Kellen Goff Breaks Down Toy Freddy’s New Voice and His Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 Cameo
Kellen Goff’s voice has lived in millions of headphones, gameplays, and late-night YouTube rabbit holes for nearly a decade. From Five Nights at Freddy’s to major animated projects, he’s become one of the defining voices of an entire generation of online fandoms. Speaking with him reveals an artist who blends instinct, heart, and a lifelong drive to tell stories.
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Goff’s path started early. He grew up convinced he’d become a children’s book author, sketching and writing constantly. That creative focus eventually expanded into stage acting and then into online voice collaborations that made him realize the work felt “right.” By 13, he was pursuing acting seriously. By his late teens, he booked Funtime Freddy in Sister Location—a role that launched him into a franchise he’s now deeply connected to.
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Stepping into iconic worlds
Throughout our conversation, Goff spoke about how meaningful it has been to step into recognizable universes like Neighborhood Spider-Man. These projects, he says, remind him why he fell in love with acting in the first place: the challenge of honoring something people already care about while bringing emotional truth to the character. Now, we can’t dive too ice into the next season but we are sure we will be seeing more Kellen or should I say hearing.
A global fandom he still can’t fully grasp
What continues to take him by surprise is the scale of the FNAF fandom. From Brazil to Japan, Europe to the Middle East, he’s constantly reminded that the franchise means something different to everyone. He calls its global impact “unreal” and admits he’s still processing the fact that he’s part of something that has connected so many people.
The NYCC reveal that felt surreal
Goff had no advance warning before the massive New York Comic Con announcement that revealed his return for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 alongside MatPat and M. Fox. The reaction inside the room was explosive—an eruption of cheers that stunned even him. His family watched the moment unfold online, and he says the magnitude of it still hasn’t fully settled in.
The cameo fans will be hunting for
His involvement in the sequel goes beyond voice work. While visiting the set in New Orleans, he was unexpectedly invited to appear in the film itself. Within minutes, wardrobe pulled together a top hat and a thick coat he happened to be carrying, and Goff found himself stepping into a scene that places him directly behind Toy Freddy during the FazFest sequence. It marks the first time he has ever appeared physically alongside a character he voices.
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Reimagining Toy Freddy
Fans will notice that Toy Freddy’s voice in the film feels different from the games. That shift was intentional. The creative team experimented with multiple variations—playful, intense, hybrid approaches—before finding a tone that stayed faithful to the character but matched the darker moments of the movie. The final version keeps a hint of his familiar lightness while grounding him in a more cinematic, higher-stakes performance.
Looking ahead, Goff hopes to take on a lead role in a major anime series someday—something in the spirit of a shonen hero. He also openly dreams of joining the Transformers universe in live action, something he describes as a career-defining moment if it ever happens.
Sharing space with two horror legends
One of the most surreal parts of this chapter in his career is existing in the same franchise world as Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich—actors Goff grew up watching. Now, all three are part of the expanding FNAF universe, a full-circle moment that still feels “unbelievable” to him.
