CDawgVA

CDawgVA
Colquhoun in 2023
Personal information
Born
Connor Marc Colquhoun
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • YouTuber
  • streamer
  • podcaster
OrganizationGeeXPlus
Signature
Twitch information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Games
Followers1.45 million[1]
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2014–present
Subscribers3.25 million[2]
Views480 million[2]
Silver Play Button100,000 subscribers2016
Gold Play Button1,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: 1 July 2025

Connor Marc Colquhoun (/kəˈhuːn/ kə-HOON),[3] known online as CDawgVA, is a Welsh voice actor, YouTuber, streamer, and podcaster based in Japan. He is affiliated with the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus.

Career

Colquhoun created his YouTube channel CDawgVA in February 2014.[4] He moved to Tokyo in November 2019 to begin working as a content creator for the Kadokawa-backed agency GeeXPlus,[5] which aimed to utilise his platform to promote anime and Japanese culture to the rest of the world.[5]

In February 2020, Colquhoun joined Joey "The Anime Man" Bizinger and Garnt "Gigguk" Maneetapho in creating and hosting the weekly podcast Trash Taste, where they discuss anime, manga, otaku culture, and their experiences living in Japan.[6][7] All episodes were made available on YouTube, Spotify, and iTunes.[8]

In both 2020 and 2021, Colquhoun was a presenter at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.[9][10] In August 2020, he participated in the livestreamed chess tournament Tournament Arc, hosted by Chess.com for anime YouTubers.[11] He lost to Gigguk in the finals.[12] In the July 2021 sequel championship, Tournament Arc 2, he finished in fourth place.[13]

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.[14][15]

On 1 March 2023, Colquhoun announced that he would be exclusively streaming on Twitch after signing an agreement.[16] From 26 July to 18 August 2023, he participated in the PogChamps chess tournament series, securing the championship at PogChamps 5.[17][18][19]

In October 2024, Colquhoun was announced as a new external board member and advisor for GeeXplus, tasked with overseeing the growth and development of new talent while providing guidance on production strategies.[20][21]

Style

Many of Colquhoun's videos feature him cosplaying and roleplaying, with roles ranging from hosts, butlers, pole dancers, and visual kei musicians.[22][23] His YouTube channel gained popularity due to his anime content, with his favorite anime being JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.[24]

Charity work

Colquhoun in gothic fashion

In 2022, Colquhoun and fellow YouTuber Chris "Abroad in Japan" Broad participated in an eight-day 750 km (470 mi) "cyclethon" across Hokkaido to raise funds for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. The cycle was streamed on Twitch and raised over $310,000.[25] The event won Best Philanthropic Stream Event at the 2022 Streamer Awards.[26]

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, raised over $555,000 for the Immune Deficiency Foundation.[27][28] 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 for the Immune Deficiency Foundation.[29]

In 2024, Colquhoun and Broad did a third cyclethon from Yamaguchi to Tokyo. The two-week 1,000 km (620 mi) bike ride included guest cyclists Garnt "Gigguk" Maneetapho, Felix "PewDiePie" Kjellberg, Peter "PremierTwo" Macy, and Natsuki Aso; it raised over $1 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation.[30][31] Later that year, Colquhoun organised and presented his second charity auction on Twitch, raising a total of $517,874 for the Immune Deficiency Foundation with contributions from streamers like Ludwig Ahgren, Jeremy "Jerma985" Elbertson, and Imane "Pokimane" Anys.[32][33][34]

In 2025, Colquhoun and Broad completed a fourth cyclethon, this time from Hokkaido to Tokyo. The 15-day, 1,200 km (746 mi) bike ride again included various guests, such as Gigguk, PewDiePie, Rob "robcdee" Dee, and Peter Macy, again raising over $1 million for the Immune Deficiency Foundation.[35]

Filmography

Anime

Connor Colquhoun in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2021 Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Reiss Vulfe [36]
2022 Tribe Nine Monkey 1 episode [37]

Video games

Connor Colquhoun in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2015 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition African Soldier Special thanks [38]
2020 Popup Dungeon Kraken Up, Mercenary, Rumor, Brevik, Zinfandel [39]
2021 Earth Defense Force: World Brothers The Royal Guard
TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise Asterologist [40]
2022 Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 Dacite [41]
2023 Omega Strikers Rasmus [42]
Honkai: Star Rail Peak [43]
2024 Card-En-Ciel Theodore Hohenheim, Leo, Dacite [44]
Get To Work Narrator [45]
2025 BAPBAP Froggy [46]
Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime Narrator [47]

Other

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 [48]
2021 Last of the Grads Coast to Coast Killer (voice) Uncredited
2022 GODSLAP Defister
2023 Aeroorange Captain H'Orange [49]

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2022 The Streamer Awards Best Philanthropic Stream Event
(500 Mile Cyclethon) 		Won [50]
Best Variety Streamer Nominated
2023 Best Streamed Event
(The CDawgVA Charity Auction) 		Nominated [51]
Best Variety Streamer Nominated
2024 Best Streamed Event
(Cyclethon 3) 		Nominated [52][53]

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