild • Versus	Narrator, Lieutenant-General Gregson-Mitchell		[40]
2021	Last of the Grads	Coast to Coast Killer (voice)	Uncredited
2022	GODSLAP	Defister

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result	Ref.
2023	The Streamer Awards	Best Philanthropic Stream Event (500 Mile Cyclethon)	Won	[41]
		Best Variety Streamer	Nominated
Feb 2024		Best Streamed Event (The CDawgVA Charity Auction)	Nominated	[42]
		Best Variety Streamer	Nominated
Dec 2024		Best Streamed Event (Cyclethon 3)	Pending	[43]

References

1. @CDawgVA (26 July 2021). "Oh shit let's go" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "CDawgVA – Streamer Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
3. "About CDawgVA". YouTube.
4. The Truth About Moving To Japan (w/ CDawgVA) | Sad Boyz, retrieved 28 July 2023
5. "CDawgVA". YouTube. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
6. "Has anyone heard of CDawgVA? I'm curious about his voice acting experience". Reddit. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021. I was actually scrolling through this subreddit as someone recommended I posted my tweet here.
7. Kelts, Roland (3 February 2020). "GeeXPlus brings anime YouTubers to Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
8. "Live 'Podcast' Event: Trash Taste: Japan-based YouTubers" (Press release). Tokyo, Japan: Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
9. Smith, Mike (Winter 2021). "The Trash Taste Podcast". Metropolis Japan. Tokyo, Japan: Japan Partnership Inc. pp. 22–25. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
10. St. Michel, Patrick (9 February 2021). "New trends in 'J-vlogging' allow for a more diverse range of views on Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
11. "The Crunchyroll Anime Awards are This Saturday!". Nerds and Beyond. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
12. Burke, Carolyn (17 February 2021). "Where To Watch The 2021 Anime Awards". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
13. Doggers (PeterDoggers), Peter (24 July 2020). "Anime Youtubers Turn To Chess For Tournament Arc". Chess.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
14. Copeland (SamCopeland), Sam (11 August 2020). "Protaganist Vanquishes Villain In Tournament Arc". Chess.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
15. "Anime Vs. Fighters Battle for $10,000 Chess Prize in Tournament Arc 2". Anime News Network. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
16. Angeles, Zen (12 December 2022). "Ludwig's Mogul Chessboxing Championship Results and More". ClutchPoints. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
17. Klee, Miles (12 December 2022). "Chessboxing Could Be the Next Big Hit for Streamers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
18. Gan, Jeremy (1 March 2023). "CDawgVA signs exclusive Twitch deal to continue livestreams on the platform". Dexerto. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
19. Zulkiflee, Sarah "KZ" (19 August 2023). "CDawgVA is your PogChamps 5 champion – here's how he won the epic Final". Esports.gg. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
20. "CDawgVA: YouTube's Best Worst Cosplayer". Cosplay Central. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
21. NBT (19 February 2021). "Interview with CDawgVA: Becoming a visual kei star with help of ACME". JRock News. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
22. "RECS: Top 30 Anime of All Time According to CDawgVA". Crunchyroll. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
23. Michael, Cale (5 September 2022). "CDawg and Abroad in Japan complete 750km cycle across Hokkaido, raise $316,000 for Immune Therapy Foundation". Dot Esports. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
24. Polhamus, Blaine (20 February 2023). "All 2023 Streamer Awards nominees". Dot Esports. Gamurs.
25. Polhamus, Blaine (27 March 2023). "CDawgVA raises $552k for charity with 900km bike ride in second iteration of Cyclethon". Dexerto. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
26. Innes, Ruby (14 April 2023). "Connor 'CDawgVA' Colquhoun On Cyclethon 2.0 And Signing To Twitch". Kotaku. Retrieved 9 April 2024.^{[dead link‍]}
27. Shrivastava, Aarnesh (30 June 2023). "Twitch streamer CDawgVA in tears after raising over $329,000 for IDF on his Charity Auction livestream". Sportskeeda. Nazara Technologies. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
28. Bhattacharya, Richik "anarkiddie" (15 April 2024). ""Oh my god!": CDawgVA reacts to raising over $1 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation with his Cyclethon 3". Sportskeeda. Nazara Technologies. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
29. Low, Samantha (17 April 2024). "CDawgVA Raises Over $1 Million for Charity During Cyclethon 3". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
30. "CDawgVA Charity Auction 2024 - July 19". CDawgVA Charity Auction. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
31. S, Jake (26 July 2024). "The Most Expensive Items Sold at CDawgVA's Charity Auction Explained". Game Rant. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
32. CDawgVODs (20 July 2024). The CDawgVA Charity Auction 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024 – via YouTube.
33. "Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles". Kocha Sound. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
34. "Tribe Nine". Sound Cadence Studios. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
35. "Age of Empires II HD: African Voice Acting Competition – Results! – Forgotten Empires". www.forgottenempires.net. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
36. "Popup Dungeon – CDawgVA joins the party! – Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
37. "Voice of Asterologist Connor Colquhoun @CDawgVA (Trash Taste, Popup Dungeon, Dragon & Weed: Origins)". Twitter. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
38. "Inti Creates Announces Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 Physical Switch Release". Nintendo Life. 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
39. @PlayOmega (21 April 2023). "I'm super hyped to announce that our very own captivating playmaker, Rasmus, was voiced by none other than the immensely talented @CDawgVA!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 April 2023 – via Twitter.
40. "Presskit – BornWild • Versus" (Press release). OG-ZONE. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
41. Snavely, Adam (11 March 2023). "Streamer Awards 2023: All results and winners for every category". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
42. Bhattacharya, Richik (25 January 2024). "The Streamer Awards announces nominees for all categories: Full 2024 nominee list includes Kai Cenat, Iron Mouse, and more". Sportskeeda. Nazara Technologies.
43. "The 2024 Streamer Awards: All Nominations". Esports Illustrated On SI. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

External links

• Media related to CDawgVA at Wikimedia Commons
• CDawgVA at IMDb
• CDawgVA at Anime News Network's encyclopedia