James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969) is an American-Canadian voice actor, actor and podcaster, known for portraying Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, the main character Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Shuyin in Final Fantasy X-2, Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars animated features such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the franchise's video games, and Johnny Test in the animated series Johnny Test.
Career[]
Taylor was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California.
Taylor began his voice acting career in 1991, for the video game Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge.
He has been an active member of the voice acting community since, appearing in numerous roles, including Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series and Tidus from Final Fantasy X. From 2005 until 2011, Taylor also voiced Fred Flintstone in commercials and promotional material, following the death of Henry Corden.
In 2013, he published the book JAT 365: 365 Inspirations for the Pursuit of Your Dreams. In 2018, he began the podcast Talking to Myself.
Taylor has been married to his wife Allison, since 1991. Together they have a daughter, Lydia. He identifies as a Christian, and shares religious messages on his social media, though he has stated that he "doesn't want to force his religion onto others".
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
Films[]
- David and the Elves (2021) - Additional Voices
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Da Möb (2001-2003) - Additional Voices
Animated Films[]
- The Wild Life (2016) - Tuesday
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime Series[]
- DinoZaurs (2000) - Dino Kenty, Additional Voices
- Afro Samurai (2007) - Yashichi (ep. 2)
Anime Films[]
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) - Muzu, Young Soldier, Additional Voices (Buena Vista Dub)
- The Animatrix (2003) - Detective Ash, Raul, Additional Voices
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Final Fantasy X (2001) - Tidus
- Kingdom Hearts II (2006) - Jack Sparrow
- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (2010) - The Prince
- Mobius Final Fantasy (2016-2019) - Tidus
- World of Final Fantasy (2016) - Tidus
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- James Arnold Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- James Arnold Taylor at Anime News Network's encyclopedia