Arryn Zech

Arryn Zech (born October 4, 1990) is an American voice actress. She is best known for voicing Blake Belladonna in the animated web series RWBY, Dr. Emily Grey in the Halo machinina series Red vs. Blue, She began acting in a New Braunfels theater in A Bug's Life production and working in local theater. She attended North East School of Arts in San Antonio, Texas, a musical theater school. She revealed, in a 2023 interview, that she considered going to law school, but decided to become an actress instead.

Career

RWBY In 2013, she began voicing Blake Belladonna in RWBY. In the 2019 companion book to the series, Zech said that she was still in college when she learned of Monty Oum's pitch to voice Blake Belladonna, saying that Oum gave her the role, although "he hadn't fully fleshed out what he wanted from Blake" and told her, "you and Blake will have to figure each other out."

In August 2014, in an interview with Collider, she talked about fan response to the character, what people could expect in season 2, and voiced her support for the ship of Blake and Yang Xiao Long, known as "Bumbleby". She would later, in a companion book to the series, describe Blake as "very secretive and introverted" at first and Blake's "erstwhile suitors," including ex-boyfriend Adam Taurus, Sun Wukong, and Ilia Amitola, add, "personally, I'm hoping for Yang in the future". She would also describe Ilia's love for Blake as "something a lot of gay kids go through, pining after their straight friend" and describe Sun and Blake as "adorable together, with cute chemistry." The ship with Yang would become canon in the show's ninth season, when both characters kissed on screen.

Zech voiced Blake in various video games such as Smite in 2014, Smite: Battleground of the Gods in 2019, and RWBY: Arrowfell in 2022. She would also reprise the voice in RWBY Chibi. The series returned as part of the "Neon Konbini" block in 2021.

In October 2018, in an interview with Supanova Expo, Zech stated that she was proud of the show's cast and character development. She also described how Monty Oum chose her for the role and noted that each of the four main actresses, including her, chose hairstyles, clothing, and design, which were used in the final character designs of the four protagonists.

In March 2022, Zech expressed discomfort with being involved in RWBY: Ice Queendom upon being made aware of the 2015 domestic abuse allegations concerning series writer Tow Ubukata, which prompted Ubukata to tweet in response to Zech. Zech later tweeted to confirm that she would be reprising her voice role of Blake Belladonna in the English dub of Ice Queendom, stating that she had internal discussions with the staff and that she would be donating her payment for her work to an undisclosed charity. Her voice role in the English dubbed version of the series was confirmed by later press releases, and articles, which described the project as an anime based on the original RWBY series.

In October 2022, Zech stated that Rooster Teeth threatened her with recasting Blake if she didn't accept the wage offered to her.

In 2023, she voiced Blake Belladonna in the Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen Part One crossover film. The film premiered at WonderCon 2023 on March 25.

Other work Zech voice acts as Dr. Emily Grey in Red vs. Blue in 2013. In 2016, she said that when she voices Dr. Grey, she has "bubbly hands, almost Disney Princess hands".

Zech portrayed a character in an episode of the Lethal Weapon TV series in 2017. and Gentiane in the anime Girls' Frontline. and assist with producing her EP "in the near future." The EP was released in October 4, 2025, her birthday, on various music platforms.

In 2024, GameSpot noted that she was the English dubbed voice of Black Swan in the video game Honkai: Star Rail. and MCM London Comic Con. In 2017, she made appearances at Fan Expo Canada, Fan Expo Boston, and Ottawa Comiccon. The next year, she appeared at Armageddon Expo in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2019, she appeared at MCM London Comic Con, and Phoenix Fan Fusion

In May 2018, she and Lindsay Jones cancelled their appearances at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention after criticism of the convention for its "insensitive response" to accusations of sexual harassment.

In May 2020, Zech appeared at the Anime Frontier convention, which was sponsored by Crunchyroll, at the Fort Worth Convention Center. She also appeared at the conference in later years. Zech previously appeared at Wizard World Virtual Experience with RWBY cast members in April 2020, and in the same convention in 2018. Zech is scheduled to appear at Big Lick Comic Con, in Northern Virginia, in late May 2026, along with Jones, Barbara Dunkelman and Kara Eberle, other members of the RWBY voice cast. Previously, she was on "The World of Remnant" panel with Jones, Eberle, and Michael Jones at Anime Corpus Christi.

Zech also made appearances at Comic Con Scotland and Anime North in 2022.

Personal life

Zech is bisexual. 2024 Red vs. Blue: Restoration Dr. Emily Grey (voice) Anime + List of voice performances in anime Year Title Role Notes Ref2020 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Guest voice English dub Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina The Ripper English dub 2021 The Detective Is Already Dead Nagisa Natsunagi English dub

Web series Year Title Role Notes Ref 2013–present RWBY Blake Belladonna (voice) Also motion capture 2021 Death Battle Blake Belladonna (voice) Episode: "Blake vs Mikasa" 2025 Tales of the Stinky Dragon Fizzmum (voice) Episode: "C03 - Ep. 15 - Brig of Endridge Bay - Old Faces, New Faces, Dead Faces"

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref 2017 Lethal Weapon Waitress Episode: "The Murtaugh File" 2018 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 2024 Honkai: Star Rail Black Swan Voice only, English dub

Discography Extended plays + List of extended plays, showing selected details Title Details Catharsis Released: October 4, 2025 Label: Nouveau Noir Formats: Digital download, streaming