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Taliesin Jaffe

Taliesin Jaffe
Taliesin Jaffe by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Jaffe in April 2017
BornJanuary 19, 1977
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Talis Axelrod
  • T. Axelrod
  • Taliesin Axelrod
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • ADR director
  • screenwriter
Years active1983–present
Relatives
Websitetaliesinjaffe.com

Taliesin Axelrod Jaffe (/ˈtælɪsən ˈdʒæfi/; born January 19, 1977) is an American actor, voice actor, ADR director and screenwriter. He stars in the Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role.

Personal life

Jaffe was born in Los Angeles.[1][2] He is the son of actress Nina Axelrod and the grandson of screenwriter George Axelrod.[3] Jaffe came out as bisexual in 2017.[4]

Career

Jaffe has provided voices for anime roles for R.O.D the TV and Hellsing. He co-directed the dubbing for Beck with Christopher Bevins.[5] Jaffe played Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, Mollymauk Tealeaf and Caduceus Clay in the web series Critical Role.[6] He has also written many articles and spoken as a guest lecturer at universities and libraries.[7]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
1991 3x3 Eyes Fei-Oh / Frog Demon [1][8]
1997 Burn-Up Excess Tabuchi / Car Salesman / Lead Robber [1]
1999 Di Gi Charat Takeshi [1]
2000 NieA_7 Wakaba the Cat / Man Eating Flower / Supermarket Clerk / Records Worker [1][8]
2001 Hellsing Hellsing Member / Assistant / Leif / Jack [1]
2002 I's Jun Koshinae [1][9]
I My Me! Strawberry Eggs Koji Mori [1][8]
2003 Ikki Tousen Kannei Kouha / Shizen Ousou [1][9]
R.O.D the TV Ryuji Kitayama [1][9]
Rumic Theater Takanezawa [1]
Texhnolyze Inui [1]
2004 DearS Takeya Ikuhara Credited as Talis Axelrod [1][9]
Fullmetal Alchemist Additional Voices Credited as Talis Axelrod [1][8]
Melody of Oblivion Kuron / Young Tsunagi / Wakadan / True-False Parrot [1]
Monster Adolf Junkers [1][9]
Paranoia Agent Shinsuke Hatomura [1]
2004–2005 Beck Keith / Steve [1]
2005 Girls Bravo Fake Poyon [1]
Gun Sword Wild Bunch D, Buchi Episodes 1 and 3 [1][9]
Speed Grapher Jouji 'Joe' Kitazawa [1]
2005–2006 Black Cat Preta Ghoul [1][9]
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Shougo Asagi
2006 Kamichu! Kenkichi Hitotsubashi, Akikan Korogashi [1][9]
2006–2009 Hellsing Ultimate Wild Geese [1][10]
2009 Kurokami Yakumo Episode 13 [1]
One Piece Basil Hawkins Credited as T. Axelrod [1][9]
2011–2014 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Aaron Terzieff [1][9]
2012 Aquarion EVOL Kagura [1]
Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess Dyst Film [1]
2014 Black Butler: Book of Murder Arthur [1][5]
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Sushi Chef Film [1][9]
Space Dandy Prosecutor Season 2 Episode 12 [1]
2014–2015 Garo: The Animation Michael
2015 Fairy Tail Skiadrum Credited as T. Axelrod
2015–2016 Garo: Crimson Moon Ashiya Douman
Hetalia: The World Twinkle Britain Credited as T. Axelrod [1][9]
2017–2018 Garo: Vanishing Line Sword
2019 One Piece: Stampede Basil Hawkins Credited as T. Axelrod [1][11]

Live-action

List of performances in live-action roles
Year Title Role Notes Source
1983 Mr. Mom Kenny Butler [5]
1984 2010 Christopher Floyd
St. Elsewhere Jimmy Hassett
The Facts of Life Danny Slater Episode "Next Door", original air date January 4, 1984
1985 Hail to the Chief Willy Mansfield
Explorers Ludwig Müller
1986 Amazing Stories Mark, Scott
Child's Cry Eric Townsend Television film
1987 Convicted: A Mother's Story Grant Television film
1987–1989 She's the Sheriff Kenny Granger
2015–present Critical Role
  • Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III (campaign 1),
  • Mollymauk Tealeaf (campaign 2), Caduceus Clay (campaign 2)
 Cast member [12]
2018 House of Demons Dave

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2006 Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria Rufus / Gyne Uncredited [8]
2008 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe The Flash / Security Guard
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Highlord Darion Mograine / Devourer of Souls [5]
2009 Final Fantasy IV Edge Uncredited [5]
Street Fighter IV and related updates Blanka / Adon [5]
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games Snake
2010 World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Admiral Ripsnarl
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken Blanka [5]
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population
2013–2015 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Thancred
2015 Fallout 4 Male Robot Voice Automatron DLC Tweet[13]
Pillars of Eternity: The White March Additional Voices
Xenoblade Chronicles X Additional Voices
2016 Final Fantasy XV Additional Voices
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Additional Voices
Street Fighter V Blanka [5]
World of Warcraft: Legion Highlord Darion Mograine [5]
2017 The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind Additional Voices
Fire Emblem Heroes Bruno / Cain / Navarre Credited as T. Axelrod [9]
Hearthstone Highlord Darion Mograine
Injustice 2 The Flash Tweet[14]
2018 Lego DC Super-Villains Simon Baz
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire Eothas
Red Dead Redemption 2 The Local Pedestrian Population
Spider-Man Additional Voices
2020 The Last of Us Part II Additional Voices [1]
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Highlord Darion Mograine

Staff credits

Voice director

Anime

List of credit as voice director in an anime
Year Title Notes Source
1992 Spirit of Wonder
1997 Hellsing
1998 Nazca
1999 Amazing Nurse Nanako
2000 NieA_7
2003 R.O.D the TV
2004–2005 Beck
2006 Origin: Spirits of the Past
Speed Grapher
2006–2009 Hellsing Ultimate
2008–2009 Skip Beat!
2009 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings

Video games

List of credit as voice director in video games
Year Title Notes Source
2009 Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
2010 Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes
2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken
2014 Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed
2015 Lord of Magna: Maiden Heaven
2016 Street Fighter V

Script writer

List of credit as a script writer
Year Title Notes Source
3x3 Eyes
Amazing Nurse Nanako
Ergo Proxy
Haibane Renmei
1997 Hellsing
Hell Girl
Monster
Nazca
NieA_7
Read or Die
2003 R.O.D. the TV
Romeo × Juliet
Spirit of Wonder
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai "Taliesin Jaffe". IMDb. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rotary helps kick off vaccine fund-raiser". Tulare Advance-Register. April 8, 1988. p. 10.
  3. ^ Critical Role. "Between The Sheets: Taliesin Jaffe". YouTube. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Love is Love". The Wednesday Club. Season 1. Episode 19. June 28, 2017. 114 minutes in. Geek and Sundry. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Critical Role's Taliesin Jaffe: Where You've Heard Him Before | Geek and Sundry". Geek and Sundry. March 2, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  6. ^ Spangler, Todd (March 8, 2019). "Critical Role Team, After Record-Breaking Fan Crowdfunding Response, Vows to Make 'The Best Goddamn Cartoon Anyone Has Ever Seen'". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Oni-Con 2006 Guests". Retrieved October 11, 2006.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Taliesin Jaffe | CrystalAcids.com". www.crystalacids.com. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Taliesin Jaffe - 60 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  10. ^ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
  11. ^ https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/09/26/one-piece-stampede-english-dub-cast/
  12. ^ Knox, Kelly (January 16, 2018). "Your First Look at the Official Art for the Second Critical Role Campaign". Geek & Sundry. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  13. ^ Jaffe, Taliesin (March 25, 2016). "Yes! I'm available as a voice option for your robot buddy! #Fallout4 #Automatron". @executivegoth. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  14. ^ @executivegoth (May 17, 2017). "I just realized: "Holy shit I'm Barry Allen this is better than Christmas and almost as good as Halloween holy shit!!!" #injustice2" (Tweet). Retrieved May 18, 2017 – via Twitter.

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