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Daran Norris
Daran Morrison Nordland, professionally known as Daran Norris, is a venerated American actor. Born around 1964, Norris has created a vast portrayal of characters within the industry since starting his acting career in 1988. He boasts a repertoire of over 400 roles across films, video games, and television programs. He's best known for voicing Cosmo, Mr. Turner, Jorgen Von Strangle, and Anti-Cosmo in The Fairly OddParents franchise and for his live roles like Gordy in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Cliff McCormack in Veronica Mars. He also dabbled in anime, famously rendering characters like Tasuki and Mercurymon in English dubs of Fushigi Yûgi and Digimon Frontier. Norris transitioned from television commercials into film, television, and voice work by the 1990s, with his first film titled Hobgoblins in 1988. The actor is notable for his recurring roles in series such as Big Time Rush and iZombie. In 2015, he's been chosen to portray Phil Hartman in a film directed by Jason Priestley. Norris's active career extends beyond the screen; he has been training future thespians at a performing arts school he operates in Texas.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Daran Morrison Nordland
Born: Ferndale, Washington, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: January 1, 1964
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1988-present
Spouses: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Ray Garcia
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Movies Featuring Daran Norris
Seal Team
The Killer
Thelma the Unicorn
DC Super Friends: The Joker’s Playhouse
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy’s Secret Wish
I Know That Voice
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
A Fairly Odd Christmas
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising
A Fairly Odd Summer
Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
Adventures in Odyssey: The Caves of Qumran
Aero-Troopers: The Nemeclous Crusade
Jimmy Neutron’s Nicktoon Blast
Comic Book: The Movie
Miracle In Toyland
The Fairly OddParents: School’s Out! The Musical
Dizzy & Bop’s Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
Ben 10: Race Against Time
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
Earth Angel
Hobgoblins
Vice Academy
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
Invisible Dad
Gym Teacher: The Movie
Stargames
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!
Beyond All Boundaries
Henry Danger: The Movie
Billy Frankenstein
Fixed
The Kid with X-Ray Eyes
Career Timeline
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2011
The Fairly OddParents: Timmy’s Secret Wish
Cosmo / Dad / Jorgen (voice)
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
Cosmo (voice) / Mr. Turner
2009
The Fairly OddParents: Wishology!
Cosmo / Mr. Turner / Jorgen Von Strangle / Cop / Eliminator #8 / Turbo Dad (voice)
Beyond All Boundaries
1940s Newscaster
2007
Ben 10: Race Against Time
Diamondhead (voice)
Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels
Gordy
2006
Dizzy & Bop’s Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper
(voice)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
Cosmo / Dad (voice)
Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
Count Spankulot (voice)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
Cosmo / Dad / Jorgen Von Strangle / Anti-Cosmo (voice)
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol
Cosmo / Mr. Dad Turner / Jorgen Von Strangle (voice)
2005
The Fairly OddParents: School’s Out! The Musical
Cosmo/Dad/Jorgen
Penn & Teller: Off the Deep End
Announcer (voice)
2004
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
Cosmo / Mr. Turner (voice)
Comic Book: The Movie
Commander Courage / Bruce Easly
Miracle In Toyland
Super Duper Guy (voice) (uncredited)
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
Cosmo / Dad / Jorgen Von Strangle (voice)
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