Jason Griffith | |
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| Born | Jason Adam Griffith November 29, 1980 Lakeline, Ohio, U.S. |
| Other names | J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Agent | 4Kids TV |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Ryan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980)[1] is an American actor and voice actor, who has worked for NYAV Post, 4K Media Inc., and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the English dub of Sonic X, as well as in Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
Career[]
Griffith is known for voicing characters including Tom Majors in Chaotic and Miyamoto Usagi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also did the voice of Bongo the Monkey in the Danimals commercials,[citation needed] appeared in the 2015 kids television show Super Wings as Bello, and was a promo announcer for 4Kids TV, The CW4Kids and Toonzai.
Sonic the Hedgehog[]
Griffith is well known as the former voice of SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog (replacing Ryan Drummond), as well as Shadow the Hedgehog (replacing David Humphrey) and Jet the Hawk, in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, where he is credited as Jason Griffith and Adam Caroleson, before the role was passed to Roger Craig Smith. His roles as Shadow and Jet the Hawk were later passed to Kirk Thornton and Michael Yurchak, respectively.[2][3][4]
Personal life[]
He formerly lived in New York City but now resides in Los Angeles, California. Griffith has been married to his wife Melissa Ryan since August 15, 2015;[5][6] Together they have a son who was born in August 2nd, 2017.[7]
Filmography[]
Live-action[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Edge of Seventeen | Scott | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Am I Evil | Greg | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Cassius | Uncredited |
| 2009 | ManDate | Chris | Short |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Suit in Red Sportscar | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 2011–12 | Casters | Cal | Web series |
Animation[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi, Raxis, additional voices | |
| 2005–06 | Winx Club | Darkar | 4Kids version |
| G.I. Joe Sigma 6 | Snake Eyes | Flashbacks | |
| 2006–09 | Viva Piñata | Terry Tigermisu | |
| 2006–10 | Chaotic | Tom Majors, Zhade, Frafdo | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Three Delivery | Additional Voices | |
| 2008–09 | TMNT: Back to the Sewer | Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2009 | Astonishing X-Men | Elixir | Motion comic |
| Angel's Friends | Sulfus | ||
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis | Iron Man/Tony Stark | Motion comic |
| 2011–12 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki | |
| Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | ||
| 2011 | Shaktimaan Animated | Vehaan/Shaktimaan[1] | |
| 2013–14 | The Crumpets | Grownboy | Distribimage version[8] |
| 2013–16 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Professor Salazar | [9] |
| 2015-18 | Super Wings | Bello | |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[10] | |
| The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice | Kai | ||
| 2017 | Mazinger Z: Infinity | Mucha |
Anime[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–06 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, additional voices Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke (originally) |
Credited as J. Griff |
| 2003-13 | Pokémon | Brawly, Cilan, Looker, Timmy Grimm, Tate, Marcus, Additional voices | |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatsuha Uesugi[11] | |
| 2005-08 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud, Harrington Rosewood, Osamu[12] | |
| 2008-11 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Bruno/Antinomy, Robert Pearson, Primo, Ghost, Taka, Shira[12] | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel Ranzaad | |
| 2010 | Bakuman | Hayato, Kawasaki | |
| 2011-15 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Nistro, Caswell Francis[12] | |
| 2015-18 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Herk, Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo, Officer 227[12] | |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Masurao[13] |
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Sir Aaron | |
| 2008 | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog | Short |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | 1984 Mirage Leonardo | As Adam Caroleson[1] |
| 2010 | Animals United | Toto | [1] |
| 2011 | The Painting | Additional Voices | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Cilan | ||
| 2012 | Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | Cilan | |
| 2013 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | Cilan | |
| 2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 009/Joe Shimamura[1] | |
| 2016 | Psychic School Wars | Saito[1] |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur | |
| 2005 | One Piece: Grand Battle | Usopp | |
| Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog | ||
| Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow Androids, and Sonic | ||
| 2006 | One Piece: Grand Adventure | Usopp | |
| One Piece: Pirates' Carnival | |||
| Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | ||
| Sonic Riders | Sonic, Jet the Hawk, and Shadow | 15th Anniversary celebration | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic and Shadow | ||
| Sonic Rivals | |||
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic | [1] | |
| Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic and Shadow | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | A crossover with the Mario franchise | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic, Jet, and Shadow | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic and Shadow | Credited as Adam Caroleson; a Super Smash Bros. crossover | |
| Sega Superstars Tennis | A SEGA crossover; from previous records | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | ||
| Sonic Unleashed | Sonic / Super Sonic / Sonic the Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant Shadow (originally, but scrapped) |
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| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic / Excalibur Sonic, Shadow / Sir Lancelot, and Jet as Sir Lamorak | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Foot Ninja | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic, Shadow, and Jet | A crossover with the Mario franchise | |
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie | Sonic and Shadow | A SEGA crossover; archive records | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Jonathan Crane | [1] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | ||
| 2014 | Modern Combat 5: Blackout | Alex Hawk |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Behind The Voice Actors - Jason Griffith". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016. Green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits screenshots.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "After 11 Years, Sonic X Has Left The Airwaves". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-15). "Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!! 😃" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-08). "All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!! 😃" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jgriff_4real/status/904351163486752768
- ↑ "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1". Hoopla.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ World of Winx. episode 1. Netflix. Closing credits, Main voices.
- ↑ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Production I.G Reveals English Dub Casts for FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative Anime" (in en). Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-26/production-i.g-reveals-english-dub-casts-for-flcl-progressive-flcl-alternative-anime/.129547.
External links[]
- Jason Griffith at the Internet Movie Database
- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia