Chris Patton has been acting professionally since the age of nine. He got his start with ADV Films after answering an open call in a local street rag. His first gig with ADV was "additional voice work" in Master of Mosquiton. Since then, Chris has gone on to voice many leads and episode characters in ADV titles. Lead roles include Yu Ominae in Spriggan, Yushiro Gowa in Gasaraki, Seishiro Natsume in Princess Nine, Daley Wong in Bubblegum Crisis 2040, and Shiro Sugino in Chance Pop Sessions. His episode character work has been heard in Excel Saga, Saiyuki, Neo Ranga, Dirty Pair Original, Nadesico, Kat Girl Nuku Nuku, Rei in Super Gals, Hate Bishott in Aura Battler Dunbine, Shun in Saint Seiya, Ebisimaru and Itakaro in Goemon, Ventus in the just-released Squaresoft RPG - Unlimited Saga and Ayato Kamina in the new series RahXephon and others.  He also has the lead roll of Souseke Sagara in Full Metal Panic.

- Chris Patton

** Chris will be back for Year 2! Check out his updated bio on our Guests Page! **

Monica Rial is very excited to be attending the very first Metrocon! Florida rocks! Woo Hoo! Monica has been voicing with ADVFilms for 3 years. She has appeared in Gasaraki, Generator Gawl, Princess Nine, Steel Angel Kurumi, Excel Saga, Noir, Rahxephon, Full Metal Panic! and other titles. She can also be heard in the recently released Unlimited Saga video game by SquareSoft. Please come up and say hello to her! She is easy to find as her voice carries for three city blocks! Oh! Check out her panels too! Rock on Metrocon!

- Monica Rial

** Monica will be back for Year 2! Check out her updated bio on our Guests Page! **

Hailing from the wilds of ADV's Houston, he is best known for his role as Gawl from Generator Gawl. He has also been prominently featured in animes such as Princess Nine, Sin: The Movie, and Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. Vic also worked on RahXephon.

** Although Vic wasn’t able to physically attend METROCON last year – he had some last-minute professional commitments and sent a hilarious video tape – but he is planning to be here for Year 2! Check out his updated bio on our Guests Page! **

Greg Ayres has been acting for ADV Films for just a little over a year, but in that time he has managed to land some really fun roles. His most recent role to date is one of the main characters in Saiyuki, Son Goku. Some of Greg's other roles include Shinji Kazama in Full Metal Panic, Yuya Asou in SuperGals, Tsubasa Sasai in Neoranga, and Mikhail in Steel Angel Kurumi. He will also appear in several upcoming anime titles such as Those Who Hunt Elves II, and Dragon Night Wheels of Time, and a few others that he can't mention just yet.

** Greg will be back for Year 2! Check out his updated bio on our Guests Page! **

Being a relative newcomer to Anime, Luci is tickled to be at this year’s convention. Her background has been mostly theatre-related (MFA in Acting), and as an actor has worked at some pretty cool places including the John F. Kennedy Center and the Alley Theatre in Houston. Luci’s been happily playing at ADV for awhile now, working on Those Who Hunt Elves, NeoRanga, Gamera 2 and 3, Steel Angel Kurumi, and Slayers, and she’s currently voicing Lycoris in Orphen, Kaname Chidori in Full Metal Panic!, and Ran Kotobuki in the upcoming Super GALS! Thanks for having me!

- Luci Christian

** Since METROCON 2003, Luci has gone on to score even more high-profile roles, such as Himeno in PRETEAR, Sasshi in MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI, Luna in the upcoming GRAVION, Futaba Aasu in PUNI PUNI POEMI, Yukari Tanizaki in AZUMANGA DAIOH, Lycoris in ORPHEN 2, Degiko in DIGI CHARAT, Amelia in SLAYERS PREMIUM, Celia in AURA BATTLER DUNBINE and Sarah in KALEIDOSTAR. ***

Due to IS&M Director Don Rush's penchant for belligerent behavior, as well as his tendency to completely trash hotel rooms, the folks at Metrocon will certainly regret having invited him to their inaugural event. (Alright, just joking!) On a more serious note, Don's directing talents were first noticed in Helmajistan, where his highly acclaimed public service videos, "How to Safely Remove a Bullet from your Private Areas and Resume a Normal Life," "8 Ways to Enjoy Desert Snake as Cuisine," and "Drinking and Driving Your AS Makes You an A-S-S" won him a legion of adoring fans in this destitute, warmongering desert nation. (OK, this time, we're outright LYING!) If you want to know the real facts about this up-and-coming director, you've got to come to Metrocon and meet him in person. It's gonna be a blast, and the whole FMP! team is looking forward to seeing you there!

- Don Rush

** Since METROCON 2003, ADV Films has been keeping Don busy with directorial duties on fan favorites like MAGICAL SHOPPING ARCADE ABENOBASHI and the upcoming AZUMANGA DAIOH. **