Jason Adam Griffith is an American actor. Best known for his voice acting work, he portrayed Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog for the 4Kids Entertainment English dub of the anime Sonic X, and reprised of both roles for Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
Jason Griffith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Adam Griffith[1] Lakeline, Ohio, U.S.[2] |
| Other names | J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner Jasey G |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse |
Melissa Ryan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
His other voice roles for 4Kids Entertainment include Usopp in One Piece, and Brawly in Pokémon, among others. He parted ways with the company in 2010 and has since done voice work for NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video.[3]
Early life
editJason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio.[2] He graduated from the North High School in Eastlake, Ohio in 1999.[2]
Career
editGriffith began his acting career in 1997, at seventeen years old.[3] He made his feature film debut in the romantic comedy-drama film, Edge of Seventeen in an uncredited role as Scott. He also had an uncredited role as Cassius in the 2008 thriller film, Kill Kill Faster Faster. In television, he appeared in an episode of Blue Bloods as a man wearing a suit inside a red sportscar.[citation needed]
In 2003, Griffith began extensive work as a voice actor. He served as in-house voice talent for the children's television block 4Kids TV, which led him to voice many characters in various animated media including Tom Majors in Chaotic and Miyamoto Usagi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He was also an occasional promotional announcer for the block, as well as for The CW4Kids and Toonzai. He also provided the voice of Bongo the Monkey in commercial advertising for Danimals.[citation needed]
Through his voice work as the titular character for the 4Kids English dub of Sonic X, Griffith was brought on by Sega to portray Sonic the Hedgehog (replacing Ryan Drummond), Shadow the Hedgehog (replacing David Humphrey), and Jet the Hawk in the mainline video games for the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The role began with 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog and ended with 2010's Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, until role was thereafter succeeded by Roger Craig Smith in 2010. During this time, he was often credited as "Adam Caroleson". In addition, his role as Shadow was passed to Kirk Thornton, while his role as Jet was passed to Michael Yurchak.[4][3] After he was replaced, he continued to voice Sonic in 4Kids promotions until 2014, when the program came to an end.[citation needed]
From 2011 to 2012, he starred in the web comedy series Casters as Cal. In 2015, he starred in the English dub of the animated children's series Super Wings.[5]
Personal life
editGriffith married Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015.[6][7] They have two sons.[8][9]
Filmography
editLive-action
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Edge of Seventeen | Scott | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Am I Evil | Greg | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Cassius | Uncredited |
| The Machine Girl | Ryota, Additional voices | English dub | |
| 2009 | ManDate | Chris | Short |
| 2013 | The Penny Dreadful Picture Show | Clive | |
| 2016 | Monsterland | Doctor | Segment: "The Grey Matter" |
| C Street | Congressman Wood | ||
| 2017 | Hold on Loosely | Ronnie | Short |
| 2018 | Yucatán | Additional voices | English dub |
| 2019 | Threebound | Matt Cahill | Also producer |
| Mr. Styx and Me | Teo | Short | |
| 2020 | Psycho Sally | Manny | Short |
| 2021 | Andromeda | Griffin | Short |
| 2022 | Lift | Edward | Short |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Suit in Red Sportscar | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 2020 | The Last Word | Konstantin Nowak (voice) | English version 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Orville | Krill Soldier | Episode #3.10 |
| 2023 | Chronicles of Jessica Wu | Officer Miller | Episode: "Wanna get away?" |
Voice roles
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Sir Aaron | |
| 2008 | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog | Short |
| 2009 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Marcus | |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | 1984 Mirage Leonardo | As Adam Caroleson[10] |
| 2010 | Animals United | Toto | [10] |
| 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 | ||
| 2013 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | ||
| 2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 009/Joe Shimamura | [10] |
| 2016 | Psychic School Wars | Saito | [10] |
| 2017 | The Guardian Brothers | Chet Spiritman | |
| GadgetGang in Outer Space | Robots | ||
| Lu over the Wall | Additional voices | ||
| 2018 | The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice | Kai, Admiral, Additional voices | |
| Pixi Saves Christmas | Melchior, Elfreud, Anelfmari | ||
| 2019 | UglyDolls | Additional voices | |
| Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings | Benny | ||
| Mazinger Z: Infinity | Mucha | ||
| 2021 | Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal | Skinny, Additional voices | |
| Vivo | Additional voices | ||
| Night of the Animated Dead | Scientist #2, Police Officer | ||
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Additional voices |
Anime
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Newscaster (ep 16), Prison Guard (ep 42) | 76 episodes Credited as J. Griff |
| 2003–present | Pokémon | Brawly, Cilan, Looker, Timmy Grimm, Tate, Marcus, Additional voices | 207 episodes |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatsuha Uesugi | [11] |
| 2004–2007 | One Piece | Usopp, Yasopp | 95 episodes 4Kids version |
| 2005 | MÄR | Monkey #3 | Episode: "Babbo: The Legendary ÄRM!" |
| G.I. Joe Sigma 6 | Snake Eyes | Flashbacks, 4Kids version | |
| 2005–2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud, Harrington Rosewood, Osamu | 22 episodes |
| 2008–2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Primo, Ghost, Taka, Shira, Robert Pearson | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | 23 episodes |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel Ranzaad | |
| 2010 | Bakuman | Hayato, Kawasaki | 13 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Nistro, Caswell Francis | 46 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Herk, Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo, Officer 227 | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Masurao | 5 episodes[12] |
| 2022 | Romantic Killer | Kazuki Tsukasa | [13] |
| 2023 | Vinland Saga | Snake, Berge | Netflix dub[14] |
Animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Mission Odyssey | Zephyr | |
| 2004–2023 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki (Yoshik/Ежик) | 4Kids dub |
| 2004–2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi, Raxis, additional voices | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Winx Club | Darkar | 23 episodes 4Kids version |
| 2006–2009 | Viva Piñata | Terry Tigermisu | |
| 2006–2010 | Chaotic | Tom Majors, Zhade, Frafdo | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Three Delivery | Additional voices | |
| 2008–2009 | TMNT: Back to the Sewer | Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2009 | Astonishing X-Men | Elixir | Motion comic |
| Angel's Friends | Sulfus | Episode: "Volare con le proprie ali" | |
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis | Iron Man/Tony Stark | Motion comic |
| 2004–2006 | Blue's Room | The Small Green Thing | |
| Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | ||
| 2011 | Shaktimaan: The Animated Series | Vehaan Arya / Shaktimaan[10] | |
| 2011 | Virus Attack | ||
| 2013–2014 | The Crumpets | Grownboy | Distribimage version[15] |
| 2013–2016 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Professor Salazar | [16] |
| 2014-2015 | Super 4 | Additional voices | |
| 2015, 2017 | Super Wings | Bello | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[17] | |
| Lastman | 4 episodes | ||
| 2017 | Tip the Mouse | Snail #2 | |
| 2018–2019 | Space Chickens in Space | Chuck |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur, Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2005 | Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog | [10] |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow Androids, Sonic the Hedgehog | ||
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | |
| Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | [18] | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | [10] | |
| Sonic Rivals | |||
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic the Hedgehog | [10] | |
| Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | |||
| 2008 | Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Sega Superstars Tennis | Archive footage | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | PC and 7th-gen versions only | |
| Sonic Unleashed | Sonic the Hedgehog / Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant | ||
| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Foot Ninja | ||
| Reservoir Dogs 2 | Mr. Red | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | ||
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | [19] |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Archive footage | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Jonathan Crane | [10] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | ||
| 2013 | Gangstar Vegas | Cop 3, Radio Ads, Additional voices | Jason Adam Griffith |
| 2014 | Modern Combat 5: Blackout | Alex Hawk | |
| Dungeon Hunter 5 | Malcor | ||
| Asphalt Overdrive | Cop | ||
| 2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Primo | |
| White Day: A Labyrinth Named School | Music Teacher, Bong-gu | ||
| 2018 | Pathfinder: Kingmaker | Baron | |
| 2019–present | Sonic P-06 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Unity fan-game; archive footage |
| 2021 | The Artful Escape | Caretaker, Gnarl Sagan, Record Store Clerk | |
| 2022 | Elex II | Falk | |
| Neon White | Additional voices | [20] | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Additional voices | ||
| 2023 | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | Yuan Shao | English version |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Casters | Cal | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Kappa Crypto | Mr. Salazar | 8 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Sonic and Tails R | Shadow the Hedgehog | 2 episodes YouTube audio drama series |
References
edit- ^ "Jason Griffith on IMDbpro".
- ^ a b c "Jason Griffith on Facebook". Facebook.
- ^ a b c "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ "How the Sonic X Anime Got the Video Game Actors Fired". 17 November 2022.
- ^ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-15). "Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
- ^ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-08). "All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
- ^ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (September 3, 2017). "https://t.co/DlIj4PWRVN" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (March 3, 2021). "Our Julian. https://t.co/lmmr3GksOb" (Tweet) (in French). Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jason Griffith (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ "Production I.G Reveals English Dub Casts for FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- ^ "Romantic Killer (ONA) - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Snake". Vinland Saga Season 2. Episode 3. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
- ^ "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1". Hoopla.
- ^ World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
- ^ "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Okashi Studios. Shira Oka: Second Chances. Okashi Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 4:09 in, Voice Casting by NYAV Post. Credited as Jason Griff.
- ^ "Neon White (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
External links
edit- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jason Griffith at IMDb