James Arnold Taylor

Developer BIO

James Arnold Taylor began his career at the age of 16 in his hometown of Santa Barbara as a stand-up comic and disc jockey. He moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to write, voice, and produce comedy for Premiere Radio Networks. In his time there he created over 8000 bits that were heard on radio stations worldwide.

Because of James' versatile wide vocal range, he has had a successful career in every facet of the Voice-Over Industry: Promos and Trailers, Commercials, Animation, Video Games, and Voice Doubling for celebrities from David Spade to Billy Bob Thornton. He currently can be heard nightly on the Fox Broadcast Network doing any number of voices, most notably their LOL Sunday Night line-up.

In Animation, he took over for Michael J. Fox starring in the Disney sequel Atlantis Milo's Return, co-starred with Carrie Anne Moss in The Animatrix, is Obi-Wan Kenobi in Cartoon Network's Star Wars: Clone Wars, and has guest starred on numerous hit cartoons, such as The Powerpuff Girls, What's New Scooby Doo?, and Codename: Kids Next Door.

On the Video Game front, James has been in over 30 titles, most notably Tidus in the Final Fantasy X series; Ratchet in Ratchet & Clank 2 & 3; Gabe in Syphon Filter 3; Gingy, Prince Charming, the Big Bad Wolf, and many other characters in Shrek 2; and Mysterio in the Spiderman 2 game.

James enjoys keeping his talents in the voice-over arena, but was thrilled to have a small role in the Miramax film Comic Book: The Movie, along with many of his voice-over heroes.

Much of his work is done out of his home studio in Los Angeles where he lives with his wife and manager, Allison.

Also Known As

• James A. Taylor
• James Taylor

Websites

• JamesArnoldTaylor.com -- His personal home page

Games Credited

Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes (2009), LucasArts
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Activision Publishing, Inc.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame (2008), TT Games Publishing Ltd, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (2008), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Speed Racer: The Videogame (2008), Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Special Edition) (2007), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (2007), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Shrek the Third (2007), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Shrek the Third (2007), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (2007), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Syphon Filter: Combat Ops (2007), SCEA
24: The Game (2006), 2K Games
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (2006), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Buena Vista Games, Inc.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow (2006), Bethesda Softworks LLC
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror (2006), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Global Star Software Inc.
Jak X: Combat Racing (2005), SCEA
Kingdom of Paradise (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated
Neopets: The Darkest Faerie (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
The Punisher (2005), THQ Inc.
Ratchet: Deadlocked (2005), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Shrek SuperSlam (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005), Activision Deutschland GmbH
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), LucasArts
Ultimate Spider-Man (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Ultimate Spider-Man (Limited Edition) (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
X-Men: Legends II - Rise of Apocalypse (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
007: Everything or Nothing (2004), Electronic Arts, Inc.
DreamWorks' Shark Tale (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
EverQuest II (2004), Sony Online Entertainment Inc.
Hot Shots Golf Fore! (2004), SCEA
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Rise to Honor (2004), SCEA
Shrek 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Shrek 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Spider-Man 2 (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (2003), Microsoft Games Studios
Enter the Matrix (2003), Atari Europe S.A.S.U.
The Hobbit (2003), Sierra Entertainment, Inc., Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.
Tales of Symphonia (2003), Namco Limited
Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 (2002), Buena Vista Games, Inc.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002), Black Label Games
Resident Evil Zero (2002), Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
Final Fantasy X (2001), Square Co., Ltd.
Chutes and Ladders (1999), Hasbro Interactive, Inc.
Dungeon Keeper 2 (1999), Electronic Arts, Inc.