Daniel Ross is an American actor and producer. He won the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program for his role as Donald Duck in Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas.
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| Born | Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | www |
Early life and career
editRoss started learning impressions when his mother taught him how to speak like Donald Duck, often speaking to him in her impression. Ross studied Musical Theatre in college and became a background actor and standin in the Washington metropolitan area. Eventually he and his friend Justin Tifane started making indie films including Ninjas vs. Zombies.[2] Prior to becoming a voice actor, Ross was living in Frederick, Maryland and worked at Target. He would often network in the mornings and work at night. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue his voice acting career.[3]
Career
editRoss is best known as the third person to have ever officially voiced Donald Duck, beginning with Mickey and the Roadster Racers/Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures and other specials and shorts.[1] He has also portrayed the voices of Lucky the Leprechaun for Lucky Charms Cereal, Starscream, Hound, and Mixmaster in Transformers: The Game.[4] He additionally voices Gizmo and Stripe from the Gremlins franchise for the game MultiVersus.
He can be seen in the films Ninjas vs. Zombies, Ninjas vs. Vampires, Ninjas vs. Monsters,[5] as well as Eduardo Sanchez's Lovely Molly.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Head of State | Blue Collar Worker | |
| Smithlee's Lecture | Tom | ||
| 2004 | Vampire Sisters | Josh Sommers | Direct-to-video |
| Crawler | Ronny "Dipper" Kanowski | ||
| 2005 | Evenfall | Ben | Short film |
| Pessimistic Mindset | Moral, Evil Thought, Interviewer | Voice, short film | |
| 2006 | The Milkman | Mick Stewart | Direct-to-video |
| The Sentinel | Capitol Hill Businessman | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Mrs. Amworth | Jed Stokely | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Ninjas vs. Zombies | Kyle | |
| Pendragon: Sword of His Father | Caydern | Voice | |
| 2009 | Kamikazes: A Deathography | Rod Heckles | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Ninjas vs. Vampires | Kyle | |
| 2011 | Lovely Molly | Victor | |
| All in the Game | Nicki Caprisci | ||
| Garden of Hedon | Gambler, Servant | Voice | |
| 2012 | SoulMate: True Evil Never Dies | Jack | |
| Ninjas vs. Monsters | Kyle | ||
| Last Case Scenario | Price | Video short | |
| 2013 | Sparks | News Reporter | Voice |
| 2016 | You're F@#K'n Dead! | Seth | |
| 2023 | Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls | Beefy Bad Boy | Voice |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2003–2004 | The Wire | Camera Assistant, Movie Patron, Drug Dealer | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Commander in Chief | White House Cameraman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | Chip 'N Dale's Nutty Tales | Donald Duck | Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures | Donald Duck,[1][6] Bean Danowitz, Additional voices | Voice, main role |
| 2017 | Bunsen Is a Beast | Lollipop Larry, Bald Man, Trent[6] | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2018 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Distressed Man, High Ranking Volcaniac #3[6] | Voice, episode: "OctoCharlotte/Trouble in Tropikini" |
| The Loud House | Truck Driver, Man in Car[6] | Voice, episode: "Tripped!" | |
| We Bare Bears | Larkatoo | Voice, episode: "Wingmen" | |
| 2019 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Rutger, Dave, Fritz | Voice, 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Vulgar Fantastico | Drakavus Finn | Voice, 3 episodes (miniseries) |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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| 2006 | Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle | Knife, Leslie[6] | |
| 2007 | Transformers: The Game | Starscream, Hound, Mixmaster[6] | |
| Transformers Decepticons | Starscream | ||
| Transformers Autobots | |||
| 2010 | Star Trek Online | Damar Kahn, Tamav, Gerry Lifeson | |
| 2012 | Neverwinter | Alihan Duskflight, Harper Sudbury, Drijm Stoneaxe, Evil Gnom | |
| 2016 | StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops | Additional voices | |
| 2022 | MultiVersus | Uncle Shagworthy, Gizmo, Stripe |
Crew work
edit| Year | Title | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ninjas vs. Zombies | Executive producer and writer |
| 2010 | Ninjas vs. Vampires | |
| 2011 | All in the Game | Executive producer |
| Garden of Hedon | Associate producer | |
| 2012 | SoulMate: True Evil Never Dies | |
| Ninjas vs. Monsters | Executive producer | |
| Last Case Scenario | Associate producer | |
| 2016 | You're F@#K'n Dead! | Producer |
| Terkoff: The Motion Picture | Executive producer | |
| Auradrone: Weapon of Choice | Associate producer | |
| 2017 | Drakul | |
| 2020 | Outpost | |
| Cancellation | Executive producer |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Daniel Ross". Voice Chasers. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Conversations with Daniel Ross". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Emmy winner Daniel Ross honors his mother with the role of Donald Duck". 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Ross to voice Starscream in the Transformers: Movie Video Game!", Transformers World 2005, 11 May 2007,
- ^ "A presence like Daniel Ross and Ninjas Vs. Vampires makes for an irresistible view."
- ^ a b c d e f "Daniel Ross (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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