James Sie

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sie.

James Sie is a Chinese-American^[2] actor and author. He was the voice of an animated Jackie Chan and several other characters in Jackie Chan Adventures, Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, taking over for Chan, and Eddy Raja in the Uncharted series. His debut novel, Still Life Las Vegas, was published in August 2015.

James Sie
Born	Summit, New Jersey, U.S.^[1]
Occupations	Actor author
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Douglas Wood ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	1

Career

He is known as a "Jackie Chan impersonator" as his voice bears a strong resemblance to Chan especially in the Kids' WB animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures. He also voices Shendu in the same series. He is the voice of Master Monkey for Nickelodeon's Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, replacing Jackie Chan from the movies (Sie voiced Monkey in all of the video games). Other popular roles include Chinese American footballer Kwan in Danny Phantom, Chen Lin in W.I.T.C.H., Fin Fang Foom and Radioactive Man in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and Eddy Raja in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Sie did several voices for Avatar: The Last Airbender, guest-voiced as an Asian scientist named Jimmy in Regular Show and also voices Lord Taran Zhu in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. He had a brief role as a Buddhist Lama in the 2021 The Simpsons episode "Wad Goals".^[3]

He starred on-camera, opposite Suzy Nakamura in Strawberry Fields. He also had roles in Chain Reaction. Sie wrote and performed the autobiographical one-person stage show, Talking With My Hands in 1999, about growing up in a Chinese/Italian household. His play, Island of the Blue Dolphins at the Lifeline Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 1995 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for New Work. James has also garnered two Jeff Citation nominations for his Lifeline adaptations of Dracula and a Wrinkle in Time, which was produced at Lincoln Center Institute in New York. He has received an After Dark Award for The Road to Graceland. His other adaptations include Randy Shilts' Talking AIDS to Death and Daniel Pinkwater's The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, which was also broadcast on WFMT's "Chicago Theatres on the Air".^[4]

Personal life

He is gay and has been married to singer-songwriter Douglas Wood since 2008.^[5] They have one child, Benjamin, whom they adopted from Vietnam.^[6]

Filmography

Film

• Chain Reaction (1996) – Ken Lim
• Strawberry Fields (1997) – Luke
• U.S. Marshals (1998) – Vincent Ling
• Bats (1999) – Sergeant James
• Ghost World (2001) – Steven
• Hero (2002) – Broken Sword (English dub, voice)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) – Freaky Male (voice)
• Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! (2007) – Pemba
• Back to the Sea (2012) – Cook Liu (voice)
• Secrets of the Furious Five (2008, Short) – Great Master Viper (voice)
• When Marnie Was There (2014) – Kazuhiko (English version, voice)
• Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016, Short) – Master Monkey / Great Master Viper (voice)
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) – Chaghatai Khan (voice)
• White Snake (2019) – Dark General (English dub, voice)^[7]

Television

• Family Law (2000) – Lana Dagchen
• Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005) – Jackie Chan / Shendu / Chow (voice)
• Time Squad (2001) – Confucius (voice)
• Even Stevens (2002) – Chemistry Teacher
• King of the Hill (2002–2008) – General Gum
• Without a Trace (2003) – Walter
• Game Over (2004) – Sam Chang (voice)
• Justice League (2004) – Wind Dragon / General Kwan (voice)
• Danny Phantom (2004–2007) – Kwan
• The Batman vs. Dracula (2005) – (voice)
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2005) – Louie Hong Fa (voice)
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2005) – Yoo Yee / Elderly Monk / Ninja (voice)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2006) – The Cabbage Merchant / Oyaji (voice)
• Numbers (2005–2009) – ND FBI Agent / Lab Tech / FBI Tech / Technician
• The Emperor's New School (2006) – (voice)
• Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006) – Cory (voice)
• Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006, TV movie) – (voice)
• Handy Manny (2006) – Mr. Chu (voice)
• W.I.T.C.H (2006) – Chen Lin (voice)
• The Replacements (2006–2008) – Master Pho (voice)
• Random! Cartoons (2007) – Monkey Butt (voice)
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2007) – Plain Cow (voice)
• The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2007) – Kai Yee (voice)
• Curious George (2007–2008) – Grocer's Son / The Collector (voice)
• The Starter Wife (2008) – Doug
• The Secret Saturdays (2008–2009) – Shoji Fuzen (voice)
• Back at the Barnyard (2009) – Kobe Cows (voice)
• Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) – Yakuza Ninja / Yakuza Leader / Sensei Ogun (voice)
• Special Agent Oso (2009) – (voice)
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009–2011) – Atom / Dyna-Mite (voice)
• Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2010) – Fox King (voice)
• Regular Show (2010) – Jimmy (guest voiced)
• The Chicago Code (2011) – Daniel
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011–2016) – Monkey (voice, replacing Jackie Chan)
• Kickin' It (2012) – Yin Chen
• The Legend of Korra (2012–2013) – Abbot Shung / Lau Gan-Lan (voice)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2014) – Tsoi / Man (voice)
• Sofia the First (2013–2016) – Emperor Quon (voice)
• Fancy Nancy (2018) – Mr. Chen (voice)
• Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny (2018) – Bunnidharma / Sun Wukong
• The Lion Guard (2019) – Smun / Sãhasí (voice)
• Stillwater (2020) – Stillwater (voice)
• Carmen Sandiego (2021) – Huang Li (voice)
• The Simpsons (2021) – Lama (voice)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) – Kaltorus (voice)
• Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) – Lao (voice)^[8]

Video games

• Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (2002) – Additional voices^[9]
• Command & Conquer: Generals (2003)
• Command & Conquer: Generals – Zero Hour (2003)
• Shellshock: Nam '67 (2004) – Diem
• Shark Tale (2004) – Additional Tenant Fish
• Jackie Chan Adventures (2004) – Jackie
• World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (2004) – Lord Taran Zhu
• X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005) – Sunfire
• Guild Wars Factions (2006) – Suun
• Marvel Heroes (2006) – Jimmy Woo
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) – Ancient One / Fin Fang Foom / Mandarin / Neutron / Radioactive Man
• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (2006) – Dennis Isenberg^[10]
• Spider-Man 3 (2007) – Dragon Tail Thug
• Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (2007) – Dr. Shen Rei
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) – Eddy Raja
• The Golden Compass (2007) – Samoyed / Trollesund
• Lost Planet: Colonies (2008) – Dennis Isenberg
• Kung Fu Panda (2008) – Master Monkey
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) – Jonathan
• Prototype (2009)
• Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings (2009) – Blind Duck
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) – Eddy Raja
• Uncharted: Eye of Indra (2009) – Eddy Raja
• Lost Planet 2 (2010) – Additional voices^[11]
• Blur (2010) – Jun
• Mafia II (2010) – Zhe Yun Wong
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) – Master Monkey
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) – Eddy Raja
• Hitman: Absolution (2012) – The King of Chinatown / Larry Clay / Chicago Cops / Vixen Club Bouncers / Blackwater Guards
• Fallout 4 (2015) – Jun Long / Doctor Sun
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) – Eddy Raja
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) – Professor Hojo
• Back 4 Blood, Tunnels of Terror expansion pack (2022) – Heng^[12]

References

1. James Sie, Macmillan Publishers. Accessed January 24, 2021. "James Sie was born in Summit, NJ. and raised on the East Coast by a Chinese father and an Italian mother."
2. Sie, James (August 11, 2015). Still Life Las Vegas: A Novel. ISBN 978-1250055668.
3. Schwarz, John (March 1, 2021). "Review: The Simpsons "Wad Goals"". Bubble Blabber. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
4. . Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
5. Douglas Wood (June 25, 2011). "Gay Marriages Rock or How We Almost Didn't Get Married". Retrieved February 18, 2016.
6. Etelka Lehoczky (July 19, 2005). "Rough Going Overseas". The Advocate.
7. Post, NYAV (November 13, 2019). "Introducing the English cast of White Snake Blanca - Stephanie Sheh Verta - Vivian Lu Xuan - Paul Yen Dark General - James Sie Little General - Vincent Rodriguez III Fox - Faye Mata Snake Queen - Karen Huie Dudou - Matthew Moy Chang Pan - Kaiji Pan #WhiteSnake #Gkids #NYAVPostpic.twitter.com/zRhsGJOuiQ". @nyav_post. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
8. @SieJames (July 15, 2022). "A new Kung Fu Panda show! Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight just dropped on @netflix, and when you watch episode 4, there's a bespectacled pangolin that looks (and sounds) an awfully lot like me… #KungFuPandaTheDragonKnight" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
9. Ronin Entertainment. Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon. Universal Interactive. Scene: Ending credits, 1:14:52 in, Voice Over Talent.
10. "James Sie (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 30, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
11. Capcom. Lost Planet 2. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 4:19 in, Voice Over Talent.
12. "Back 4 Blood on Twitter". Retrieved March 23, 2022. No humanity, no service. @siejames is Heng. #Back4Blood

External links

• James Sie at IGDB.com
• James Sie at IMDb