Jordan Nagai

Jordan Nagai (born February 5, 2000) is an American retired child voice actor. He is best known for his voice role as Russell in Up.

Career Nagai's older brother, Hunter, originally auditioned for Russell in Up. Director Pete Docter has said, "As soon as Jordan's voice came on we started smiling because he is appealing and innocent and cute and different from what I was initially thinking."

Nagai also lent his voice to an episode of The Simpsons called "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" as the voice of Charlie, an orphan who befriends Bart in his quest for a baby brother. The program aired on December 13, 2009. Since retiring from acting, Nagai has opted to pursue a career in biology and healthcare management.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2009 Up Russell Feature film; voice Up (video game) Video game; voice Up: Upisodes Miniseries; voice; 3 episodesDug's Special Mission Short film; voice Schoolhouse Rock! Additional voices Television series; voice; 12 episodes The Simpsons Charlie Television series; voice; episode: "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" 2014 Beyond Beyond Johan Feature film; voice; English version 2021 Dug Days Russell Television series; episode: "Science"; voice; archive recordings

Awards and nominations 2010 Breakout Performance Award, from the East West Players