My Take
Bradley Pierce is one of those childhood performers who quietly shaped the pop culture of an entire generation without most people even realizing it. He was Peter Shepherd in the original 1995 Jumanji — a kid caught in genuine peril alongside Robin Williams, and he held his own. But what really gets me is the voice work: he was the original Chip in Beauty and the Beast, and one of the early voices of Tails in the Sonic franchise. That's an absurd concentration of beloved characters for one kid from Glendale, Arizona. He's not a household name today, but every time someone rewatches those films or plays those old Sonic games, they're hearing a little piece of Bradley Pierce — and that kind of quiet legacy is honestly pretty cool.
Overview
Bradley Michael Pierce (born October 23, 1982) is an American actor. Along with other roles and cameo appearances in television, films, direct-to-video animation, advertising, and video games, he played Peter Shepherd in Jumanji, the original voice of Chip in Beauty and the Beast, one of the original voices for Tails from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and Pete Lender in the 1997 film adaptation of The Borrowers.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bradley Pierce
- Name (Japanese)
- ブラッドリー・ピアース
- Reading
- ぶらっどりー・ぴあーす
- Born
- October 23, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Glendale, Arizona, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Chatsworth High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.