Rupert Degas

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

Rupert Joel Degas (born 17 August 1970 in London) is an English actor[1] and voice actor.[2] He now resides in Sydney, Australia.

Film & TV

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

Stage

  • Tom Jones – Latchmere Theatre (London)
  • Newsrevue – Canal Café Theatre (London) and in Edinburgh Fringe
  • Restless Farewell – Battersea Arts Centre (London)
  • The Boys Next Door – Latchmere Theatre (London)
  • The International Cafe – Latchmere Theatre (London)
  • Are We There Yet? – Latchmere Theatre (London)
  • Becket – Southwark Playhouse (London)
  • Stones in His Pockets – Duke of York's (London) / New Ambassador's (London) / Grand Opera House (Belfast) / Gaiety Theatre (Dublin)
  • The 39 Steps – Tricycle Theatre (London) / Criterion Theatre (London)[3] for which he and his fellow cast members won the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy.
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Royal Festival Hall (London)

Animation

Videogames

  • Simon the Sorcerer II
  • Three Skulls of the Toltecs
  • The Feeble Files
  • Martian Gothic: Unification
  • Hostile Waters
  • Headhunter
  • Headhunter: Redemption
  • Dragon Quest VIII
  • Genji
  • Spartan: Total Warrior
  • Kameo: Elements of Power
  • Rogue Trooper
  • Heavenly Sword
  • Haze
  • So Blonde I & II
  • Star Wars: Empire at War
  • Venetica
  • Dragon Age
  • Singstar
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • Driver: San Francisco
  • James Bond 007: Bloodstone
  • Goldeneye
  • Anno 2070
  • Deponia I & II
  • Risen 2: Dark Waters & Risen 3
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I & II
  • Wonderbook: Book of Spells

Other voiceover work

He has recorded over fifty radio productions for the BBC including The Gemini Apes, The Glittering Prizes, This Sceptered Isle, 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 100 titles to his name, having recorded the likes of Peter Carey, Haruki Murakami, Oscar Wilde, Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Franz Kafka, Rose Tremain, James Patterson, Wilbur Smith, Darren Shan, Mervyn Peake, Sebastian Faulks, Phyllis Bentley, Bram Stoker, Cormac McCarthy 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 retail voiceovers in the UK and Australia, working on hundreds of campaigns with the world's top advertising agencies. He has also voiced over 5000 TV and radio promos – and for a laugh, you can catch some of his crazy characters, including Father Cormac O'Leary, Dempster Trickett and Jacques Le Coq, every day on Mansize Radio.

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.

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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