Roger L. Jackson is an American voice actor. He is known for voicing Ghostface in the Scream franchise (1996–present). He is also known for voicing the character of Mojo Jojo and Butch on The Powerpuff Girls.
Roger L. Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Career edit
Jackson is known for providing the voice for the serial killer Ghostface in the Scream film franchise. He has also appeared in animated films and television series such as The Walt Disney Company's The Book of Pooh. Jackson also voiced the primate supervillain Mojo Jojo and the Rowdyruff Boy Butch on the Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls. His Mojo Jojo voice is later featured in The Powerpuff Girls Movie and Cartoon Network's FusionFall online video game.
Jackson has also played an active role in the video game industry; voicing heroes for Galleon and Baldur's Gate, robots in Thrillville: Off the Rails and working for several Star Wars and Star Trek titles. On top of that, he provides voices for all the original cats on the Catz virtual pet program. He has contributed to Final Fantasy X and King's Quest VII and has done educational programs for both The Learning Company and Broderbund. For American McGee's Alice and its sequel, Alice: Madness Returns, he has also provided the voices for the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the Dormouse and the Jabberwock. He played the tyrant Colonel Nohman from Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner. He also voiced John O'Conner in Delphine Software International's Fade to Black.
Jackson voiced Mr. Mucus in Mucinex ads for ten years, originating the rough New Yorker characterization in 2004.[1]
On October 10, 2017, Keke Palmer confirmed in an interview that Jackson, who voiced Ghostface in the film series, would reprise the role for the third season of the slasher television series Scream, replacing Mike Vaughn, who served as the voice for two characters, the Lakewood Slasher in the first two seasons and the Shallow Grove Slasher in the Halloween special episodes following the second season.[2] The season premiered on VH1 on July 8, 2019.
Jackson reprised his voice role as Ghostface in the fifth Scream film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.[3] The film was released on January 14, 2022.[4][5] He later returned to voice Ghostface in Scream VI, which released on March 10, 2023.[6]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Translator Device | [7] | |
| Scream | Ghostface | [8] | ||
| 1997 | Scream 2 | [9] | ||
| 2000 | Scream 3 | |||
| Titan A.E. | First Alien | [10] | ||
| 2001 | Monkeybone | Arnold the Super Reaper | ||
| 2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Mojo Jojo | [11] | |
| The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Reggie (Squirrel), Thunder | |||
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Tommy the Ox | ||
| Van Helsing: The London Assignment | Drunken Gentleman | Direct-to-video | ||
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Junner | |||
| 2007 | Happily N'ever After | Additional Voices | ||
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Inmate Fat Cat | ||
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Ghostface | ||
| 2013 | Khumba | Walkie Talkie, Black Eagle | ||
| 2017 | Monster Island | Nicholas | ||
| 2022 | Scream | Ghostface | Jackson recognized in specialized closing credits[12] | |
| 2023 | Scream VI |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Mojo Jojo, Butch, Additional Voices | 44 episodes |
| 1999 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Mel Gibson, Groucho Marx | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Richards | Episode: "Change of Heart" |
| 2003–04 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Hol Horse | English dub |
| 2004 | Evil Con Carne | Mojo Jojo Impression | Episode: "Jealousy, Jealous Do/Hector, King of the Britons" |
| 2005–06 | Robot Chicken | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Clownfather | Episode: "Operation: C.L.O.W.N." |
| 2009–11 | Regular Show | Evil Voice, Baby #1 | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Legend of Korra | Male Nomad | Episode: "Beginnings, Part 2" |
| 2016–19 | The Powerpuff Girls | Mojo Jojo, Additional Voices | 44 episodes |
| 2016 | Teen Titans Go! | Mojo Jojo | Episode: "TTG v PPG" |
| 2018 | Little Big Awesome | Mr. Sprinkles, Space Crab, Lamp Post, Tito | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Scream: Resurrection | Ghostface | 5 episodes |
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Keio Flying Squadron | Dr. Pon Eho, Grandma, Grandpa, Narrator, Additional Voices | English version[13][14] |
| 1994 | King's Quest VII | Cuddles, Kangaroo Rat, Three-Headed Carnivorous Plant, Snake Oil Salesman, Ghoul Kid #1 | |
| 1996 | Keio Flying Squadron 2 | Spot Nanahikari, Dr. Pon Eho, Grandma, Grandpa, Additional Voices | English version[15][16] |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Harbinger | Scythians | ||
| The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo | Dr. Watson, Professor Moriarty[17] | ||
| 1997 | Reader Rabbit Kindergarten | Spike | |
| 1998 | Clock Tower II: The Struggle Within | Bates | |
| Tiger Woods '99 | Announcer | Windows version | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I: Racer | Ark "Bumpy" Roose, Ebe Endocott | |
| 2000 | American McGee's Alice | The Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, The Jabberwock, Bill McGill, The March Hare, The Dormouse | [13] |
| Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | Keldorn | ||
| Jet Set Radio | Additional Voices | ||
| 2001 | Zone of the Enders | Nohman, Axe | English version |
| Final Fantasy X | Maester Wen Kinoc[13] | ||
| 2002 | Star Wars Racer Revenge | Kraid Nemmeso | |
| Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Captain Orsai, Generic Toth, Pilot #1, Nym Ground Unit | ||
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command III | Additional Voices | ||
| Shinobi | Hiruko Ubusuna (Old) | English version[13] | |
| Superman: The Man of Steel | Metallo | ||
| 2003 | Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner | Nohman | English version |
| Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz | Narrator[18] | ||
| Final Fantasy X-2 | Incidental characters[19] | ||
| 2004 | Galleon | Rhama Sabrier | |
| The Sims 2 | Elder Male Sim | ||
| Blood Will Tell | Redcap | English version[13] | |
| Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords | Additional Voices | ||
| 2005 | Star Wars: Republic Commando | Automated Ship Voice, Clone Trooper Lieutenant, Clone Troopers, Gunship Pilot | |
| Jade Empire | Lord Yun | ||
| Rogue Galaxy | Burton Willis | English version | |
| Crash Tag Team Racing | Willie Wumpa Cheeks, Park Drones | ||
| Yakuza | Shintaro Fuma | English version | |
| 2006 | Baten Kaitos Origins | Verus | |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II | Gríma Wormtongue, Mouth of Sauron | ||
| Final Fantasy XII | Emperor Gramis Gana Solidor | English version[13] | |
| Bone: The Great Cow Race | Alvie | ||
| Hitman: Blood Money | Alexander Leland Cayne | ||
| Phantasy Star Universe | Do Vol | ||
| 2007 | MySims | Sim | |
| Thrillville: Off the Rails | Barry Von Richtoven, Tal-8850, Bandito Chinchilla, Robot | ||
| Shining Force EXA | Ragnadaam III, Garyu, Bornay the Merchant, Gantetsu | English version[13] | |
| Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Norman Osborn / Green Goblin, Dr. Curt Connors / Lizard | ||
| Mass Effect | Administrator Anoleis, Engineer Adams, Harkin | ||
| Nights: Journey of Dreams | Wizeman | ||
| 2008 | Valkyria Chronicles | Gen. Berthold Gregor, Coby Caird, Gallian Officer, Imperial Officer | English version |
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Death Star Technician | ||
| Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Miscellaneous | ||
| MySims Kingdom | Additional Voices | ||
| 2009 | Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | Mojo Jojo | |
| MadWorld | Tengu, Shogun Kokushimuso, Man A | ||
| Tales of Monkey Island | Bartender, Hemlock McGee, Reginald Van Winslow | ||
| MySims Agents | Sim | ||
| Brütal Legend | SFXs | ||
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Harkin, Dr. Chandana, Freelancer, Refugee, Additional Voices | |
| Deadly Premonition | General Lysander, Jack the Raging Bull, Wesley the Gunsmith | ||
| Iron Man 2 | A.I.M. Soldiers, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents | ||
| Bakugan: Defenders of the Core | Helios | ||
| Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II | Stormtrooper #2, Additional Voices | ||
| Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse | General Skun-ka'pe, Grandpa Stinky, Guardian #2, Mole Grandpa, Ex Skun-ka'pe Minion, Charlie Ho-Tep, Abraham Lincoln, Beelzebub | ||
| Poker Night at the Inventory | Reginald Van Winslow | ||
| 2010–11 | Back to the Future: The Game | Cueball Donnely, Judge Erhardt Brown, Hampton, Ernie Philpott, Hostile Guy | |
| 2011 | Alice: Madness Returns | The Cheshire Cat, The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The White Rabbit, Tweedledum | |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Additional Voices | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Sel-Makor, Madaga-Ru, Elios Maliss, Ambassador Grub, Asa-Ku, Count Aide, DK-9, GenoHaradan, Herald of Karagga, Koru Tama, Lord Dak-Ah, Peema Ahuff, Remmy, Senator Tudos, Sorno, Technician Prand, Tookreek, Yelzrin, Yjal | ||
| Law & Order: Legacies | Alexander Baran, Mr. Huang, Defense Lawyer | ||
| 2012 | The Darkness II | Crudd, Additional Voices | |
| Mass Effect 3 | Engineer Adams, Urdnot Wreav, Additional Voices | ||
| The Walking Dead | Chuck, Logan, Stranger | ||
| Guild Wars 2 | Ferghun | ||
| Dishonored | Anton Sokolov | ||
| 2013 | Poker Night 2 | Reginald Van Winslow | |
| The Wolf Among Us | Ichabod Crane | ||
| 2014 | The Lego Movie Videogame | Additional Voices | |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Saruman the White | ||
| Tales from the Borderlands | The Stranger, Gen. Pollux, Tour Guard, Additional Voices | ||
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Saruman, Mojo Jojo | |
| Fallout 4 | Lawrence Higgs, Institute Scientist | ||
| 2016 | Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | Daril Camuze | English version[13] |
| Dishonored 2 | Anton Sokolov | ||
| 2017 | Minecraft: Story Mode | White Pumpkin, Additional Voices | Season 2 |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population | |
| 2021 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Ghostface | |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | |||
| 2023 | Dead Space | Creature Vocalizations | |
| Scream: The Game | Ghostface | Mobile application[20] |
Live-action edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nash Bridges | Stuart | Episode: "Hot Prowler" |
| 2000 | Just One Night | Joe |
References edit
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- ^ "Keke Palmer Talks Sexual Harassment, New Music, Berlin Station, Star, Horror Movies & More". YouTube. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ Shepherd, Jack (September 11, 2020). "Scream 5 cast adds original star Neve Campbell and numerous newcomers". GamesRadar. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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- ^ Collis, Clark (December 14, 2022). "See a new-look Ghostface mask in exclusive Scream VI photo". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Hobbs, Thomas (October 29, 2019). "'I Knew It Had to Be Sexy' – The Voice of Scream's Ghostface Speaks". Vice. Vice Media. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Cullins, Ashley (October 29, 2021). ""Faster, Better and More Blood": A Scream Oral History". The Hollywood Reporter. Eldridge Industries. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
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- ^ Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (directors) (2000). Titan A.E. (Motion picture). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (July 3, 2002). "Review: Powerpuff Girls full of energy". CNN. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Eschberger, Tyler (January 21, 2022). "Scream – Ghostface Voice Actor Roger L. Jackson Is the Unsung Horror Icon of the Slasher Franchise". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Keio Flying Squadron". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ Victor Entertainment. Keio Flying Squadron 2. JVC Musical Industries. Scene: Ending credits, 1:11:07 in, Voice Personality.
- ^ "Keio Flying Squadron 2 European Manual Page 14-15". Soaring Rabbit. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Virtual On MARZ (2003 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 9, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Squires, John (April 21, 2023). "'Scream: The Game' – Funko Slicing into Tabletop Game Based on the 'Scream' Franchise". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
