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Rupert Joel Degas (born 17 August 1970) is an Anglo-Australian actor. He is best known for his voice work in animation and audiobooks.[1] Since the 1980s, he has worked in audiobooks, film, podcasts, radio productions, television, theatre, and video games, and as a producer.

Rupert Degas
Degas in 2008
Born	Rupert Joel Degas (1970-08-17) 17 August 1970 (age 52) London, England
Nationality	British Australian
Occupation	Actor impressionist voice artist
Years active	1985–present
Website	http://rupertdegas.com

Early life and education

Degas was born on 17 August 1970 in London, to producer and screenwriter Brian Degas and radio/television presenter Maggie Clews. He was educated at Hill House School in Knightsbridge and Emanuel School in Wandsworth.

Career

Animation

Best known as the voices of Zoomer and Scrambler in Bob the Builder[2] from 2004 to 2011, he got his voice acting career for animation, including Chop Socky Chooks,[3] Robotboy,[4] Thomas & Friends[5] and The Amazing World of Gumball.[6] He also played several characters in the animated feature film Planet 51.[7]

Since moving to Australia, Degas has provided voices for The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill,[8] Kitty Is Not a Cat,[9] The Strange Chores,[10] Maya the Bee: The Honey Games,[11] Bluey, Alien TV, Kangaroo Beach, 100% Wolf, and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. In 2021, he narrated two episodes of The Wheel of Time.

Audiobook narration

Degas has narrated over 250 audiobooks. He has received particular critical acclaim for his performances of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss,[12][13][14] and Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy.[15] Degas says of audiobooks, "I do accents. It's my specialty."[16] The Guardian called his voice performances "shape-shifting".[17]. In 2022 Rupert was inducted as a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.

Film and television

Degas' first film appearance was in Jerry Schatzberg's Reunion,[18] followed by television appearances in Dead Romantic,[19] Over Here,[20] A Touch of Frost[21] and Passport to Murder.[22] Other notable television appearances include EastEnders, Lovejoy, Van Der Valk, Waiting For God, Lycée Alpin, Holby City,[23] Love Soup,[24] Shoot the Messenger,[25] Nathan Barley,[26] and Red Dwarf.[27] Degas also provided the voice of the demon in both Exorcist: The Beginning and the 2013 film Evil Dead.

Theatre

Having been a regular Newsrevue performer at the Canal Café Theatre and at the Edinburgh Fringe, Degas made his West End theatre debut in Stones in His Pockets[28] at The Duke of York's Theatre and the New Ambassadors Theatre,[29] and then in the original Olivier Award winning London cast of The 39 Steps[30][31] at The Tricycle Theatre before transferring to The Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus. He has also performed in several plays at The Battersea Arts Centre, Latchmere Theatre and The Southwark Playhouse.

Radio and podcasts

On radio, Degas has performed in over eighty plays and series, most notably Grovers Mill, and the BBC productions of The Brightonomicon,[32] Dirk Gently,[33][34] The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,[35] and Starship Titanic. He also played Pantalaimon in the full cast audio production of His Dark Materials.[36] Degas is also a regular contributor to the weekly satirical podcast A Rational Fear.

Awards and honours

• AudioFile Earphones Award - 18 honours as of April 2022.[37][16]
• 2008 Odyssey Award for Skulduggery Pleasant[38]
• 2021 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - Shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year - Mammoth by Chris Flynn
• 2022 AudioFile Golden Voice

References

External links

• Rupert Degas Website
• Rupert Degas at IMDb
• Rupert Degas at Naxos

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