Howie Bogaert

 (born February 28, 1995) is a Canadian actor, voice actor and impressionist who hails from. He is the new voice for Dexter in the Gotaku continuation of the English dub of Hamtaro. In 2016, he assumed both of 's main roles with, Matthias of the Redwall franchise and Jack Rabbit of Franklin (Savage would voice Matthias again on a few occasions afterward). He also has voiced Martin the Warrior in the Redwall franchise, having taken over the role from Amos Crawley.

His father, Clarence Bogaert Hilferty, is a veteran stage actor in Canada who divides his time between and. Howie credits, , Martin Berger, Kathleen Barr, and as his voice acting influences.

Bio
Howie first attended, being active in the school theater club. He attended and graduated in 2014 with a performing arts degree.

Career
He started his acting career at the age of 7, commuting between and  on the weekends with his father for acting roles. His first ever role was Timmy Brisby in The Secret of NIMH, Follow the Spirits...

Howie was first called in to voice Matthias in 2012 when he was asked to become an understudy for. When Savage retired from the role in 2016, the role of Matthias was given to Howie.

Howie first recorded Matthias' dialogue for the live shows Latikuu Edacra's Frozen Over 2 and Latikuu Edacra's Celebration Video Party. He gave his first full performance as Matthias for the Redwall: Fire & Brimstone video game.

His first voice work for Carwardine Parks as Matthias could be heard in the Carwardine Colony opening show Welcome to Carwardine Colony, as well as the Carwardine Mover, in which upon passing through Kids Kountry, Matthias responds with "Of course! It isn't Kids Kountry without me, Matthias, Warrior of Redwall!"

Personal Life
Howie, who resides in, divides his time between Vancouver, Charlottetown and. He is of Irish and Dutch ancestry through his parents. He is a member of. He has been friends since childhood with fellow native Amanda Craughwell, and is a longtime friend of Enyu Ni.