Jason Charles Miller

Jason Charles Miller
Miller in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Jason Charles Miller
Genres	Country southern rock rock americana industrial electronic alternative metal nu metal
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter voice actor
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Website	jasoncharlesmiller.com

Jason Charles Miller is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for his solo career[1] as well as being the lead vocalist and guitarist of the industrial rock band Godhead.[2] He is a voice actor, appearing in various animation and video games. He is also part of the duo The Deadly Grind,[3] and the duo RezoDrone; which has rose to fame for being featured in the acclaimed videogame Cyberpunk 2077.[4] He has released solo albums in the country music, southern rock, and Americana genres.

Early life

In 1977, at the age of 5, Miller moved with his family to Clifton, Virginia where he would spend the remainder of his youth.[5] Miller began singing opera music and playing the guitar while young, and began performing when he was six.[5] He has three stepbrothers and one stepsister.

Career

Miller is the frontman and founder of the industrial rock band Godhead which was the only band signed to Marilyn Manson's Posthuman Records.[5] Under Posthuman Records, Godhead released their fourth studio album 2000 Years of Human Error, which has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States. While a member of Godhead, Miller toured the world alongside acts like Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Disturbed, GWAR, Slipknot, Rammstein, Linkin Park, and Jonathan Davis of Korn.[5] In 2002, Godhead's song "Penetrate" was re-released as a part of the Queen of the Damned soundtrack under Warner Music Group.[2] The song earned Miller a Gold record. The band has sold over 250,000 albums worldwide.[6]

In 2004, Miller collaborated with Ben Moody and Jason Jones of Drowning Pool for the song "The End Has Come", which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The Punisher. Miller has also appeared on multiple Cleopatra Records tribute albums along with Julian Beeston, formerly of Nitzer Ebb. Miller's music was featured in the pilot episode of Hung. He was asked by Bret Michaels to remix the Rock of Love theme song for the Poison frontman's Custom Built solo album.

After more than a decade as frontman of Godhead, Miller also began releasing music as a solo artist. On October 27, 2009, Miller released his first solo EP, Last to Go Home, under Count Mecha Music.[7] The EP has been his first official venturing into the country music genre. On October 10, 2011, Miller released his first solo album, entitled Uncountry.[7] Heavier than the previous EP, and featuring a full band, this album cemented his current status as southern rock artist. On July 3, 2012, a second full-length studio album followed, this time titled Natural Born Killer, under Count Mecha Music.[7] In May 2012, Miller released the single "Up to Me".[8] At that time, Miller's songwriting could also be heard on the WWE Smackdown theme song, "Hangman", which was recorded by (and co-written with) the rock band Rev Theory. In 2018, a third studio full-length came out, called In the Wasteland, published via Sony / Red Music[9] and featuring guest appearances by Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke and Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd. The album was then followed in 2021 with the double release From the Wreckage, collecting a series of previously unreleased tracks.

Throughout his career, Miller has been featured in magazines such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Guitar World, and Inside Kung Fu. He has appeared on MTV, MTV2, Fuse TV, and VH1.[5]

Miller relocated to Los Angeles in 2001, where he owns a recording studio and works as a recording artist, writer and producer, voice-over artist and actor. Splitting time between Los Angeles and Nashville, his love for country and blues music has intensified, as has the influence of those that have defined his musical roots: Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company. His first single, "You Get What You Pay For", was featured in the HBO hit series True Blood,[5] and included appearances from Felicia Day and Greg Grunberg in its music video.[10] The Uncountry music video features guests such as Robert Picardo and Grant Imahara.[11]

Miller at the 2024 WonderCon

As a voice actor, Miller has appeared in over 100 animated productions and video games. Some of his credits include work on World of Warcraft, Wonder Woman, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Hellsing, Read or Die and the Nickelodeon Nicktoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. His film credits include Danny Roane: First Time Director, the 2008 remake of Day of the Dead and the Sci Fi Channel's Battle Planet. He worked on a cover album from the fighting game series Guilty Gear, titled Guilty Gear XX in N.Y. Vocal Edition, where he supplied vocals over the instrumentals to create a full vocal album.[12] In 2011, he lent his vocals to another cover album, this time for BlazBlue, the successive fighting game series to Guilty Gear, titles BlazBlue in L.A. Vocal Edition. He provided the voice of Robert Kendo in Capcom's video game Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles for the Wii. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of the web series The Guild.[13] His voice can be heard in the digital collectible card game by Blizzard Entertainment, Hearthstone.[5] Since 2017, he is part of the duo The Deadly Grind.[3]

In 2019, Miller was the co-lead singer for the song "Shadowbringers", the theme song for Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion of the same name;[14][15] and then in 2020, he provided vocals for the game's song "To The Edge".[16] In 2021, Miller contributed vocals to Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker expansion soundtrack for the track "Close in the Distance".[17] In December of 2022, Miller was invited to Tokyo by Square Enix composer Masayoshi Soken, to perform in a series of Final Fantasy themed concerts with the Eorzean Symphony Orchestra. Other events have been scheduled for Las Vegas and London throughout 2023. In 2025, Miller provided vocals for a new entrance theme composed by Soken for professional wrestler Kenny Omega.[18]

In 2021, Miller, along with Dylan Wilks, composed 8 original songs released in the video game album Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms: Bardic Inspiration Vol. 1.[19] Miller, an avid supporter of tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) such as Dungeons & Dragons, also appeared on several live-play streaming shows such as Critical Role and Sirens of the Realms, as well as the Amazon Prime series Starter Kit.[20]

Discography

Godhead

• America Now (1995 compilation)
• Godhead (1996)
• Nothingness (1997)
• Powertool Stigmata (1998)
• 2000 Years of Human Error (2001)
• Evolver (2003)
• Non-Stop Ride (2004 remix compilation)
• The Shadow Line (2006)
• Unplugged (2007 EP)
• At the Edge of the World (2008)
• The Shadow Re-Aligned (2014)

Solo

• Last to Go Home (2009)
• Uncountry (2011)
• Natural Born Killer (2012)
• In the Wasteland (2018)
• UnDeadwood: Chapter I soundtrack (2019)
• From the Wreckage - Part I (2021)
• From the Wreckage - Part II (2021)
• Cards on the Table (2023)
• Knives In The Dark (2024)

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Soundtrack

• Rules of Nature (2013)
• Red Sun (2013)

The Deadly Grind

• Songs from Foreververse (2017)

RezoDrone

Cyberpunk 2077 Radio

• Resist and Disorder (2020)
• Kill the Messenger (2020)
• Reaktion (2021)

Singles

• beLIEver (2023)

with Felicia Day

• Gamer Girl, Country Boy (2012)

Appears on

• Shadowbringers, To the Edge and Close in the Distance from Eorzean Symphony: FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Album Vol.3 (2023)
• Close in the Distance from ENDWALKER: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack (2022)
• To the Edge from DEATH UNTO DAWN: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack (2021)
• Shadowbringers and Insatiable from SHADOWBRINGERS: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack (2019) and SCIONS & SINNERS: FINAL FANTASY XIV ~ Arrangement Album (2021)

Roles

Animation

Animation
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[21]
1999	Attack the Gas Station	Paint
2000	Boys Be	Yuuki Okizaki
2001	Read or Die	Obnoxious Pilot		[22]
	Hellsing	Soldier X, various monsters
2002	Bakuto Sengen Daigunder	Linian
	Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd Gig	Mihashi
	Daigunder	Linian, Reporter
2003	Texnolyze	Shinji
	Read or Die	Eliot, Stephen
	Mermaid Forest	Sakagami Pirate
	Samurai Resurrection	Senpachi
2004	DearS	Hironobu Nonaka
	Dead Leaves	777
	Naoki Urasawa's Monster	Max Steindorf
	Paranoia Agent	Security Guard, Maromi fan
	Girls Bravo	Young Gangster
2006	Otogi Zoshi	Keibiishi
	Patlabor: The Movie	Hiromi Yamazaki, Yamadera		[22]
	Patlabor 2: The Movie	Hiromi Yamazaki		[22]
	Hellsing Ultimate	Policeman Simon (Ep. 1), Round Table Member 4 (Ep. 2), Wild Geese (Ep. 3)		[23]
2007	Higurashi When They Cry	Yoshiro Sonozaki
	Gun Sword	Kujyo, Zakota
	Ikki Tousen	Hannoh
	Rozen Maiden	Yamamoto, Enju		[22]
2008	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion	Kousetsu Urabe
	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit	Jin
	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Scary Prisoner, Thug, Head Guard, Dai Li Agent	6 episodes
2009	Wonder Woman	Thrax	Direct-to-video	[22]
	Ghost Slayers Ayashi	OVA – Teizan Mizawa
	Monster	Max Steindorf
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Doll Man, Black Condor	Episode: "Cry Freedom Fighters!"	[22]
2011	Yu Gi Oh! Zexal	Clockwork Shinigami, Iron Ai Ai
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	Nakazawa, additional voices
	Aquarion Evol	Altair Pilot
2013	Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne	Sota Serizawa
	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital	Itaku
	One Piece	Berry Good
	Wolf Children	Radio News Announcer, additional voices		[22]
	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2	Fireman, Liquor Store Owner
2014	Attack on Titan	Gelgar[24]
	The Legend of Korra	The Sheriff	Episode: "Rebirth"	[25][24][22]
2015	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	Aston / Gatt[24]
	Aldnoah.Zero	Mars Knight[24]
2016	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	Aston / Gatt[24]
2017	Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1	Additional voices[24]
	Attack on Titan	Gelgar[24]
2018	Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution: Anemone	Ramon / Additional voices[24]
	Pop Team Epic	Shogo[24]
2019	The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened	Riki Nendo[24]
2020	DC Super Hero Girls	Ra's al Ghul (singing voice)	Episode: "#LeagueOfShadows"	[26]
2021	Edens Zero	Seth Anderson, Kenta
2024	The Grimm Variations	Mr. S	Episode 4: "The Elves and the Shoemaker"

Video games

Video games
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[21]
2008	World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King	Prince Valanar/Commander Stoutbeard/Thalorien Dawnseeker
	The Last Remnant	Various characters		[27]
2009	Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles	Robert Kendo		[22]
2010	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty	Officer #2
	Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes	Additional voices (warriors)		[28]
	World of Warcraft: Cataclysm	Hagrim Hopebreaker/Terrath the Steady
	Star Trek Online	Kal Dano
2010–14	Street Fighter series	Guy	English Dub Credited as J.C. Miller	[22]
2011	Diablo III	Radek the Fence/Bennoc
	Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen	Kazama Samurai A, Kenobi Ninja	Credited as J.C. Miller	[29]
2012	Guild Wars 2	Ben Tenstrikes, Stefan Baruch, Seneschal Elam, Big Nose Ted
2013	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	Raubahn Aldynn, Corguevias	Credited as J.C. Miller	[22]
2014	Hearthstone	Loot Hoarder, Bloodmage Thalnos, Acolyte of Pain, Druid of the Claw, Blood Knight
2015	Mobius Final Fantasy	Additional voices[24]
	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	Additional voices[24]
	Neverwinter: Underdark	Drizzt Do'Urden[24]		[25][24]
2016	Mafia III	Additional Voices[24]
	World of Warcraft: Legion	High Commander Goodchilde / Thaedris Feathersong / Blacksmith Kyrie[24]
2018	The Andersen Accounts: Chapter One Collector's Edition	Bartender Mike / Van Driver[24]
	Onmyoji	Jikikaeru / Hangan[24]
2019	Shenmue III	Su Zixiong / Han Yajie - Ring Announcer / Additional Cast[21]
	Dreadful Tales: The Fire Within Collector's Edition	Barry[24]
	The Andersen Accounts: A Voice of Reason	Frederic[24]
	Citizens of Space	Captain / Chef / Banker[24]
	Days Gone	Additional voices[24]
	The Andersen Accounts: The Price of a Life Collector's Edition	Reynard / Policeman[24]
	Kingdom Hearts III	Additional voices[24]
2020	Final Fantasy VII Remake	Additional voices[21]
	Max Gentlemen Sexy Business!	Sinterklaas[24]
	Phantasy Star Online 2	Pietro, Sir Adam Sacrid, Lutz Cero Rey Cuento, Schreger Weyland
2021	Fire Emblem Heroes	Múspell		[21]
2022	Tactics Ogre: Reborn	Barbas Dahd Geuse		[30]
	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	Additional voices		[31]

Television and web series

Television and web series
Year	Film/Series	Role
2002	The Osbournes	Himself (uncredited)
2005	The Curse of El Charro	Dancing Albino
2006	Danny Roane: First Time Director	Charles Brown
	Hollywood Kills	Bartender
	Backlash	Assassin
2007	Everyday Joe	Joe
2008	Day of the Dead	Zombie (uncredited)
2011	The Jeff Lewis 5 Minute Comedy Hour	Travis
	The Guild	Jason Miller
2012	My Gimpy Life	Teale's Friend
2013	LearningTown	Bartender
2015	House Hunting	Guitar Man[24]
	Muzzled the Musical	Tree[24]
	Good Morning	Tattooed man[24]
2016	Emil: Wait	Bartender[24]
	Future Girl	Biff[24]
	Critical Role	Garthok[24]
2017	Thrashtopia	Bunker Bot[24]
	Shield of Tomorrow	K'Dok[24]
	Mothership	Guest[24]
2018	Tempting Fate	Cont Dalca[24]
	L.A. by Night	Strikes a Chord[24]
2019	Hell, California	Abel[24]

References

1. "Jason Charles Miller Un Country Official Video".
2. "HOME". Godhead.
3. @thedeadlygrind (June 19, 2017). "Look at us! We're @TheDeadlyGrind! Guess where we got our name from..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Rezodrone". Spotify.
5. "Jason Charles Miller » Bio". Jason Charles Miller Official Website. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
6. "The Official Godhead Website". www.godhead.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
7. "Jason Charles Miller on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
8. "VIDEO: Jason Charles Miller – Up To Me". Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2012.
9. url=https://www.jasoncharlesmiller.com/post/jason-charles-miller-announces-new-album-in-the-wasteland
10. Jason Charles Miller (August 16, 2010), Jason Charles Miller - "You Get What You Pay For" (True Blood Version), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 2, 2016
11. Jason Charles Miller (September 3, 2011), Jason Charles Miller - "Uncountry" (Official Video), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved May 2, 2016
12. Interview with Jason Miller at WickedInfo.com Archived May 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
13. Geek & Sundry (May 1, 2012), The Guild S5 Ep4: Ends and Begins, retrieved May 2, 2016^[dead YouTube link]
14. Jason Miller [@jasoncmiller] (August 15, 2019). "Hell yeah!!! The theme song to Shadowbringers (I'm the co-lead singer w/ Amanda Achen-Keenan) is #4 most downloaded, and #23 on the Hot 100 in Japan! Thanks again to @SOKENsquareenix for having me on the track, and @thehalpnetwork for recommending me! [link]" (Tweet). Retrieved October 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
15. "STU48, KAT-TUN, Official HIGE DANdism, and RADWIMPS Top the Billboard Japan Charts for the Week of 7/29 – 8/4". ARAMA! JAPAN. August 13, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
16. Alex Moukala [@alex_moukala] (August 28, 2020). "FFXIV singer explains how the vocals of "To The Edge" and "Shadowbringers" were made. And how it was to work with @SOKENsquareenix! @jasoncmiller @FF_XIV_EN [embedded video]" (Tweet). Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
17. Jason Miller [@jasoncmiller] (November 7, 2021). "It's true! That IS me singing in the new FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER Launch Trailer! HUGE thank you to @SOKENsquareenix, @SquareEnix and @FF_XIV_EN! What an honor! [video link]" (Tweet). Retrieved November 24, 2021 – via Twitter.
18. "Kenny Omega returns to AEW with a new song from FFXIV composer Masayoshi Soken". ESPN.com. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
19. "Idle Champions: Bardic Inspiration Vol 1". www.codenameentertainment.com.
20. "Watch Starter Kit | Prime Video". www.amazon.com.
21. "Resume - Jason Charles Miller". jasoncharlesmiller.com. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
22. "Behind The Voice Actors – Jason Miller". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 2, 2019. Check mark indicates BTVA has verified the entries using screenshots of credits and other confirmed sources
23. "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
24. "Jason Miller". IMDb. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
25. "Jason Charles Miller » Acting". www.jasoncharlesmiller.com. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
26. Jason Charles Miller [@jasoncmiller] (August 24, 2020). "Yep! I'm Ra's Al Ghul's singing voice in #DCSuperHeroGirls! So friggen cool! #leagueofshadows #cartoonnetwork" (Tweet). Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
27. Square Enix. The Last Remnant. Square Enix. Scene: Ending credits, 2:15 in, English Voice Recording, Cast.
28. Capcom. Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 0:43 in, CAST.
29. Acquire. Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen. Spike. Scene: Ending credits, 53:50 in, English Voice Cast.
30. Romano, Sal (October 5, 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn details unit development, charms, battle updates, balance adjustments, shop improvements, classes, and characters". Gematsu. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
31. "Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 18, 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Twitter
• Jason Charles Miller at IMDb