Jason Gray-Stanford
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Jason Gray-Stanford stars as "Lieutanant Randall Disher" in the USA Network original series Monk.
Gray-Stanford was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre at the University of British Columbia, one of Canada's most prestigious schools. He is best known for his work in the Academy Award-winning film
A Beautiful Mind, directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe. He also previously co-starred with Crowe in
Mystery, Alaska, written by David E. Kelly and directed by Jay Roach. His other notable film credits include Clint Eastwood's acclaimed film
Flags of Our Fathers, the Canadian features
Last Wedding and
The Heist, and the period piece
Lonely Hearts, with John Travolta and Salma Hayek.
On television, Gray-Stanford has appeared in numerous U.S. and Canadian series, including the award winning Canadian series
Cold Squad,
The X Files, and as "Howard Bowen" in the Emmy Award-winning miniseries
Taken, produced by Steven Spielberg.
Gray-Stanford is an accomplished stage actor who has appeared in a variety of stage productions across Canada, including as "Hamlet", Thornton Wilder's "The Happy Journey," "Meda," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead" by Tom Stoppard. He is also a sought-after voice performer, with credits that range from the voice of "Donetello" in the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle series to voices in several classic Japanese anime projects including
Fatal Fury,
Dragon Ball Z, and
Ronin Warriors. He is also the voice of "Sherlock Holmes" for the Scottish television series
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century.