Jason Griffith

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Jason Griffith
Born Jason Adam Griffith
Other names J. Griff
Adam Caroleson
DJ Tanner
Occupation Voice actor, 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
Pokémon
as Cilan
Chaotic
as Tom Majors
Kurokami: The Animation
as Keita Ibuki
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Miyamoto Usagi
Spouse(s) Melissa Ryan (m. 2015)[1][2]

Jason Adam Griffith is an American voice actor and 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, Cilan, Ash's former traveling companion and first Unova Gym Leader in Pokémon, Keita Ibuki in Kurokami: The Animation,[3] 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.[4][5][6]

Personal life

Griffith married his wife Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015.[1][2]

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in 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
2010 Angel's Friends Sulfus
2011–12 GoGoRiki Chikoriki
2011–12 Tai Chi Chasers Yanima
2011 Shaktimaan Animated Vehaan/Shaktimaan[7]
2016 World of Winx Ace[8]

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes
2001–13 Pokémon Cilan, Servine, Brawly, Looker, Additional Voices
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 Pokémon Chronicles Gilbert
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–present Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Reed Pepper, Iggy Arlo

Films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video, television films and feature films
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Sir Aaron
2008 Sonic: Night of the Werehog Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog Short
2009 Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Marcus
2009 Turtles Forever Mirage 1984 Leonardo As Adam Caroleson[7]
2010 Animals United Toto [7]
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom Cilan
2012 The Painting Additional Voices
2012 Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice Cilan
2013 Pokémon: Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade Scraggy Short
2013 Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened Cilan
2015 009 Re:Cyborg 009/Joe Shimamura[7]
2016 Psychic School Wars Saito[7]

Video games

List of voice performances in 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 [7]
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 PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Scraggy, Sawsbuck, Bisharp, Ferroseed
2013 Thor: The Dark World: The Official Game Marauder 3, Dark Elf 4, Einherjar 1 [7]

Live-action

List of performances in live-action films and series
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. 1 2 "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  2. 1 2 "Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  3. "Kurokami". kurokami.bandai-ent.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  5. "After 11 Years, Sonic X Has Left The Airwaves". TSSZ News. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  6. "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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.
  8. World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
  9. "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Retrieved January 12, 2010.

External links

Preceded by
Ryan Drummond
English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (video games)
2005-2010
Succeeded by
Roger Craig Smith
Preceded by
Jaleel White
Samuel Vincent (singing)
English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (broadcast TV series)
2003-2006
Succeeded by
Roger Craig Smith
Preceded by
Martin Burke
English voice of Sonic the Hedgehog (anime)
2003-2006
Succeeded by
TBA
Preceded by
David Humphrey
English voice of Shadow the Hedgehog (video games)
2005-2010
Succeeded by
Kirk Thornton
Preceded by
none
English voice of Jet the Hawk (video games)
2006-2009
Succeeded by
Michael Yurchak
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