Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the

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television series ''

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'' and for voicing the role of Raditz in the Ocean Productions dub of '' Dragon Ball Z''.

Career

Gray-Stanford earned a BFA degree from the

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in theatre. He has done extensive voice-over work for various Japanese

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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 include '' 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 ''

'', he also has had a lot of notable television appearances ranging from his roles on '' Monday Mornings'', ''

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'', '' Justified'', ''

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'', '' Bones'', both ''NCIS'' and ''

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'' franchises, the series '' Republic of Doyle'' and the hit

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series '' The Boys''. Among his many voice-over performances, Gray-Stanford voiced the role of

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in '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' and was the voice of

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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 '' Dragon Ball Z,'' as well as the voice of Shinnosuke in the English dub of '' Ranma ½'' and the voice of Joe Higashi in the ''

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'' OVAs and

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. Gray-Stanford is also recognized as the original voice of Yusaku Godai in '' Maison Ikkoku''.

Personal life

Gray-Stanford was married to Jes Macallan from 2012 to 2017. In 2018, Gray-Stanford was diagnosed with an

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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. He became an American citizen in 2019.

Filmography

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