Jason Griffith



Jason Anthony Griffith (born November 26, 1980, New York), (also known as J. Griff) is the current voice actor of Sonic the Hedgehog, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Jet the Hawk. He worked as a voice actor for 4Kids Entertainment, where he voiced a variety of characters in a variety of shows. When 4Kids localized Sonic X for United States viewers, Griffith took on the voices of both Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog. When Deem Bristow, the voice of Eggman in the video games, passed away, Sega replaced all of the Sonic the Hedgehog voice actors with the Sonic X voice acting team. Thus, Griffith took over the voices of Sonic and Shadow from their previous actors, Ryan Drummond and David Humphrey. When Jet was introduced in Sonic Riders, Griffith began voicing that character as well.

Sega's decision to replace Drummond has stirred up much debate in the Sonic fan community.

Sonic the Hedgehog Series and Crossovers Voice Credits

 * Sonic X - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic Rush - Sonic
 * Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic Riders - Sonic, Jet and Shadow
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic Rivals - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic Rivals 2 - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic and the Secret Rings - Sonic and Shadow
 * Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Sonic, Jet and Shadow
 * Sonic Rush Adventure - Sonic
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Sonic and Shadow
 * Sonic Unleashed - Sonic/Sonic the Werehog, Professor Pickle's Assistant

The Debate
Since the decision to replace the original cast with the 4Kids staff, there has been a much debated war mainly over the internet on who the better voice actor for Sonic and Shadow is. Griffith's voice has been highly criticized for lacking the emotion that Ryan Drummond had brought to Sonic, but some have also praised it for making him sound more teenage, calm, and mature. The Werehog voice was mostly praised in Unleashed, saying Griffith fit the role perfectly. His voice for Shadow has been received with much praise, some saying he has captured Shadow's dark, emotionless, and somewhat smug demeanor perfectly. Many fans also felt Griffith did a much better job as Sonic in Unleashed and Black Knight than he did in previous games. Providing the voice of Keita Ibuki in Bandai Entertainment's dub of Kurokami: the Animation added to that praise.