Performer
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio rank
#191
of 909177 performers
Top 1%
Eric Bauza works on versatility rather than volume, and the catalogue keeps proving that the quieter choice was the correct one.
The essay
Our editors on the work, the patterns and the reason this body of work holds together.
Eric Bauza appears in 40 films in the Nutevio catalogue, and none of them would work the same way without Eric. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the clearest case: a film rated 8.3 by our editors, where the performance carries weight the script only implies.
The recognisable elements are versatility, transformation, quiet performance. Watch two of these films back to back and the method separates from the material — the same instrument, tuned differently for comedy, fantasy, adventure. It is a style built on what is withheld as much as what is played.
Working with Aaron Horvath, Pierre Coffin, Casper Kelly and others, Eric Bauza helped set a standard other performers now audition against. Awards bodies have been slower than the work, which is usually the sign of a career built on choices rather than campaigns.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) as Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice) · The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) as Toad General (voice) · Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015) as Clark Sporkman (voice)
Career snapshot
Ranked #191 of 909177 performers tracked in the Nutevio library.
Films in Nutevio
40
2009–2026
Career length
17 yrs
Measured across our catalogue
Academy Awards
—
Unknown
Oscar nominations
—
Unknown
Highest Nutevio score
8.3
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Average Nutevio score
6.1
Across catalogue work
Highest IMDb rating
8.3
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Most frequent director
Aaron Horvath
3 films together
Longest collaboration
3×
With Aaron Horvath
Most common genre
Animation
37 titles
Average runtime
1h 16m
Across catalogue work
Golden Globe wins
—
Unknown
Nutevio metric
Ten weighted categories, applied identically to everyone we cover.
Nutevio Performer Score
6.8
out of 10
A performer whose catalogue work here is strong, with the fuller case still to be made.
Nutevio metric
Cultural impact and legacy, measured separately from craft — how far the work travelled once it left the cinema.
Nutevio Influence Score
6.3
out of 10
A quieter influence — felt inside the films rather than across the industry.
How far the work travelled past the people who saw it first.
What survives once the release-week conversation has burned off.
Institutional acknowledgement, weighted but never decisive.
Years of chosen, relevant work rather than years merely employed.
Statuettes, read as evidence rather than verdict.
Roles named without needing the film named alongside them.
Directors who wrote parts because this performer existed.
The reading other performers now have to answer.
Actor DNA
A fingerprint derived from the roles themselves — register, range and the kind of film they carry.
The shape of a career
Every performance plotted in time. Hover a point to read the title behind it.
Peak years
Where the scores, the awards and the sheer volume of work agree with each other.
Best decade
2010s
7.0 average MV
The 2010s are where the work and the material meet. Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Banana Splits Movie, Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus — the run our editors reach for first when the argument is about range rather than fame.
Highest average Nutevio score
2010s
7.0
Across 15 catalogue films in this decade, our scores never drop below the level a career is judged on.
Highest average IMDb rating
2010s
7.0
The public agrees most strongly about this stretch — useful context, and occasionally a decade behind our own reading.
Most awarded era
2000s
0 Academy Awards
Statuettes for the films themselves, which is the honest way to read an ensemble career. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Most productive era
2020s
24 films
The busiest stretch of the catalogue — volume that reads as appetite rather than availability.
Range, mapped
Genres down the side, decades across the top. Warmer cells mean stronger titles.
| Genre | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action | — | 7.24 films | 7.02 films |
| Thriller | — | 6.92 films | — |
| Comedy | 5.71 film | 7.011 films | 5.721 films |
| Crime | — | 7.32 films | 6.71 film |
| Horror | — | 6.51 film | 0.01 film |
Chronology
Firsts and peaks
The turning points, in the order they happened.
First film in Nutevio
2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Where our catalogue meets this career, as Digger the NASCAR Gopher (voice).
Career peak
2024The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Weighing billing against the film's own quality, this is the point where everything aligned at once.
Highest rated performance
2026The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
8.3 on the Nutevio scale, the top of the catalogue for this performer.
Most recent film
2026Buddy
The current state of the argument, as Mr. Mailbox / Worry Well / Couchy / Trashy / Pee Flower (voice).
Our order
Every performance in the catalogue, ordered by Nutevio Score.
Every title
Filter by genre or decade, and compare any two titles side by side.
40 of 40 films
as Porky Pig / Daffy Duck (voice)
Directed by Peter Browngardt
as Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice)
Directed by Aaron Horvath
as Reggie / Additional Voices (voice)
Directed by Unknown
as Toad General (voice)
Directed by Aaron Horvath
as Leonardo (voice)
Directed by Jake Castorena
From the library
Every movie and TV credit stored for this name in the Nutevio catalogue — filter by media, role or sort by rating.
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The defining work
#1
Porky Pig / Daffy Duck (voice)
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
Performance score8.1
The performance the rest of the career is read through. Porky Pig / Daffy Duck (voice) gives Eric Bauza a structure to work against, and the film hands over its centre of gravity without hesitation.
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Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
Performance score8.0
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Reggie / Additional Voices (voice)
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light (2025)
Performance score7.6
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Reggie / Additional Voices (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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Toad General (voice)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Performance score7.6
The Super Mario Bros. Movie asks for something the previous films did not, and gets it. Toad General (voice) is played without a single line of pleading for the audience's sympathy — which is exactly why it lands.
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A guided path through the work, ordered so each film explains the next.
Best entry point
as Porky Pig / Daffy Duck (voice)
Start here. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is the clearest statement of what Eric Bauza does — accessible, 91 minutes, and rated 7.6 by our editors. No context required.
Our editors order this path by accessibility first and chronology second. You meet Eric at the most legible performance, then move forward in time so each film reads as a response to the one before it rather than a repetition of it.
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)
Keeps the science fiction register of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie but asks for a colder reading of it.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Keeps the comedy register of Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but asks for a colder reading of it.
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light (2025)
Keeps the comedy register of The Super Mario Bros. Movie but asks for a colder reading of it.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
Keeps the comedy register of Kiff Lore of the Ring Light but asks for a colder reading of it.
Company kept
The directors and performers this career keeps returning to.
Ken Cunningham
Director
3 films together
Notably LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
Aaron Horvath
Director
3 films together
Notably The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Paul McEvoy
Director
2 films together
Notably Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness
Malcolm D. Lee
Director
2 films together
Notably Space Jam: A New Legacy
Sam Liu
Director
2 films together
Notably Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Betty Thomas
Director
1 film together
Notably Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Victor Cook
Director
1 film together
Notably Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Ethan Spaulding
Director
1 film together
Notably Batman: Assault on Arkham
Jorge R. Gutierrez
Director
1 film together
Notably The Book of Life
Mike Mitchell
Director
1 film together
Notably The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Tim Divar
Director
1 film together
Notably Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
Kelly Asbury
Director
1 film together
Notably Smurfs: The Lost Village
Jake Wyatt
Director
1 film together
Notably Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Jake Castorena
Director
1 film together
Notably Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
David Gemmill
Director
1 film together
Notably Harm Wrestling
Careen Ingle
Director
1 film together
Notably King Tweety
Andy Suriano
Director
1 film together
Notably Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
Ryan Kramer
Director
1 film together
Notably Taz: Quest for Burger
Miguel Puga
Director
1 film together
Notably The Casagrandes Movie
Jared Hess
Director
1 film together
Notably Thelma the Unicorn
Peter Browngardt
Director
1 film together
Notably The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Eric Fogel
Director
1 film together
Notably Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate
Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
Director
1 film together
Notably Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
Genndy Tartakovsky
Director
1 film together
Notably Fixed
Casper Kelly
Director
1 film together
Notably Buddy
Pierre Coffin
Director
1 film together
Notably Minions & Monsters
Behind the camera
Who casts this performer, how often, and what the pairing produces.
Aaron Horvath
Director
3 films together · 7.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieKen Cunningham
Director
3 films together · 6.6 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 3 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
LEGO Star Wars Terrifying TalesPaul McEvoy
Director
2 films together · 7.7 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster MadnessSam Liu
Director
2 films together · 6.9 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Justice League: Gods and MonstersMalcolm D. Lee
Director
2 films together · 5.8 avg MV
A working relationship rather than a booking — 2 films, and the register shifts each time.
Best film together
Space Jam: A New LegacyPeter Browngardt
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes MovieTim Divar
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed DemonVictor Cook
Director
1 film together · 7.6 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Scooby-Doo! Stage FrightJorge R. Gutierrez
Director
1 film together · 7.5 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Book of LifeJake Wyatt
Director
1 film together · 7.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Invader Zim: Enter the FlorpusAndy Suriano
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The MovieEthan Spaulding
Director
1 film together · 7.3 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Batman: Assault on ArkhamJake Castorena
Director
1 film together · 7.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesMiguel Puga
Director
1 film together · 7.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The Casagrandes MovieJared Hess
Director
1 film together · 6.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Thelma the UnicornPierre Coffin
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Minions & MonstersCareen Ingle
Director
1 film together · 6.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
King TweetyJonathan A. Rosenbaum
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Woody Woodpecker Goes to CampKelly Asbury
Director
1 film together · 6.4 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Smurfs: The Lost VillageGenndy Tartakovsky
Director
1 film together · 6.2 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
FixedMike Mitchell
Director
1 film together · 6.1 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterRyan Kramer
Director
1 film together · 5.9 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Taz: Quest for BurgerBetty Thomas
Director
1 film together · 5.7 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelEric Fogel
Director
1 film together · 5.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Megamind vs. the Doom SyndicateCasper Kelly
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
BuddyDavid Gemmill
Director
1 film together · 0.0 avg MV
One film, but the kind that reorganises how a performer is cast afterwards.
Best film together
Harm WrestlingSix degrees
Follow the thread outward — director, film, co-star, and the film after that.
Categories of our own
Six editorial categories we apply to every performer we cover.
Most rewatchable
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice)
The one that survives a fourth viewing. Nothing in the performance depends on surprise, which is why it keeps paying out.
Most emotional performance
The Book of Life
as Father Domingo / Cave Guardian (voice)
Grief played at conversational volume. The film never asks the audience to cry; the performance simply makes it difficult not to.
Most influential performance
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice)
You can hear this reading in other actors' auditions a decade later — the surest measure of influence there is.
Best ensemble performance
The Emoji Movie
as Additional Voices (voice)
Work that makes everyone else in the frame better without ever pulling the camera towards itself.
Career defining performance
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
as Porky Pig / Daffy Duck (voice)
If the career had to be argued in a single scene, our editors would pick one from this film and rest the case.
In their films' words
“You can build a whole film around a performer who knows when not to speak. Eric Bauza has known it for a long time.”
Head to head
Put two careers on the same scale and see where the argument actually sits.
Ours alone
Recognitions handed out by this desk, on criteria no awards body uses.
Modern Classic Performer
Awarded
Defining performances delivered inside the last twenty-five years, in films already being taught rather than merely remembered.
Animation Legend
Awarded
37 catalogue titles in animation, each one a reference point for the films that followed.
Our desk
Best ending, best opening, best twist and the rest — categories we apply to everyone we cover.
Best ending
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Toad General / Pajama Toad (voice)
The last five minutes reorganise everything before them, and hold up when you already know what's coming.
Best opening
Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Security Guy (voice)
A first sequence that states the rules of the film without explaining a single one of them.
Most emotional
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light
as Reggie / Additional Voices (voice)
The film where the technique steps aside and lets the feeling arrive undefended.
Best twist
King Tweety
as Tweety / Sylvester / Larry Bird / Handsome Steward (voice)
A reversal earned by information the film gave you and trusted you to misread.
Best visual achievement
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Leonardo (voice)
Images that would survive with the sound switched off.
Best action sequence
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
as Axe Gang Leader (voice)
Geography, stakes and consequence held in the same frame — spectacle you can follow.
Best dialogue
Kiff Lore of the Ring Light
as Reggie / Additional Voices (voice)
Lines written to be spoken, staged so the pauses do half the work.
Most underrated film
Minions & Monsters
as Additional Voices (voice)
The public vote sits below ours on this one, and the direction is the reason for the gap.
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