Jason Griffith
| Jason Griffith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jason Adam Griffith November 29, 1980 New York City, New York, United States |
| Other names |
J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | The voice of Sonic (2003–2010) |
| Notable work |
Sonic the Hedgehog as Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk One Piece (4kids dub) as Usopp, Yassop Chaotic as Tom Majors Kurokami: The Animation as Keita Ibuki Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Miyamoto Usagi Yu-Gi-Oh! GX as Atticus Rhodes |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Ryan (m. 2015)[1][2] |
Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980)[3] is an American voice actor who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic X, as well as in Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
Career
Griffith is known for voicing characters including Usopp in the 4Kids dub of One Piece, Keita Ibuki in Kurokami: The Animation,[4] 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.
Griffith was 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.[5][6][7]
Personal life
Griffith has been married to his wife Melissa Ryan since August 15, 2015.[1][2]
Filmography
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi, Additional Voices | |
| 2005–06 | Winx Club | Lord Darkar | 4Kids version |
| 2005–06 | 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 |
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis | Iron Man/Tony Stark | Motion comic |
| 2009 | Angel's Friends | Sulfus | |
| 2011–12 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki | |
| 2011–12 | Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | |
| 2011 | Shaktimaan Animated | Vehaan/Shaktimaan[3] | |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[8] |
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–06 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic/Dark Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | Credited as J. Griff |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatshua Uesugi[9] | |
| 2004 | F-Zero GP Legend | Additional Voices | |
| 2004–07 | One Piece | Usopp, Yassop | 4Kids dub |
| 2005 | Mew Mew Power | Sergio Bucksworth | Episode: "Do Mew Want To Dance" |
| 2005–08 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud | |
| 2006 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters | Additional Voices | |
| 2008 | The Machine Girl | Ryota, Additional Voices | Live action dub |
| 2008 | Freedom | Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | |
| 2010 | Slayers Revolution | Additional Voices | |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel | |
| 2010 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Additional Voices | |
| 2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Bruno/Vizor, Primo, Aporia, Additional Voices | |
| 2011–15 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Caswell Francis, Nistro | |
| 2011 | Bakuman | Hayato, Kawasaki | |
| 2013 | Zetman | Jin Kanzaki | |
| 2015–17 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog | Short |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | Mirage 1984 Leonardo | As Adam Caroleson[3] |
| 2010 | Animals United | Toto | [3] |
| 2012 | The Painting | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 009/Joe Shimamura[3] | |
| 2016 | Psychic School Wars | Saito[3] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur | |
| 2005 | One Piece: Grand Battle | Usopp | |
| 2005 | Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic | |
| 2005 | Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow, Shadow Androids, Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| 2006 | One Piece: Grand Adventure | Usopp | |
| 2006 | One Piece: Pirates' Carnival | Usopp | |
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | |
| 2006 | Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | Celebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary |
| 2006 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | Celebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary |
| 2006 | Sonic Rivals | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Celebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary |
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Sonic the Hedgehog / Darkspine Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2007 | Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic | [3] |
| 2007 | Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | |
| 2007/2008 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | A crossover with the Mario franchise |
| 2008 | Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog | Credited as Adam Caroleson; a Super Smash Bros. crossover |
| 2008 | SEGA Superstars Tennis | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | A SEGA crossover; from previous records |
| 2008 | Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | |
| 2008 | Sonic Unleashed | Sonic the Hedgehog / Super Sonic / Sonic the Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant Shadow the Hedgehog (originally, but scrapped) | |
| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic the Hedgehog / Excalibur Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog / Sir Lancelot, Jet the Hawk as Sir Lamorak | |
| 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 | A crossover with the Mario franchise |
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | |
| 2010 | Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie | Sonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow | A SEGA crossover; from previous records |
| 2012 | Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World: The Official Game | Marauder 3, Dark Elf 4, Einherjar 1 | [3] |
| 2014 | Modern Combat 5: Blackout | Alex Hawk |
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 |
References
- 1 2 "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- 1 2 "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "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.
- ↑ "Kurokami". kurokami.bandai-ent.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ↑ "After 11 Years, Sonic X Has Left The Airwaves". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ↑ "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ↑ World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
- ↑ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
External links
- Jason Griffith on IMDb
- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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