Amanda Craughwell (born April 15, 1988) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, filmmaker, and writer from Prince Edward Island. She is mostly known for being the current voice of Eckhart Fielding in the Eckhart franchise.
Early life[]
Amanda Craughwell was born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island to a Irish-Canadian father, Dennis Craughwell, and Acadian mother, Geneviève Craughwell. She graduated from Three Oaks Senior High School in 2007 and was her class valedictorian, giving a speech at the graduation ceremony.
Career[]
Pre-Eckhart[]
From 2002-2006, Craughwell voiced Kurio Orajazu in Komi Komi, communicating with the Vancouver-based cast via ISDN from Charlottetown.
Voice of Eckhart[]
Craughwell was performing in the Charlottetown Festival in 2002 when her mother heard a new voice actor for Eckhart Fielding was needed. As Craughwell was a fan of Eckhart, she excitedly agreed that she would audition and went to Hotel Charlottetown for the audition.
She auditioned with two other Charlottetown Festival performers - a woman in her early-30s and a child actor - and Toronto-based actress Daisy Torechilla. She was asked to read lines from earlier episodes and portray some emotions.
Craughwell debuted as Eckhart in Eckhart: The Movie. Previous actress Jessica Pellerin voiced Eckhart for the first half, with Craughwell taking over the role in the second half (the change of voice actress is acknowledged in-universe by Eckhart noticing his voice changed after inhaling the fumes from the fire, and he performs a musical number acknowledging that it's still him despite the change). She would then voice him for the fourth season of the series, the Thanksgiving special Thanks! From Eckhart, and Eckhart's Big Mysteries. She has since voiced Eckhart in multiple video games and many commercials.
Other Works[]
She is otherwise best known for performing Leah Abraham, the cousin-in-law of Ed Astle, in a few story arcs of the RKO Network soap opera All Day. She was nominated for a Golden Maple Award for her role in 2015.
Since 2019, she plays the role of one of the Puppy Sisters (the English-language equivalent to Puppies) alongside Katrina Hamilton in Peek-a-Boo! - Wan Wan's Wonderland!, a live touring stage show based on Peek-a-Boo!.
Personal life[]
Craughwell divides her time between Charlottetown, Toronto and Los Angeles. She is a member of ACTRA Maritimes and SAG-AFTRA. She is currently married to voice actor / puppeteer Thomas Hosek as of 2018.
She is a fan of the Montreal Expos.