Daran Norris

Daran Morrison Nordlund (born November 1, 1964), also known as Jack Hammer, James Penrod, Justin Shyder, Keith Westfeld, Joshua Morrison, Josh Morrison, Jim Rosenthal, James Rosenthal, Bob Thomas, and Rob Thomas, is an actor, principally known for his voice work. He has voiced over 80 movies, video games, and TV shows. He also has a recurring role as public defender Cliff McCormack in the live-action television series Veronica Mars. He is currently married to Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. He also played the part as " Gordy" on the Nickelodeon Show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. He also appeared in the movie Hobgoblins which was on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Graduated Ferndale High School, Ferndale, Washington in the class of 1983.

Notable credits

Anime Roles

• Bastard!!: Dark Schneider
• Cowboy Bebop: Cowboy Andy Von de Oniyate, Morgan
• Digimon: Digital Monsters: Mercurymon (Frontier)
• Fushigi Yūgi: Tasuki
• Gate Keepers: Fiancé
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (credited as Darin Norris): Ai Nanao
• Hyper Doll: Detective Todo
• Gundam 0083: Chap Adel
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Yuri Kellarney
• Mon Colle Knights: Gabriolis the Dark Angel
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise: Heavy Load

Non-Anime Roles

• American Dad!: Jack Smith
• American Dragon: Jake Long: Additional Voices (Season 2)
• Brandy and Mr. Whiskers: Anonymous voices.
• Class of 3000: Salieri
• Codename: Kids Next Door: Count Spankulot, Mr. White, Additional Voices
• Dexter's Laboratory: Additional Voices (Season 4)
• El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera: Emiliano Suarez, Mr. Aves
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Imaginary Man in "Challenge of the Super friends"
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons: Various voices (including Mr. Turner, Cosmo, Jorgen Von Strangle, Narrator in "Super Santa", Gingerbread Men, and Slap T. Pooch)
• Samurai Jack: X-49 in Episode L: "Tale of X-49" (Singular voice actor in this episode)
• Star Wars: Clone Wars: Durge, Additional Voices
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Various voices
• The Fairly OddParents: Mr. Turner, Cosmo, Jorgen Von Strangle, Anti-Cosmo, Additional Voices
• The Life and Times of Juniper Lee: Steven the Sandman, Additional Voices
• The Replacements: Dick Daring, Additional Voices
• The Spectacular Spider-Man: J. Jonah Jameson
• W.I.T.C.H.: Tynar

Live-Action Roles

• Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Gordy, the school janitor
• Veronica Mars: Cliff McCormack: a public defender.
• NYPD Blue: Drake Patterson: a lawyer.
• CSI: Miami: Eddie Roberts: a police officer.
• The OC: Greg Harland: a bartender.

Movie Roles

• Invisible Dad: Andrew Baily
• Comic Book: The Movie: Commander Courage/Bruce Easly
• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie: Vincent Volaju, Various voices (English dub)
• Hobgoblins: Club Scum M.C.
• Howl's Moving Castle: Additional Voices (uncredited)
• John Tucker Must Die: Announcer ("Questionnaire" Movie Trailer)
• Naruto The Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow: Sandayu Asama
• Operation: Z.E.R.O.: Count Spankulot, Janitor
• Team America: World Police: Spottswoode
• The Cat in the Hat: Announcer
• The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour: Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle
• : Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle, Anti-Cosmo
• : Cosmo, Mr. Turner
• Ben 10: Race Against Time: Diamondhead

Video Game Roles

• Resistance: Fall of Man: Captain Winters
• Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring: Aragorn
• .hack: Piros
• Codename: Kids Next Door Op. VIDEOGAME: Count Spankulot
• Front Mission 4 -: Dieter Bosch(Uncredited)
• Metal Arms: Glitch in the System: Colonel Alloy
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja: Gato
• Nicktoons Unite!: Cosmo, Jorgen Von Strangle
• Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island: Cosmo
• Tales of Symphonia: Rodyle, Shadow
• Tales of Legendia: Vaclav Bloud
• Radiata Stories: Genius
• Ratchet: Deadlocked: Dallas
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: GO-TO / additional voices
• God Hand: Belze, Old Samurai, Various Villains
• .hack//G.U.: Piros the 3rd, Salvador Aihara
• Spider-Man: Venom, Mysterio, Scorpion, The Punisher, Johnny Storm and Captain America.
• Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro: Shocker / Sandman / Public Address / Professor X
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: Biwig
• The Fairly OddParents: Breakin' Da Rules: Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle, Crimson Chin, Comic Book Anchorman
• The Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown: Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle, Crimson Chin, Mr. Turner's Robot

External links

• Daran's Myspace
• Daran Norris at the Internet Movie Database