

By the end of season 1, Rick and Morty became one of the most successful shows Adult Swim ever produced. In addition to the voice work, Roiland served as a co-writer and executive producer alongside Dan Harmon. Between 20, Roiland voiced Rick Sanchez and his grandson Morty Smith. The show quickly grew a fan community as audiences praised the show for its unique storytelling and incorporation of science fiction elements. Harmon approached Roiland and together, they created Rick and Morty (based on Roiland's previous work for Channel 101, "The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti") which debuted in 2013 to widespread acclaim. In 2012, Adult Swim approached Harmon to produce a new animated series for their network. From 2010 to 2016, he co-hosted The Grandma's Virginity Podcast with future Rick and Morty writer, Ryan Ridley, and future Steven Universe producer, Jackie Buscarino. He appeared regularly on The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central as "Blonde Craig". media collective started by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, where he made and acted in numerous movie shorts (such as 2 Girls One Cup: The Show, House of Cosbys and a small role as musician Christopher Cross in the series Yacht Rock) and in the VH1 television show Acceptable TV. Roiland got involved with Channel101, an L.A.

Roiland has claimed he was sexually assaulted by his cousin at age 7. After high school, he attended Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California.

He attended Sierra High School up until the first quarter of his senior year and then transferred to Manteca High School for the remainder of his senior year, graduating in 1998. Roiland was born and raised in Manteca, California. He founded the animation studio Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! and the video game studio Squanch Games, though he resigned from the latter in 2023. He had also played Earl of Lemongrab on Adventure Time, Blendin Blandin on Gravity Falls, and Oscar on Fish Hooks. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's animated sitcom Rick and Morty, for which he voiced the protagonists Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, and as the co-creator of Hulu's Solar Opposites, in which he voiced the main character, Korvo, until both networks severed ties with him in 2023 as a result of domestic abuse charges which were later dropped. Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer and director.
