Daniel Ross (actor)

Daniel Ross
Born
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active2003–present
Websitewww.actordanielross.com

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.

Early life and career

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Ross 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 D.C. 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

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Ross 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

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Film

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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

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
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

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Daniel Ross". Voice Chasers. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Conversations with Daniel Ross". 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Emmy winner Daniel Ross honors his mother with the role of Donald Duck". 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Daniel Ross to voice Starscream in the Transformers: Movie Video Game!", Transformers World 2005, 11 May 2007,
  5. ^ "A presence like Daniel Ross and Ninjas Vs. Vampires makes for an irresistible view."
  6. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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Preceded by Voice of Starscream
2007
Succeeded by