Josh Grelle
Description
Josh Grelle, now known professionally as Jessie James Grelle, is an American voice actor and ADR script writer recognized for a prolific career providing English-language voices for characters in Japanese anime, video games, and animated series. Born Joshua Grelle on November 2, 1985, in Clifton, Texas, they began working in the voice acting industry around 2005, primarily with major dubbing studios such as Funimation (now Crunchyroll), ADV Films, and Sentai Filmworks.
Grelle's career is marked by a wide range of leading and supporting roles across numerous popular anime series. They are particularly well-known for voicing protagonists and key characters in various genres, including action, drama, and comedy. Some of their most prominent and enduring roles include Armin Arlert in the monumental series Attack on Titan, a performance they have continued through multiple seasons and films. They also voice Fumikage Tokoyami in the long-running superhero series My Hero Academia and its associated movies. In addition to these, Grelle has taken on leading roles such as the strategic Shido Itsuka in Date A Live, the determined Futaro Uesugi in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and the demon lord Sadao Maou in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. Their filmography extends to series like Vinland Saga (as Canute), Dr. Stone (as Kinro), and Free! (as Aiichiro Nitori), demonstrating a consistent presence in the English dubbing industry. Grelle has also lent their voice to characters in video games, including Ludger Kresnik in Tales of Xillia 2 and Demigra in Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
Throughout their career, Grelle has frequently collaborated with other voice actors and worked on numerous projects for the same dubbing studios, becoming a familiar voice to fans of English-dubbed anime. In addition to performing, they have also contributed as an ADR script writer, further involving themselves in the adaptation process. In March 2023, Grelle publicly came out as a transgender woman and announced the use of she/her or they/them pronouns, now going by the name Jessie James Grelle.
Grelle's career is marked by a wide range of leading and supporting roles across numerous popular anime series. They are particularly well-known for voicing protagonists and key characters in various genres, including action, drama, and comedy. Some of their most prominent and enduring roles include Armin Arlert in the monumental series Attack on Titan, a performance they have continued through multiple seasons and films. They also voice Fumikage Tokoyami in the long-running superhero series My Hero Academia and its associated movies. In addition to these, Grelle has taken on leading roles such as the strategic Shido Itsuka in Date A Live, the determined Futaro Uesugi in The Quintessential Quintuplets, and the demon lord Sadao Maou in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!. Their filmography extends to series like Vinland Saga (as Canute), Dr. Stone (as Kinro), and Free! (as Aiichiro Nitori), demonstrating a consistent presence in the English dubbing industry. Grelle has also lent their voice to characters in video games, including Ludger Kresnik in Tales of Xillia 2 and Demigra in Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
Throughout their career, Grelle has frequently collaborated with other voice actors and worked on numerous projects for the same dubbing studios, becoming a familiar voice to fans of English-dubbed anime. In addition to performing, they have also contributed as an ADR script writer, further involving themselves in the adaptation process. In March 2023, Grelle publicly came out as a transgender woman and announced the use of she/her or they/them pronouns, now going by the name Jessie James Grelle.
All Characters
- EnglishAnime overview: Deep Insanity: The Lost Child
- EnglishAnime overview: Megalobox 2: Nomad
- EnglishAnime overview: Banished From The Heroes' Party
- EnglishAnime overview: Vinland Saga
- EnglishAnime overview: Tokyo Ghoul:re
- EnglishAnime overview: Free! -Dive to the Future-
- EnglishAnime overview: Stars Align
- EnglishAnime overview: My Roommate is a Cat
- EnglishAnime overview: The Quintessential Quintuplets
- EnglishAnime overview: Date A Live III
- EnglishAnime overview: Astra Lost in Space
- EnglishAnime overview: Dr. Stone: Stone Wars
- EnglishAnime overview: Haikyu!! To The Top
- EnglishAnime overview: Attack on Titan The Final Season
- EnglishAnime overview: Ensemble Stars!
- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia
- EnglishAnime overview: Date A Live IV
- EnglishAnime overview: The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!
- EnglishAnime overview: RE-MAIN
- EnglishAnime overview: The Case Study of Vanitas
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- EnglishAnime overview: The Case Study of Vanitas
- EnglishAnime overview: Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2
- EnglishAnime overview: Classroom of the Elite II
- EnglishAnime overview: Dr. Stone: Ryusui
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- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia
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- EnglishAnime overview: The Stranger by the Shore
- EnglishAnime overview: A3! Season Autumn & Winter
- EnglishAnime overview: The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬
- EnglishAnime overview: Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!
- EnglishAnime overview: Wave, Listen to Me!
- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising-
- EnglishAnime overview: ID: INVADED
- EnglishAnime overview: Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
- EnglishAnime overview: Given
- EnglishAnime overview: Demon Lord, Retry!
- EnglishAnime overview: Demon Lord, Retry!
- EnglishAnime overview: ACTORS: Songs Connection
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- EnglishAnime overview: Attack on Titan
- EnglishAnime overview: Case File nº221: Kabukicho
- EnglishAnime overview: Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
- EnglishAnime overview: Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening
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- EnglishAnime overview: My Hero Academia
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- EnglishAnime overview: Akashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor
- EnglishAnime overview: Snow White with the Red Hair
- EnglishAnime overview: Initial D Legend 3: Dream
- EnglishAnime overview: Initial D Legend 2: Racer
- EnglishAnime overview: Genocidal Organ
- EnglishAnime overview: Brothers Conflict
- EnglishAnime overview: Initial D Legend 1: Awakening
- EnglishAnime overview: Psycho-Pass
- EnglishAnime overview: Infinite Stratos 2: Long Vacation Edition
- EnglishAnime overview: Mirai Nikki Redial
- EnglishAnime overview: Starship Troopers: Invasion
- EnglishAnime overview: Mass Effect: Paragon Lost
- EnglishAnime overview: The Book of Bantorra
- EnglishAnime overview: Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts
- EnglishAnime overview: Eden of the East: The King of Eden
- EnglishAnime overview: Corpse Princess: Kuro
- EnglishAnime overview: The Tower of Druaga: the Sword of Uruk
- EnglishAnime overview: Corpse Princess: Aka
- EnglishAnime overview: Linebarrels of Iron
- EnglishAnime overview: Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts 2
- EnglishAnime overview: Majikoi - Oh! Samurai Girls
- EnglishAnime overview: Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts OVA
- EnglishAnime overview: Halo Legends
- EnglishAnime overview: The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
- EnglishAnime overview: Fafner: Heaven and Earth
- EnglishAnime overview: Shakugan no Shana
- EnglishAnime overview: My Bride is a Mermaid
- EnglishAnime overview: KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple
- EnglishAnime overview: Shattered Angels
- EnglishAnime overview: A3! Season Spring & Summer
- EnglishAnime overview: ReLIFE: Final Arc
- EnglishAnime overview: Infinite Stratos Encore: Sextet of Burning Love
- EnglishAnime overview: Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
- EnglishAnime overview: Princess Jellyfish
- EnglishAnime overview: Attack on Titan: Junior High
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- EnglishAnime overview: Shingeki no Kyojin: Konnan
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