Jason Griffith
For the Barbadian volleyball player, see Jason Griffith (volleyball).
| Jason Griffith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jason Adam Griffith November 29, 1980 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Other names |
J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner |
| Occupation | Voice actor, actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | Voice of Sonic and Shadow |
| Notable work |
One Piece (4kids dub) as Usopp, Yassop Pokémon as Cilan Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk Chaotic as Tom Majors Kurokami: The Animation as Keita Ibuki Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Miyamoto Usagi |
Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980)[1] is an American actor, who specializes in voice acting. He has worked on several animated TV series, notably those of 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, Headline Studios, and DuArt Film and Video.
Career
Griffith is known for voicing characters including Usopp in the 4Kids dub of One Piece, Cilan, Ash's former traveling companion and first Unova Gym Leader in Pokémon, Keita Ibuki in Kurokami: The Animation,[2] 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.[3]
Griffith is also 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, as well as Shadow the Hedgehog 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 role as Shadow was later passed to Kirk Thornton and his role as Jet the Hawk was passed to Michael Yurchak.[4]
Personal life
He is good friends with Ryan Drummond, who previously voiced Sonic the Hedgehog before Griffith.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Edge of Seventeen | Scott | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Sir Aaron | |
| 2007 | Am I Evil | Greg | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Cassius | Uncredited |
| 2008 | The Machine Girl | Ryota Additional voices | Live action dub |
| 2008 | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog/Sonic the Werehog | Short |
| 2009 | ManDate | Chris | Short |
| 2009 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Marcus | |
| 2010 | Animals United | The Chimpanzee 'Toto' | |
| 2011 | Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | Cilan | |
| 2011 | The Painting | Additional voices | |
| 2012 | Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | Cilan | |
| 2012/2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 009/Joe Shimamura | English dubbed |
| 2013 | Pokémon: Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade | Scraggy | Short |
| 2013 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | Cilan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–13 | Pokémon | Cilan Servine Brawly Looker Additional voices | |
| 2003–06 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic/Dark Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow Christopher Thorndyke (originally) | Credited as J. Griff |
| 2004–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom Miyamoto Usagi Additional voices | |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatshua Uesugi[5] | |
| 2004 | F-Zero GP Legend | Additional voices | |
| 2004–07 | One Piece | Usopp Yassop | 4Kids dub |
| 2005 | Mew Mew Power | Sergio bucksworth | Epiosde: Do Mew Want To Dance |
| 2005–06 | Winx Club | Lord Darkar | |
| 2005–07 | G.I. Joe Sigma Six | Snake Eyes (flashbacks) | |
| 2005–08 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes Harrington Rosewood Nightshroud | |
| 2006 | Pokémon Chronicles | Gilbert | |
| 2006 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters | Additional voices | |
| 2006–09 | Viva Pinata | Terry Tigermisu | |
| 2006–10 | Chaotic | Tom Majors Zhade Frafdo | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Three Delivery | Additional voices | |
| 2008–09 | TMNT: Back to the Sewers | Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | Mirage Leonardo Additional voices | TV movie Voice |
| 2010 | Slayers Revolution | Additional voices | |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel | Episodes: "TOWN SCAPE because it's a thing made by people", "UNCOVER, the darkness unveiled!" |
| 2010 | Angel's Friends | Sulfus | |
| 2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Additional voices Bruno/Vizor Primo Aporia | |
| 2011–12 | Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | |
| 2011–12 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki | |
| 2011–14 | Pokémon: Black & White | Cilan | |
| 2011–15 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal I & II | Caswell Francis Nistro | English dub |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Suit in Red Sportscar | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 2011 | Bakuman | Hayato Kawasaki | English dub |
| 2013 | Zetman | Jin Kanzaki | English dub |
| 2015 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Reed Pepper Iggy Arlo | English dub |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/2005 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur | |
| 2005 | One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush | Usopp | English version |
| 2005 | Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic | English version |
| 2005 | Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow Sonic the Hedgehog | English version |
| 2006 | One Piece: Grand Adventure | Usopp | English version |
| 2006 | One Piece: Pirates' Carnival | Usopp | English version |
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | |
| 2006 | Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic Jet the Hawk Shadow the Hedgehog | English version Celebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary |
| 2006 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | English version Celebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary |
| 2006 | Sonic Rivals | Sonic the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog | English version Celebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary |
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Sonic the Hedgehog/Darkspine Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog | English version Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2007 | Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic | English version |
| 2007 | Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog | English version |
| 2007/2008 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Sonic the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog | English version |
| 2008 | Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic Jet the Hawk Shadow the Hedgehog | English version Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog | English version Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | SEGA Superstars Tennis | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | English version |
| 2008 | Alone in the Dark | Hammet Jack the Watchman | |
| 2008 | Sonic Unleashed | Sonic the Hedgehog (Daytime)/Sonic the Werehog (Nighttime)/Super Sonic Professor Pickle's Assistant | English version |
| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic the Hedgehog/Excalibur Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog/Sir Lancelot Jet the Hawk as Sir Lamorak | English version |
| 2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Smash Up | Foot Ninja | |
| 2009 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog Jet the Hawk | English version |
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | |
| 2010 | Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | English version |
| 2012 | PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond | Scraggy Sawsbuck Bisharp Ferroseed | English version |
Other
- Astonishing X-Men (motion comic) - Elixir
- Iron Man: Extremis (motion comic) - Iron Man/Tony Stark
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Additional voices
- Freedom - Additional voices
- The Dark Night Rises: The Mobile Game - Jack Crane
- Casters (web series) - Cal
References
- ↑ "Jason Griffith - Sonic Retro". Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ↑ "Kurokami". kurokami.bandai-ent.com. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- 1 2 "Behind The Voice Actors - Jason Griffith". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ↑ "Michael Yurchak - Sonic Retro". Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
External links
- Jason Griffith at the Internet Movie Database
- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
| Preceded by Ryan Drummond |
English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (video games) 2005-2010 |
Succeeded by Roger Craig Smith |
| Preceded by Jaleel White Samuel Vincent (singing) |
English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (broadcast TV series) 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Roger Craig Smith |
| Preceded by Martin Burke |
English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (anime) 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by TBA |
| Preceded by David Humphrey |
English voice of Shadow the Hedgehog (video games) 2005-2010 |
Succeeded by Kirk Thornton |
| Preceded by none |
English voice of Jet the Hawk (video games) 2006-2009 |
Succeeded by Michael Yurchak |
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