| Jason Marsden | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Christopher Marsden January 3, 1975 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Voice actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Christy Marsden (2004–present) |
Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American screen and voice actor who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.
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Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Marsden's mother, Linda Marsden, is a former fashion model, and his father, Myles Marsden, is a former Premier danseur of the Yugoslav National Ballet and Founder of the first regional ballet company in New England called State Ballet of Rhode Island.[1] Jason and his parents moved from Rhode Island to Fullerton, California in August 1985 when he was 10, where he attended Laguna Road Elementary School while pursuing his acting career.
Marsden was discovered by producer Bud Barth of Del Mar Media Arts. Marsden booked his first major role, a movie called Robot Jox. He played Alan Quartermaine, Jr., in the American soap opera General Hospital. He continued this role for two years, while still attending elementary school. This was followed soon afterwards by the role of Eddie Munster in the TV series remake of The Munsters titled The Munsters Today. At the same time, he also had his first voice acting role in a cartoon, that of Cavin in the Disney cartoon TV series Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, as well as being the young announcer of the (new) Mickey Mouse Club and other Disney informercials.
Marsden continued his career with many guest star appearances on prime time sitcoms. In 1992, he landed the role of Dash X in Eerie, Indiana.
Marsden's next roles included voice-acting for Goofy's son Max Goof in the animated film A Goofy Movie (1995) and a role in White Squall (1996).
Some other roles were that of Rich Halke (J.T's best friend) in Step by Step, which was from 1995 until the show's cancellation in 1998; and Nelson Burkhard (D.J.'s rich boyfriend) in Full House. In Boy Meets World he played a character who was the best friend of Eric Matthews.
Since Step by Step, Marsden has provided voices for numerous animated television shows and computer games, appeared in a direct-to-video film, been the voice of adult Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and narrated a lot of special features on the Lion King Special edition DVD, the voice of Haku in the American dub of Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (more commonly known as Spirited Away) (2001). He has also provided the voice of Richie Foley/Gear in the television series Static Shock. He played the young Burt Ward/Robin in the 2002 television movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt. In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, he voiced several characters, most notably Lilarcor the talking sword, and the druid Cernd.
His first foray into directing was an episode of the Nickelodeon series The Journey of Allen Strange (1997). He also directed, wrote, produced, and edited The Greatest Short Film Ever!!! in 2004.
He has done voiceover work on the various DC Warner Bros. animated series such as Superman: The Animated Series. Justice League, Static Shock, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, Loonatics Unleashed, and The Batman.
He also voiced for Tak in the game Tak and the Power of Juju along with Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams and Tak: The Great Juju Challenge.
From late summer 2004 to early spring 2007, Marsden was the head announcer for Toon Disney (excluding Jetix), but he also serves as a part-time announcer for Disney Channel. He appeared in the film Fun with Dick and Jane as the cashier at the gas station, and is cast as Tasslehoff Burrfoot in the movie Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight.[2]
In Garfield Show and Sequel movies he voiced Nermal the world's cutest kitten and is Garfield's archenemy.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–1988 | General Hospital | Alan "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. #3 | |
| 1988–1991 | The Munsters Today | Edward Wolfgang "Eddie" Munster | |
| 1988–1990 | The Gummi Bears | Cavin #4 (Season 4 to beginning of Season 6) | voice |
| 1990 | Peter Pan and the Pirates | Peter | |
| Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Michael | ||
| Robot Jox | Tommy | ||
| Almost an Angel | Boy #2 | ||
| 1992 | Eerie, Indiana | Dash X | |
| Mr. Saturday Night | Buddy, age 15 | ||
| 1993 | Almost Home | Gregory Morgan | |
| The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show | Shnookums | voice | |
| Hocus Pocus | Voice of Thackery Binx | ||
| 1994 | Tom | Mike Graham | |
| 1994–1995 | Full House | Nelson Burkhard | |
| Boy Meets World | Himself | fictional character | |
| 1995–1998 | Step by Step | Rich Halke | |
| 1995 | Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare | Billy Dooley | |
| A Goofy Movie | Max Goof | voice | |
| 1996 | White Squall | Shay Jennings, First Albatross Mate | |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Teenage Clark Kent | voice | |
| 1996–1997 | Jungle Cubs | Shere Khan the Tiger/Prince Louie the Ape #1 | |
| 1997 | Extreme Ghostbusters | Garrett Miller | |
| Trojan War | Josh | ||
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Adult Kovu | voice |
| Fallout 2 | Myron | voice | |
| 1999 | Xyber 9: New Dawn | Jack | |
| Tarzan | Additional Voices | voice | |
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Max Goof | |
| 2000–2004 | The Weekenders | Tino Tonitini | |
| Static Shock | Richie Foley/Gear | ||
| 2001 | Spirited Away | Haku | voice (English version) |
| How to Make a Monster | Bug | ||
| 2001–2002 | Disney's House of Mouse | Max Goof | voice |
| Invader Zim | Torque Smakey, Recurring voices | ||
| 2001–2003 | The Legend Of Tarzan | Mungo | |
| 2001–2004 | Justice League | Snapper Carr | voice recurring |
| 2002 | Will & Grace | Kim | ep: It's The Gay Pumpkin, Charlie Brown |
| The Boy Who Cried Alien | Principal | ||
| Even Stevens | Norman Squirelli | ||
| 2002–2005 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | Prima Donna Hodges (speaking vocals), Additional voices | |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Felix Renton | |
| 2003 | Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt | Young Burt Ward/Robin | |
| Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy | Rosh Penin | voice | |
| Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Dustil Onasi, Brejik | voice | |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Jumby (Experiment 622) | voice | |
| The Fairly OddParents | Chester McBadbat #2/Imaginary Gary/Dash Baxter (cameo; character from Danny Phantom) | voice | |
| Totally Spies | Ian | voice | |
| 2004 | Tales of a Fly on the Wall | Kip | |
| Felix the Cat Saves Christmas | voice | ||
| Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Max Goof | ||
| The Batman | Firefly | ||
| 2004–2006 | Xiaolin Showdown | Chase Young | |
| A.T.O.M. | Master Guan | ||
| W.I.T.C.H. | Matt Olsen/Shagon | voice recurring voice |
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| Loonatics Unleashed | Danger Duck | voice | |
| 2005 | Nice Guys | Wendell | |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | Convenience Store Clerk | ||
| 2006 | Teen Titans | Red Star, Billy Numerous | voice |
| 2007 | Garfield Gets Real | Nermal | |
| Afro Samurai | Sasuke | voice (Episode 2) | |
| Power Rangers: Super Legends | Flareon (Lost Galaxy) | Video Game (voice) | |
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Camila Flores/Red Vaquero, Kali J.Wolf/La Gris Loba, Carlos Suarez | voice | |
| 2008 | Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | Tasslehoff Burrfoot | |
| The Garfield Show | Nermal | ||
| Batman: Gotham Knight | Cop/Doctor/Youth 2/Thomas Wayne/Doctor | voice direct-to-video |
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| 2009 | Pilar the Black Bandita | Pilar Fernandez/Black Bandita | voice |
| Locker 13 | Edgar | actor / director | |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Speedy, Paco | voice | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | Pater | |
| Generator Rex | Sqwydd | ||
| Fallout: New Vegas | Craig Boone | ||
| G.I. Joe: Renegades | Duke | ||
| The Super Hero Squad Show | Nova | ||
| MAD | Ty Pennington, Freddie Benson, Edward Cullen, Zeke, Jacob Black, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Joe Lamb, Phil Coulson, Lolcat | ||
| 2011 | Skyrim | Sven, Gwilin, Eltrys, Onmund, Erik, Additional Voices | |
| Jurassic Park: The Game | Billy Yoder | ||
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Noel Kreiss |