James Arnold Taylor
James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969)[1] is an American voice actor, writer and producer, known for portraying Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, the main character Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Shuyin in Final Fantasy X-2, Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars animated features such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the franchise's video games, and Johnny Test in the animated series Johnny Test.
James Arnold Taylor | |
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| Born | July 22, 1969 |
| Occupation | Voice actor, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Agent | Abrams Artists Agency |
| Website | jamesarnoldtaylor |
Early life
Taylor was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California.[2]
Career
Taylor began his voice acting career in 1991, first appearing in the video game Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.
He has been an active member of the voice acting community since, appearing in numerous roles, including Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series and Tidus from Final Fantasy X. From 2005 until 2011, Taylor also voiced Fred Flintstone in commercials and promotional material, following the death of Henry Corden.[3]
In 2013, he published the book JAT 365: 365 Inspirations for the Pursuit of Your Dreams.[4] In 2018, he began the podcast Talking to Myself.[5]
Filmography
Voice-over roles
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Coffee Holding White Blood Cell | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | TMNT | Leonardo | [1] | |
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Doctor Si Nustrix | Limited theatrical release | [1] |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank | Ratchet | ||
| 2017 | Animal Crackers | Buffalo Bob | Limited theatrical release | |
| 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Fake Slade Actor | Character is identified as Shia LaBeouf within the film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The King of Queens | Nicolas Cage | ||
| 2003 | Atlantis: Milo's Return | Milo Thatch | [1] | |
| 2003 | The Animatrix | Ash, Raul, additional voices | ||
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers 2 | Bucky Barnes | ||
| 2007 | Superman: Doomsday | Mayor of Metropolis | [1] | |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier | Captain Cold | [1] | |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi, additional voices | [1] | |
| 2008 | The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show | Cricket 2, Weasel 2, Pig Classmate 3 | [1] | |
| 2009 | Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | Berix, Vastus | ||
| 2010 | The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | Wooldoor Sockbat, Jew Producer | ||
| 2010 | Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber | Slim, Prickles, Hilda, Spike | [1] | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Tomar-Re | [1] | |
| 2011 | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Mr. Hudson, Spud, additional voices | [1] | |
| 2015 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League | Barry Allen / The Flash, DeSaad | [1][6][7] | |
| 2015 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom | Barry Allen / The Flash, General Lane | ||
| 2015 | Robo-Dog | Robo-Dog | ||
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash | Barry Allen / The Flash | [8] | |
| 2016 | Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood | Chet Brickton, Narrator | ||
| 2018 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash | Barry Allen / The Flash | ||
| 2020 | Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters | Barry Allen / The Flash | [9] |
Animation
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1997 | Johnny Bravo | Huckleberry Hound, various characters | [1] | |
| 2000 | Dinozaurs | Dino Kenty | ||
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? | Boy 3, Boy 6, Cool Kid | ||
| 2002 | ¡Mucha Lucha! | Kid Wombat | ||
| 2003–06 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Prince Al-Fimer, Zombie Son, Burr Baston, Moto X Guy #2, Owen DeCassle, Steve Fortescu, Sonny Les Matines, Guy L'Avorton, Shawn, Frankie Martin, Dr. Laslow Ostwald, Tad, additional voices | ||
| 2003 | The Powerpuff Girls | Kid #3, Kid #5, Triplet #3, Brian Larsen | Episode: "Save Mojo/Substitute Creature" | |
| 2003–05 | Teen Titans | Overload, Cash | Episode: "Car Trouble" | |
| 2003–05 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi | ||
| 2003–08 | Codename: Kids Next Door | King Sandy, Knight #2, Eggbert, others | ||
| 2004 | Static Shock | Eddie Felson, Speedwarp | [1] | |
| 2004–06 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Fred Flintstone, Various characters | ||
| 2004 | The Fairly OddParents | Crash Nebula, Sprig Speevak | Episode: "Crash Nebula" | [1] |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Private, Robber | Episode: "Hawk and Dove" | [1] |
| 2004–07 | Danny Phantom | Walker, Ghost Cops | [1] | |
| 2004 | Game Over | Various characters | [1] | |
| 2004–08 | Drawn Together | Wooldoor Sockbat, Jew Producer | ||
| 2005 | The Buzz on Maggie | Additional voices | ||
| 2005 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Kenny, Oblivious Guy, Customer #4 | Episode: "Love 'Em or Leash 'Em/Teen Team Time" | |
| 2005 | Stroker and Hoop | Ron Howard, Answering Machine Guy | [1] | |
| 2005–14 | Johnny Test | Johnny Test, Hank Anchorman, The Principal, Mr. Mittens, Bee Keeper, Dark Vegan, others | [1] | |
| 2005–07 | A.T.O.M. | Axel Manning, Sebastian Manning, Tilian | 52 episodes | [1] |
| 2005–06 | The Boondocks | Crew Member, Ganstalicious Fan, Officer Frank | ||
| 2006–07 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Johnny Depp, Christian Bale | ||
| 2006–08 | Legion of Super Heroes | Mekt Ranzz / Lightning Lord, Color Kid, Ultra Boy, Porcupine Pete | ||
| 2006 | The Zimmer Twins | Edgar Zimmer | All episodes | [1] |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai | Yashichi | Episode: "The Dream Reader" | [1] |
| 2008–09 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Harry Osborn, Frederick Foswell / Patch | [1] | |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Raff, Attendant #1 | Episode: "X = Ben + 2" | [1] |
| 2008–11 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Green Arrow, Blue Bowman, Guy Gardner, Major Disaster, Wotan, Nabu, Mark Desmond, Arges, Leslie "Rocky" Davis, Alpha-Red, G.I. Robot, Jace | [1] | |
| 2008–14, 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Rako Hardeen, others | ||
| 2010 | Big Time Rush | Regional Manager Taylor | Episode: "Big Time Demos" | |
| 2010–12 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Rung Laddernton, George Avcados, Randy | ||
| 2010 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Sherriff Terry, Matty, Russel Clemens | [1] | |
| 2011 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Kolar, Announcer, Brannigan | ||
| 2011 | ThunderCats | Old Emrick, Khamai | Episode: "Song of the Petalars" | [1] |
| 2011 | T.U.F.F. Puppy | Biff | Episode: "Dog Save the Queen" | |
| 2011–13 | Young Justice | Barry Allen / The Flash, Burton Thompson, Nathaniel Tryon / Neutron, Topo, Atlantean Guard #2, G. Gordon Godfrey | [1] | |
| 2012 | Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters | King Tritonus | ||
| 2013 | Beware the Batman | William Benjamin, Officer Dunbrowski, Subway Conductor | [1] | |
| 2013–15 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Leader, Blastaar, Triton, Human Torch, others | [1] | |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Episode: "Spark of Rebellion" | [10] |
| 2014 | Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered | Barry Allen / The Flash | [11] | |
| 2014 | We Wish You a Merry Walrus | Roofhowse | [1][12] | |
| 2015 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Additional voices | [13] | |
| 2015 | Clarence | Camden's Dad | Episode: "Where the Wild Chads Are" | |
| 2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors | Triton, Molten Man | [1] | |
| 2015 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Cosmo the Spacedog, Yondu | ||
| 2016-18 | DreamWorks Dragons | Throk | ||
| 2017 | The Loud House | Fritz | Episode: "Suite and Sour" | |
| 2017 | Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Count Wretcher | ||
| 2018 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Additional voices | ||
| 2019 | Victor and Valentino | Chip the Collector | Episode: "The Collector" | |
Anime
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water | Red Noah | English dub | |
| 2001 | Nadia: The Secret of Fuzzy | Science Editor | ||
| 2005 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Muzu |
Video games
Live action roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Comedy Team of Pete & James | Himself | Documentary; also writer and producer | |
| 2008 | X-treme Weekend | N/A | Executive producer | |
| 2008 | The Audition | N/A | Associate poroducer | |
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Summer '78 | N/A | Producer | |
| 2015 | A Certin Point of Voew | N/A | Producer (3 episodes) | |
| 2017 | Clone Wars Conversions | Himself/Host | Also writer and producer | |
| 2017–present | The JAT Show | Himself/Host | Podcast; also writer and producer | |
| 2019 | Kenobi: A Star Wars Fan Film | Captain Leegus | Fan film |
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References
- "Behind The Voice Actors - James Arnold Taylor". Behind The Voice Actors.
- "James Arnold Taylor". Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- Zwecker, Bill (April 27, 2016). "In 'Ratchet & Clank,' voice actor gets to (kind of) be himself". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- "JAT365". James Arnold Taylor.
- "The Podcast". James Arnold Taylor.
- "Interview with James Arnold Taylor for "Justice League vs. Bizarro League"". YouTube. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- Lego Justice League vs. Bizarro League Closing Credits
- "LEGO Justice League: Cosmic Clash Movie Bluray With Cosmic Boy Minifigure Details - - Action Figures Toys News ToyNewsI.com". toynewsi.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- Oller, Jacob (Apr 3, 2020). "Embrace your inner child with this first look at LEGO DC: Shazam-Magic & Monsters". SYFY WIRE. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved Apr 10, 2020.
- "Spark of Rebellion". Star Wars Rebels. October 3, 2014. Event occurs at 43:07. Disney Channel.
- "Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered". Lego Batman. October 27, 2014.
- Catherine Taber [@cattaber] (December 23, 2014). "She, James Arnold Taylor, and Dee Bradley Baker are in the Club Penguin special We Wish You a Merry Walrus" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2014 – via Twitter.
- Penn Zero: Part-Time Zero Episode 4 closing credits
- Torus Games. Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing. Activision Value Publishing. Scene: Closing credits, 4 minutes in, Voice overs.
- Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
- Toys for Bob. Skylanders: Trap Team. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 8:40 in, Voice Actors.
- DC Entertainment (December 17, 2014). "Infinite Crisis - Behind the Voice - James Arnold Taylor as Nightmare Robin". YouTube.
- Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- Super Bomberman R Presents: Official Voice Actors for Ratchet & Clank. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via YouTube.
- MOBIUS FINAL FANTASY Official (17 July 2018). "FFX Collaboration Event: Dream Within a Dream trailer" – via YouTube.
External links
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- Official website
- James Arnold Taylor on IMDb
- James Arnold Taylor at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- James Arnold Taylor at Behind The Voice Actors
- Interview w/ James about Batman: Brave & the Bold (Legions of Gotham)
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