James Sie is an American[2] actor and author. He is best known as a voice double for Jackie Chan, having voiced an animated Chan and several other characters in Jackie Chan Adventures. He is also known for his recurring role as the Cabbage Merchant in Avatar: the Last Airbender, as well as Master Monkey in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (taking over for Jackie Chan), and Eddy Raja in the Uncharted series. His debut novel, Still Life Las Vegas, was published in August 2015.
James Sie | |
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| Born | 18 December 1962 Summit, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
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| 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 the titular actor especially in the Kids' WB animated television series Jackie Chan Adventures. He also voices Shendu in the same series. He has performed several voices for Avatar: The Last Airbender, perhaps one of the most notable being the recurring Cabbage Merchant, and is also the voice of Master Monkey in Nickelodeon's Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, replacing Jackie Chan from the films (Sie also provided the voice of Monkey in video games). Other popular roles include Chinese American footballer Kwan in Danny Phantom (replacing Dat Phan), Chen Lin in W.I.T.C.H., Fin Fang Foom and Radioactive Man in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Eddy Raja in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and 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
Sie 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
Source:[7]
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | Ken Lim | |
| 1997 | Strawberry Fields | Luke | |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Vincent Ling | |
| 1999 | Bats | Sergeant James | |
| 2001 | Ghost World | ||
| 2002 | Hero | Broken Sword | Voice, English dub |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Elk Dad | Voice[7] |
| 2006 | The Invincible Iron Man | Wong-Chu | Voice, direct-to-video[7] |
| 2007 | Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! | Pemba | Voice[7] |
| 2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Viper's Father | Voice[7] |
| 2009 | Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas | Grocer's Son | Voice[7] |
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Cook Liu | Voice[7] |
| 2014 | When Marnie Was There | Kazuhiko | Voice, English dub |
| 2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Master Monkey, Viper's Father | Voice[7] |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Chaghatai Khan | Voice |
| 2019 | White Snake | Dark General | Voice, English dub[8] |
| 2023 | The Monkey King | Elder Monkey | Voice[7] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Even Stevens | Lana Dagchen | Episode: "Playing God" |
| 2000-2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Jackie Chan, Shendu, Chow | Main voice role (95 episodes) |
| 2001 | Time Squad | Confucius | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Walter | Episode: "The Friendly Skies" |
| 2003–2006 | Danny Phantom | Kwan, Camper, Alarm Voice | Voice, 12 episodes[7] |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | General Kwan, Wind Dragon | Voice, 2 episodes[7] |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | Yoo Yee, Elderly Monk, Ninja | Voice, episode: "Crouching Jimmy, Hidden Sheen"[7] |
| 2005-2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cabbage Merchant, Oyaji | Voice, 4 episodes[7] |
| 2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Louie Hong Fa | Voice, episode: "Block-Long Hong Kong Terror" |
| 2005–2009 | Numbers | FBI Agent, Lab Tech, FBI Tech, Technician | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | W.I.T.C.H. | Chen Lin | Voice, episode: "X is for Xanadu" |
| 2006 | Handy Manny | Mr. Chu | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2006 | The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Kai Yee | Voice, episode: "Out of the Past" |
| 2006 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Cory | Voice, episode: "Boyz on da Run" |
| 2006–2008 | The Replacements | Master Pho | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen | Plain Cow | Voice, television film[7] |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Narrator, Monkey Butt | Voice, episode: "Dugly Uckling's Treasure Quest" |
| 2008 | The Secret Saturdays | Shoji Fuzen | Voice, 2 episodes[7] |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Doug | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Back at the Barnyard | Kobe Cow | Voice, episode: "Sun Cow"[7] |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Yakuza Leader, Yakuza Ninja, Sensei Ogun | Voice, episode: "Code of Conduct" |
| 2009 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Atom, Dyna-Mite | Voice, 4 episodes[7] |
| 2010 | Regular Show | Jimmy | Voice, episode: "Grilled Cheese Deluxe"[7] |
| 2010 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Fox King | Voice, episode: "Princess Kai-Lan" |
| 2011 | Fish Hooks | Spiky Ninja | Voice, episode: "Milo Gets a Ninja"[7] |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | Daniel | Voice, episode: "O'Leary's Cow" |
| 2011–2016 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Master Monkey, various voices | Main voice role (64 episodes)[7] |
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Tsoi | Voice, 2 episodes[7] |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Yin Chen | Episode: "The Chosen One" |
| 2012–2013 | The Legend of Korra | Lau Gan-Lan, Abbot Shung | Voice, 2 episodes[7] |
| 2013–2016 | Sofia the First | Emperor Quon, Lawrence | Voice, 3 episodes[7] |
| 2015–2017 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Gong Gong | Voice, 4 episodes[7] |
| 2018 | Fancy Nancy | Mr. Chen | Voice, episode: "Shoe La La!"[7] |
| 2018 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Bunnidharma, White Tiger | Voice, 16 episodes[7] |
| 2019 | The Lion Guard | Smun, Sahasi | Voice, 3 episodes[7] |
| 2019 | The Loud House | Senior Hat Customer, Waiter | Voice, episode: "A Grave Mistake"[7] |
| 2020–2023 | Stillwater | Stillwater, Ren | Main voice role (30 episodes) |
| 2021 | Carmen Sandiego | Huang Li | Voice, episode: "The Beijing Bullion Caper" |
| 2022–2023 | Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight | Lao | Voice, 2 episodes[7] |
| 2022–2023 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Kaltorus, Doctor Chaotica, G'reck | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Monkie Kid | Shifu Subodhi | Voice, 4 episodes[7] |
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cabbage Merchant | 2 episodes |