- He was the official voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for SEGA for 7 years (2003-2010).
- He has stated that he has no tension between him and Ryan Drummond (The original voice of Sonic the Hedgehog). However, they are both really good friends.
- He based his Shadow the Hedgehog voice off of a former roommate, who is a writer that he described as always speaking intensely.
- After being replaced in 2010, Griffith continued to voice Sonic for 4Kids promotions for four years until 2014, when the program came to an ended.
- Sonic the Hedgehog was his very first voice-over role, it also helped launch his career as a voice actor.
- He has been a longtime Sonic the Hedgehog fan growing up and owns Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1993), Sonic & Knuckles (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog CD (1992) and his favorite Sonic Unleashed (2008).
- He stated in an interview that he suffered from strep throat while recording for Sonic Unleashed (2008).
- In Sonic X (2003), he originally auditioned for the role of Chris Thorndyke. But the producers and executives told him he had a Sonic voice and asked him to audition for Sonic. Eventually, he got the part and the role of Chris Thorndyke was given to Suzanne Goldish.
- He was offered the role of Jet the Hawk for Sonic Riders (2006) without any auditioning. He stated that Jet the Hawk was a role that SEGA wanted him to do.
- He is the third English voice actor to voice Sonic in animation, the first being Jaleel White and second Martin Burke.
- He has stated that he always wanted to be an actor ever since he was six years old.
- He was originally a Mario fan and he even stated that he had a Nintendo console as a kid growing up. His sister would later get him into Sonic when she first showed him the game.
- He has stated out of all the characters he voiced throughout his career, Sonic is his favorite role.
- Fans often refer to him as Jason "Anthony" Griffith. However, this is the full name of a completely different actor with the same name, Jason Griffith.
- He originally moved to New York to study theatre before getting into acting.
- In his spare time, he enjoys impersonating Elvis Presley's voice.
- From 2020 to 2021, he reprised his role as Shadow the Hedgehog in the fan-made audio series Sonic and Tails R (2020).
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