J. Grant Albrecht

J. Grant Albrecht
Born John Grant Albrecht
(1966-05-22) May 22, 1966[1][2]
California, United States
Other names Grant J. Albrecht
Grant Albrecht
Alma mater Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation Actor, voice actor, speech writer, presentation coach, motivational speaker

John Grant Albrecht (born May 22, 1966), better known as J. Grant Albrecht, is an American actor and voice actor. He has had guest appearances and minor roles in film, television, and broadway.[3] He has also provided the voice for some Epson, CNN, Lexus, Lego, Havoline, Buick, and Wal-Mart advertisements, as well as voice roles in animation, anime voice overs, and video games. Some of his other occupations include speechwriting, presentation coaching, and motivational speaking.[4]

Career

Acting

In film, he played a role in the 1991 horror film Voodoo Dawn, he also played minor roles as a desk sergeant in the 2003 film S.W.A.T. and as Jacques Chirac in the 2008 biographical film W. both uncredited. In television, he made a guest appearance as Boyd in a 1993 episode of Law & Order and since then he has made guest appearances in television series such as Walker, Texas Ranger, Touched by an Angel, Any Day Now, Just Shoot Me!, Malcolm in the Middle, The Guardian, ER, Brothers & Sisters, Criminal Minds, In Plain Sight, Rizzoli & Isles, and Notorious. In broadway he performed at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City in a 1988 play of The Devil's Disciple that was directed by Stephen Porter, he also performed at the same theater in a 1994 play of The Shadow Box that was directed by Jack Hofsiss.[5]

Voice acting

In film, he has done additional voices in The Jungle Book 2 that were uncredited, and an anime english voice over role for Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, along with minor voice roles in Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry, the direct-to-video film Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic, as well as the 2006 animated film Happy Feet. In television, he has done voice roles in children's animated television series such as Oswald, Justice League, All Grown Up!, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Higglytown Heroes, as well an anime english voice over role in Yukikaze and a voice role in the TV movie Hellboy: Blood and Iron. In Video Games, he has done several additional voices, minor voice roles, and lead voice roles and he is perhaps most notable for providing the voice for Cryptosporidium-Crypto along with G-Man 1, Urban Crazy, and Jack Trippleson in Destroy All Humans!, Destroy All Humans! 2, and Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon in the Destroy All Humans video game franchise.

Education

Albrecht is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in the acting conservatory.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1991 Voodoo Dawn Role
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie English voice over role
2003 The Jungle Book 2 Additional Voices Uncredited
2003 S.W.A.T. Desk Sergeant Uncredited
2005 Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry Clown-O/Security Guard (voice) Direct-to-video
2006 Happy Feet Voice role
2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron Oliver Trombolt/Additional Voices TV Movie
2008 W. Jacques Chirac Uncredited
2010 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Ciacco/Farinata Uberti (voice) Direct-to-video

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Law & Order Boyd 1 episode
1999-2000 Walker, Texas Ranger Dan Johnson 2 episodes
2000 Black Jack (TV Mini-Series) Captain (voice) English voice over role, Uncredited
2001 Ferret and Parrot Parrot/Phone Operator (voice) TV Short
2001 Touched by an Angel Walter Harlow 1 episode
2001 Any Day Now Role 2-part episodes
2001 Just Shoot Me! Evan Garrison 1 episode
2001-2003 Oswald Leo/Customer # 2/Bus Driver/Gingerbread Man # 1/Stagehand (voice) 22 episodes
2002 Malcolm in the Middle Tough Guy 1 episode
2002 .hack//Liminality Vol. 1: In the Case of Mai Minase Additional English voice over roles Video short
2002 Yukikaze Yazawa (voice) English voice over role
2002 Justice League General Hoffman (voice) 3 episodes
2002-2004 The Guardian Mr Greene/Attorney 4 episodes
2004-2005 CSI: NY Dr. Leonard Giles 5 episodes
2005 All Grown Up! Red/Rustler # 1 (voice) 2-part episodes
2005 The Waiting Room Role Video short
2005-2007 My Life as a Teenage Robot Dr. Locus/Guy # 1/Worker # 2 (voice) 2 episodes
2006-2007 ER Ronny Faneca/ICU Attending 2 episodes
2007 Higglytown Heroes Locksmith Hero (voice) 1 episode
2010 Brothers & Sisters Joe Corvus 2 episodes
2010 Criminal Minds Gregory Wilson 1 episode
2010-2012 In Plain Sight A.U.S.A. Tippy Boswell 3 episodes
2012 Rizzoli & Isles Dr. James Bacal 1 episode
2016 Notorious Donnie 1 episode

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1988 The Devil's Disciple Soldier, Christie and Sergeant (Understudy) Broadway play (Circle in the Street Theatre)
1994 The Shawdow Box Mark and Brian (Understudy) Broadway play (Circle in the Street Theatre)

Video games

Year Title Role Info
2000 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Night Hawk / Soviet vehicle
2001 Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge Voice role Expansion
2002 Emperor: Battle for Dune Unit Response Voice
2002 James Bond 007: Nightfire Power Plant Guards
2003 Lionheart Voice role
2003 Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader Voice role
2003 Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Prince John
2003 Call of Duty Additional Voices
2003 Spawn: Armageddon Reaver
2004 Onimusha Blade Warriors Magoichi Saiga
2004 The Punisher Crack Dealer/Chop Shop Worker/Yakuza
2004 Doom 3 Video Logs/Additional Voices
2004 Call of Duty: United Offensive Russian Narrator/Additional Voices Expansion
2004 Shark Tale Additional Tenant Fish
2004 EverQuest II Garvin Tralk/Khalil'Mun/Gavin Ironforge
2004 Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Kilpatrick/Grout/Dema
2004 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The End
2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth Additional Voices
2005 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Video Logs
2005 Destroy All Humans! Cryptosporidium-Crypto/G-Man 1/Urban Crazy
2005 Gun Federal Marshall/Deputy Bob the Blade
2005 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence The End
2005 Metal Gear Acid 2 The End Archive Footage
2006 Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams Additional Voices
2006 Star Wars: Empire at War Imperial Officer 1/Rebel Field Commander
2006 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Additional Voices
2006 Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror Additional Voices
2006 The Ant Bully Stan Beals/Generic Ant
2006 Company of Heroes Voice role
2006 Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? Earl/Old Man Wiggins/Demon Shark
2006 Destroy All Humans! 2 Crypto
2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect Voice role
2006 Happy Feet Eggbert the Elder
2006 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king Additional Voices Expansion
2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional Voices
2007 Conan Additional Voices
2007 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars GDF Player/Additional VO
2007 Bee Movie Game Voice role
2007 No More Heroes Death Metal/Count Townsend
2008 Kung Fu Panda Voice role
2008 Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts Voice role
2008 Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon Cryptosporidium-Crypto/Jack Trippleson
2008 Prince of Persia The Warrior
2009 Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor Heimchlar/Hotchkiss/Panther
2009 Brütal Legend Roadies
2009 Bayonetta Balder/Additional Voice
2011 Rage Voice role
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional Voices
2014 Bayonetta 2 Old Balder/Justitia/Additional Voices
2016 World of Warcraft: Legion Voice role WoW Expansion

References

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