Logan Parker Grove (born July 24, 1998) is an American former child actor. He was the voice actor of Gumball Watterson from season 1 to season 2 of The Amazing World of Gumball. He was replaced by Jacob Hopkins in season 3 due to his maturing voice. He attended the United States Naval Academy from 2016 to 2020.
Personal life and career

Logan Grove and Kwesi Boakye.
Logan Parker Grove was born on July 24, 1998 in Palmer, Alaska. His acting career started in 2004, when he entered a national talent showcase and won multiple awards at the age of six. The year after, his family moved to Los Angeles, where he took on his first television role in the TLC docudrama series Untold Stories of the E.R. His role in the 2010 short Paperboy earned an award at the Wicked Wales International Youth Film Festival. Grove continued booking several commercials and print campaigns for multiple companies, such as Sears, Kohl's, and McDonald's.[1]

Jacob Hopkins (left), Grove (center), and Nicolas Cantu (right) in 2020.
One of his notable roles as the titular character in The Amazing World of Gumball debuted in 2011 with the episode "The DVD." He was nominated under the Voice Acting in a Television Production category for the 39th Annual Annie Awards for his work in Gumball.[2] His final role as Gumball in "The Kids" was recorded, alongside Kwesi Boakye's final role as Darwin, on August 29, 2013.[3] In March of the same year, his other notable role as Garfield Logan in Young Justice ended in its second season, being succeeded by Greg Cipes.[4]
He attended Agoura High School, where he openly participated in cross-country and track and field.[1][5] He then attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis as a midshipman from 2016 to 2020.[6][7] On December 20, 2017, he met with succeeding Gumball voice actors Jacob Hopkins and Nicolas Cantu in a reunion.[7]
Filmography
2005
- Untold Stories of the ER (Michael Lanosa)
- Medium (Justin Church)
2006
- Christmas Do-Over (Ben)
- Arc (Christopher Blake)
- The Angriest Man in Suburbia (Trevor)
- ER (Dickie, one episode)
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Johnny, one episode)
2007
- 1321 Clover (Tyler Tuttle)
- Mr. Woodcock (child)
- CSI: Miami (Arthur Royce, one episode)
- Arwin! (Jason)
2008
- Lower Learning (Nickleby)
- Fields Far Away (Dave)
- What Just Happened (Max)
2009
- Opposite Day (kid photographer)
- Diary of a Single Mom (J.J, 2009–2010, sixteen episodes)
2010
- Paperboy (Paco Arcadio)
- True Jackson, VP (Joe, one episode)
2011
- The Amazing World of Gumball (Gumball Watterson, 2011–2013)
2012
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Young Justice (Garfield Logan/Beast Boy, 2012–2013)
2013
- Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie (Bradley)
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grove, Logan. "Biography". Archive from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ↑ (3 September 2014). "39th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ↑ Bocquelet, Ben [@benbocquelet] (August 29, 2013). "Getting ready to record our goodbye episode with my friends @LoganPGrove and @KwesiBoakye BIG UP!!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ↑ Weisman, Greg (July 26, 2021). "We were looking forward to using Logan in Season Three, but were told that Logan was no longer acting and was attending Annapolis as part of the U.S. Navy. So after some discussion with our director Jamie Thomason, Brandon and I agreed that given where we were heading with the character, Greg Cipes (whom I'd enjoyed working with on WITCH) was our top choice to replace Logan as Garfield, irrespective of Greg's history with the character.". Gargoyles. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ↑ Ciniglio, Tony (August 28, 2017). "Pass Masters: Agoura High boys cross country team is on the rise". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ↑ Grove, Logan [@logan.grove.71]. "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hopkins, Jacob [@HopkinsJacob5] (December 23, 2017). "Dude, @LoganPGrove serves our country! He’s a navy officer #respect". Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2025.