Oliver Grainger (born May 9, 1988) is a Canadian former child voice actor.
Grainger is the
voice
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actor for Dongwa, Sagwa's older brother, on ''
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'', or simply ''Sagwa'', is a children's animated television series based on the children's book of the same name by Amy Tan which aired on PBS Kids, co-produced by Canada-based animation studio CinéGroupe and ' ...
''.
He also is the voice actor of D.W. Read on ''
Arthur
Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...
'' between
Season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation)
* Season 2 (disambiguation) Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
...
and
Season 6
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, replacing
Michael Caloz, and George Jamell on ''
Mona the Vampire
''Mona the Vampire'' is an animated children's television series that is based on a children's book of the same name written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman, as well as a series of novels illustrated by Holleyman and written by Hiawyn Oram. ...
''.
He has appeared on shows including ''
What's with Andy?
''What's with Andy?'' (''Sacré Andy !'' in French) is an animated children's television series loosely based on the semi-autobiographical ''Just!'' book series by Australian author Andy Griffiths. The animated series was primarily produced by Can ...
'', ''
Daft Planet
Daft Planet is a Canadian cartoon, first airing on Teletoon. The first episode ran on September 2, 2002 and the show continued to run for almost two years even though only 13 episodes were produced. Its main claim to fame is that it was the first c ...
'', ''
Upstairs, Downstairs Bears'', ''
Flatmania'' and ''
For Better or For Worse''.
Oliver decided to quit his acting career in 2005 to do some fishing. He revealed on his Facebook posts that he's still in contact with his ''Arthur'' castmate
Justin Bradley
Justin Bradley is a Canadian former actor.
Early life
He started his career at the age of six, modelling on various department store advertisements. Bradley also appeared in commercials for McDonald's, Danone and Canadian Tire as a child.
C ...
, who is the second voice actor of
Arthur Read
Arthur Timothy Read is a fictional anthropomorphic aardvark created by American author Marc Brown. He is in the third grade and lives in the fictional city of Elwood City.
Physical appearance
Arthur is an anthropomorphic aardvark. In Brown's ...
.
Filmography
* ''
Arthur
Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...
'' as ''
Dora Winifred "D.W." Read'' (1999–2001)
* ''
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
''Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat'', or simply ''Sagwa'', is a children's animated television series based on the children's book of the same name by Amy Tan which aired on PBS Kids, co-produced by Canada-based animation studio CinéGroupe and ' ...
'' as ''Dongwa Miao'' (2001–2002)
* ''
Mona the Vampire
''Mona the Vampire'' is an animated children's television series that is based on a children's book of the same name written and illustrated by Sonia Holleyman, as well as a series of novels illustrated by Holleyman and written by Hiawyn Oram. ...
'' as ''George Jamell'' (1999–2002)
* ''
Tommy & Oscar
''Tommy & Oscar'' ( it, Tommy e Oscar) is an Italian animated television series co-created by Max Alessandrini and Iginio Straffi, with graphic creation by Pietro Dichiara and Carlo Rambaldi. It was the first major project from Rainbow, which late ...
'' as ''Peter'' (2000-2002)
* ''
Daft Planet
Daft Planet is a Canadian cartoon, first airing on Teletoon. The first episode ran on September 2, 2002 and the show continued to run for almost two years even though only 13 episodes were produced. Its main claim to fame is that it was the first c ...
'' as ''Hudson Stiles'' (2002)
* ''
For Better or For Worse'' as ''Various characters''
* ''
What's with Andy?
''What's with Andy?'' (''Sacré Andy !'' in French) is an animated children's television series loosely based on the semi-autobiographical ''Just!'' book series by Australian author Andy Griffiths. The animated series was primarily produced by Can ...
'' as ''Bryan''
* ''
Flatmania'' as ''Vincent''
* ''
Upstairs, Downstairs Bears'' as ''Henry''
References
External links
*
Arthur's Perfect ChristmasReview at variety.com
1988 births
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian male child actors
Living people
People from Dorval
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