| James Sie | |
| Birth Date: | 1962 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Summit, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Years Active: | 1996–present |
| Children: | 1 |
James Sie (born December 18, 1962) 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 , as well as Master Monkey in (taking over for Jackie Chan), and Eddy Raja in the Uncharted series. His debut novel, Still Life Las Vegas, was published in August 2015.
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 , perhaps one of the most notable being the recurring Cabbage Merchant, and is also the voice of Master Monkey in Nickelodeon's , 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 , Eddy Raja in , and guest-voiced as an Asian scientist named Jimmy in Regular Show and also voices Lord Taran Zhu in . 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]
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]
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| 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 | Elk Dad | Voice | ||
| 2006 | The Invincible Iron Man | Wong-Chu | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! | Pemba | Voice | |
| 2008 | Secrets of the Furious Five | Viper's Father | Voice | |
| 2009 | Grocer's Son | Voice | ||
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Cook Liu | Voice | |
| 2014 | When Marnie Was There | Kazuhiko | Voice, English dub | |
| 2016 | Master Monkey, Viper's Father | Voice | ||
| 2019 | Chaghatai Khan | Voice | ||
| 2019 | White Snake | Dark General | Voice, English dub[8] | |
| 2023 | The Monkey King | Elder Monkey | Voice | |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Bull Officer #2, Master Villain #1, Ram Worker | Voices |
| 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 | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | General Kwan, Wind Dragon | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | Yoo Yee, Elderly Monk, Ninja | Voice, episode: "Crouching Jimmy, Hidden Sheen" | |
| 2005–2008 | Cabbage Merchant, Oyaji | Voice, 4 episodes | ||
| 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 | Plain Cow | Voice, television film | ||
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Narrator, Monkey Butt | Voice, episode: "Dugly Uckling's Treasure Quest" | |
| 2008 | The Secret Saturdays | Shoji Fuzen | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Doug | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Back at the Barnyard | Kobe Cow | Voice, episode: "Sun Cow" | |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Yakuza Leader, Yakuza Ninja, Sensei Ogun | Voice, episode: "Code of Conduct" | |
| 2009 | Atom, Dyna-Mite | Voice, 4 episodes | ||
| 2010 | Regular Show | Jimmy | Voice, episode: "Grilled Cheese Deluxe" | |
| 2010 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Fox King | Voice, episode: "Princess Kai-Lan" | |
| 2011 | Fish Hooks | Spiky Ninja | Voice, episode: "Milo Gets a Ninja" | |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | Daniel | Voice, episode: "O'Leary's Cow" | |
| 2011–2016 | Master Monkey, various voices | Main voice role (64 episodes) | ||
| 2012 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Tsoi | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Kickin' It | Yin Chen | Episode: "The Chosen One" | |
| 2012–2013 | The Legend of Korra | Lau Gan-Lan, Abbot Shung | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2013–2016 | Sofia the First | Emperor Quon, Lawrence | Voice, 3 episodes | |
| 2015–2017 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Gong Gong | Voice, 4 episodes | |
| 2018 | Fancy Nancy | Mr. Chen | Voice, episode: "Shoe La La!" | |
| 2018 | Bunnidharma, White Tiger | Voice, 16 episodes | ||
| 2019 | The Lion Guard | Smun, Sahasi | Voice, 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Loud House | Senior Hat Customer, Waiter | Voice, episode: "A Grave Mistake" | |
| 2020–2023 | Stillwater | Stillwater, Ren | Main voice role (30 episodes) | |
| 2021 | Carmen Sandiego | Huang Li | Voice, episode: "The Beijing Bullion Caper" | |
| 2022–2023 | Lao | Voice, 2 episodes | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kaltorus, Doctor Chaotica, G'reck | Voice, 2 episodes | ||
| 2023 | Monkie Kid | Shifu Subodhi | Voice, 4 episodes | |
| 2024 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cabbage Merchant | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Additional voices | [9] | ||
| 2004 | Diem | |||
| 2004 | Shark Tale | Tenant Fish | ||
| 2004 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Jackie Chan | ||
| 2005 | Sunfire | |||
| 2006 | Guild Wars Factions | Suun | ||
| 2006 | Fin Fang Foom, Mandarin, Radioactive Man, Ancient One | |||
| 2006 | Dennis Isenberg | |||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Dragon Tail Thug | ||
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Samoyeds, Trollesunds | ||
| 2007 | Eddy Raja | |||
| 2007 | Shen Rei | |||
| 2008 | Jonathan | |||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Master Monkey | ||
| 2008 | Rabbit, Rat Goon | |||
| 2009 | Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings | Blind Duck | ||
| 2009 | Wet | Ming Cheung | ||
| 2009 | Eddy Raja | |||
| 2010 | Lost Planet 2 | Additional voices | [10] | |
| 2010 | Blur | Jun | ||
| 2010 | Mafia II | Zhe Yun Wong | ||
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Monkey | ||
| 2011 | Eddy Raja | |||
| 2012 | King of Chinatown, Larry Clay, Chicago Cop, Vixen Club Bouncer, Blackwater Guard | |||
| 2012 | Taran Zhu | |||
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Jimmy Woo | ||
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Jun Long, Doctor Sun | ||
| 2016 | Hitman | Kong Tuo-Kwang | ||
| 2016 | Eddy Raja | |||
| 2020 | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Professor Hojo | ||
| 2020 | Ghost of Tsushima | Trapper | ||
| 2022 | Professor Hojo | |||
| 2022 | Back 4 Blood | Heng | Tunnels of Terror DLC[11] | |
| 2023 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance | Ozai, Master Yu | ||
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Professor Hojo | [12] |