James Arnold Taylor

James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969) is an American voice actor. Considered an official "audio double" for Ewan McGregor, he has vocally portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in both the 2D Clone Wars animated micro-series and the 3D Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated film and TV series,Star Wars: The Clone Wars film as well as in several Star Wars video games. He has reprised his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Rebels.
Taylor is also credited as voicing "group voice: bomber pilot" in the 2012 film Red Tails, executive-produced by George Lucas.
Outside of Star Wars, he came to prominence as the voices of Tidus from Final Fantasy X and Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank series.
==Works==
===Filmography===
Year	Title 	Series 	Contribution(s) 	Continuity
2003	"Clone Wars Chapter 1" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2003	"Clone Wars Chapter 2" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2003	"Clone Wars Chapter 8" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2003	"Clone Wars Chapter 9" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2004	"Clone Wars Chapter 11" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2004	"Clone Wars Chapter 20" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2005	"Clone Wars Chapter 21" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Agen Kolar 	Legends
2005	"Clone Wars Chapter 22" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2005	"Clone Wars Chapter 23" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Legends
2005	"Clone Wars Chapter 24" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Turnstile Computer, Techno Union Scientist #2, Mutated Warrior #1	Legends
2005	"Clone Wars Chapter 25" 	Star Wars: Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mutated Nelvaan Warrior 	Legends
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, TB-2, 4A-7 	Canon
2008	"Rising Malevolence" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2008	"Shadow of Malevolence" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2008	"Destroy Malevolence" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2008	"Rookies" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2008	"Downfall of a Droid" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2008	"Duel of the Droids" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Dooku Captured" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"The Gungan General" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Barb Mentir 	Canon
2009	"Trespass" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pantoran Assembly Representative 	Canon
2009	"Blue Shadow Virus" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"The Hidden Enemy" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, TJ-55, Tactical Droid 	Canon
2009	"Mystery of a Thousand Moons" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Storm Over Ryloth" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Innocents of Ryloth" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Liberty on Ryloth" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Tae Boon 	Canon
2009	"Holocron Heist" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2009	"Children of the Force" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Senate Spy" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Landing at Point Rain" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Legacy of Terror" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2009	"Brain Invaders" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, TC-326 	Canon
2010	"Grievous Intrigue" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2010	"The Deserter" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2010	"Lightsaber Lost" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Bannamu, Lauli Wahlo, Spider Arms Hotel Attendant 	Canon
2010	"The Mandalore Plot" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Death Watch Mandalorian #2 	Canon
2010	"Voyage of Temptation" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2010	"Duchess of Mandalore" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2010	"Cat and Mouse" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2010	"Bounty Hunters" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2010	"The Zillo Beast Strikes Back" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Senate Guard 	Canon
2010	"R2 Come Home" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Plo Koon 	Canon
2010	"Lethal Trackdown" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Plo Koon, Fong Do 	Canon
2010	"ARC Troopers" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2010	"Supply Lines" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Admiral Dao 	Canon
2010	"Assassin" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2010	"Hunt for Ziro" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"Nightsisters" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pirate #1 	Canon
2011	"Witches of the Mist" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2011	"Overlords" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"Altar of Mortis" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"Ghosts of Mortis" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"The Citadel" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Osi Sobeck 	Canon
2011	"Counterattack" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Osi Sobeck 	Canon
2011	"Citadel Rescue" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Osi Sobeck 	Canon
2011	"Padawan Lost" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Plo Koon, Katt Mol, Lagon 	Canon
2011	"Wookiee Hunt" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Plo Koon, Lagon 	Canon
2011	"Gungan Attack" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Prisoner #1 	Canon
2011	"Prisoners" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Prisoner #1 	Canon
2011	"Mercy Mission" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	King Manchucho, Male Aleena 	Canon
2011	"Nomad Droids" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Plo Koon, Male Patitite #1, Rider #2 	Canon
2011	"Darkness on Umbara" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"The General' 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"Plan of Dissent" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2011	"Kidnapped" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2011	"Slaves of the Republic" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Zygerrian Auctioneer, Slave 	Canon
2012	"Escape from Kadavo" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Zygerrian Gunner 	Canon
2012	"Deception" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rako Hardeen, Bartender 	Canon
2012	"Friends and Enemies" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Rako Hardeen 	Canon
2012	"The Box" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Rako Hardeen 	Canon
2012	"Crisis on Naboo" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Rako Hardeen, Plo Koon 	Canon
2012	"Brothers" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pilot 	Canon
2012	'Revenge" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2012	"Revival" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Pirate #2 	Canon
2012	"A War on Two Fronts" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2012	"Front Runners" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rebel Citizen 	Canon
2012	"The Soft War" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2012	"Tipping Points" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2012	"Bound for Rescue" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Aleena 	Canon
2012	"A Necessary Bond" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2013	"Point of No Return" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2013	"The Lawless" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2013	"The Jedi Who Knew Too Much" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2013	"To Catch a Jedi" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Police Officer #3 	Canon
2013	"The Wrong Jedi" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2014	"Conspiracy" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"The Rise of Clovis" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Core Muun #2 	Canon
2014	"The Disappeared, Part I" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Dagoyan Master, Joseph 	Canon
2014	"The Lost One" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon 	Canon
2014	"Voices" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"Destiny" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"Sacrifice" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"A Death on Utapau" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"In Search of the Crystal" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"Crystal Crisis" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	"The Big Bang" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2014	Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion 	Star Wars Rebels 	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion 	Canon
2015	"Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens" 	 	Control Room Technician, First Order stormtrooper 	Canon
2016	"Hunting for Han" 	LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises	Bala-Tik 	Non-canon
2016	"Rey Strikes Back" 	LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises	Bala-Tik 	Non-canon
2016	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 	 	Additional voicesRogue One: A Star Wars Story 	Canon
2017	"Twin Suns" 	Star Wars Rebels 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2018	"A World Between Worlds" 	Star Wars Rebels 	Young Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2018	"Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker"	 	Additional voices 	Canon
2020	"A Distant Echo" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2020	"Unfinished Business" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2020	"Old Friends Not Forgotten" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2020	"The Phantom Apprentice" 	Star Wars: The Clone Wars 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
2020	The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special 	 	Obi-Wan Kenobi,The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special 	Non-canon
2021	LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales 	 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, CozlerLEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales 	Non-canon
2022	LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation 	 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, JawaSummer Vacation 	Non-canon
2022	"Practice Makes Perfect" 	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi 	Obi-Wan Kenobi 	Canon
===Gameography===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s) 	Continuity
2005	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 	Legends
2005	Star Wars: Battlefront II 	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars: Battlefront II 	Legends
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels 	Legends
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes 	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes 	Legends
2009	Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron 	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron 	Legends
2012	Kinect Star Wars 	Darth Kern, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gold Six, RedMalCKinect Star Wars	Legends
2015	Disney Infinity 3.0 	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, TD-54Disney Infinity 3.0 	Non-canon
2017	Star Wars Battlefront II 	Obi-Wan KenobiStar Wars Battlefront II 	Canon
2019	Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 	Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 	Canon
2020	Star Wars: Squadrons 	Feresk 'Frisk' Tssat, Walla ActorStar Wars: Squadrons 	Canon
2022	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 	Obi-Wan KenobiLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 	Canon
===Other Works===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s) 	Notes
2012	Star Wars: Smuggler's Gambit	Horan Cha CroixStar Wars: Smuggler's Gambit	Fanon audio drama
===Discography===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s) 	Notes
2020	"Sharing the Same Face"	NarratorThe Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook	Included in The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
2020	"The Shadow of Umbara" 	Narrator 	Included in The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
2020	"Kenobi's Shadow" 	Narrator 	Included in The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook
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==Notes and references==
==External links==
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