R. C. Bray

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R.C. Bray
Born
Robert Christian Bray

July 28, 1977
Chicago, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
Other namesBon Shaw [1]
Education
  • CT School of Broadcasting, 2003
  • WCSU CTA Major (Communications/Theatre Arts), 1994-98
OccupationNarrator
Notable work
Website https://www.rcbray.com

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. [5] [6]

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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. [7]

Audiobooks

Title/SeriesAuthor
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 seriesJason Anspach & J.N. Chaney
Infinite Jeremy Robinson
Infinite 2Jeremy Robinson
The OthersJeremy Robinson
MirrorWorldJeremy Robinson
Island 731 (Nemesis series)Jeremy Robinson
Xom-BJeremy Robinson
The Didymus ContingencyJeremy Robinson
NPCJeremy Robinson
TribeJeremy Robinson
Exo HunterJeremy Robinson
The Last Hunter seriesJeremy Robinson
The DarkJeremy Robinson
Mountain Man series Keith C. Blackmore
The Majestic 311Keith C. Blackmore
Planetside series Michael Mammay
Sixth Cycle Carl Sinclair & Darren Wearmouth
The Fear SagaStephen Moss
The Hell Divers series Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Extinction Cycle: Dark AgeNicholas Sansbury Smith & Anthony J. Melchiorri
The Retreat series Craig DiLouie, Stephen Knight & Joe McKinney
These Dead Lands: ImmolationStephen Knight & Scott Wolf
The Reason You're Alive Matthew Quick
The Commune series Joshua Gayou
All Gifts, BestowedJoshua Gayou
The Dimension Space series Dean M. Cole
Sector 64 seriesDean M. Cole
Reaper (short story appearing in Aliens: Bug hunt ) Dan Abnett
Ash Angels series Brian K. Fuller
Ruins of the Galaxy seriesJ.N. Chaney & Christopher Hopper
Ruins of the Earth seriesChristopher 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 seriesCharley Case & Justin Sloan
Black series Russell Blake
Cyber series Matthew Mather
Within These Walls Ania Ahlborn
The Home Distiller's WorkbookJeff King

Awards and honors

Awards

YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2014Arsonist by Victor Methos Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Crime & ThrillerNominee [8]
The Enemy of My Enemy by Richard Bard Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [9] [10]
The Forgers (2014) by Bradford Morrow Earphones Award Winner [11]
Listen Up Award for Audiobook Narrator of the YearFinalist [12]
Listen Up Award for FictionFinalist [12]
Lion Plays Rough (2014) by Lachlan Smith Earphones Award Winner [13]
The Martian by Andy Weir Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist [14] [10]
Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Science FictionNominee [8]
Yesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David Wright Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Science Fiction, Best EnsembleNominee [8]
2015Arisen Omnibus Edition by Glynn James and Michael Stephen Fuchs Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Casting – AudiobookNominee [15]
The Beam: Season 1 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist [16]
The Beam: Season 2 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Engineering – AudiobookNominee [15]
Cross My Heart by Abigail Strom Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Romance, Best VoiceoverNominee [15]
Damoren by Seth SkorkowskyAudie Award for ParanormalFinalist [16]
The Hospital: The First Mountain Man Story by Keith C. Blackmore Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Metaphysical, Best VoiceoverWinner [17]
Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Production – AudiobookNominee [15]
Hounacier: Valducan (2015) by Seth Skorkowsky Earphones Award Winner [18]
Huntress Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Crime & Thriller, Best VoiceoverWinner [17]
The Martian by Andy Weir Audie Award for Science Fiction Winner [16] [19]
Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male Finalist [16]
Suffer the Children by Craig DilouieAudie Award for ParanormalFinalist [16]
Yesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David Wright Audie Award for ParanormalFinalist [16]
Yesterday’s Gone, Season 2 by Sean Platt and David Wright Voice Arts Award for Science Fiction, Best VoiceoverNominee [15]
2016Hounacier: Valducan (2015) by Seth SkorkowskyAudie Award for ParanormalFinalist [18] [20]
In the Shadow of Frankenstein (2016), edited by Stephen Jones Earphones Award Winner [21]
2017 58 Minutes (1987) by Walter Wager Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Fiction, Best VoiceoverNominee [22]
Diary of an AssCan by Andy Weir Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Short Story Anthology, Best VoiceoverWinner [23]
The Elementals by Michael McDowell Audie Award for ParanormalFinalist [24]
The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [24]
Lost Gods Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Fantasy, Best VoiceoverFinalist [22]
Offbeat: Uncollected Stories Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Short Story Anthology, Best VoiceoverFinalist [22]
The Reason You're Alive (2017) by Matthew Quick Earphones Award Winner [25]
Solitude: Dimension Space by Dean M. Cole Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Science Fiction, Best VoiceoverFinalist [22]
2018Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year Finalist [26] [27]
Battle Stations by Craig DiLouieIndependent Audiobook Award for Literary FictionFinalist
Planetside (2018) by Michael Mammay Earphones Award Winner [28]
Solitude: Dimension Space by Dean M. ColeIndependent Audiobook Award for Science FictionWinner [29]
2019The Coilhunter Chronicles: Omnibus (2017) by Dean F. Wilson Earphones Award Winner [30]
Independent Audiobook Award for Contemporary FictionWinner [29]
Commune by Joshua GayouIndependent Audiobook Award for ApocalypticaWinner [29]
The Others by Jeremy Robinson Independent Audiobook Award for Science FictionWinner [29]
Planetside (2018) by Michael Mammay Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist [31]
2020Birthday Suit (2019) by Lauren Blakely Audie Award for Audio Drama Finalist [32] [33] [34]
Earphones Award Winner [32]
Colonyside (2020) by Michael Mammay Earphones Award Winner [35]
Deathtrap: Expeditionary Force Mavericks by Craig Alanson Independent Audiobook Award for Science FictionWinner [29]
Extinction Shadow: Extinction Cycle by Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Anthony J. MelchiorriIndependent Audiobook Award for ApocalypticaWinner [29]
Independent Audiobook Award for Male NarratorFinalist
Dimension Space series by Dean M. ColeIndependent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction MultitudeFinalist
Tribe by Jeremy Robinson Independent Audiobook Award for Thriller/SuspenseFinalist
2021Florida Man by Mike Baron Independent Audiobook Award for HumorFinalist [36]
The Iceman Always Comes on Tuesday (2019) by James Masse Earphones Award Winner [37]
The Majestic 311 by Keith C. BlackmoreIndependent Audiobook Award for Best Male NarratorFinalist [36]
The Majestic 311 by Keith C. BlackmoreIndependent Audiobook Award for HorrorFinalist [36]
Mind Bullet (2021) by Jeremy Robinson Earphones Award Winner [38]
Return of the Paladin by Layton GreenIndependent Audiobook Award for FantasyFinalist [36]
The Roach by Rhett C. BrunoIndependent Audiobook Award for Thriller/SuspenseWinner
Ruins of the Galaxy by J.N. Chaney and Christopher Hopper Audie Award for Science Fiction Finalist [39]
The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira by Lou Diamond Phillips Independent Audiobook Award for Science FictionFinalist [36]

"Best of" lists

YearTitleAwardRef.
2014 File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014) by Lemony Snicket AudioFile Best of Children [40]
The Martian by Andy Weir Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults [41]
2015 Booklist 's Top 10 First Novels on Audio [42]
Booklist 's Top 10 SF/Fantasy/Horror on Audio [43]
RUSA Listen List [44] [45] [46]
2017The Reason You're Alive (2017) by Matthew Quick AudioFile Best of Fiction [40]
2018The Reason You're Alive (2017) by Matthew Quick RUSA Listen List [47]

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