Jason Griffith

Jason Griffith
Born Jason Adam Griffith
(1980-11-29) November 29, 1980
Lakeline, Ohio, United States
Other names J. Griff
Adam Caroleson
DJ Tanner
Occupation Actor, voice actor
Years active 1998–present
Known for Voice of Sonic (2003–2010)
Notable work Sonic the Hedgehog
as Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk
Chaotic
as Tom Majors
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Miyamoto Usagi
Spouse(s)
Melissa Ryan (m. 2015)
[1][2]
Children 1[3]

Jason Adam Griffith (born November 29, 1980)[4] is an American actor and 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 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 appeared in the 2015 kids television show, Super Wings, as Bello.

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 (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.[5][6][7]

Personal life

Griffith has been married to his wife Melissa Ryan since August 15, 2015;[1][2] Together they have a son, Austin Liam Griffith, who was born in August 2017.[3]

Filmography

Live-action

List of performances in live-action films and series
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Edge of SeventeenScottUncredited
2007Am I EvilGreg
2008Kill Kill Faster FasterCassiusUncredited
2009ManDateChrisShort
2011Blue BloodsSuit in Red SportscarEpisode: "Black and Blue"
2011–12CastersCalWeb series

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004–09Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesUtrom, Miyamoto Usagi, additional voices
2005–06Winx ClubLord Darkar4Kids version
G.I. Joe Sigma 6Snake EyesFlashbacks
2006–09Viva PiñataTerry Tigermisu
2006–10ChaoticTom Majors, Zhade, FrafdoCredited as Adam Caroleson
2008Three DeliveryAdditional Voices
2008–09TMNT: Back to the SewerMiyamoto Usagi
2009Astonishing X-MenElixirMotion comic
Angel's FriendsSulfus
2010Iron Man: ExtremisIron Man/Tony StarkMotion comic
2011–12GoGoRikiChikoriki
Tai Chi ChasersYanima
2011Shaktimaan AnimatedVehaan/Shaktimaan[4]
2013–14The CrumpetsGrownboyDistribimage version[8]
2013–16Alisa Knows What to Do!Professor Salazar[9]
2016World of WinxAce[10]
The Snow Queen 3: Fire and IceKai

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–06Sonic XSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic/Dark Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow
Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke (originally)		Credited as J. Griff
2004GravitationTatsuha Uesugi[11]
2005-09Yu-Gi-Oh! GXAtticus Rhodes, Nightshroud, Harrington Rosewood, Osamu[12]
2008-12Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sBruno/Antinomy, Aporia, Primo, Ghost, Taka, Shira[12]
2011-13PokemonCilan, Brawly, Additional voices
2012-15Yu-Gi-Oh! ZexalNistro, Caswell Francis[12]
2014-17Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-VReed Pepper, Iggy Arlo[12]

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video, television films and feature films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008Sonic: Night of the WerehogSonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the WerehogShort
2009Turtles ForeverMirage 1984 LeonardoAs Adam Caroleson[4]
2010Animals UnitedToto[4]
2011The PaintingAdditional Voices
2011Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and ZekromCilan
2012Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of JusticeCilan
2013Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend AwakenedCilan
2015009 Re:Cyborg009/Joe Shimamura[4]
2016Psychic School WarsSaito[4]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2004Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle NexusSlashuur
2005One Piece: Grand BattleUsopp
Sonic RushSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic
Shadow the HedgehogShadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow, Shadow Androids, Sonic the Hedgehog
2006One Piece: Grand AdventureUsopp
One Piece: Pirates' Carnival
Neverwinter Nights 2Bevil
Sonic RidersSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the HedgehogCelebrating Sonic's 15th Anniversary
Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super Shadow
Sonic RivalsSonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
2007Sonic and the Secret RingsSonic the Hedgehog / Darkspine Sonic, Shadow the HedgehogCredited as Adam Caroleson
Sonic Rush AdventureSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic[4]
Sonic Rivals 2Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
2007/2008Mario & Sonic at the Olympic GamesA crossover with the Mario franchise
2008Sonic Riders: Zero GravitySonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the HedgehogCredited as Adam Caroleson
Super Smash Bros. BrawlSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the HedgehogCredited as Adam Caroleson; a Super Smash Bros. crossover
Sega Superstars TennisSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super ShadowA SEGA crossover; from previous records
Alone in the DarkHammet, Jack the Watchman
Sonic UnleashedSonic the Hedgehog / Super Sonic / Sonic the Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant
Shadow the Hedgehog (originally, but scrapped)
2009Sonic and the Black KnightSonic the Hedgehog / Excalibur Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog / Sir Lancelot, Jet the Hawk as Sir Lamorak
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-UpFoot Ninja
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter GamesSonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the HawkA crossover with the Mario franchise
2010Shira Oka: Second ChancesSakuragi Hiroshi
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-KazooieSonic the Hedgehog/Super Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog/Super ShadowA SEGA crossover; from previous records
2012Batman: The Dark Knight RisesJonathan Crane[4]
Modern Combat 4: Zero HourSGS Soldier
2013Thor: The Dark WorldMarauder 3, Dark Elf 4, Einherjar 1[4]
2014Modern Combat 5: BlackoutAlex Hawk

References

  1. 1 2 @RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-15). "Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!! 😃" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
  2. 1 2 @RYANtheDRUMMOND (2015-08-08). "All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!! 😃" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
  3. 1 2 https://twitter.com/jgriff_4real/status/904351163486752768
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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.
  5. ↑ "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  6. ↑ "After 11 Years, Sonic X Has Left The Airwaves". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  7. ↑ "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  8. ↑ "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1". Hoopla.
  10. ↑ World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
  11. ↑ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
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