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Jason Griffith
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Griffith in 2025
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Jason Adam Griffith
Lakeline, Ohio, U.S.
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| Other names | J. Griff Adam Caroleson DJ Tanner |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Melissa Ryan
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| Children | 2 |
Jason Adam Griffith is an American actor. He is most famous for his voice acting. He was the voice of popular characters like Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog. He voiced them in the English version of the TV show Sonic X. He also voiced them in many Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
Jason Griffith also voiced Usopp in the TV show One Piece and Brawly in Pokémon. He has worked for different companies, bringing many animated characters to life.
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Early Life and Start in Acting
Jason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio. He finished high school in Eastlake, Ohio in 1999. He started acting when he was 17 years old, in 1997.
He had small roles in movies like Edge of Seventeen and Kill Kill Faster Faster. He also appeared in an episode of the TV show Blue Bloods.
Voice Acting Career
In 2003, Jason Griffith began working a lot as a voice actor. He worked for a children's TV block called 4Kids TV. This led him to voice many characters in cartoons. He was Tom Majors in Chaotic and Miyamoto Usagi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also voiced Bongo the Monkey in commercials for Danimals.
One of his biggest roles was voicing Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog for the English version of Sonic X. Because of this, the company Sega chose him to voice Sonic and Shadow in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games. He voiced these characters from the game Shadow the Hedgehog in 2005 until Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing in 2010. He also voiced Jet the Hawk in some of these games.
After 2010, other actors took over the voices of Sonic, Shadow, and Jet in the games. However, Jason Griffith continued to voice Sonic in 4Kids TV promotions until 2014.
From 2011 to 2012, he was in a web comedy series called Casters. In 2015, he voiced characters in the English version of the cartoon Super Wings. More recently, in 2020, 2021, and 2024, he returned to voice Sonic and Shadow in a fan-made YouTube series called Sonic and Tails R.
Personal Life
Jason Griffith married Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015. They have two sons together.
Voice Roles in Movies and TV Shows
Jason Griffith has lent his voice to many animated movies and TV shows.
Voice Roles in Movies
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2006) – Sir Aaron
- Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008) – Sonic the Hedgehog / Sonic the Werehog
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) – Marcus
- Turtles Forever (2009) – 1984 Mirage Leonardo
- Animals United (2010) – Toto
- Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) – Cilan
- Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) – Cilan
- Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) – Cilan
- 009 Re:Cyborg (2015) – 009/Joe Shimamura
- Psychic School Wars (2016) – Saito
- The Guardian Brothers (2017) – Chet Spiritman
- The Snow Queen 3: Fire and Ice (2018) – Kai, Admiral
- Mazinger Z: Infinity (2019) – Mucha
- Vivo (2021) – Additional voices
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) – Additional voices
Voice Roles in Anime TV Shows
- Sonic X (2003–2006) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
- Pokémon (2003–2023) – Brawly, Cilan, Looker, and many other voices
- One Piece (2004–2007) – Usopp, Yasopp (4Kids version)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2005–2008) – Atticus Rhodes, Nightshroud
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008–2011) – Primo, Ghost
- Kurokami: The Animation (2009) – Keita Ibuki
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011–2015) – Nistro, Caswell Francis
- Romantic Killer (2022) – Kazuki Tsukasa
- Vinland Saga (2023) – Snake, Berge (Netflix dub)
- My Happy Marriage Season 2 (2025) – Tadakiyo Kudo
Voice Roles in Other Animated TV Shows
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2004–2009) – Utrom, Miyamoto Usagi
- Winx Club (2005) – Darkar (4Kids version)
- Chaotic (2006–2010) – Tom Majors, Zhade
- Super Wings (2015, 2017) – Bello
- World of Winx (2016) – Ace
- Space Chickens in Space (2018–2019) – Chuck
Voice Roles in Video Games
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus (2004) – Slashuur, Miyamoto Usagi
- Sonic Rush (2005) – Sonic the Hedgehog
- Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) – Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog
- Sonic Riders (2006) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk, Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) – Sonic the Hedgehog / Werehog
- Sonic and the Black Knight (2009) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) – Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2017) – Primo
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker (2018) – Baron
- Elex II (2022) – Falk
- Neon White (2022) – Additional voices
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) – Additional voices
- Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (2023) – Yuan Shao
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