Gerard Doyle

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Gerard Doyle is an English actor and audiobook narrator. He has won 1 Audie Award and 35 Earphone Awards. AudioFile named him a Golden Voice Narrator. [1]

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Biography

Doyle was born to Irish parents and was born and raised in England. [2] He presently lives with his wife and two children in Sag Harbor, New York. [2]

Aside from narrating audiobooks, Doyle teaches theatre at a private school. [3]

Awards and honors

Awards

YearTitleAuthorAwardResultRef.
2000 A Star Called Henry (1999) Roddy Doyle Earphone Award Winner [4]
2002One for My Baby (2001)Tony Parsons Earphone Award Winner [5]
2003The Untouchable (2001) Gerald Seymour Earphone Award Winner [6]
2004 Eragon (2003) Christopher Paolini Earphone Award Winner [7]
Dead I Well May Be (2003) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [8]
2005 Conrad's Fate (2005) Diana Wynne Jones Earphone Award Winner [9]
Eldest (2005) Christopher Paolini Earphone Award Winner [10]
Hidden River (2005) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [11]
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax (2004) Liz Jensen Earphone Award Winner [12]
The Torment of Others (2004) Val McDermid Earphone Award Winner [13]
2006The Dead Yard (2006) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [14]
Eldest (2005) Christopher Paolini Audie Award for Package Design Finalist [15]
Hidden River (2005) Adrian McKinty Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [15]
The Looking Glass Wars (2004) Frank Beddor Earphone Award Winner [16]
2007The Bloomsday Dead (2007) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [17]
The Dead Yard (2006) Adrian McKinty Audie Award for Best Male Narrator Finalist [18]
The Dead Yard (2006) Adrian McKinty Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Winner [18]
Seeing Redd (2007) Frank Beddor Earphone Award Winner [19]
2008 Mothers and Sons (2008) Colm Tóibín Earphone Award Winner [20]
2009Archenemy (2009) Frank Beddor Earphone Award Winner [21]
Brisingr (2008) Christopher Paolini Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year Finalist [22]
The Ghosts of Belfast (2009) Stuart Neville Earphone Award Winner [23]
Hater (2009) David Moody Earphone Award Winner [24]
Time Quake (2009) Linda Buckley-Archer Earphone Award Winner [25]
Let the Great World Spin (2009) Colum McCann Earphone Award Winner [26]
2010Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic Jeffrey Archer Audie Award for Audiobook Adaptation Finalist [27]
2011 And Thereby Hangs a Tale Jeffrey Archer Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Finalist [28]
2012The Cold Cold Ground (2012) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [29]
E. Aster BunnyMund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core (2012) William Joyce Earphone Award Winner [30]
Toothiana (2012) William Joyce Earphone Award Winner [31]
2013 Inheritance (2011) Christopher Paolini Audie Award for Young Adult Title Finalist [32]
Fyre (2013) Angie Sage Earphone Award Winner [33]
Torn from Troy (2011) Patrick Bowman Earphone Award Winner [34]
2014 In the Morning I'll Be Gone (2014) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [35]
2015 In the Morning I'll Be Gone (2014) Adrian McKinty Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense Finalist [36]
Gun Street Girl (2015) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [37]
Splinter the Silence (2015) Val McDermid Earphone Award Winner [38]
2016Gun Street Girl (2015) Adrian McKinty Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [39]
Twisted River (2016) Siobhan MacDonald Earphone Award Winner [40]
2017The First Day (2017)Phil Harrison Earphone Award Winner [41]
The Gold-Son(2017) Carrie Anne Noble Earphone Award Winner [42]
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly (2017) Adrian McKinty Earphone Award Winner [43]
2018The Marylebone Drop (2018) Mick Herron Earphone Award Winner [44]
The Stars My Destination (1956) Alfred Bester Earphone Award Winner [45]
2019A Bitter Feast (2019) Deborah Crombie Earphone Award Winner [46]
The Way Home (2019)Mark Boyle Earphone Award Winner [47]

Honors

AudioFile named Doyle a Golden Voice Narrator. [1]

YearTitleHonorRef.
2003 Eragon (2002) by Christopher Paolini AudioFile Best of Children's [1]
2008 Brisingr (2008) by Christopher Paolini AudioFile Best of Young Adult [1]
2008 Mothers and Sons (2008) by Colm Tóibín AudioFile Best of Fiction [1]
2008 Seeing Redd (2007) by Frank Beddor AudioFile Best of Children's [1]
2010Time Quake (2009) by Linda Buckley-Archer AudioFile Best of Children's [1]
2012The Cold Cold Ground (2012) by Adrian McKinty AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense [1]
2012E. Aster BunnyMund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth’s Core (2012) by William Joyce AudioFile Best of Children's [1]
2012Toothiana (2012) by William Joyce AudioFile Best of Children's [1]
2013Torn from Troy (2011) by Patrick BowmanAudioFile Best of Young Adult [1]
2014 In the Morning I’ll Be Gone (2014) by Adrian McKintyAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense [1]
2015Gun Street Girl (2015) by Adrian McKintyAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense [1]
2016Twisted River(2016) by Siobhan MacDonaldAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense [1]
2017The Gold-Son(2017) by Carrie Anne NobleAudioFile Best of Young Adult [1]
2019The Marylebone Drop (2018) by Mick Herron AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRole(s)Note
1990 The Bold and the Beautiful Barry Hawkins12 episodes
1994 The Knock Michael Mullvany1 episode
1990-1996 The Bill Ted Holmes / Ken Glover / Tea Bar Proprietor3 episodes
1997 Brass Eye 1 episode
1997 The Brittas Empire Eamonn1 episode
1998 2point4 Children Cabbie1 episode
1999 Agnes Browne Traditional Musician
2000-2001 Law & Order Bill Connelly / Jeremy Ryder2 episodes
2006The Day My Towers FellFireman

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