Jason Gray-Stanford
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| Jason Gray-Stanford | |
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.jpg) Paley Center for Media, December 2, 2008 |
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| Born | May 19, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Jason Gray-Stratford Jason Gray Standford |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for playing the hapless Lieutenant Randy Disher in the TV program Monk.
[edit] Career
He was the voice of Kento Rei Faun in the anime Ronin Warriors, and the original English voice of Raditz and Cui in the Ocean Group dub of Dragonball Z, as well as the voice of Shinnosuke in the English dub of Ranma 1/2 and the voice of Joe Higashi in the Fatal Fury OVAs and The Motion Picture. He also appeared on an episode of Stargate SG-1.
He is also known as the first voice of Yusaku Godai in Maison Ikkoku. However, after episode 36, the dubbing of the series was halted due to poor sales, during which the dubbing company lost contact[clarification needed] with Gray-Stanford as well as several other actors. Since episode 37, Godai has been voiced by Brad Swaile. He voiced Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) in 1996's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation.[clarification needed]
Gray-Stanford earned a BFA degree from the University of British Columbia in theatre. He has done extensive dubbing work for various Japanese anime movies and series, and also contributed background vocals to Russell Crowe's 30 Odd Foot of Grunts album Gaslight.[clarification needed]
He played Deputy Bobby Michan in the 1999 movie, Mystery Alaska and appeared in the 2001 movie A Beautiful Mind, both starring Crowe. He appeared in the 2006 Clint Eastwood film, Flags of our Fathers as Lieutenant Schrier.
[edit] Filmography
| Films | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
| 1986 | Maison Ikkoku | Yusaku Godai | |
| 1988 | Yoroiden Samurai Troopers | Gash/Kento | |
| 1989 | Dragon Ball Z | Raditz | 5 Episodes |
| 1992 | Green Legend Ran | Ran | (voice); straight-to-video |
| Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf | Joe Higashi | (voice); straight-to-video | |
| Neon Rider | Daniel | Episode: "Daniel" | |
| 1993 | Ranma 1/2 | Shinnosuke | straight-to-video |
| Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Joe Higashi | (voice); straight-to-video | |
| Ningyo no kizu | Yuta | (voice); straight-to-video | |
| The Commish | Dave | Episode: "Dead Cadet's Society" | |
| 1994 | Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture | Joe Higashi | (voice) |
| Highlander | Jonah | Episode: "The Cross of St. Antoine" | |
| 1995 | Ogre Slayer | Ogre Slayer | straight-to-video |
| Fatal Fury 1 | Joe Higashi | straight-to-video | |
| Dangerous Indiscretion | Video Store Clerk | ||
| The Surrogate | Curtis | (TV movie) | |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Student #1 | Episode: "The Delusionist" | |
| Sliders | Bellhop | Episode: "Luck of the Draw" | |
| Strange Luck | First Year Intern | Episode: "The Liver Wild" | |
| 1996 | Key: The Metal Idol | Tsukiyama | (voice); straight-to-video |
| Fatal Fury 2 | Joe Higashi | (voice); straight-to-video | |
| Please Save My Earth | Haruhiko Kazama/Shukaido | (voice); straight-to-video | |
| The Sentinel | Deputy Matheson | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| 1996 - 1998 | Dragon Ball Z | Raditz | (voice); 8 Episodes |
| 1996, 1998 | The Outer Limits | Airman/Dylan Venable | 2 Episodes |
| 1997 | Doomsday Rock | Sgt. Thompson | (TV movie) |
| Contagious | E.R. Doctor #3 | (TV movie) | |
| Hostile Force | Arne | (TV movie) | |
| Extreme Dinosaurs | Bullzeye | ||
| 1997 - 1998 | Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | Donatello | (voice); 26 Episodes |
| 1998 | The Escape | Young Guard | (TV movie) |
| Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins | (additional voices) | straight-to-video | |
| The Mighty Kong | Ricky | (voice); straight-to-video | |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Bob Meyer | Episode: "Debt of Honor" | |
| Millennium | Kyle | Episode: "Closure" | |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Bobby Michan | |
| Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | Sherlock Holmes | (voice); Episode: "The Adventure of the Empty House" | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Orner | Episode: "Past and Present" | |
| 2000 | Harsh Realm | Lieutenant | Episode: "Three Percenters" |
| First Wave | Willet | Episode: "Still at Large" | |
| Queer as Folk | Brian's First Trick | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Cold Squad | Kevin Nixon | Episode: "Court Appeal" | |
| 2001 | Last Wedding | Matthew | |
| A Beautiful Mind | Ainsley | ||
| 2002 | Taken | Howerd Bowen | 3 Episodes |
| 2002–2009 | Monk | Lt. Randall Disher | 125 Episodes |
| 2005 | The Collector | Larry Emmerich | Episode: "The Superhero" |
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | Officer Chetnick | |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Lieutenant Schrier | ||
| 2007 | Lost in the Dark | Roy Evans | (TV movie) |
| 2008 | Puppy Love | Andy | |
| 2009 | Otis E. | Officer Nelson | |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Josh Englander | Episode: "Golden Hour" |
| 2011 | Lucky Christmas | Mike Ronowski | (TV movie) (filming) |
| 2011 | Being Bin Laden | (TV movie) | |
| 2011 | Level Seven | Logan | (pre-production) |
| 2011 | Blood on the Border | Agent Scott Baylor | (pre-production) |
| 2012 | Caroline and Jackie | James | (pre-production or filming) |
| 2012 | Phantom | Sasha | (filming) |
| 2013 | Red Sky | Arliss Skidmore | (pre-production) |
