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{{Short description|American actor (born 1980)}}
'''Jason A. Griffith''' is an American [[voice actor]] who has worked on several animated [[TV]] series, and is currently the official voice of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[video game]] series. Outside the ''Sonic'' series, his voice is well-known as that of [[Usopp]] and his father Yasopp, in the 4Kids version of the animated [[TV]] series ''[[One Piece]]''. He is also know as '''J. Griff''' in the credits of ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'' and later episodes of other media from [[4Kids Entertainment]]. In the credits of ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' and ''[[Chaotic]]'', he is credited as '''Adam Caroleson'''.
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| birth_name = Jason Adam Griffith<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1462031/|title=Jason Griffith on IMDbpro}}</ref><!-- Valid citation required for birth name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) -->
| birth_date = <!-- NOTE: Birth date should not be added without a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] supporting it. This is per our WP:BLP policy. -->
| birth_place = [[Lakeline, Ohio]], U.S.<ref name="Jason Griffith on Facebook"/>
| other_names = J. Griff<br />Adam Caroleson<br />DJ Tanner
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Melissa Ryan|2015}}
| children = 2
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'''Jason Adam Griffith'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=owQGh2KWayQ|title="The Hog-Caster" – Interview with Jason Griffith, Former Voice Actor for Sonic the Hedgehog|website=[[YouTube]] |date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> is an American actor from [[Lakeline, Ohio]]. He is best known as the voice of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] in the English dub of the anime ''[[Sonic X]]'', as well as both characters in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[List of Sonic the Hedgehog video games|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 ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|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]].<ref name=amtcworld.org>{{cite web |url=http://amtcworld.org/featured-grads/jason-griffith/ |title=Jason Griffith |publisher=amtcworld.com |date=2015-09-26 |access-date=2016-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101164115/http://amtcworld.org/featured-grads/jason-griffith/
|archive-date=2016-11-01 }}</ref>


==Early life==
Jason Griffith has also recently starred in a commercial{{Fact|date=March 2007}} that screened on [[MTV]].
Jason Griffith was born in [[Lakeline, Ohio]].<ref name="Jason Griffith on Facebook">{{cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/jason.griffith.1806/about|title=Jason Griffith on Facebook|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref> <!-- NOTE: Birth date should not be added without a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] supporting it. This is per our WP:BLP policy. --> He graduated from the [[North High School (Eastlake, Ohio)|North High School]] in [[Eastlake, Ohio]] in 1999.<ref name="Jason Griffith on Facebook"/>


==Career==
==Sonic the Hedgehog controversy==
Griffith began his acting career in 1997, at seventeen years old.<ref name=amtcworld.org/> He made his feature film debut in the [[romance film|romantic]] [[comedy-drama]] film, ''[[Edge of Seventeen (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 (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' as a man wearing a suit inside a red sportscar.
He started doing the voice of Sonic and Shadow in the ''[[Sonic X]]'' television series. He was later hired by [[Sega]] to be the official voice of Sonic and Shadow in the Sonic game series. He began his work in the games in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Rush]]''. In [[Sonic Riders]], Griffith provided the voice for [[Babylon Rogues#Jet the Hawk|Jet]]. Griffith's character voices have been negatively viewed by fans of the old voice cast of the Sonic series, as his voice for Sonic has been criticized by critics for lacking the enthusiasm that Sonic's last voice actor [[Ryan Drummond]] put into the role while to others it's the voice itself that is inappropriate for the character. He is also criticized for not being able to fit Shadow's personality as well as [[David Humphrey]] did as to fans, he sounds more depressed and monotone. Fans have been sending Sega letters, phone calls, e-mails, and petitions demanding to give the role of Sonic back to [[Ryan Drummond]] and the role of Shadow back to [[David Humphrey]]. Sega hasn't commented on the fans' demands so far, though they did hint that the old voice actors may be brought back due to Sonic X's cancellation (With the obvious exception of Eggman, whose voice actor was replaced due to the death of the original actor). But due to the fact that the newly released Sonic games have done so well, most fans don't seem to give a FLYING CRAP about it.


In 2003, Griffith began extensive work as a [[voice actor]]. He served as in-house voice talent for the children's television [[programming block|block]] [[4Kids TV]], which led him to voice many characters in various animated media including [[Tom Majors]] in ''[[Chaotic (TV series)|Chaotic]]'' and [[Miyamoto Usagi]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|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]].
== Voice acting ==
* Starting with ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic Rush]]'', Griffith became the official voice actor for [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] in the games. He also did the voice for [[Babylon Rogues|Jet the Hawk]] in ''[[Sonic Riders]]''.
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] and [[Shadow the Hedgehog]] in ''[[Sonic X]]''
* Storm Shadow in ''[[G.I. Joe Sigma Six]]''
* [[Miyamoto Usagi]] in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
* Slasher in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus]]''
* [[Usopp]] and [[Red_Haired_Pirate_Crew#Yasopp|Yassop]] in ''[[One Piece]]''
* Tatshua Uesugi in ''[[Gravitation (manga)|Gravitation]]''
* [[Atticus Rhodes]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]''
* Sir Aaron In ''[[Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''
* Tom Major in ''[[Chaotic]]''


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 (character)|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 (video game)|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.<ref name=tssznews>{{cite web|url=http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/15/changing-of-the-guard-new-sonic-tails-in-game-vas/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717225520/http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/15/changing-of-the-guard-new-sonic-tails-in-game-vas/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-07-17 |title=Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs |publisher=TSSZ News |access-date=2016-11-01}}</ref><ref name=amtcworld.org/> After he was replaced, he continued to voice Sonic in 4Kids promotions until 2014, when the program came to an end.
==Guest starred in==
*Jason guest starred in a Danimals Extreme commercial.


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]].''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gamerant.com/how-the-sonic-x-anime-got-the-video-game-actors-fired/ | title=How the Sonic X Anime Got the Video Game Actors Fired | date=17 November 2022 }}</ref>
==External links==
* {{tvtome person|id=47675|name=Jason Anthony Griffith}}
*{{imdb name|id=1462031|name=Jason Griffith}}
*[http://www.myspace.com/{{{1|griffithjason}}} {{{2|{{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}}}] at [[MySpace]]


==Personal life==
Griffith married Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015.<ref name="twitter1">{{cite tweet|number=632736254279315457|user=RYANtheDRUMMOND|title=Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!!|access-date=2016-11-01|date=2015-08-15 }}</ref><ref name="twitter2">{{cite tweet|number=630211703385403392|user=RYANtheDRUMMOND|title=All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!!|access-date=2016-11-01|date=2015-08-08 }}</ref> They have two sons.<ref name="twitter.com">{{cite tweet |last=Griffith |first=Jason |author-link=Jason Griffith |user=jgriff_4real |number=904351163486752768 |date=September 3, 2017 |title=https://t.co/DlIj4PWRVN |language=en |access-date=June 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Griffith |first=Jason |author-link=Jason Griffith |user=jgriff_4real |number=1367151187447799811 |date=March 3, 2021 |title=Our Julian. https://t.co/lmmr3GksOb |language=fr |access-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522190509/https://twitter.com/jgriff_4real/status/1367151187447799811 |archive-date=May 22, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Filmography==
===Live-action===
====Film====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Edge of Seventeen (film)|Edge of Seventeen]]'' || Scott || Uncredited
|-
| 2007 || ''Am I Evil'' || Greg ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|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 ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''Monsterland'' || Doctor || Segment: "The Grey Matter"
|-
|''C Street'' || Congressman Wood ||
|-
| 2017 || ''Hold on Loosely'' || Ronnie || Short
|-
| 2018 || ''Yucatán'' || Additional voices || English dub
|-
| rowspan="2"|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====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]'' || Suit in Red Sportscar || Episode: "Black and Blue"
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The Last Word (2020 TV series)|The Last Word]]'' || Konstantin Nowak (voice) || English version<br>5 episodes
|-
| 2022 || ''[[The Orville]]'' || Krill Soldier || Episode #3.10
|-
| 2023 || ''Chronicles of Jessica Wu'' || Officer Miller || Episode: "Wanna get away?"
|}

===Voice roles===
====Film====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'' || Sir Aaron ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sonic: Night of the Werehog]]'' || [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog]] || Short
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'' || Marcus ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Turtles Forever]]'' || [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|1984 Mirage]] [[Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Leonardo]] || As Adam Caroleson<ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Animals United]]'' || Toto || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|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 ||<ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Nerawareta Gakuen|Psychic School Wars]]'' || Saito || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2017 || ''[[Little Door Gods|The Guardian Brothers]]'' || Chet Spiritman ||
|-
| ''GadgetGang in Outer Space'' || Robots ||
|-
| ''Lu over the Wall'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2018 || ''[[The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice]]'' || Kai, Admiral, Additional voices ||
|-
| ''Pixi Saves Christmas'' || Melchior, Elfreud, Anelfmari ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2019 || ''[[UglyDolls]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| ''Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings'' || Benny ||
|-
| ''[[Mazinger Z: Infinity]]'' || Mucha ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|2021 || ''[[Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal]]'' || Skinny, Additional voices ||
|-
| ''[[Vivo (film)|Vivo]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| ''Night of the Animated Dead'' || Scientist #2, Police Officer ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank]]'' || Additional voices ||
|}

====Anime====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2003–2006 || ''[[Sonic X]]'' || [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Shadow the Hedgehog]], Newscaster (ep 16), Prison Guard (ep 42) || 76 episodes<br />Credited as J. Griff
|-
| 2003–present || ''[[Pokémon]]'' || Brawly, Cilan, Looker, Timmy Grimm, Tate, Marcus, Additional voices || 207 episodes
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Gravitation (manga)|Gravitation]]'' || Tatsuha Uesugi ||<ref name="Gravitation-ref">{{cite web|url=http://gravitation.rightstuf.com/|title=Gravitation|publisher=[[The Right Stuf International|TSRI]]|trans-title=Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast|access-date=January 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730080239/http://gravitation.rightstuf.com/}}</ref>
|-
| 2004–2007 || ''[[One Piece]]'' || [[Usopp]], Yasopp || 95 episodes<br />4Kids version
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005 || ''[[MÄR]]'' || Monkey #3 || Episode: "Babbo: The Legendary ÄRM!"
|-
| ''[[G.I. Joe Sigma 6]]'' || [[Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)|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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-26/production-i.g-reveals-english-dub-casts-for-flcl-progressive-flcl-alternative-anime/.129547|title=Production I.G Reveals English Dub Casts for FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative Anime|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-10-17|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Romantic Killer]]'' || Kazuki Tsukasa || <ref>{{cite web|title=Romantic Killer (ONA) - Anime News Network|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=26235|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2023–present || ''[[Vinland Saga (manga)|Vinland Saga]]'' || Snake ||Season 2<br />Netflix dub<ref>{{cite episode|title=Snake|series=Vinland Saga Season 2|number=3|time=Closing credits, English Language Cast|publisher=Netflix|location=USA}}</ref>
|}

====Animation====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2002–2003 || ''[[Mission Odyssey]]'' || Zephyr ||
|-
| 2004–2023 || ''[[Kikoriki|GoGoRiki]]'' || Chikoriki (Yoshik/Ежик) || 4Kids dub
|-
| 2004–2009 || ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' || Utrom, [[Miyamoto Usagi]], Raxis, additional voices || 12 episodes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Winx Club]]'' || [[List of Winx Club characters#Darkar|Darkar]] || 23 episodes<br />4Kids version
|-
| 2006–2009 || ''[[Viva Piñata (TV series)|Viva Piñata]]'' || Terry Tigermisu ||
|-
| 2006–2010 || ''[[Chaotic (TV series)|Chaotic]]'' || [[Tom Majors]], Zhade, Frafdo || Credited as Adam Caroleson
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Three Delivery]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2008–2009 || ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) (season 7)|TMNT: Back to the Sewer]]'' || Miyamoto Usagi ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Astonishing X-Men]]'' || [[Elixir (comics)|Elixir]] || Motion comic
|-
| ''[[Angel's Friends]]'' || Sulfus || Episode: "Volare con le proprie ali"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Extremis (comics)|Iron Man: Extremis]]'' || [[Iron Man|Iron Man/Tony Stark]] || Motion comic
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004–2006 || ''Blue's Room'' || The Small Green Thing ||
|-
| ''[[Tai Chi Chasers]]'' || Yanima ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Shaktimaan: The Animated Series]]'' || [[Shaktimaan|Vehaan Arya / Shaktimaan]]<ref name="btva"/> ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Virus Attack'' || ||
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[The Crumpets]]'' || Grownboy || Distribimage version<ref>{{cite web |title=THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luyn-lsCfl8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/luyn-lsCfl8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸 |access-date=26 June 2018 |date=4 October 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
| 2013–2016 || ''[[Alisa Knows What to Do!]]'' || Professor Salazar ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11624452|publisher=Hoopla|title=Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1}}</ref>
|-
| 2014-2015 || ''[[Super 4 (2014 TV series)|Super 4]]'' || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2015, 2017 || ''[[Super Wings]]'' || Bello || 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016 || ''[[World of Winx]]'' || Ace<ref>{{cite episode | series=World of Winx | series-link=World of Winx | number=1 | publisher=Netflix | at=Closing credits, Main voices }}</ref> ||
|-
| ''[[Lastman (comic book)#Adult animation (series)|Lastman]]'' || 4 episodes
|-
| 2017 || ''Tip the Mouse'' || Snail #2 ||
|-
| 2018–2019 || ''[[Space Chickens in Space]]'' || Chuck ||
|}

====Video games====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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 ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005 || ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' || [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' || [[Shadow the Hedgehog|Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow Androids]], Sonic the Hedgehog ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2006 || ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' || Bevil ||
|-
| ''[[Sonic Riders]]'' || Sonic the Hedgehog, [[List of recurring characters from Sonic the Hedgehog (games)#Jet the Hawk|Jet the Hawk]], Shadow the Hedgehog || <ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Griffith |url=https://www.amtcworld.org/featured-grads/jason-griffith/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324030023/https://www.amtcworld.org/featured-grads/jason-griffith/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 March 2016 |website=amtcworld.com |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' || rowspan="3" | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Rivals]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2007 || ''[[Sonic and the Secret Rings]]'' || Credited as Adam Caroleson
|-
| ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' || Sonic the Hedgehog || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| ''[[Sonic Rivals 2]]'' || rowspan = "2" | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog ||
|-
| ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|2008
| ''[[Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' || Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog || rowspan = "2" | Credited as Adam Caroleson
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' || rowspan="2" | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
|-
| ''[[Sega Superstars Tennis]]'' || Archive footage
|-
| ''[[Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)|Alone in the Dark]]'' || Hammet, Jack the Watchman ||
|-
| ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' || Sonic the Hedgehog / Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|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 ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2010 || ''Shira Oka: Second Chances'' || Sakuragi Hiroshi || <ref name="SOSC">{{cite video game | developer=Okashi Studios | title=Shira Oka: Second Chances | publisher=Okashi Studios | scene=Ending credits, 4:09 in, Voice Casting by NYAV Post. Credited as Jason Griff | year=2010}}</ref><!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RQ0-aGXQTw -->
|-
| ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing|Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing / With Banjo-Kazooie]]'' || Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog || Archive footage
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012 || ''Batman: The Dark Knight Rises'' || [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane]] || <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| ''[[Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour]]'' || SGS Soldier ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Gangstar Vegas]]'' || Cop 3, Radio Ads, Additional voices || Jason Adam Griffith
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014 || ''[[Modern Combat 5: Blackout]]'' || Alex Hawk ||
|-
| ''[[Dungeon Hunter 5]]'' || Malcor ||
|-
| ''[[Asphalt Overdrive]]'' || Cop ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017 || ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links]]'' || Primo ||
|-
| ''[[White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (2015 video game)|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 ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2022 || ''[[ELEX#Sequel|Elex II]]'' || Falk ||
|-
| ''[[Neon White]]'' || Additional voices ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Neon White (2022 Video Game) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Neon-White/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022 video game)|''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II'']] || Additional voices ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty]]'' || Yuan Shao || English version
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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<br />[[YouTube]] audio drama series
|}

==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 29 May 2024

Jason Griffith
Born
Jason Adam Griffith[1]

Lakeline, Ohio, U.S.[2]
Other namesJ. Griff
Adam Caroleson
DJ Tanner
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Melissa Ryan
​
(m. 2015)​
Children2

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, as well as both characters in 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]

Early life[edit]

Jason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio.[2] He graduated from the North High School in Eastlake, Ohio in 1999.[2]

Career[edit]

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[edit]

Griffith married Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015.[7][8] They have two sons.[9][10]

Filmography[edit]

Live-action[edit]

Film[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Film[edit]

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[11]
2010 Animals United Toto [11]
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 [11]
2016 Psychic School Wars Saito [11]
2017 The Guardian Brothers Chet Spiritman
GadgetGang in Outer Space Robots
Lu over the Wall Additional voices
2018 The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice Kai, Admiral, Additional voices
Pixi Saves Christmas Melchior, Elfreud, Anelfmari
2019 UglyDolls Additional voices
Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings Benny
Mazinger Z: Infinity Mucha
2021 Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal Skinny, Additional voices
Vivo Additional voices
Night of the Animated Dead Scientist #2, Police Officer
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Additional voices

Anime[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Jason Griffith on IMDbpro".
  2. ^ a b c "Jason Griffith on Facebook". Facebook.
  3. ^ ""The Hog-Caster" – Interview with Jason Griffith, Former Voice Actor for Sonic the Hedgehog". YouTube. July 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  5. ^ "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  6. ^ "How the Sonic X Anime Got the Video Game Actors Fired". 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (August 16, 2015). "Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (August 9, 2015). "All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2016-11-01 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (September 3, 2017). "https://t.co/DlIj4PWRVN" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (March 3, 2021). "Our Julian. https://t.co/lmmr3GksOb" (Tweet) (in French). Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jason Griffith (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  12. ^ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  13. ^ "Production I.G Reveals English Dub Casts for FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  14. ^ "Romantic Killer (ONA) - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Snake". Vinland Saga Season 2. Episode 3. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
  16. ^ "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1". Hoopla.
  18. ^ World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
  19. ^ "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  20. ^ Okashi Studios. Shira Oka: Second Chances. Okashi Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 4:09 in, Voice Casting by NYAV Post. Credited as Jason Griff.
  21. ^ "Neon White (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

External links[edit]

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