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Actor

1995-06-17 · Male

1 series in the catalog

Michael James Kovach ( KOH-vatch; born June 17, 1995), otherwise known as his pseudonym kovox, is an American voice actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in independent animation, most notably as Serial Designation "N" in Murder Drones, Jax in The Amazing Digital Circus, and Angel Dust in the pilot episode of Hazbin Hotel. Kovach has done voice acting for several video games including BROK the InvestiGator, Poppy Playtime, and Smite, among others.

Early and personal life

Michael James Kovach was born on June 17, 1995, in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, the oldest of three children. According to an interview with The Comenian, Kovach had been interested in voice acting since he was young. Growing up, Kovach enjoyed cartoons including Sonic the Hedgehog and Mickey Mouse, which inspired him to delve into voice acting. Several of Kovach's inspirations for his style of voice acting include actors Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, Jim Cummings, and Frank Welker. Kovach is heteroromantic and asexual. He was in a relationship with animator and co-star on The Amazing Digital Circus Ashley Nichols from 2019 to 2025.

Career

According to an interview with PopCulture.com, Kovach got his start in voice acting in the YouTube series Danganwrestling in 2014. Kovach's first notable role was as the character Angel Dust in the 2019 web series pilot for Hazbin Hotel, the role was later played by Blake Roman in the full series. Kovach was later featured in two series produced by Glitch Productions, Murder Drones and The Amazing Digital Circus. Since first appearing in Murder Drones in 2021, Kovach has become a recurring voice actor for Glitch Productions in several of their independently-animated web series. In 2023, Kovach voiced Rocky Rickaby in the pilot episode of Lackadaisy.

Besides independent animation, Kovach has been involved in voice acting for several notable video games including the survival horror Poppy Playtime (2021) as Doey the Doughman, and as Graff, R.J. and Guard in BROK the InvestiGator (2022).

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