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JW aka Jimmie Stafford is a SAG-AFTRA eligible actor and UCB improv alumni. He can be heard on the Netflix animated series, Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy, as Hound. The role previously voiced in the live-action theatrical releases by John Goodman-- an actor with whom he shares similarities in both vocal gravitas and physical stature. JW can be seen in the role of Ned in Lifetime Movie Network's Secrets In The Snow (2020.) A native N.E. Ohioan calling Cleveland home for many years, JW played in various punk and metal bands that enjoyed local and regional successes. While earning bachelor's degree in math & science education he advocated for marriage equality and worked as an award-winning secular wedding officiant. During this time he also performed live play-by-play commentary and announcing duties for Women's Flat Track Roller Derby. Upon leaving the profession of teaching, JW relocated to Los Angeles where he now resides and works full-time as a voice actor.
Several decades ago, mysterious gates opened across Japan, leading to an alternate dimension known as "Mato". Two notable things were discovered within: malicious creatures known as "Shuuki", who are hostile towards humans, and Peaches, which grant superhuman powers to those who eat them. Since only women can gain powers by eating peaches, gender inequality was flipped and the world became matriarchal. To combat the Shuuki and establish a presence in Mato, the Japanese government took control of the portals and established the Mato Defense Force, a special paramilitary unit under the Japan Self-Defence Forces, tasked with protecting humanity and operating within the dimension. In 2020, high school senior Yuuki Wakura is set to graduate and enter the workforce when he accidentally wanders through an open portal into Mato and is attacked by a horde of Shuuki. Kyouka Uzen, commander of the Mato Defense Force's 7th Squad, rescues him, but they are both cornered by increasing numbers of Shuuki. Kyouka offers to place Yuuki under her power, so he can fight on her behalf as a combat slave so they can survive. After the battle, Kyouka is forced to reward Yuuki for his efforts fighting the Shuuki, which, in his case, involve kissing and intimate physical contact. Recognizing Yuuki's potential, Kyouka offers him a job with their unit after he graduates. Eager to become a hero and avenge his missing older sister, Yuuki accepts. The story follows Yuuki's service in the Mato Defense Force as Kyouka's combat slave and base caretaker, while he explores Mato and discovers its mysteries. At the same time, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, arrive in this unknown world, encounter a horde of Shuuki, and take them out before eventually meeting the 7th Squad led by Kyouka Uzen.
