YC3 2026 Celebrity Guests
YC3 is thrilled to be the premier source of entertainment in the Texas Panhandle! This year we’re delighted to bring the following guests to Amarillo on April 17th – 19th, 2026:
Emily Swallow
Emily Swallow is an accomplished American actress best known for her work in television and theater. Born on December 18, 1979, in Washington, D.C., Swallow has garnered acclaim for her diverse roles across various genres. She is particularly celebrated for her portrayal of Amara/The Darkness in the hit TV series “Supernatural” and as The Armorer in the critically acclaimed “The Mandalorian.” Swallow’s talent extends beyond television, with significant performances in stage productions, including Broadway. Her powerful acting skills and strong screen presence have earned her a loyal following. Swallow is also an advocate for mental health awareness, using her platform to support various causes and initiatives.
Clifford Chapin
Clifford Chapin is a voice actor best known for his work in animation and video games. At a young age, Clifford began studying all the ins and outs of filmmaking, which led to him beginning his freelance career at sixteen years old. While in college, Clifford discovered his true passion was for voice-over, changing his focus from being behind the camera to being behind the mic. Now, Clifford has voiced hundreds of characters across animation, including Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia, Himmel the Hero in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Connie Springer in Attack on Titan, and Cabba in Dragon Ball Super. For video games, you can hear Clifford as Billy Kid in Zenless Zone Zero, Proton in Pokémon Masters EX, Ronan in Fire Emblem Heroes, and Kukulkan in Smite, among many others.
David Matranga
David Matranga is an American voice actor who works primarily for English dubbed anime for Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. Matranga is best known as the voice of Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia, Hideki Hinata from Angel Beats, Genjo Sanzo from Saiyuki, Orphen from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, Bertholdt Hoover from the popular Attack on Titan series, Tomoya Okazaki from the Clannad series,Takumi Usui from Maid Sama, Ghost from the Halo Legends movie, Briareos from the Appleseed series, Yu Himura from the EF series, and God Serena from Fairy Tail.
Kristen McGuire
She is most well known for her work as the playable character Ye Shunguang in Zenless Zone Zero, Biscuit and Rouge in NIKKE: Goddess of Victory, Kachina in the Natlan region of Genshin Impact, Gemma in Monster Hunter Wilds, Sarah Connor in Terminator 2D: No Fate, Penny and Tatsugiri in Pokémon Horizons, Milim Nava in the anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Akane Kurokawa in Oshi No Ko, Young Vash in TRIGUN STAMPEDE. Isabel Magnolia in Attack on Titan, Ruri in Dr. Stone, Tatami Nakagame in My Hero Academia, Yu in Fire Force, Senko in The Helpful Fox Senko-san, Hinano Kurahashi in Assassination Classroom, Mukuro in Date A Live, Vueko in Made in Abyss, Alice Lendrott in Duke of Death and His Maid and many more!
Kristen is also an award-winning anime artist. She draws all of her own autograph prints and offers anime-style caricatures of attendees at conventions.
Osric Chau
Andy Merrill
Andy is an actor, comedian, writer, producer and singer who is known for voicing Brak from Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, and The Brak Show as well as Oglethorpe from Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Spacecataz, James from Adventure Time, and Teeth from Gravity Falls. He has co-created Space Ghost Coast to Coast and was an integral part in the creation of Adult Swim.