Rupert Degas

Rupert Degas
Born Rupert Joel Degas
(1970-08-17) 17 August 1970
London, England
Residence Sydney, Australia
Occupation Actor, voice actor, impressionist
Years active 1985–present

Rupert Joel Degas (born 17 August 1970 in London) is an English actor,[1] voice actor, and impressionist.[2] He is best known for his voice work in animation, videogames and advertising, and also as a crtically acclaimed audiobook narrator. He currently resides in Sydney, Australia.

Filmography

Film and television

He also impersonates many celebrities in the BAFTA Award winning CBBC children's satirical show, Hedz.

Stage

Animation

Video games

Other voiceover work

He has recorded over fifty radio productions for the BBC including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, The Brightonomicon, Dirk Gently and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Degas is also a prolific audiobook narrator, with well over 150 titles to his name, having recorded the likes of Philip Pullman, Peter Carey, Haruki Murakami, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, HP Lovecraft, Rose Tremain, Darren Shan, Mervyn Peake, Bram Stoker, Cormac McCarthy, Malla Nunn, Sven Hassel, Michael Pryor, Chris Wooding and Anthony Horowitz. He has received particular critical acclaim for his performances of The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss and for Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy.

Over the years he has become one of the most sought after voices in the UK and Australia, working on thousands of promos and advertising campaigns. He is probably best known for the Bring on the Trumpets commercial with Matt Berry for The Natural Confectionery Company, and as the 'voice' of SBS2 in Australia.

He also performs characters such as Father Cormac O'Leary, Dempster Trickett and Jacques Le Coq on Mansize Radio.

Degas also worked as an ADR looping artist for the Australian documentary series Australia: The Story of Us.

Production

In 1995, he produced the short film, Police Procedure, which was followed by co-producing French short film Tattoo in 1998. In 2000, Rupert produced two more short films – Just the Ticket and Last Orders. In 2001, he produced and starred as King Henry II in Becket at The Southwark Playhouse, and in 1998 was voice director for the videogame The Feeble Files.

References

  1. ↑ Cavendish, Dominic (23 July 2003). "Cash Cow With a Rare Kick". London: telegraph.co.uk The Telegraph July 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Bremner, Charles; Robertson, David. "The Essential Kipling". London: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Matt Wolf (26 September 2006). "Hitchcock's '39 Steps' Gets Mirthful London Staging: Matt Wolf". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
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