Mike Erwin

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Mike Erwin
Born (1978-08-31) August 31, 1978 (age 45)
Other namesMichael Erwin
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present

Mike Erwin (born August 31, 1978) sometimes credited as Michael Erwin, is an American actor who is best known for playing Colin Hart from 2002 to 2006 in the WB television series Everwood and for voicing Jak in the Jak and Daxter video game series from 2003 to 2005 and 2011. [1]

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Early life

Erwin was born in Dalton, Georgia, on August 31, 1978. He graduated from James Martin High School.

Career

He has been more widely heard as the voice of Jak in the Jak and Daxter series from Jak II onward except in the case of Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale . He is the voice of Speedy in Teen Titans . [1] He has been a guest star on many TV shows and has also appeared in film.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The New Guy Travis
2003 Hulk 16-year-old Bruce Banner
2004 Freshman Orientation Matt
2005 Pretty Persuasion Barry
2007 Kush Christian
2007ClarityJoshua BlackShort film
2008 Chaos Theory Ed
2009A Good FuneralHoward
2010WreckageJared
2011 Little Birds Mark Muller
2014FadedRayShort film
2015Single in South BeachNick
2015Family ImpossibleCash FitzwaterShort film
2016Jim ShoeJim Shoe
2016A Love StoryThe ManShort
2016Quality ProblemsLumbersexual
2017And Then There Was EveNeil
2017AngelaParty DateShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Undressed LyleTelevision series
2001Virtually CaseyBrady CollinsTelevision film
2001 Judging Amy Max Pagano"The Last Word"
2001 7th Heaven HughEpisode: "Worked"
2001 Ultraman Tiga GolzaEpisode: "Golza Strikes Back"
2002 Reba EricEpisode: "A Mid-Semester's Night Dream"
2002 Touched by an Angel BlakeEpisode: "Forever Young"
2002 Do Over RobEpisode: "Rock 'n' Roll Parking Lot"
2002–2004 Everwood Colin HartRecurring role
2003 That's So Raven SamEpisode: "A Dog by Any Other Name"
2003 One Tree Hill GabeEpisode: "The Search for Something More"
2003TrashRichard "Mac" MacadooTelevision film
2003–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures Strikemaster IceVoice, recurring role
2004 She's Too Young Nick HartmanTelevision film
2004 CSI: Miami Kyle PrestonEpisode: "Innocent"
2004 Joan of Arcadia Lars KlostermanEpisode: "The Election"
2004 The Robinsons: Lost in Space Don WestPilot
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dean TateEpisode: "Formalities"
2004–2006 Teen Titans Roy Harper / Speedy, additional voices [2] Voice, recurring role
2005The StudioTommy LaChanceEpisode: "Pilot"
2005 Jack & Bobby Nate EdmondsRecurring role
2006 Justice League Unlimited Roy Harper / Speedy [2] Voice, episode: "Patriot Act"
2006–2007 The War at Home Mark2 episodes
2007 NCIS Devon WatkinsEpisode: "Angel of Death"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Kevin GrahamEpisode: "Double Exposure"
2008 Dexter Fred "Freebo" Bowman2 episodes
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Julian BristolEpisode: "Bloodsport"
2010 The Vampire Diaries CharlieEpisode: "Founder's Day"
2011 Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost Lewis LipinskyTelevision film
2013 Magic City Ira StyneEpisode: "Sitting on Top of the World"
2016 Code Black Randall UnderwoodEpisode: "Second Year"
2017 Bones Matt BodganEpisode: "The Final Chapter: The Tutor in the Tussle"
2017 Major Crimes Dean LewisEpisode: "Cleared History"
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles Pacey SmithEpisode: "Old Tricks"
2017 Colony DarinEpisode: "Tamam Shud"
2022 NCIS Sam RadnerEpisode: "The Wake"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2003 Jak II Jak [2]
2004 Hot Shots Golf Fore!
2004 Jak 3 [2]
2005 Teen Titans Roy Harper / Speedy [2]
Jak X: Combat Racing Jak [2]
2011 PlayStation Move Heroes [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "What The Cast Of Everwood Is Doing Today". The List. 15 June 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Mike Erwin (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved February 16, 2020. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)