Ray Porter is an American actor and audiobook narrator known for his narrations of Dennis E. Taylor’s Bobiverse, Jack Carr’s The Terminal List, and Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary, which won the 2022 Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year. He is also known for portraying the DC Comics villain Darkseid in Zack Snyder's Justice League and some voice acting work for The Scarecrow, The Path of Atticus: Gods and Monsters and The Little Engine That Could.
Career After narrating audiobooks and appearing in several television series, he gained attention when he was cast as Darkseid in the 2017 film Justice League, becoming the first actor to have been cast as the character in a live-action feature film. However, Darkseid did not appear in the theatrical cut, meaning Zack Snyder's Justice League marked the character's first appearance in a live-action film. Porter played Darkseid through the use of motion capture and "went through a few different vocal gymnastics trying to figure out the voice". In February 2022, he was cast in Snyder's film Rebel Moon.
Porter has also been recognized for his work narrating the Project Hail Mary audiobook with an appearance at Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con with the author of the book and cast from the movie.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Almost Famous Roadie Mick The Scarecrow Count Grisham(voice) Voice, direct-to-video 2003 Sin Jeff 2009 The Path of Atticus: Gods and Monsters Typhon Voice, direct-to-video 2010 The Runaways Band Member 2011 The Little Engine That Could Nightmare Train Voice, direct-to-video 2012 Argo First A.D. 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League Darkseid Voice and motion capture 2023 Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire Hickman 2026 Project Hail Mary Rocky(alternative voice) Cameo
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Murphy Brown Young Man Episode: "The Last Temptation of Murphy" 1999–2001 ER Sam Broder 3 episodes 2001 Frasier Dwayne Episode: "The Show Must Go Off" 2002 Will & Grace Dad Episode: "He Shoots, They Snore" 2003 In-Laws Jeff Episode: "Two Rooms" 2003 Dragnet Episode: "Well Endowed" 2003–2004 Teen Titans Additional characters Voice, 16 episodes 2005 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Derrick Episode: "Dad's Back" 2005 Bible Battles Abraham Documentary 2006 Medium Putt Putt Golf Man Episode: "Four Dreams" 2007 Last Stand of the 300 Priest of the Oracle Documentary 2008 Monk Dale "the Whale" Biederbeck Episode: "Mr. Monk Is on the Run" 2009 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Gerry Episode: "The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis" 2009 Southland Roy Episode: "Two Gangs" 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Carl Van Goe Episode: "The Gone Dead" 2009 The Closer Adrian Beck Episode: "Strike Three" 2010 Justified Hestler Jones 3 episodes 2010 Sons of Anarchy Head Red Episode: "Home" 2012 Curious George Howlin' Hal Voice, episode: "DJ George/Curious George Paints the Town" 2014 Shameless Lip's Boss Episodes: "Like Father, Like Daughter" and "Hope Springs Paternal" 2014 The Mentalist Wick Ammon Episode: "Nothing But Blue Skies" 2018 Modern Family Lazlo Episode: "In Your Head" 2019 The Kids Are Alright Ernie Episode: "Nine Birthdays" 2022 Naomi Brutus Episode: "Who Am I?" 2024 Twilight of the Gods BolverkrVoice, 3 episodes TBA Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas TBA Voice
Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 1996 Clandestiny Magnus Og / Vicar / Jester / Doll 1998 Tender Loving Care Radio Voice #1 2010 BioShock 2 Mark Meltzer Medal of Honor Gunfighter 06 2021 The Elder Scrolls Online Rynkyus
Audiobook Year Title Voice role Notes2008And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their TanksAll characters2008Hell HouseAll characters2009The Amityville HorrorAll characters2010Patient ZeroAll charactersJoe Ledger, Book 12011The Four Hour WorkweekTimothy Ferris201214All characters2014Half-Off RagnarokAll characters (except Verity Price)InCryptid, Book 32015Pocket ApocalypseAll charactersInCryptid, Book 42016We are Legion (We are Bob)All charactersBobiverse, Book 12017For We Are ManyAll charactersBobiverse, Book 22017All These WorldsAll charactersBobiverse, Book 32017Paradox BoundAll characters2018The Terminal ListAll charactersThe Terminal List Series, Book 12019True BelieverAll charactersThe Terminal List Series, Book 22020Savage SonAll charactersThe Terminal List Series, Book 3 2020 The Sandman Gilbert / Martin Tenbones / Wesley Dodds / Hector Hall / Beelzebub / Security Guard / Richard Burbage / Griffin / Mark / Mulligan2021Heaven's RiverAll charactersBobiverse, Book 42021The Devil's HandAll charactersThe Terminal List Series, Book 4 2021 Project Hail Mary All characters 2021The Bridge Sequence Lost ContactAll characters 2021The Apollo MurdersAll charactersApollo Murders, Book 12021The Bridge Sequence Lost TimeAll characters2022RoadkillAll characters2022In The BloodAll charactersThe Terminal List Series, Book 52023Only the DeadAll charactersThe Terminal List Series, Book 6 2023The DefectorAll charactersApollo Murders, Book 2 2023The Crypt: Shakedown All Characters The Crypt Series, Book 12024Not Till We Are LostAll charactersBobiverse, Book 52025FlybotAll characters 2025Final OrbitAll charactersApollo Murders, Book 3 2026The Crypt: Voidstrike All Characters The Crypt Series, Book 2 2026The Infinite ExtentAll CharactersBobiverse, Book 6
Awards and nominations
YearAwardWorkResult2011Audie Award for Business and Personal DevelopmentThe 4-Hour Workweek2013Audie Award for Science Fiction142014Audie Award for Science FictionExtinction Machine2015Audible Narrator of the YearN/A2017Audie Award for Short Stories or CollectionsThe Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke2018Audie Award for ParanormalNights of the Living Dead: An Anthology2019Audie Award for Thriller or SuspenseThe Terminal List2021Audie Award for Science FictionHeaven's River2021Audie Award for Business and Personal DevelopmentTools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers2022Audie Award for Science FictionProject Hail Mary2022Audie Audiobook of the YearProject Hail Mary
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