Christian Potenza

Anthony Christian Potenza is a Canadian actor, comedian and teacher. He has voiced Jude Lizowski on 6teen as well as Brando Beaver and both of the Bison Brothers in Pikwik Pack. From 2007 to 2022, Potenza was the voice actor for Chris McLean in Total Drama.

Early life Potenza was born in Ottawa, Ontario to Anne (née Clement) and Joseph Potenza.

Career Potenza has been on television since 1997, when he first appeared in the television series Riverdale as the character Jimmy.

His performances include appearing as Doug in the CBC Television hockey comedy series The Tournament, as well as CSA Agent Joel in the 2002 Jackie Chan movie The Tuxedo. Most of Potenza's roles are in television commercials, including a giant yellow toothbrush in the "evil gingivitis" commercials for Listerine, a dog in the Fido commercials "The Office" and "The Promotion", as well as a sunflower in Canadian Kia ads. He performed the voice for Jude Lizowski on 6teen; another cartoon character is Trevor Troublemeyer on the show Sidekick. He also guest starred in the show Grojband as Party Danimal and performed the voice for Chris McLean in the Total Drama series.

He also appeared in an episode of Colin and Justin's Home Heist in 2007, in which the suburban Oakville home he shares with his daughter Teagan was remodelled.

Potenza also portrays Ryan Archer in the web series But I'm Chris Jericho!. He is the voice of Brando Beaver and both of the Bison Brothers in Pikwik Pack.

His YouTube channel, The Infinity Forge (originally called "SwitchBoardNetwork"), largely features videos of his experiences as a voice actor for Teletoon, and has gathered a respectable fan following. He has also guest-starred on various independent animated series on YouTube.

In 2024, Potenza hosted a bi-weekly segment on The Corcoran Entertainment Show, where he and his co-host Franky Corcoran pitched content ideas from a series of guests.

Personal life Allegations In February 2022, Potenza was accused of drugging and sexually assaulting his acting students in a Facebook post by actress Sonya Côté. These allegations gained publicity in March 2023 when it was announced that Potenza would not be returning as the voice of Chris McLean in the Total Drama revival, having been replaced by Terry McGurrin.

In January 2024, Potenza addressed the allegations on The Corcoran Entertainment Show, naming Sonya Côté directly and denying all accusations, claiming she had orchestrated a calculated smear campaign to damage his reputation and take over his studio, after he had refused to let her draw pornography in his classroom. Côté has not publicly responded in detail to Potenza's statements, and the allegations have not resulted in confirmed legal proceedings as of late 2025, as none of Potenza's students have ever come forward to corroborate Côté's claims. Potenza has since returned to both teaching and acting, while Côté has, seemingly, closed most of her social media accounts.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations