Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant

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in the Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe-winning TV program ''

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'' and for voicing the role of

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in ''

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''.

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

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album ''Gaslight''. He played Deputy Bobby Michan in ''

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'' and appeared in '' A Beautiful Mind'', both starring Crowe. Other notable film credits includes ''

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'', ''

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, Lonely Hearts,'' and ''Summer Of '84''. Notable television appearances range from his roles on ''

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, Justified,

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

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'' franchises; as well as 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 ''

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''. He was also the voice of Kento Rei Faun in the anime ''

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'', and was the original English voice of

and Cui in the

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dub of ''

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,'' as well as the voice of Shinnosuke in the English dub of ''

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'' and the voice of

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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 ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2018, Gray-Stanford was diagnosed with heart failure, 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

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gray-Stanford, Jason Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American people of Canadian descent Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian emigrants to the United States People with acquired American citizenship University of British Columbia alumni 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors 1970 births