Jason Gray-Stanford

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Jason Gray-Stanford
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Gray-Stanford at the Paley Center for Media on December 2, 2008
Born (1970-05-19) May 19, 1970 (age 53)
Other namesJason Gray Standford
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
Alma mater University of British Columbia
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
(m. 2012;div. 2017)
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Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe-winning USA Network TV program Monk and for voicing the role of Raditz in Dragon Ball Z .

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Career

Gray-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

Gray-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

YearTitleRoleOther Notes
1992 Neon Rider DanielEpisode: "Daniel"
1993 The Commish DaveEpisode: "Dead Cadet's Society"
The X-Files 1947 Police OfficerEpisode: "The Jersey Devil"
1994 The Commish DaveEpisode: "Dead Cadet's Society"
Highlander JonahEpisode: "The Cross of St. Antoine"
Green Legend Ran RanAnime dub voice; straight-to-video
Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf Joe Higashi Anime dub voice; straight-to-video
1995Dangerous IndiscretionVideo Store Clerk
The Surrogate CurtisTV movie
Ronin Warriors Gash/KentoAnime dub voice; TV
Ranma ½ ShinnosukeAnime dub voice; straight-to-video (2 OVAs)
M.A.N.T.I.S. Student #1Episode: "The Delusionist"
Sliders BellhopEpisode: "Luck of the Draw"
Strange Luck First Year InternEpisode: "The Liver Wild"
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle Joe HigashiAnime dub voice; straight-to-video
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture Joe HigashiAnime dub voice; straight-to-video
1995–1996 Ogre Slayer Ogre SlayerAnime dub voice; straight-to-video
1996Key: The Metal IdolTsukiyamaAnime dub voice; straight-to-video
Please Save My Earth Haruhiko Kazama/ShukaidoAnime dub voice; straight-to-video
The Sentinel Deputy MathesonEpisode: "Reunion"
Pocket Dragon Adventures Zoom-ZoomEpisode 1
1996–1998 Dragon Ball Z Raditz/CuiAnime dub voice; TV (8 Episodes)
1996, 1998 The Outer Limits Airman/Dylan Venable2 Episodes
1996–1999 Maison Ikkoku Yusaku GodaiAnime dub voice; straight-to-video (Episodes 1-36)
1997 Doomsday Rock Sgt. ThompsonTV movie
ContagiousE.R. Doctor #3TV movie
Hostile ForceArneTV movie
Extreme Dinosaurs BullzeyeVoice; all episodes
1997–1998 Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation Donatello Voice; 26 Episodes
1998The EscapeYoung GuardTV movie
Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins(additional voices)Straight-to-video
The Mighty Kong RickyVoice; straight-to-video
Poltergeist: The Legacy Bob MeyerEpisode: "Debt of Honor"
Millennium KyleEpisode: "Closure"
Stories From My ChildhoodVarious CharactersVoice; Episode: "Pinocchio"
1999 Mystery, Alaska Bobby Michan
Stargate SG-1 OrnerEpisode: "Past and Present"
1999–2001 Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century Sherlock Holmes Voice
2000 Harsh Realm LieutenantEpisode: "Three Percenters"
First Wave WilletEpisode: "Still at Large"
Queer as Folk Brian's First TrickEpisode: "Pilot"
Cold Squad Kevin NixonEpisode: "Court Appeal"
2001 Last Wedding Matthew
A Beautiful Mind Ainsley
2002 Taken Howard Bowen3 Episodes
2002–2009 Monk Lt. Randall Disher124 Episodes
2005 The Collector Larry EmmerichEpisode: "The Superhero"
2006 Lonely Hearts Officer Chetnick
Flags of Our Fathers Lieutenant Schrier
2007 Lost in the Dark Roy EvansTV movie
2008Puppy LoveAndy
UpstagedVideo short
2009ConvictOfficer Nelson
2010 Outlaw Victor Harmon2 episodes
2011 Grey's Anatomy Josh EnglanderEpisode: "Golden Hour"
Being Bin LadenAmirTV movie
Lucky ChristmasMike RonowskiTV movie
2012 Caroline and Jackie James
NCIS Dr. Jay BermanEpisode: "Up in Smoke"
2013 Phantom Sasha
Monday Mornings Atty. Scott Henderson5 episodes
The Husband She Met Online Craig MillerTV movie
2014 Justified Dylan "Dyllie" CroweEpisode: "A Murder of Crowes"
Red Sky Arliss Skidmore
Earth to Echo Dr. Lawrence Masden
Mistresses FBI Agent Adam Thomas5 episodes
Republic of Doyle Blake Brogan7 episodes
2015 Pearly Gates The Assistant
Bones Roger Flender2 episodes
NCIS: New Orleans MickeyEpisode: "Darkest Hour"
2016 Travelers Aaron DonnerEpisode: "Donner"
Supergirl Rand O’ReillyEpisode: "Changing"
2018 The X-Files Rick EggersEpisode: "Familiar"
Summer of 84 Randall Armstrong
The Miracle Season Scott Sanders
2020Peacock Presents: The At-Home Variety Show Featuring Seth MacFarlaneLt. Randall DisherEpisode: "Monk In Quarantine"
The Boys DennisEpisode: "The Bloody Doors Off"
2023 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Lt. Randall DisherTV movie

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References

  1. "'Mistresses' Star Jes Macallan Divorcing 'Monk' Actor Jason Gray-Stanford". TMZ.
  2. "'Monk' star: I thought maybe I had the flu — it was heart failure". 25 February 2022.
  3. "U.S. Passport Photo" . Retrieved February 8, 2022.