Jason Adam Griffith[3] is an American actor from Lakeline, Ohio. He is best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the English dub of the anime Sonic X, and reprised both roles for Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010. He was cast in the former role by children's programming block and licensing company 4Kids Entertainment, for which he has also voiced Usopp in One Piece and Brawly in Pokemon, among others. He parted ways with the company in 2010 and has since done voice work for NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video.[4]
Jason Griffith | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jason Adam Griffith[1] Lakeline, Ohio, U.S.[2] |
| Other names | J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Melissa Ryan (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Jason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio.[2] He graduated from the North High School in Eastlake, Ohio in 1999.[2]
Career
Griffith began his acting career in 1997, at seventeen years old.[4] He made his feature film debut in the romantic comedy-drama film, Edge of Seventeen in an uncredited role as Scott. He also had an uncredited role as Cassius in the 2008 thriller film, Kill Kill Faster Faster. In television, he appeared in an episode of Blue Bloods as a man wearing a suit inside a red sportscar.
In 2003, Griffith began extensive work as a voice actor. He served as in-house voice talent for the children's television block 4Kids TV, which led him to voice many characters in various animated media including Tom Majors in Chaotic and Miyamoto Usagi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He was also an occasional promotional announcer for the block, as well as for The CW4Kids and Toonzai. He also provided the voice of Bongo the Monkey in commercial advertising for Danimals.
Through his voice work as the titular character for the 4Kids English dub of Sonic X, Griffith was brought on by Sega to portray Sonic the Hedgehog (replacing Ryan Drummond), Shadow the Hedgehog (replacing David Humphrey), and Jet the Hawk in the mainline video games for the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The role began with 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog and ended with 2010's Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, until role was thereafter succeeded by Roger Craig Smith in 2010. During this time, he was often credited as "Adam Caroleson". In addition, his role as Shadow was passed to Kirk Thornton, while his role as Jet was passed to Michael Yurchak.[5][4] After he was replaced, he continued to voice Sonic in 4Kids promotions until 2014, when the program came to an end.
From 2011 to 2012, he starred in the web comedy series Casters as Cal. In 2015, he starred in the English dub of the animated children's series Super Wings.[6]
Personal life
Griffith married Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015.[7][8] They have two sons.[9][10]
Filmography
Live-action
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Edge of Seventeen | Scott | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Am I Evil | Greg | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Cassius | Uncredited |
| The Machine Girl | Ryota, Additional voices | English dub | |
| 2009 | ManDate | Chris | Short |
| 2013 | The Penny Dreadful Picture Show | Clive | |
| 2016 | Monsterland | Doctor | Segment: "The Grey Matter" |
| C Street | Congressman Wood | ||
| 2017 | Hold on Loosely | Ronnie | Short |
| 2018 | Yucatán | Additional voices | English dub |
| 2019 | Threebound | Matt Cahill | Also producer |
| Mr. Styx and Me | Teo | Short | |
| 2020 | Psycho Sally | Manny | Short |
| 2021 | Andromeda | Griffin | Short |
| 2022 | Lift | Edward | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Suit in Red Sportscar | Episode: "Black and Blue" |
| 2020 | The Last Word | Konstantin Nowak (voice) | English version 5 episodes |
| 2022 | The Orville | Krill Soldier | Episode #3.10 |
| 2023 | Chronicles of Jessica Wu | Officer Miller | Episode: "Wanna get away?" |
Voice roles
Film
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Newscaster (ep 16), Prison Guard (ep 42) | 76 episodes Credited as J. Griff |
| 2003–present | Pokémon | Brawly, Cilan, Looker, Timmy Grimm, Tate, Marcus, Additional voices | 207 episodes |
| 2004 | Gravitation | Tatsuha Uesugi | [12] |
| 2004–2007 | One Piece | Usopp, Yasopp | 95 episodes 4Kids version |
| 2005 | MÄR | Monkey #3 | Episode: "Babbo: The Legendary ÄRM!" |
| G.I. Joe Sigma 6 | Snake Eyes | Flashbacks, 4Kids version | |
| 2005–2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud, Harrington Rosewood, Osamu | 22 episodes |
| 2008–2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Primo, Ghost, Taka, Shira, Robert Pearson | |
| 2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Keita Ibuki | 23 episodes |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel Ranzaad | |
| 2010 | Bakuman | Hayato, Kawasaki | 13 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Nistro, Caswell Francis | 46 episodes |
| 2015-2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V | Herk, Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo, Officer 227 | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Masurao | 5 episodes[13] |
| 2022 | Romantic Killer | Kazuki Tsukasa | [14] |
| 2023–present | Vinland Saga | Snake | Season 2 Netflix dub[15] |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Mission Odyssey | Zephyr | |
| 2004–2023 | GoGoRiki | Chikoriki (Yoshik/Ежик) | 4Kids dub |
| 2004–2009 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi, Raxis, additional voices | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Winx Club | Darkar | 23 episodes 4Kids version |
| 2006–2009 | Viva Piñata | Terry Tigermisu | |
| 2006–2010 | Chaotic | Tom Majors, Zhade, Frafdo | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2008 | Three Delivery | Additional voices | |
| 2008–2009 | TMNT: Back to the Sewer | Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2009 | Astonishing X-Men | Elixir | Motion comic |
| Angel's Friends | Sulfus | Episode: "Volare con le proprie ali" | |
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis | Iron Man/Tony Stark | Motion comic |
| 2004–2006 | Blue's Room | The Small Green Thing | |
| Tai Chi Chasers | Yanima | ||
| 2011 | Shaktimaan: The Animated Series | Vehaan Arya / Shaktimaan[11] | |
| 2011 | Virus Attack | ||
| 2013–2014 | The Crumpets | Grownboy | Distribimage version[16] |
| 2013–2016 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Professor Salazar | [17] |
| 2014-2015 | Super 4 | Additional voices | |
| 2015, 2017 | Super Wings | Bello | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[18] | |
| Lastman | 4 episodes | ||
| 2017 | Tip the Mouse | Snail #2 | |
| 2018–2019 | Space Chickens in Space | Chuck |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lord Krawsferatu | Teslo the Zombie Lord | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur, Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2005 | Sonic Rush | Sonic the Hedgehog | [11] |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow Androids, Sonic the Hedgehog | ||
| 2006 | Neverwinter Nights 2 | Bevil | |
| Sonic Riders | Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | [19] | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | [11] | |
| Sonic Rivals | |||
| 2007 | Sonic and the Secret Rings | Credited as Adam Caroleson | |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Sonic the Hedgehog | [11] | |
| Sonic Rivals 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | |||
| 2008 | Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog | Credited as Adam Caroleson |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | ||
| Sega Superstars Tennis | Archive footage | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | ||
| Sonic Unleashed | Sonic the Hedgehog / Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant | ||
| 2009 | Sonic and the Black Knight | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up | Foot Ninja | ||
| Reservoir Dogs 2 | Mr. Red | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | ||
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | [20] |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Archive footage | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Jonathan Crane | [11] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | ||
| 2013 | Gangstar Vegas | Cop 3, Radio Ads, Additional voices | Jason Adam Griffith |
| 2014 | Modern Combat 5: Blackout | Alex Hawk | |
| Dungeon Hunter 5 | Malcor | ||
| Asphalt Overdrive | Cop | ||
| 2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Primo | |
| White Day: A Labyrinth Named School | Music Teacher, Bong-gu | ||
| 2018 | Pathfinder: Kingmaker | Baron | |
| 2019–present | Sonic P-06 | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Unity fan-game; archive footage |
| 2021 | The Artful Escape | Caretaker, Gnarl Sagan, Record Store Clerk | |
| 2022 | Elex II | Falk | |
| Neon White | Additional voices | [21] | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Additional voices | ||
| 2023 | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | Yuan Shao | English version |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Casters | Cal | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Kappa Crypto | Mr. Salazar | 8 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Sonic and Tails R | Shadow the Hedgehog | 2 episodes YouTube audio drama series |
References
External links
- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jason Griffith at IMDb