Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the USA Network television series Monk and for voicing the role of Raditz in the Ocean Productions dub of Dragon Ball Z.
Jason Gray-Stanford | |
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.jpg) Gray-Stanford at the Paley Center for Media on December 2, 2008 | |
| Born | May 19, 1970 |
| Other names | Jason Gray Standford |
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| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | [1] |
Career
editGray-Stanford earned a BFA degree from the University of British Columbia in theatre. He has done extensive voice-over work for various Japanese anime movies and series, and also contributed background vocals to Russell Crowe's 30 Odd Foot of Grunts album Gaslight.
He played Deputy Bobby Michan in Mystery Alaska and appeared in A Beautiful Mind, both starring Crowe. Other notable film credits includes Flags of our Fathers, Earth to Echo, The Miracle Season, Caroline and Jackie, Lonely Hearts, and Summer of 84.
While mostly known for his role in the series Monk, he also has had a lot of notable television appearances ranging from his roles on Monday Mornings, Grey's Anatomy, Justified, The X-Files, Bones, both NCIS and Stargate franchises, the series Republic of Doyle and the hit Amazon Prime Video series The Boys.
Among his many voice-over performances, Gray-Stanford voiced the role of Donatello in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation and was the voice of Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century. He was also the voice of Kento Rei Faun in the anime Ronin Warriors, and was 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 ½ and the voice of Joe Higashi in the Fatal Fury OVAs and film. Gray-Stanford is also recognized as the original voice of Yusaku Godai in Maison Ikkoku.
Personal life
editGray-Stanford was married to Jes Macallan from 2012 to 2017.
In 2018, Gray-Stanford was diagnosed with an arrhythmia in his heart, which was controlled for several years with medications and other treatments. In November 2020, he underwent a successful heart transplant. Doctors told him afterwards that he would have probably lived for only a few more weeks without the transplant.[2]
He became an American citizen in 2019.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Daniel | Episode: "Daniel" |
| 1993 | The Commish | Dave | Episode: "Dead Cadet's Society" |
| The X-Files | 1947 Police Officer | Episode: "The Jersey Devil" | |
| 1994 | The Commish | Dave | Episode: "Dead Cadet's Society" |
| Highlander | Jonah | Episode: "The Cross of St. Antoine" | |
| Green Legend Ran | Ran | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf | Joe Higashi | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Indiscretion | Video Store Clerk | |
| The Surrogate | Curtis | TV movie | |
| Ronin Warriors | Gash/Kento | Anime dub voice; TV | |
| Ranma ½ | Shinnosuke | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video (2 OVAs) | |
| 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" | |
| Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Joe Higashi | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture | Joe Higashi | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| 1995–1996 | Ogre Slayer | Ogre Slayer | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video |
| 1996 | Key: The Metal Idol | Tsukiyama | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video |
| Please Save My Earth | Haruhiko Kazama/Shukaido | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| The Sentinel | Deputy Matheson | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| Pocket Dragon Adventures | Zoom-Zoom | Episode 1 | |
| 1996–1998 | Dragon Ball Z | Raditz/Cui | Anime dub voice; TV (8 Episodes) |
| 1996, 1998 | The Outer Limits | Airman/Dylan Venable | 2 Episodes |
| 1996–1999 | Maison Ikkoku | Yusaku Godai | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video (Episodes 1-36) |
| 1997 | Doomsday Rock | Sgt. Thompson | TV movie |
| Contagious | E.R. Doctor #3 | TV movie | |
| Hostile Force | Arne | TV movie | |
| Extreme Dinosaurs | Bullzeye | Voice; all episodes | |
| 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" | |
| Stories From My Childhood | Various Characters | Voice; Episode: "Pinocchio" | |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Bobby Michan | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Orner | Episode: "Past and Present" | |
| 1999–2001 | Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | Sherlock Holmes | Voice |
| 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 | Howard Bowen | 3 Episodes |
| 2002–2009 | Monk | Lt. Randall Disher | 124 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 | |
| Upstaged | Video short | ||
| 2009 | Convict | Officer Nelson | |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Victor Harmon | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Josh Englander | Episode: "Golden Hour" |
| Being Bin Laden | Amir | TV movie | |
| Lucky Christmas | Mike Ronowski | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Caroline and Jackie | James | |
| NCIS | Dr. Jay Berman | Episode: "Up in Smoke" | |
| 2013 | Phantom | Sasha | |
| Monday Mornings | Atty. Scott Henderson | 5 episodes | |
| The Husband She Met Online | Craig Miller | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Justified | Dylan "Dyllie" Crowe | Episode: "A Murder of Crowes" |
| Red Sky | Arliss Skidmore | ||
| Earth to Echo | Dr. Lawrence Masden | ||
| Mistresses | FBI Agent Adam Thomas | 5 episodes | |
| Republic of Doyle | Blake Brogan | 7 episodes | |
| 2015 | Pearly Gates | The Assistant | |
| Bones | Roger Flender | 2 episodes | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Mickey | Episode: "Darkest Hour" | |
| 2016 | Travelers | Aaron Donner | Episode: "Donner" |
| Supergirl | Rand O’Reilly | Episode: "Changing" | |
| 2018 | The X-Files | Rick Eggers | Episode: "Familiar" |
| Summer of 84 | Randall Armstrong | ||
| The Miracle Season | Scott Sanders | ||
| 2020 | Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlane | Lt. Randall Disher | Episode: "Monk In Quarantine" |
| The Boys | Dennis | Episode: "The Bloody Doors Off" | |
| 2023 | Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie | Lt. Randall Disher | TV movie |
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Maron | Episode: "I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom" |
References
edit- ^ "'Mistresses' Star Jes Macallan Divorcing 'Monk' Actor Jason Gray-Stanford". TMZ. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "'Monk' star: I thought maybe I had the flu — it was heart failure". 25 February 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Passport Photo". Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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