Jason Adam Griffith is an American actor best known for his voice acting work, he portrayed Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog in the 4Kids Entertainment English dub of the anime Sonic X, and reprised both roles from 2005 to 2010, and Jet the Hawk from 2006 to 2009, for Sonic the Hedgehog video games.
Jason Griffith | |
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 Griffith in 2025 | |
| 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 |
His other voice roles for 4Kids Entertainment include Usopp in One Piece, and Brawly in Pokémon, among others. He parted ways with the company in 2010 and has since done voice work for NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video.[3]
Early life
editJason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio.[2] He graduated from the North High School in Eastlake, Ohio in 1999.[2]
Career
editGriffith began his acting career in 1997, at seventeen years old.[3] 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Through his voice work as the titular character, Sonic the Hedgehog, for the 4Kids English dub of Sonic X, Griffith was brought on by Sega to portray Sonic (replacing Ryan Drummond), Shadow the Hedgehog (replacing David Humphrey), and Jet the Hawk in the mainline video games for the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Griffith began voicing Sonic and Shadow with 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog and ended with 2010's Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, and began voicing Jet with 2006's Sonic Riders and ended with 2009's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. During this time, he was often credited as "Adam Caroleson". His role as Sonic was passed to Roger Craig Smith, while his role as Shadow was passed to Kirk Thornton and his role as Jet was passed to Michael Yurchak in 2010.[4][3] Other than Sonic, Shadow and Jet, Griffith also voiced Sonic the Werehog and Professor Pickle's Assistant in Sonic Unleashed and Newscaster in episode 16 and Prison Guard in episode 42 in Sonic X.
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.[5]
In 2020, 2021 and 2024, Griffith reprised his role as Sonic and Shadow in the YouTube fan series Sonic and Tails R.[6]
Personal life
editFilmography
editLive-action
editFilm
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 |
| 2024 | A Complete Unknown | Additional voices |
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
editFilm
editAnime
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Sonic X | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Newscaster (ep 16), Prison Guard (ep 42) | 78 episodes |
| 2003–2023 | 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 | 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 | |
| 2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | Abel Ranzaad | |
| 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[11] |
| 2022 | Romantic Killer | Kazuki Tsukasa | [11] |
| 2023 | Vinland Saga | Snake, Berge | Netflix dub[13] |
| 2025 | My Happy Marriage Season 2 | Tadakiyo Kudo | [11] |
| 2025 | New Panty & Stocking | Farm Boy | Episode 4 Paramount+ |
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] | |
| Virus Attack | |||
| 2013–2014 | The Crumpets | Grownboy | Distribimage version[14] |
| 2013–2016 | Alisa Knows What to Do! | Professor Salazar | [15] |
| 2014-2015 | Super 4 | Additional voices | |
| 2015, 2017 | Super Wings | Bello | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | World of Winx | Ace[16] | |
| Lastman | Additional voices | 4 episodes | |
| 2017 | Tip the Mouse | Snail #2 | |
| 2018–2019 | Space Chickens in Space | Chuck | |
| 2023 | Hero Inside | Ginseng Man, Lucy's Father | Episode: "Revolution"[11] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Slashuur, Miyamoto Usagi | |
| 2005 | One Piece: Grand Battle | Usopp | [11] |
| 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 | [17] | |
| 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 audio | ||
| Alone in the Dark | Hammet, Jack the Watchman | PC and 7th-gen versions only | |
| 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 | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, Jet the Hawk | ||
| 2010 | Shira Oka: Second Chances | Sakuragi Hiroshi | [18] |
| Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog | Archive audio; mobile game | |
| Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | Archive audio | ||
| I Spy Spooky Mansion | Riddle Reader | [11] | |
| 2012 | Batman: The Dark Knight Rises | Jonathan Crane | [11] |
| Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour | SGS Soldier | ||
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Marauder 3, Dark Elf 4, Einharjar 1 | [11] |
| 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 | |
| 2021 | The Artful Escape | Caretaker, Gnarl Sagan, Record Store Clerk | |
| 2022 | Elex II | Falk | |
| Neon White | Additional voices | [19] | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Additional voices | ||
| 2023 | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | Yuan Shao | English version |
Commercials
editWeb
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Jason Griffith on IMDbpro".
- 1 2 3 "Jason Griffith on Facebook". Facebook.
- 1 2 3 "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. September 26, 2015. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Changing of the Guard: New Sonic, Tails In-Game VAs". TSSZ News. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ↑ "How the Sonic X Anime Got the Video Game Actors Fired". November 17, 2022.
- 1 2 "Fan-Made Sonic Audio Play Featuring Original Sonic Adventure Voice Actor Gets Second Season". GameRant. January 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (August 15, 2015). "Aaaaand they got hitched!! Congrats Jason Griffith and his lovely wife Melissa!!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ↑ @RYANtheDRUMMOND (August 8, 2015). "All Sonic fans! Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! Hurray!!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Griffith, Jason [@jgriff_4real] (September 3, 2017). "https://t.co/DlIj4PWRVN" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Jason Griffith (visual voices guide)" (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 credits or other reliable sources of information). Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Gravitation" [Menu->Series->English Staff & Cast]. TSRI. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Snake". Vinland Saga Season 2. Episode 3. USA: Netflix. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Language Cast.
- ↑ "THE CRUMPETS - EP16 - Octosquito". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Alisa Knows What to Do! - Season 1". Hoopla.
- ↑ World of Winx. Episode 1. Netflix.
- ↑ "Jason Griffith". amtcworld.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ↑ Okashi Studios. Shira Oka: Second Chances. Okashi Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 4:09 in, Voice Casting by NYAV Post. Credited as Jason Griff.
- ↑ "Neon White (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ↑ EarthCore Media (December 7, 2025), Sonic the Hedgehog: Metal Mania - Teaser A Charity Fundraising Film, YouTube, retrieved February 1, 2026
External links
edit- Jason Griffith at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jason Griffith at IMDb
- Jason Griffith on Facebook