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'''Jon Bailey''' (born [[March 3]], [[1979]]) is an American voice actor | '''Jon Bailey''' (born [[March 3]], [[1979]]) is an American voice actor. A long-time Transformers fan, his first Transformers voice acting gig was at [[BotCon 2015]], in the script reading of "[[The Return of Blurr]]". Prior to this, he had voiced Optimus Prime in various fan projects as well as a parody of the character in an episode of ''The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange''. In the time since, he has become a sort of go-to Optimus voice for [[Hasbro]] when [[Peter Cullen]] is unavailable due to scheduling or budget reasons. | ||
{{ | Outside of ''Transformers'' work, Jon is best known as the Epic Voice of [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86F4D497FD3CACCE Honest Trailers] for ''Screen Junkies''. He has also provided voice work for the web series ''{{w|How It Should Have Ended}}'' and various video games, most notably {{w|Jeff the Land Shark}} in ''{{w|Marvel Rivals}}'' and the Council Spokesman in ''{{w|XCOM 2}}''... who he voices with the same Peter Cullen impression that he uses for Optimus. | ||
{{bigquote|Because the only thing more ruthless than [[The Transformers: The Movie|this script]] is the [[to sell toys|shameless corporate greed]] that inspired it.|Jon Bailey at his finest.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub12DkmRUnI Honest Trailers | The Transformers: The Movie]</ref>}} | |||
==Starring...== | ==Starring...== | ||
===''Transformers: Crossovers'' (toyline)=== | ===''Transformers: Crossovers'' (toyline)=== | ||
*[[Darth Vader | *[[Darth Vader]] to [[Darth Vader#StarDestroyer|Star Destroyer]] (Anakin Skywalker voice) | ||
===''Transformers Animated''=== | ===''Transformers Animated''=== | ||
*[[Siren (Animated)|Siren]] (BotCon 2015) | *[[Siren (Animated)#Animated cartoon|Siren]] (BotCon 2015) | ||
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (BotCon 2015) | *[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (BotCon 2015) | ||
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (''burping,'' BotCon 2015) | *[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (''burping,'' BotCon 2015) | ||
===Ask Vector Prime=== | ===Ask Vector Prime=== | ||
* [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)|Optimus Prime]] | * [[Optimus Prime (TransTech)#TransTech|Optimus Prime]] | ||
===''Transformers: Combiner Wars''=== | ===''Transformers: Combiner Wars''=== | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons|Optimus Prime]] | ||
===''Bumblebee''=== | |||
*[[Shockwave (Movie)#Bumblebee film|Shockwave]] | |||
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)#Bumblebee film|Soundwave]] | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Bumblebee film|Optimus Prime]] (trailers only, see Notes) | |||
===''Transformers: Tactical Arena''=== | |||
*Optimus Prime | |||
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] | |||
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] | |||
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] | |||
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] | |||
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] | |||
===''Transformers: Beyond Reality''=== | |||
*[[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] | |||
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] | |||
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] | |||
*Megatron | |||
*Optimus Prime | |||
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] | |||
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Sharpshot]] | |||
*Shockwave | |||
*Soundwave | |||
*Starscream | |||
===''Transformers One''=== | |||
*[[Soundwave (One)|Soundwave]] | |||
===''Transformers: Galactic Trials''=== | |||
*Megatron | |||
*Soundwave | |||
*Shockwave | |||
== | ==Merchandise== | ||
*[[Optimus Prime ( | *[[bop it!]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]] voice | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Bailey | *Bailey provided the temporary voice track for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', with the studio intending to replace his voice with that of Prime's regular actor, [[Peter Cullen]], once everything had been finalized. However, some of Bailey's temp tracks were accidentally left in the film's marketing material. The official trailer released in September 2018 features Cullen's voice, while an international trailer released at roughly the same time features Bailey, with a teaser released a few days earlier splitting the difference between the two. Bailey also auditioned for multiple characters, including [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], meaning he was originally meant to speak (whether Bailey was originally going to get the role or not is unknown).<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/bumblebee-movie-voice-actor-jon-bailey-talks-about-his-experience/42553/ Seibertron article about Bailey's experience]</ref> | ||
*Bailey also provided some ADR dubbing for [[Chris Hemsworth]] as his [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax/Optimus Prime]]. | |||
*Bailey's first ever Transformers figure was the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation One]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Toys|Bumblebee]]. | |||
*Bailey's favourite characters are of course [[Optimus Prime]], [[Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave]], funny since they are the three he usually ends up being cast as the most in a project. | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:57, 5 April 2026
| The name or term "Jon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Jon (disambiguation). |
Jon Bailey (born March 3, 1979) is an American voice actor. A long-time Transformers fan, his first Transformers voice acting gig was at BotCon 2015, in the script reading of "The Return of Blurr". Prior to this, he had voiced Optimus Prime in various fan projects as well as a parody of the character in an episode of The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange. In the time since, he has become a sort of go-to Optimus voice for Hasbro when Peter Cullen is unavailable due to scheduling or budget reasons.
Outside of Transformers work, Jon is best known as the Epic Voice of Honest Trailers for Screen Junkies. He has also provided voice work for the web series How It Should Have Ended and various video games, most notably Jeff the Land Shark in Marvel Rivals and the Council Spokesman in XCOM 2... who he voices with the same Peter Cullen impression that he uses for Optimus.
| “ | Because the only thing more ruthless than this script is the shameless corporate greed that inspired it. | ” |
—Jon Bailey at his finest.[1] | ||
Starring...
[edit]Transformers: Crossovers (toyline)
[edit]- Darth Vader to Star Destroyer (Anakin Skywalker voice)
Transformers Animated
[edit]- Siren (BotCon 2015)
- Shockwave (BotCon 2015)
- Sari Sumdac (burping, BotCon 2015)
Ask Vector Prime
[edit]Transformers: Combiner Wars
[edit]Bumblebee
[edit]- Shockwave
- Soundwave
- Optimus Prime (trailers only, see Notes)
Transformers: Tactical Arena
[edit]- Optimus Prime
- Brawn
- Soundwave
- Starscream
- Shockwave
- Megatron
Transformers: Beyond Reality
[edit]- Barricade
- Bumblebee
- Grimlock
- Megatron
- Optimus Prime
- Ratchet
- Sharpshot
- Shockwave
- Soundwave
- Starscream
Transformers One
[edit]Transformers: Galactic Trials
[edit]- Megatron
- Soundwave
- Shockwave
Merchandise
[edit]- bop it! Optimus Prime voice
Notes
[edit]- Bailey provided the temporary voice track for Optimus Prime in Bumblebee, with the studio intending to replace his voice with that of Prime's regular actor, Peter Cullen, once everything had been finalized. However, some of Bailey's temp tracks were accidentally left in the film's marketing material. The official trailer released in September 2018 features Cullen's voice, while an international trailer released at roughly the same time features Bailey, with a teaser released a few days earlier splitting the difference between the two. Bailey also auditioned for multiple characters, including Ironhide, meaning he was originally meant to speak (whether Bailey was originally going to get the role or not is unknown).[2]
- Bailey also provided some ADR dubbing for Chris Hemsworth as his Orion Pax/Optimus Prime.
- Bailey's first ever Transformers figure was the original Generation One Bumblebee.
- Bailey's favourite characters are of course Optimus Prime, Shockwave and Soundwave, funny since they are the three he usually ends up being cast as the most in a project.
