Jason Griffith
Jason Griffith (born November 29, 1980)[1] is an American voice actor, who has worked for NYAV Post, 4K Media Inc. and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the English dub of Sonic X, as well as in Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
Jason Griffith | |
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| Born | November 29, 1980 |
| Other names | J. Griff Adam Caroleson |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Melissa Ryan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Career
Griffith has voiced many characters, including 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, appeared in the 2015 kids television show Super Wings as Bello and was a promo announcer for 4Kids TV, The CW4Kids and Toonzai.
Griffith is well known as the former voice of SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog (replacing Ryan Drummond), as well as Shadow the Hedgehog (replacing David Humphrey) 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 roles as Shadow and Jet the Hawk were later passed to Kirk Thornton and Michael Yurchak, respectively.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Griffith married his wife Melissa Ryan in August 2015;[5][6] Together they have a son who was born in 2017.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Sir Aaron | |
| 2008 | Sonic: Night of the Werehog | Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog | Short |
| 2009 | Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | Marcus | |
| 2009 | Turtles Forever | 1984 Mirage Leonardo | As Adam Caroleson[1] |
| 2010 | Animals United | Toto | [1] |
| 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 | Cilan | |
| 2013 | Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | Cilan | |
| 2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | 009/Joe Shimamura[1] | |
| 2016 | Psychic School Wars | Saito[1] | |
| 2020 | Threebound | Matt Cahill |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi, Raxis, additional voices | |
| 2005–06 | Winx Club | Darkar | 4Kids version |
| 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 |
| Angel's Friends | Sulfus | ||
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis | Iron Man/Tony Stark | Motion comic |
| 2011–12 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki | |
| Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | ||
| 2011 | Shaktimaan Animated | Vehaan/Shaktimaan[1] | |
| 2013–14 | The Crumpets | Grownboy | Distribimage version[8] |
| 2013–16 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Professor Salazar | [9] |
| 2015-18 | Super Wings | Bello | |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[10] | |
| The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice | Kai | ||
| 2017 | Mazinger Z: Infinity | Mucha |
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–06 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Newscaster (ep 16), Prison Guard (ep 42) Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke (originally) | Credited as J. Griff |
| 2003-13 | Pokémon | Brawly, Cilan, Looker, Timmy Grimm, Tate, Marcus, Additional voices | |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatsuha Uesugi[11] | |
| 2004-2007 | One Piece | Usopp, Yasopp (4kids) | |
| 2005-08 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud, Harrington Rosewood, Osamu[12] | |
| 2008-11 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Bruno/Antinomy, Robert Pearson, Primo, Ghost, Taka, Shira[12] | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel Ranzaad | |
| 2010 | Bakuman | Hayato, Kawasaki | |
| 2011-15 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Nistro, Caswell Francis[12] | |
| 2015-18 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Herk, Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo, Officer 227[12] | |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Masurao[13] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur | |
| 2005 | Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow Androids, Sonic | ||
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | |
| Sonic Riders | Sonic, Jet the Hawk, Shadow | 15th Anniversary celebration | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic, Shadow | ||
| Sonic Rivals | |||
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic | [1] | |
| Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic, Shadow | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | A crossover with the Mario franchise | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic, Jet, and Shadow | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic and Shadow | Credited as Adam Caroleson; a Super Smash Bros. crossover | |
| Sega Superstars Tennis | A SEGA crossover; from previous records | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | ||
| Sonic Unleashed | Sonic / Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant Shadow (originally, but scrapped) | ||
| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic / Excalibur Sonic, Shadow / Sir Lancelot, Jet as Sir Lamorak | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Foot Ninja | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic, Shadow, Jet | A crossover with the Mario franchise | |
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie | Sonic and Shadow | A SEGA crossover; archive records | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Jonathan Crane | [1] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | ||
| 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" |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Casters | Cal | 6 episodes |
References
- "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.
- "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- "After 11 Years, Sonic X Has Left The Airwaves". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- @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.
- https://twitter.com/jgriff_4real/status/904351163486752768
- "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- "Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1". Hoopla.
- World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
- "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- "Production I.G Reveals English Dub Casts for FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
External links
- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jason Griffith at IMDb
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