Joshua Swanson (born 1978) is an American actor and narrator of
audiobooks.
Career overview
American theater
Swanson went to
Westmont College for training in the theater arts under John H. Cochran, a former department chair and professor at the
Yale School of Drama, and
John Blondell, full professor and founder of
Lit Moon Theatre Company of Santa Barbara.
Film and television
Swanson moved to
Los Angeles and had minor roles in television shows as ''
The New Dragnet
''Dragnet'' is an American radio, television and film series, following the exploits of dedicated Los Angeles Police Department Detective Joe Friday and his partners, created by actor and producer Jack Webb. The show took its name from the po ...
'', ''
City Guys'', ''
General Hospital
''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...
'', ''
Strong Medicine
''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Who ...
'', and ''
Providence''. His film roles have included ''
National Lampoon's Van Wilder and "
Baggage
Baggage or luggage consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transit. A modern traveler can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip ...
".
Swanson began studying at the improvisation theater
The Second City, and began doing voice-over work for various companies. He did network promotion work for
Fox Television Studios,
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
,
WE: Women's Entertainment and
Starz!. His voice work includes Stan in the 2007 video game
Obscure II
''Obscure II'' (known in North America as ''Obscure: The Aftermath'') is a survival horror video game developed by Hydravision Entertainment and published by Playlogic in PAL regions and Ignition in North America for Microsoft Windows, PlayStatio ...
, Maurice in
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai, and the narrator in the popular
Animal Planet television series
SuperFetch (TV series).
Superfetch on Animal Planet Narrated by Joshua Swanson
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References
External links
Joshua Swanson Official Website
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1978 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Chicago
American male television actors
Westmont College alumni
Audiobook narrators