For other people named John Lee, see John Lee (disambiguation).
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John Rafter Lee is an English actor, narrator, playwright and producer.
Biography
Lee was born in England with Irish ancestry. His father worked as a carpenter and other men in his family were blacksmiths, brick layers and plumbers. Lee himself has worked in agriculture, picking fruit, which he considers much more difficult than voice acting.
Career
Lee has narrated hundreds of audiobooks. "His trademark rich, smooth voice with its hint of a growl turns the word into a seduction", according to AudioFile. He has won numerous Audie Awards and AudioFile Earphones Awards, and he was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile in 2009.
In film, he portrayed the mysterious Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux. Other voice credits include Meier Link in both Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and Vampire Hunter D, Pavlo Zaitsev in episode 16 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Jason Wynn in HBO's Spawn animated series, and Aristotle in Reign: The Conqueror. John also had a role as a voice actor playing Cid Bunansa in the video game Final Fantasy XII.
Lee was also the producer and screenwriter for the 2001 film Breathing Hard, in which he played the character John Duggan. His Æon Flux co-star Denise Poirier plays his wife Carol.
He has written the plays Blood and Milk, Hitler's Head, Passchendaele, Clean Souls and Frankincense. He has adapted into English Schiller's Don Carlos, Racine's Britannicus and Grabbe's Jest, Satire, Irony and Deeper Significance. Passchendaele received its first production at the New York Fringe Festival in August 2010.
His latest film, which he wrote and co-produced, is Forfeit, which received its premier at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. He is currently writing a film to be shot in his hometown, Birmingham, England.
Awards and honors
AudioFile named Lee a Golden Voice narrator.
Awards
Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | The Fifth Sorceress (2002) by Robert Newcomb | Audie Award for Science Fiction | Finalist | |
2004 | A Death in Vienna(2004) by Daniel Silva | Earphone Award | Winner | |
2006 | The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven | Listen Up Award for Teens | Winner | |
Cloud Atlas (2004) by David Mitchell | Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics | Finalist | ||
The Sea by John Banville | Listen Up Award for Fiction | Winner | ||
2008 | Dreaming Void by Peter Hamilton | Listen Up Award for Science Fiction/Fantasy | Finalist | |
The Long Walk by Sławomir Rawicz | Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male | Finalist | ||
Poe's Children: The New Horror, edited by Peter Straus | Listen Up Award for Full Cast/Multiple Voices | Finalist | ||
The Solitude of Thomas Cave (2007) by Georgina Harding | Earphone Award | Winner | ||
White Fang / Call of the Wild (1906) by Jack London | Audie Award for Classics | Finalist | ||
The White Tiger (2008) by Aravind Adiga | Earphone Award | Winner | ||
Listen Up Award for Fiction | Finalist | |||
2009 | The Count of Monte Cristo(1846) by Alexandre Dumas | Earphone Award | Winner | |
Audie Award for Classic | Finalist | |||
Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male | Winner | |||
The White Tiger (2008) by Aravind Adiga | Audie Award for Literary Fiction | Finalist | ||
Audie Award for Solo Narration - Male | Finalist | |||
2010 | Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre | Listen Up Award for Nonfiction | Winner | |
The Price of Love and Other Stories (1999) by Anne Baker | Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense | Finalist | ||
2011 | Fall of Giants (2010) by Ken Follett | Audie Award for Fiction | Finalist | |
This Body of Death by Elizabeth George | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist | ||
The Woman in White (1859) by Wilkie Collins | Audie Award for Classic | Winner | ||
2012 | Double Cross by Ben Macintyre | Listen Up Award for Nonfiction | Finalist | |
2013 | Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker | Audie Award for Classic | Finalist | |
Audie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Production | Winner | |||
Audie Award for Multi-Voiced Performance | Winner | |||
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh | Listen Up Award for Nonfiction | Finalist | ||
2014 | A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre | Listen Up Award for Nonfiction | Winner | |
2015 | A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre | Audie Award for History or Biography | Finalist | |
2016 | Sweetland (2015) by Michael Crummey | Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics | Finalist | |
2018 | Darkest Hour (2017) by Anthony McCarten | Earphone Award | Winner | |
Spellmonger, Book 1 by Terry Mancour | Audie Award for Fantasy | Finalist | ||
2019 | Darkest Hour (2017) by Anthony McCarten | Audie Award for History or Biography | Winner | |
2020 | Lovely War (2019) by Julie Berry | Audie Award for Young Adult Title | Finalist | |
The Splendid and the Vile (2020) by Erik Larson | Earphone Award | Winner | ||
2022 | The Man in the Brown Suit (1924) by Agatha Christie | Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist |
"Best of" lists
Year | Title | List | Ref. |
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2004 | A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | |
White Fang / Call of the Wild (1906) by Jack London | AudioFile Best of Classics | ||
2007 | Midnight over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell | ALSC Notable Children's Recordings | |
2008 | The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven | Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults | |
The Solitude of Thomas Cave (2007) by Georgina Harding | AudioFile Best of Fiction | ||
The White Tiger (2008) by Aravind Adiga | AudioFile Best of Fiction | ||
2009 | The Count of Monte Cristo(1846) by Alexandre Dumas | AudioFile Best of Classics | |
2010 | The Bell Ringers (2010) by Henry Porter | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | |
The History of the Medieval World(2010) by Susan Wise Bauer | AudioFile Best of History & Historical Fiction | ||
The Price of Love and Other Stories (1999) by Anne Baker | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | ||
The Swan Thieves (2010) by Elizabeth Kostova | AudioFile Best of Fiction | ||
2013 | The Redeemer (2013) by Jo Nesbø | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | |
2015 | The Abyss Beyond Dreams (2014) by Peter F. Hamilton | Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults | |
Booklist's Top 10 Adult SF/Fantasy/Horror on Audio | |||
Sweetland (2015) by Michael Crummey | AudioFile Best of Fiction | ||
2016 | The Hero With A Thousand Faces (1949) by Joseph Campbell | AudioFile Best of Nonfiction & Culture | |
2017 | Prussian Blue (2017) by Philip Kerr | Booklist's Audio Stars for Adults | |
Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults | |||
Booklist's Top 10 Crime Fiction Audiobooks | |||
The Thirst (2017) by Jo Nesbø with Neil Smith (trans.) | AudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense | ||
2020 | Lovely War (2019) by Julie Berry | Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults | |
The Splendid and the Vile (2020) by Erik Larson | AudioFile Best of History & Biography |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Small Kill | Hit Man | |
1998 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn 2 | Jason Wynn | Voice |
1999 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn 3: The Ultimate Battle | Jason Wynn | |
1999 | George Lucas in Love | Ranter | Short |
1999 | Princess Mononoke | Voice | |
2000 | Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Meier Link | Voice |
2001 | Breathing Hard | John Duggan | Also writer and producer |
2003 | Jules Verne & Walt Disney: Explorers of Imagination | Narrator | Documentary |
2007 | Forfeit | — | Writer and producer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Æon Flux | Trevor Goodchild | Voice, 10 episodes |
1997–1999 | Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Jason Wynn | Voice, 17 episodes |
2000 | Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki | Azusa Jurai | Voice, Episode: "Here Comes Jurai" |
2003 | Reign: The Conqueror | Aristotle | Voice, 4 episodes |
2003 | Ninja Scroll: The Series | Renya Yagyu | Voice |
2003–2004 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Kusunoki, Zaitsef, Security Guard, Yaku Humimari (voices) | Voice, 4 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Vampire Hunter D | Meier Link | |
2000 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption | ||
2006 | Final Fantasy XII | Cid Bunansa |
References
- ^ "Spotlight on John Lee". AudioFile. 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator John Lee". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2003 Audie Awards". Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva Read by John Lee | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Howell, Kevin; Maughan, Shannon (1 January 2007). "The 2006 Listen-Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2006 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Howell, Kevin (5 January 2009). "The Listen Up Awards: The Best Audios of 2008". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2008 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "The Solitude of Thomas Cave by Georgina Harding Read by John Lee | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga Read by John Lee | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Lee | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2009 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Sehgal, Parul (3 January 2011). "The 2010 Listen-Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2010 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "2011 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Boretz, Adam (4 January 2013). "The 2012 Listen-Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- "2016 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "Darkest Hour by Anthony McCarten Read by John Lee | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2018 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2019 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Maher, John (5 March 2019). "Adeyemi, Turpin Win Top Award at 2019 Audies". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2020 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson Read by John Lee Erik Larson Note | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2022 Audie Awards®". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "2007 Notable Children's Recordings". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). 30 November 1999. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "2008 Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 16 January 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- "Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults, 2015". Booklist. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Saricks, Joyce (August 2017). "Top 10 Adult SF/Fantasy/Horror on Audio". Booklist. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Saricks, Joyce (28 February 2018). "Audio Stars for Adults: 2017". Booklist. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- "Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults, 2017". Booklist. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- Smith, Candace (1 May 2018). "Top 10 Crime Fiction Audiobooks: 2018". Booklist. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- NGILBERT (6 January 2020). "2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "John Rafter Lee (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 24 April 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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