Daniel Ross (actor)

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Daniel Ross
Born
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active2003present
Website www.actordanielross.com

Daniel Ross is an American actor and producer. He won the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program for his role as Donald Duck in Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas .

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Early life and career

Ross started learning impressions when his mother taught him how to speak like Donald Duck, often speaking to him in her impression. Ross studied Musical Theatre in college and became a background actor and standin in the Washington metropolitan area. Eventually he and his friend Justin Tifane started making indie films including Ninjas vs. Zombies. [2] Prior to becoming a voice actor, Ross was living in Frederick, Maryland and worked at Target. He would often network in the mornings and work at night. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue his voice acting career. [3]

Career

Ross is best known as the third person to have ever officially voiced Donald Duck, beginning with Mickey and the Roadster Racers/ Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures and other specials and shorts. [1] He has also portrayed the voices of Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms Cereal, Starscream, Hound, and Mixmaster in Transformers: The Game . [4] He additionally voices Gizmo and Stripe from the Gremlins franchise for the game MultiVersus .

He can be seen in the films Ninjas vs. Zombies , Ninjas vs. Vampires, Ninjas vs. Monsters, [5] as well as Eduardo Sanchez's Lovely Molly .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2003 Head of State Blue Collar Worker
Smithlee's LectureTom
2004 Vampire Sisters Josh SommersDirect-to-video
CrawlerRonny "Dipper" Kanowski
2005EvenfallBenShort film
Pessimistic MindsetMoral, Evil Thought, InterviewerVoice, short film
2006The MilkmanMick StewartDirect-to-video
The Sentinel Capitol Hill BusinessmanUncredited
2007Mrs. AmworthJed StokelyDirect-to-video
2008 Ninjas vs. Zombies Kyle
Pendragon: Sword of His Father CaydernVoice
2009Kamikazes: A DeathographyRod HecklesDirect-to-video
2010Ninjas vs. VampiresKyle
2011 Lovely Molly Victor
All in the GameNicki Caprisci
Garden of HedonGambler, ServantVoice
2012SoulMate: True Evil Never DiesJack
Ninjas vs. MonstersKyle
Last Case ScenarioPriceVideo short
2013SparksNews ReporterVoice
2016You're F@#K'n Dead!Seth
2023Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of SoulsBeefy Bad BoyVoice

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2003–2004 The Wire Camera Assistant, Movie Patron, Drug Dealer3 episodes
2005 Commander in Chief White House CameramanEpisode: "Pilot"
2017Chip 'N Dale's Nutty Tales Donald Duck Voice, 6 episodes
2017–2021 Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Donald Duck, [1] [6] Bean Danowitz, Additional voicesVoice, main role
2017 Bunsen Is a Beast Lollipop Larry, Bald Man, Trent [6] Voice, 3 episodes
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger Distressed Man, High Ranking Volcaniac #3 [6] Voice, episode: "OctoCharlotte/Trouble in Tropikini"
The Loud House Truck Driver, Man in Car [6] Voice, episode: "Tripped!"
We Bare Bears LarkatooVoice, episode: "Wingmen"
2019 The Tom and Jerry Show Rutger, Dave, FritzVoice, 9 episodes
2020Vulgar FantasticoDrakavus FinnVoice, 3 episodes (miniseries)

Video games

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2006 Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle Knife, Leslie [6]
2007 Transformers: The Game Starscream, Hound, Mixmaster [6]
Transformers Decepticons Starscream
Transformers Autobots
2010 Star Trek Online Damar Kahn, Tamav, Gerry Lifeson
2012 Neverwinter Alihan Duskflight, Harper Sudbury, Drijm Stoneaxe, Evil Gnom
2016 StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops Additional voices
2022 MultiVersus Uncle Shagworthy, Gizmo, Stripe, The Brain

Crew work

YearTitlePosition
2008 Ninjas vs. Zombies Executive producer and writer
2010Ninjas vs. Vampires
2011All in the GameExecutive producer
Garden of HedonAssociate producer
2012SoulMate: True Evil Never Dies
Ninjas vs. MonstersExecutive producer
Last Case ScenarioAssociate producer
2016You're F@#K'n Dead!Producer
Terkoff: The Motion PictureExecutive producer
Auradrone: Weapon of ChoiceAssociate producer
2017Drakul
2020Outpost
CancellationExecutive producer

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Daniel Ross". Voice Chasers. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. "Conversations with Daniel Ross". 22 July 2021.
  3. "Emmy winner Daniel Ross honors his mother with the role of Donald Duck". 28 March 2023.
  4. "Daniel Ross to voice Starscream in the Transformers: Movie Video Game!", Transformers World 2005, 11 May 2007,
  5. "A presence like Daniel Ross and Ninjas Vs. Vampires makes for an irresistible view."
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Daniel Ross (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources).
Preceded by Voice of Starscream
2007
Succeeded by