Jason Gray-Stanford
Jason Gray-Stanford (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian-American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for playing Lieutenant Randy Disher in the Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe winning TV program Monk and for voicing the role of Raditz in Dragon Ball Z.
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.jpg.webp) Gray-Stanford at the Paley Center for Media on December 2, 2008 | |
| Born | May 19, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Jason Gray Standford |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | [1] |
Career
Gray-Stanford is best known for his role starring as Lt. Randall "Randy" Disher in the Emmy, SAG, and Golden Globe winning TV series Monk, which ran from 2002-2009. 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 the 1999 movie Mystery Alaska and appeared in the 2001 Academy Award winning film A Beautiful Mind, both starring Crowe. He appeared in the 2006 Clint Eastwood film, Flags of our Fathers as Lieutenant Schrier. Other notable film credits include, Disney's "Earth To Echo" "The Miracle Season," as Scott Sanders, along side Helen Hunt and William Hurt, "Phantom," the Tribeca Film Festival selections, "Caroline and Jackie," and "Lonely Hearts" with John Travolta, Jared Leto, Salma Hayak, Laura Dern and the late James Gandolfini. He also starred in "Summer Of '84" which had it's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2018.
Notable television appearances range from his role as Attorney Scott Henderson on the David E. Kelly series "Monday Mornings," "Grey's Anatomy," "Justified," "The X-Files," "Bones," and both the "NCIS" and "Stargate" franchises to the Canadian TV series "Republic Of Doyle," and the hit Amazon series "The Boys"
Among his many voice-over performances Gray-Stanford voiced the role of Donatello in the TV series, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation' and was the voice of Sherlock Holmes in "Sherlock Holmes In The 22nd Century" animated television series. He was also the voice of Kento Rei Faun in the anime Ronin Warriors, and 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 1/2 and the voice of Joe Higashi in the Fatal Fury OVAs and film. Jason Gray-Stanford is recognized as the original voice of Yusaku Godai in Maison Ikkoku. '.
He continues to be a fierce animal advocate as well as lending his voice to the importance of organ donation and transplant awareness.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Daniel | Episode: "Daniel" |
| 1993 | The Commish | Dave | Episode: "Dead Cadet's Society" |
| The X-Files | 1947 Police Officer | Episode: "The Jersey Devil" | |
| Green Legend Ran | Ran | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| 1994 | Highlander | Jonah | Episode: "The Cross of St. Antoine" |
| 1995 | Dangerous Indiscretion | Video Store Clerk | |
| The Surrogate | Curtis | TV movie | |
| Ronin Warriors | Gash/Kento | Anime dub voice; TV | |
| Ranma 1/2 | Shinnosuke | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video (2 OVAs) | |
| M.A.N.T.I.S. | Student #1 | Episode: "The Delusionist" | |
| Sliders | Bellhop | Episode: "Luck of the Draw" | |
| Strange Luck | First Year Intern | Episode: "The Liver Wild" | |
| Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf | Joe Higashi | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Joe Higashi | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture | Joe Higashi | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| Mermaid's Scar | Yuta | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| 1995–1996 | Ogre Slayer | Ogre Slayer | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video |
| 1996 | Key: The Metal Idol | Tsukiyama | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video |
| Please Save My Earth | Haruhiko Kazama/Shukaido | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video | |
| The Sentinel | Deputy Matheson | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| Pocket Dragon Adventures | Zoom-Zoom | Episode 1 | |
| 1996–1998 | Dragon Ball Z | Raditz | Anime dub voice; TV (8 Episodes) |
| 1996, 1998 | The Outer Limits | Airman/Dylan Venable | 2 Episodes |
| 1996–1999 | Maison Ikkoku | Yusaku Godai | Anime dub voice; straight-to-video (Episodes 1-36) |
| 1997 | Doomsday Rock | Sgt. Thompson | TV movie |
| Contagious | E.R. Doctor #3 | TV movie | |
| Hostile Force | Arne | TV movie | |
| Extreme Dinosaurs | Bullzeye | Voice; all episodes | |
| 1997–1998 | Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation | Donatello | Voice; 26 Episodes |
| 1998 | The Escape | Young Guard | TV movie |
| Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins | (additional voices) | Straight-to-video | |
| The Mighty Kong | Ricky | Voice; straight-to-video | |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Bob Meyer | Episode: "Debt of Honor" | |
| Millennium | Kyle | Episode: "Closure" | |
| Stories From My Childhood | Various Characters | Voice; Episode: "Pinocchio" | |
| 1999 | Mystery, Alaska | Bobby Michan | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Orner | Episode: "Past and Present" | |
| 1999–2001 | Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | Sherlock Holmes | Voice |
| 2000 | Harsh Realm | Lieutenant | Episode: "Three Percenters" |
| First Wave | Willet | Episode: "Still at Large" | |
| Queer as Folk | Brian's First Trick | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Cold Squad | Kevin Nixon | Episode: "Court Appeal" | |
| 2001 | Last Wedding | Matthew | |
| A Beautiful Mind | Ainsley | ||
| 2002 | Taken | Howard Bowen | 3 Episodes |
| 2002–2009 | Monk | Lt. Randall Disher | 124 Episodes |
| 2005 | The Collector | Larry Emmerich | Episode: "The Superhero" |
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | Officer Chetnick | |
| Flags of Our Fathers | Lieutenant Schrier | ||
| 2007 | Lost in the Dark | Roy Evans | TV movie |
| 2008 | Puppy Love | Andy | |
| Upstaged | Video short | ||
| 2009 | Convict | Officer Nelson | |
| 2010 | Outlaw | Victor Harmon | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Josh Englander | Episode: "Golden Hour" |
| Being Bin Laden | Amir | TV movie | |
| Lucky Christmas | Mike Ronowski | TV movie | |
| 2012 | Caroline and Jackie | James | |
| NCIS | Dr. Jay Berman | Episode: "Up in Smoke" | |
| 2013 | Phantom | Sasha | |
| Monday Mornings | Atty. Scott Henderson | 5 episodes | |
| The Husband She Met Online | Craig Miller | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Justified | Dylan "Dyllie" Crowe | Episode: "A Murder of Crowes" |
| Red Sky | Arliss Skidmore | ||
| Earth to Echo | Dr. Lawrence Masden | ||
| Mistresses | FBI Agent Adam Thomas | 5 episodes | |
| Republic of Doyle | Blake Brogan | 7 episodes | |
| 2015 | Pearly Gates | The Assistant | |
| Bones | Roger Flender | 2 episodes | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Mickey | Episode: "Darkest Hour" | |
| 2016 | Travelers | Aaron Donner | Episode: "Donner" |
| Supergirl | Rand O’Reilly | Episode: "Changing" | |
| 2018 | The X-Files | Rick Eggers | Episode: "Familiar" |
| Summer of 84 | Randall Armstrong | ||
| The Miracle Season | Scott Sanders | ||
| 2020 | The Boys | Dennis | Episode: "The Bloody Doors Off" |
