R. C. Bray (born July 28, 1977, in Chicago) is an American producer and voice actor known for over 250 audiobooks, an Audie Award, Earphones Awards, and Voice Arts Awards winner, Off-Broadway and Edinburgh Fringe Festival performer, and TV and radio commercial narrator.
Early life Bray began acting in school plays at the age of fourteen years old. He went on to major in theatre at college and later took a job making commercials where he listened to audiobooks during his daily commute.
Audiobooks Title/Series Author The Martian Andy Weir After It Happened Devon C. Ford Arisen series Michael Stephen Fuchs Expeditionary Force series Craig Alanson Galaxy's Edge series Jason Anspach & Nick Cole Wayward Galaxy series Jason Anspach & J.N. Chaney Infinite Jeremy Robinson Infinite 2 Jeremy Robinson The Others Jeremy Robinson MirrorWorld Jeremy Robinson Island 731 (Nemesis series) Jeremy Robinson Xom-B Jeremy Robinson The Didymus Contingency Jeremy Robinson NPC Jeremy Robinson Tribe Jeremy Robinson Exo Hunter Jeremy Robinson The Last Hunter series Jeremy Robinson The Dark Jeremy Robinson Mountain Man series Keith C. Blackmore The Majestic 311 Keith C. Blackmore Planetside series Michael Mammay Sixth Cycle Carl Sinclair & Darren Wearmouth The Fear Saga Stephen Moss The Hell Divers series Nicholas Sansbury Smith Extinction Cycle: Dark Age Nicholas Sansbury Smith & Anthony J. Melchiorri The Retreat series Craig DiLouie, Stephen Knight & Joe McKinney These Dead Lands: Immolation Stephen Knight & Scott Wolf The Reason You're Alive Matthew Quick The Commune series Joshua Gayou All Gifts, Bestowed Joshua Gayou The Dimension Space series Dean M. Cole Sector 64 series Dean M. Cole Reaper (short story appearing in Aliens: Bug hunt ) Dan Abnett Ash Angels series Brian K. Fuller Ruins of the Galaxy series J.N. Chaney & Christopher Hopper Ruins of the Earth series Christopher Hopper & J.N. Chaney Florida Man Mike Baron Children of Titan series Rhett C. Bruno Crash Dive series Craig DiLouie Lost Gods Brom The Elementals Michael McDowell Forgotten Vengeance series M.R. Forbes After It Happened series Devon C. Ford Eric Steele series Sean Parnell The Supers series Charley Case & Justin Sloan Black series Russell Blake Cyber series Matthew Mather Within These Walls Ania Ahlborn The Home Distiller's Workbook Jeff King
Awards and honors
Awards YearTitleAwardResultRef.2014Arsonist by Victor MethosVoice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Crime & ThrillerNominee by Richard BardAudie Award for MysteryFinalist (2014) by Bradford MorrowEarphones AwardWinnerListen Up Award for Audiobook Narrator of the YearFinalistListen Up Award for FictionFinalistLion Plays Rough (2014) by Lachlan SmithEarphones AwardWinner by Andy WeirAudie Award for Science FictionFinalistVoice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Science FictionNomineeYesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David WrightVoice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Science Fiction, Best EnsembleNominee2015Arisen Omnibus Edition by Glynn James and Michael Stephen FuchsVoice Arts Award for Outstanding Casting – AudiobookNominee: Season 1 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. TruantAudie Award for Science FictionFinalist: Season 2 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. TruantVoice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Engineering – AudiobookNomineeCross My Heart by Abigail StromVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Romance, Best VoiceoverNomineeDamoren by Seth SkorkowskyAudie Award for ParanormalFinalist: The First Mountain Man Story by Keith C. BlackmoreVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Metaphysical, Best VoiceoverWinnerVoice Arts Award for Outstanding Production – AudiobookNomineeHounacier: Valducan (2015) by Seth SkorkowskyEarphones AwardWinnerHuntress Moon by Alexandra SokoloffVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Crime & Thriller, Best VoiceoverWinner by Andy WeirAudie Award for Science FictionWinnerAudie Award for Solo Narration - MaleFinalistSuffer the Children by Craig DilouieAudie Award for ParanormalFinalistYesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David WrightAudie Award for ParanormalFinalistYesterday’s Gone, Season 2 by Sean Platt and David WrightVoice Arts Award for Science Fiction, Best VoiceoverNominee2016Hounacier: Valducan (2015) by Seth SkorkowskyAudie Award for ParanormalFinalistIn the Shadow of Frankenstein (2016), edited by Stephen JonesEarphones AwardWinner201758 Minutes (1987) by Walter WagerVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Fiction, Best VoiceoverNomineeDiary of an AssCan by Andy WeirVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Short Story Anthology, Best VoiceoverWinner by Michael McDowellAudie Award for ParanormalFinalist by Allen EskensAudie Award for MysteryFinalistLost GodsVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Fantasy, Best VoiceoverFinalistOffbeat: Uncollected StoriesVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Short Story Anthology, Best VoiceoverFinalist (2017) by Matthew QuickEarphones AwardWinnerSolitude: Dimension Space by Dean M. ColeVoice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Science Fiction, Best VoiceoverFinalist2018Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force by Craig AlansonAudie Award for Audiobook of the YearFinalistBattle Stations by Craig DiLouieIndependent Audiobook Award for Literary FictionFinalistPlanetside (2018) by Michael MammayEarphones AwardWinnerSolitude: Dimension Space by Dean M. ColeIndependent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction Winner2019: Omnibus (2017) by Dean F. WilsonEarphones AwardWinnerIndependent Audiobook Award for Contemporary FictionWinnerCommune by Joshua GayouIndependent Audiobook Award for ApocalypticaWinner by Jeremy RobinsonIndependent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction WinnerPlanetside (2018) by Michael MammayAudie Award for Science FictionFinalist2020Birthday Suit (2019) by Lauren BlakelyAudie Award for Audio DramaFinalistEarphones AwardWinnerColonyside (2020) by Michael MammayEarphones AwardWinnerDeathtrap: Expeditionary Force Mavericks by Craig AlansonIndependent Audiobook Award for Science FictionWinnerExtinction Shadow: Extinction Cycle by Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Anthony J. MelchiorriIndependent Audiobook Award for ApocalypticaWinnerIndependent Audiobook Award for Male NarratorFinalistDimension Space series by Dean M. ColeIndependent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction MultitudeFinalistTribe by Jeremy RobinsonIndependent Audiobook Award for Thriller/SuspenseFinalist2021Florida Man by Mike BaronIndependent Audiobook Award for HumorFinalist (2019) by James MasseEarphones AwardWinner by Keith C. BlackmoreIndependent Audiobook Award for Best Male NarratorFinalist by Keith C. BlackmoreIndependent Audiobook Award for HorrorFinalistMind Bullet (2021) by Jeremy RobinsonEarphones AwardWinnerReturn of the Paladin by Layton Green Independent Audiobook Award for FantasyFinalist by Rhett C. BrunoIndependent Audiobook Award for Thriller/SuspenseWinnerRuins of the Galaxy by J.N. Chaney and Christopher HopperAudie Award for Science FictionFinalist by Lou Diamond PhillipsIndependent Audiobook Award for Science FictionFinalist
"Best of" lists YearTitleAwardRef.2014File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014) by Lemony SnicketAudioFile Best of Children by Andy WeirBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults2015Booklist's Top 10 First Novels on AudioBooklist's Top 10 SF/Fantasy/Horror on AudioRUSA Listen List2017 (2017) by Matthew QuickAudioFile Best of Fiction2018 (2017) by Matthew QuickRUSA Listen List
References
External links Official Web Site R.C. Bray at Goodreads IMDB Biography