“I knew a lot about the show before hand. And I also personally know a lot of the actors and writers. So coming onto ninjago was both amazing and also like coming back to a familiar place for me. It was really exciting and fun.”
— Panton on X[1]
Giles Panton (born September 13, 1982) is a Canadian voice actor. He provides the voice of Kalmaar and Jimmy in "Papergirl" in Ninjago.[2][3] He also provides the voice of Rapton in Ninjago: Dragons Rising.
Credits
Ninjago
Season 14: Seabound
- 168. "Five Thousand Fathoms Down"
- 169. "The Wrath of Kalmaar"
- 170. "Long Live the King"
- 171. "Escape from Merlopia"
- 172. "The Tale of Benthomaar"
- 173. "The Storm Amulet"
- 174. "Riddle of the Sphinx"
- 175. "Papergirl"
- 176. "Master of the Sea"
- 177. "The Calm Before the Storm"
- 178. "Assault on Ninjago City"
- 179. "Nyad"
- 180. "The Turn of the Tide"
Ninjago: Dragons Rising
Season 1
- 1. "The Merge: Part 1"
- 2. "The Merge: Part 2"
- 5. "Writers of Destiny"
- 6. "Return to Imperium"
- 7. "Mindless Beasts"
- 8. "I Will Be the Danger"
- 9. "The Calm Inside"
- 10. "The Battle of the Second Monastery"
- 11. "The Temple of the Dragon Cores"
- 12. "Gangs of the Sea"
- 15. "They Call It Doom"
- 18. "Absolute Power"
- 19. "We Are All Dragons"
- 20. "The Power Within"
Season 2
- 31. "The Shape of Motion"
Trivia
- He also plays Iron Man/Tony Stark in LEGO Avengers: Climate Conundrum and Clay Moorington, Beast Master and Burnzie in Nexo Knights.
- He is the last main cast member of Nexo Knights to receive a role in Ninjago.
- In DREAMZzz, he voices the Sandman, the Masked Hero and Claudius.
- He stated in 2021 that Kalmaar was the most fun villain he has played.[4]
- He records short clips of himself acting as Kalmaar and sends them on X, often twisting fan requests.[5][6][7][8]
- He answers many Kalmaar-related questions in character on X.
- He, Ian Hanlin, Bill Newton, Michael Daingerfield, Brian Drummond, Cole Howard, Britt McKillip, Nicole Oliver and Adrian Petriw voiced characters in LEGO Avengers: Climate Conundrum.
- Coincidentally, in Season 14: Seabound, he voices Kalmaar who is a commander of a character voiced by Brian Drummond, Gripe. In Season 1 of Dragons Rising, he voices Rapton who is under the command of a character voiced by Brian Drummond, Ras.
Gallery
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Panton with other cast members
References
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1380068053493288963
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1379910451648167946
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1423318633174892544
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1380172325815951361
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1429917677816975361
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1429917677816975361
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1424949042518188034
- ↑ https://x.com/G_Panton/status/1423104834329264135