Jason Gray-Stanford Biography:

Canadian Jason Gray-Stanford was born on May 19, 1970. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater, but his acting experience goes well beyond the stage. He has lent his voice to many Japanese anime films and series and worked as a background vocalist for the album (entitled Gaslight) of Russell Crowe’s band, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts. The album was not the only time that Gray-Stanford worked with the Oscar winner. Gray-Stanford co-starred with Crowe on two separate occassions. The first was for a film called Mystery Alaska, followed by the highly-acclaimed film, A Beautiful Mind. Although Gray-Stanford is now more well-known as Lieutenant Randall Disher on the USA Network’s Monk, he has been on a number of television shows which includes the Emmy award-winning miniseries, Taken.

Lieutenant Disher, on the television series Monk, is portrayed by Jason Gary-Stanford. He is overly ambitious and tries desperately to show his boss, Captain Stottlemeyer, that he is more than capable of doing the job. Using the laws of Physics, he comes up with different kinds of theories, which often border on the ridiculous. However, his kindness, courage and honesty are what puts him on everybody’s good side, despite his annoying habits.