#204: Jason Gray-Stanford - Getting Back Up

Jason Gray Stanford is an actor who is best known for
playing the role of the lovable Lt. Randall Disher on the long
running Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award winning television
series MONK.


His numerous film credits include the Academy Award winning A
BEAUTIFUL MIND, with Russell Crowe, for which he was nominated
for a Screen Actors Guild Award for “Best Ensemble Cast,” The
Academy Award Nominated  FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS directed by
Clint Eastwood, LONELY HEARTS with John Travolta, James
Gandolfini and Jared Leto, MYSTERY ALASKA also with Russell
Crowe, The award winning indie CAROLINE AND JACKIE, Disney’s
EARTH TO ECHO, THE MIRACLE SEASON alongside Helen Hunt and
William Hurt, and the Sundance selection, SUMMER OF ‘84.


On television Jason’s long list of credits range from starring in
Steven Spielberg’s Emmy winning mini-series TAKEN, and the TNT
series MONDAY MORNINGS for David E. Kelly, to roles on such shows
as the hit Amazon series THE BOYS, JUSTIFIED, GREY’S ANATOMY,
BONES, THE X FILES, FBI: MOST WANTED both NCIS and STARGATE
franchises, and the hit Canadian series REPUBLIC OF DOYLE. 


Jason also has a considerable voiceover background including
roles voicing Donatello in the TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
series “The Next Mutation,” Sherlock Holmes in SHERLOCK HOLMES IN
THE 22ND CENTURY, Joe Higashi in the FATAL FURY trilogy, among
many others. He is also recognized as the original voice of
Raditz in the wildly popular DRAGONBALL Z.


Upcoming Jason will be reprising his role as Lt. Randy Disher in
the long awaited MONK movie for NBC/Universal and Peacock. He
will also be seen in the Disney+ series PERCY JACKSON AND THE
OLYMPIANS premiering in 2024 and the Paramount + action
thriller THE PAINTER. 


Along with these projects Jason is gearing up for the second
season of his popular podcast, THE RANDY DISHER PODCAST on iHeart
Radio, Amazon, and Spotify.  


Jason continues to be a fierce animal advocate. He also works
alongside the American Heart Association as well as lending his
voice to the importance of organ donation and transplant
awareness. 


We chat about his heart transplant and moving forward, Monk,
positivity mindset, making decisions, resilience, rejection and
more!



The video footage of this entire chat is now out as well (one day
after release)! So check them out on YouTube under Michael
Kahan

Check Jason out on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasongraystanford/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jasgraystanford

Website/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/JasonGrayStanford


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