R. C. Bray Explained

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.^{[2] [3]}

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.^[4]

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

Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
2014	Arsonist by Victor Methos	Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Crime & Thriller	Nominee	[5]
	by Richard Bard	Audie Award for Mystery	Finalist	[6] [7]
	(2014) by Bradford Morrow	Earphones Award	Winner	[8]
		Listen Up Award for Audiobook Narrator of the Year	Finalist	[9]
		Listen Up Award for Fiction	Finalist
	Lion Plays Rough (2014) by Lachlan Smith	Earphones Award	Winner	[10]
	by Andy Weir	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Finalist	[11]
		Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Science Fiction	Nominee
	Yesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David Wright	Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Book Narration: Science Fiction, Best Ensemble	Nominee
2015	Arisen Omnibus Edition by Glynn James and Michael Stephen Fuchs	Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Casting – Audiobook	Nominee	[12]
	Season 1 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Finalist	[13]
	Season 2 by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant	Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Audio Engineering – Audiobook	Nominee
	Cross My Heart by Abigail Strom	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Romance, Best Voiceover	Nominee
	Damoren by Seth Skorkowsky	Audie Award for Paranormal	Finalist
	The First Mountain Man Story by Keith C. Blackmore	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Metaphysical, Best Voiceover	Winner	[14]
		Voice Arts Award for Outstanding Production – Audiobook	Nominee
	Hounacier: Valducan (2015) by Seth Skorkowsky	Earphones Award	Winner	[15]
	Huntress Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Crime & Thriller, Best Voiceover	Winner
	by Andy Weir	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Winner	[16]
		Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male	Finalist
	Suffer the Children by Craig Dilouie	Audie Award for Paranormal	Finalist
	Yesterday's Gone, Season One by Sean Platt and David Wright	Audie Award for Paranormal	Finalist
	Yesterday’s Gone, Season 2 by Sean Platt and David Wright	Voice Arts Award for Science Fiction, Best Voiceover	Nominee
2016	Hounacier: Valducan (2015) by Seth Skorkowsky	Audie Award for Paranormal	Finalist	[17]
	In the Shadow of Frankenstein (2016), edited by Stephen Jones	Earphones Award	Winner	[18]
2017	58 Minutes (1987) by Walter Wager	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Fiction, Best Voiceover	Nominee	[19]
	Diary of an AssCan by Andy Weir	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Short Story Anthology, Best Voiceover	Winner	[20]
	by Michael McDowell	Audie Award for Paranormal	Finalist	[21]
	by Allen Eskens	Audie Award for Mystery	Finalist
	Lost Gods	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Fantasy, Best Voiceover	Finalist
	Offbeat: Uncollected Stories	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration: Short Story Anthology, Best Voiceover	Finalist
	(2017) by Matthew Quick	Earphones Award	Winner	[22]
	Solitude: Dimension Space by Dean M. Cole	Voice Arts Award for Audiobook Narration – Science Fiction, Best Voiceover	Finalist
2018	Columbus Day: Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson	Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year	Finalist	[23] [24]
	Battle Stations by Craig DiLouie	Independent Audiobook Award for Literary Fiction	Finalist
	Planetside (2018) by Michael Mammay	Earphones Award	Winner	[25]
	Solitude: Dimension Space by Dean M. Cole	Independent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction	Winner	[26]
2019	Omnibus (2017) by Dean F. Wilson	Earphones Award	Winner	[27]
		Independent Audiobook Award for Contemporary Fiction	Winner
	Commune by Joshua Gayou	Independent Audiobook Award for Apocalyptica	Winner
	by Jeremy Robinson	Independent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction	Winner
	Planetside (2018) by Michael Mammay	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Finalist	[28]
2020	Birthday Suit (2019) by Lauren Blakely	Audie Award for Audio Drama	Finalist	[29] [30] [31]
		Earphones Award	Winner
	Colonyside (2020) by Michael Mammay	Earphones Award	Winner	[32]
	Deathtrap: Expeditionary Force Mavericks by Craig Alanson	Independent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction	Winner
	Extinction Shadow: Extinction Cycle by Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Anthony J. Melchiorri	Independent Audiobook Award for Apocalyptica	Winner
		Independent Audiobook Award for Male Narrator	Finalist
	Dimension Space series by Dean M. Cole	Independent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction Multitude	Finalist
	Tribe by Jeremy Robinson	Independent Audiobook Award for Thriller/Suspense	Finalist
2021	Florida Man by Mike Baron	Independent Audiobook Award for Humor	Finalist	[33]
	(2019) by James Masse	Earphones Award	Winner	[34]
	by Keith C. Blackmore	Independent Audiobook Award for Best Male Narrator	Finalist
	by Keith C. Blackmore	Independent Audiobook Award for Horror	Finalist
	Mind Bullet (2021) by Jeremy Robinson	Earphones Award	Winner	[35]
	Return of the Paladin by Layton Green	Independent Audiobook Award for Fantasy	Finalist
	by Rhett C. Bruno	Independent Audiobook Award for Thriller/Suspense	Winner
	Ruins of the Galaxy by J.N. Chaney and Christopher Hopper	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Finalist	[36]
	by Lou Diamond Phillips	Independent Audiobook Award for Science Fiction	Finalist

"Best of" lists

Year	Title	Award	Ref.
2014	(2014) by Lemony Snicket	AudioFile Best of Children	[37]
	by Andy Weir	Booklist Editors' Choice Audio for Adults	[38]
2015		Booklist's Top 10 First Novels on Audio	[39]
		Booklist's Top 10 SF/Fantasy/Horror on Audio	[40]
		RUSA Listen List	[41] [42] [43]
2017	(2017) by Matthew Quick	AudioFile Best of Fiction
2018	(2017) by Matthew Quick	RUSA Listen List	[44]

External links

• Official Web Site
• R.C. Bray at Goodreads
• IMDB Biography

Notes and References

1. Web site: R.C. Bray . Facebook. en . 2017-12-30.
2. Web site: audbks . audbks . 2017-12-29.
3. News: Narrator: R.C. Bray Audio Book Reviewer. 2015-01-12. Audio Book Reviewer. 2017-12-29. en-US.
4. Web site: R.C. Bray Success Story . Amazon. 2017-12-29.
5. Web site: 2014 Nominees . 2022-10-03 . Society of Voice Arts and Sciences . en-US.
6. Web site: 2014 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
7. Web site: February 18, 2014 . 2014 Audie Finalists Announced . 2022-10-03 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
8. Web site: THE FORGERS by Bradford Morrow Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
9. Web site: Coreno . Annie . January 30, 2015 . The 2014 Listen-Up Awards: The Best Audiobooks of the Year . 2022-10-03 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
10. Web site: LION PLAYS ROUGH by Lachlan Smith Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
11. Web site: 2014 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
12. Web site: 2015 Nominees . 2022-10-03 . Society of Voice Arts and Sciences . en-US.
13. Web site: 2015 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
14. Web site: 2015 Winners . 2022-10-03 . Sovas . en-US.
15. Web site: HOUNACIER by Seth Skorkowsky Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
16. Web site: May 29, 2015 . The Martian wins Audie Award for Best Science Fiction Audiobook . 2017-12-24 . PR News Wire . en.
17. Web site: 2016 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
18. Web site: IN THE SHADOW OF FRANKENSTEIN by Stephen Jones Ed Neil Gaiman Foreword Read by Clive Chafer Derek Perkins Steve West Mil Nicholson Paul Michael Garcia RC Bray Saskia Maarleveld Simon Prebble Simon Vance Simon Templeman Anthony Heald Stefan Rudnicki Tim Gerard Reynolds Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
19. Web site: 2017 Nominees . 2022-10-03 . Society of Voice Arts and Sciences . en-US.
20. News: 2017 winners – SOVAS . en-US . Society of Voice Arts and Sciences . 2018-01-16.
21. Web site: 2017 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
22. Web site: THE REASON YOURE ALIVE by Matthew Quick Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
23. Web site: 2018 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
24. Web site: March 21, 2018 . Awards: Audie Finalists; IBPA Ben Franklin Finalists; Wellcome Book Shortlist . 2022-10-03 . Shelf Awareness .
25. Web site: PLANETSIDE by Michael Mammay Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
26. Web site: PAST AWARDS . 2022-10-03 . IndieAudiobookAwards . en.
27. Web site: THE COILHUNTER CHRONICLES OMNIBUS (BOOKS 1-3) by Dean F Wilson Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
28. Web site: 2019 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
29. Web site: BIRTHDAY SUIT by Lauren Blakely Read by Andi Arndt Sebastian York January Lavoy Julia Whelan RC Bray Shane East Joe Arden Erin Mallon Dion Graham Savannah Peachwood Jason Clarke Robin Miles Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
30. Web site: 2020 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
31. Web site: February 3, 2020 . 2020 Audie Awards Finalists Named . 2022-10-03 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
32. Web site: COLONYSIDE by Michael Mammay Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
33. Web site: 2021 EVENT . 2022-10-03 . IndieAudiobookAwards . en.
34. Web site: THE ICEMAN ALWAYS COMES ON TUESDAY by James Masse Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
35. Web site: MIND BULLET by Jeremy Robinson Read by RC Bray Audiobook Review . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
36. Web site: 2021 Audie Awards® . 2022-10-03 . Audio Publishers Association.
37. Web site: AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator R.C. Bray . 2022-10-03 . AudioFile Magazine . en.
38. Web site: 2015-01-01 . Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults, 2014 . 2022-10-02 . Booklist.
39. Web site: Saricks . Joyce . 2015-10-15 . Top 10 First Novels on Audio . 2022-10-02 . Booklist.
40. Web site: Saricks . Joyce . May 15, 2015 . Top 10 SF/Fantasy/Horror on Audio: 2015 . 2022-10-02 . Booklist.
41. Web site: 2015-11-30 . 2015 List . 2022-10-03 . Reference & User Services Association (RUSA) . en.
42. Web site: Wood . Leighann . 2015-02-01 . 2015 Listen List announced: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners . 2022-10-03 . . en.
43. Web site: 2015-03-15 . The Listen List: Outstanding Audio Narration, 2015 . 2022-10-02 . Booklist.
44. Web site: Wood . Leighann . 2018-01-29 . 2018 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners revealed . 2022-10-03 . . en.