
Jay began his career in anime in the 1990s, when he landed his first role at ADV Films in Master of Mosquiton. Since then, he has appeared in more than 300 titles with studios including ADV Films, Funimation, CrunchyRoll, Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Okratron 5000, and others. As a character actor, Jay has voiced a broad variety of colorful roles, with the occasional romantic lead thrown in for good measure. His notable credits over the past two decades are Mechazawa in Cromartie High School, The Thinker in Suicide Squad ISEKAI, Green Dragon Shiryu in Saint Seiya, the Fishmen Choo and Hammond in One Piece, Kagetane Hiruko in Black Bullet, Coach Naoi in Haikyū!!, Spitfire in Air Gear, Sho Zama in Aura Battler Dunbine, Chief Kurama in Elfen Lied, Arthur Lynch in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Toru Watanabe in Excel Saga, Crusty in Log Horizon, Dera Mochimazzi in Tamako Market, Kaoru Hanayama in Baki the Grappler, Prince Mytho in Princess Tutu, and Floki in Vinland Saga, among many others. Jay’s voice has also been featured in the live action features Dark Water, Synesthesia, Conduct Zero, The Fuccons, Touching Wild Horses, Gamera – Attack of Legion, as well as video games Unlimited Saga and Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness. Jay had his Cartoon Network (Toonami) debut playing Dr. Stylish in Akame ga KILL!, followed by Shiro Kuramori in Parasyte – the maxim, Joichiro Yukihira in Food Wars!, Taneo Tokuda in My Hero Academia, Zongquan in Shenmue The Animation, Majikaja in Made In Abyss and most recently, the attending physician in Ninja Kamui.