Early life
Nick Jameson was born in Columbia, Missouri, to Michael H. Jameson, a classical scholar, and Virginia Broyles, a teacher and scholar. The family moved frequently throughout Europe during his childhood, an experience that gave Jameson an early and sustained exposure to a wide range of accents and speech patterns. The family eventually settled primarily in Philadelphia, where he spent a formative part of his youth. That multilingual, multi-accent upbringing became central to his later professional identity as a character actor capable of performing British English, Australian, Russian, and numerous other accents convincingly.1
Career
Music
Jameson began his professional life as a musician. In 1970 he was a member of The American Dream, a Philadelphia-based rock band whose debut album became the first production credit of Todd Rundgren, then at the start of his own recording career.1
Later in the decade he became closely associated with blues-rock band Foghat, serving as an unofficial fourth member and producer on several records. The most significant of these was Fool for the City (1975), which contained the band's signature hit "Slow Ride." Jameson went on to release two solo albums: Already Free (1977) and A Crowd of One (1986). The latter included the single "Weatherman," which reached the Billboard Hot 100.1
Acting and voice work
Jameson transitioned into acting in the 1970s and built a durable career in both live-action and voice work. On screen, he is perhaps most recognized for his recurring live-action role as Russian President Yuri Suvarov in the Fox series 24, a part he played across three seasons and approximately fifteen episodes. He also appeared in live-action roles on Seinfeld, The King of Queens, Lost, Criminal Minds, and The Last Ship, among other productions. Over his career he has accumulated more than 114 screen credits.1
In voice acting, Jameson earned particular notice in animation for playing Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious in the Cartoon Network series Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003-2005), the micro-series produced by Genndy Tartakovsky. He subsequently voiced Darts D'Nar in the later CG-animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. In Spider-Man: The Animated Series he provided the voices of both Richard Fisk and Morbius, covering two recurring characters across multiple episodes.
His video game work has been equally varied. He voiced Coach Morceau Oleander and Dr. Loboto in the Psychonauts franchise, and Max in LucasArts' adventure game Sam and Max Hit the Road (1993). Additional credits include Final Fantasy XII, various Assassin's Creed titles, and the holiday special How Murray Saved Christmas. His accent range, particularly his natural-sounding Russian and British English performances, has made him a recurring choice for international or period character roles.1
Ghostbusters
Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Jameson contributed a guest voice performance to the Extreme Ghostbusters episode "Be Careful What You Wish For" (season 1, episode 13, first aired September 24, 1997), the story of a wish-granting demon named Duophanes who twists every desire into a curse. Jameson appears among the episode's guest voice cast alongside Jonathan Harris (as Duophanes), Scott Mosenson, and Victor Raider-Wexler; the specific character he voiced is not identified in available production records.2
Personal life
As of 2014 Jameson has made his home in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he performs comedy and music while continuing remote voice-over work. He has maintained an active performing schedule in Iceland alongside his on-demand voice work for North American productions.1
References
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Wikipedia, "Nick Jameson," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Jameson (accessed June 2026).
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Carr, Patricia and Runnels, Lara (1997). Extreme Ghostbusters, "Be Careful What You Wish For," 1997. Cast credits.
