Jaden Jeremy Shada (born January 21, 1997 in Boise, Idaho) is an American actor, singer and musician. He first gained recognition for his voice role as Finn the Human in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, replacing his brother Zack who lent his voice to Finn in the pilot. Later on, he became the voice of Lance in Voltron: Legendary Defender. Both of these would've been good contenders for his Star-Making Role if not for 2020's Julie and the Phantoms, in which he portrayed and showed off his musical talents as the character Reggie; the series arguably gave him the most mainstream exposure he had ever gotten at that point.
In addition to acting, Shada is also a musician. He is part of the Pop Punk band Make Out Monday alongside his brother, but has since moved onto a solo career. In 2021, he released both his first extended play, Mad Love, and his debut album, Vintage.
He is married to Carolynn Shada (née Rowland), a former dancer with the Los Angeles Ballet. His debut single "Ballerina" is about Carolynn, and the music video contains footage from their wedding.
Notable Roles
Live-Action
- Miracle Run (2004) as Young Phillip
- ER (2004) as Bobby
- Lost (2006-07) as Young Charlie
- Nip/Tuck (2006) as Kid#1
- Shark (2007) as CJ Chambers
- Ghost Whisperer (2007) as Liam Fletcher
- The Loop (2007) as Luxembourgian Boy
- Cold Case (2007) as Jack Raymes, 1994
- Parenthood (2010) as First Baseman
- Incredible Crew (2012-13) as Various Characters
- See Dad Run (2013) as Brendan
- Mr. Student Body President (2016-18) as Tyler Prendergast
- Julie and the Phantoms (2020) as Reginald "Reggie" Peters
Voice Acting
- My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) as Additional Voices
- Team America: World Police (2004) as Jean Francois
- The Incredibles (2004) as Classmate 3
- Bambi II (2006) as Additional Voices
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009-10): Young Robin
- Chowder (2009) as Porridge
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) as Additional Voices
- Adventure Time as Finn the Human
- Adventure Time (2010-18)
- FusionFall (2010)
- Adventure Time (video games)
- Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! (2012)
- Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! (2013)
- Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom (2014)
- Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations (2015)
- Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion (2018)
- LEGO Dimensions (2015)
- Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer: Goal (2017)
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands (2020)
- MultiVersus (2022)
- Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (2023)
- F.E.A.R. 3 (2011) as Young Paxton Fettel
- ParaNorman (2012) as Pug
- Code Name: S.T.E.A.M (2015) as Tom Sawyer
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016-18) as Lance McClain
- Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2017) as Cody Maverick
- Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series (2017) as Young Peter Quill
- Marvel's Spider-Man (2017) as Ross Caliban
- Cookie Run: Kingdom (2021) as GingerBrave
- Dragons: The Nine Realms (2021) as Tom Kullersen.