T. J. Miller
Description
T.J. Miller has built a substantial career as a voice actor in animation, recognized for bringing high-energy and comedic characters to life across major studio films and television series. While his live-action roles, such as Lucas Flannery in Transformers: Age of Extinction, brought him mainstream visibility, his extensive voice work has made him a familiar presence in the world of Western animation.
Born Todd Joseph Miller on June 4, 1981, in Denver, Colorado, his foray into voice acting began in the late 1990s before gaining significant momentum in the early 2010s. He is perhaps best known for his long-running role as Tuffnut Thorston in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. He voiced the bumbling and eccentric Viking teen across multiple projects, including the original 2010 film, its 2014 sequel, and the television series DreamWorks Dragons and Dragons: Race to the Edge. His improvisational skills and distinct cadence were central to Tuffnut's personality. He was later replaced in the role by Justin Rupple for the third film, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
In 2014, Miller took on the role of Fred in the Disney animated superhero film Big Hero 6. Fred, a comic book fanboy and aspiring filmmaker, provides comic relief as a member of the titular hero team, and Miller's performance captured the character's quirky and weird nature. This role further solidified his place in family-oriented animated features. His other notable voice roles from this period include Robbie Valentino, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Wendy on the Disney Channel series Gravity Falls.
Miller has also lent his voice to a variety of other animated projects. He voiced Gene, the lead character in the 2017 film The Emoji Movie, and played Auggie in the stop-motion feature Hell and Back. His television voice credits extend to guest roles on long-running shows like Family Guy and a main role as Brad Slovee on the satirical series High School USA!. In a comedic turn, he voiced Prancer in the holiday special Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas. While this profile focuses on his work in voice acting, he also garnered critical recognition for his performance in the live-action HBO series Silicon Valley, winning a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Erlich Bachman in 2015.
Born Todd Joseph Miller on June 4, 1981, in Denver, Colorado, his foray into voice acting began in the late 1990s before gaining significant momentum in the early 2010s. He is perhaps best known for his long-running role as Tuffnut Thorston in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. He voiced the bumbling and eccentric Viking teen across multiple projects, including the original 2010 film, its 2014 sequel, and the television series DreamWorks Dragons and Dragons: Race to the Edge. His improvisational skills and distinct cadence were central to Tuffnut's personality. He was later replaced in the role by Justin Rupple for the third film, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
In 2014, Miller took on the role of Fred in the Disney animated superhero film Big Hero 6. Fred, a comic book fanboy and aspiring filmmaker, provides comic relief as a member of the titular hero team, and Miller's performance captured the character's quirky and weird nature. This role further solidified his place in family-oriented animated features. His other notable voice roles from this period include Robbie Valentino, the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Wendy on the Disney Channel series Gravity Falls.
Miller has also lent his voice to a variety of other animated projects. He voiced Gene, the lead character in the 2017 film The Emoji Movie, and played Auggie in the stop-motion feature Hell and Back. His television voice credits extend to guest roles on long-running shows like Family Guy and a main role as Brad Slovee on the satirical series High School USA!. In a comedic turn, he voiced Prancer in the holiday special Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas. While this profile focuses on his work in voice acting, he also garnered critical recognition for his performance in the live-action HBO series Silicon Valley, winning a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Erlich Bachman in 2015.
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