Mod R here, sliding in just before the ball drops.
As we tiptoe toward midnight, we have a very important New Year’s resolution to keep, and we need you to help us with it.
We’re on the hunt for voice actor recommendations for an audiobook role that is very near and dear to the BDH’s heart: Augustine Montgomery aka Pancakes, aka Head of House Montgomery, aka Illusion Prime extraordinaire, best friend of Mad Rogan, mentor to Arabella Baylor, and keeper of very deep secrets.
In case you need visual motivation, I just happened to find some lying around today after Ilona left for her birthday mini-break. It’s New Year’s Eve, restraint is overrated, and sharing is caring. Everybody gets a treat!
Hubba DING DONG Hubba!
Specifications for the audio narrator of our Montgomerian dreams:
- Early to mid-30s
- Cultured, aristocratic businessman vibes
- Attractive in a sophisticated assassin type of way, not a musclehead alpha-growly way
- Range of voices, especially good female voices. Augustine is an Illusion mage and he speaks in character when he changes visage. It has to be believable and natural, Pancakes puts a lot of effort and control into it.
If you’ve ever listened to an audiobook and thought “Wait, how is that even the same person?” — that’s the energy we want to ring in.
The champagne is chilling, the comment section awaits…oh wait, I nearly forgot:
“Augustine?”
“Yes?”
“If I wasn’t there, would you have killed all of them?”
There was a tiny pause before he answered. “It would’ve been bad for business.”
May your 2026 be a year full of joy and good reading!
I like these Pancakes!!
FIRST on the last day of 2025! That’s a feat!
yippee! ending 2025 on high note! thank you Mod R!
Ooooooo much appreciation on the NYE treat, Mod R! I have no experience with audiobooks but I always enjoy the snippets posted. Happiest of birthdays to Ilona and a happy new year to all BDH members and of course HA. 🥳
Uh, I like this Pic! sadly I’ve no recommendation for a voice. didn’t much listen to Audiobrooks in the Last… hm, maybe months.
have a wonderful New Year!
Happy new year to the horde!!!!!
Happy birthday to Ilona. Wishing you all the best this new year
I think Jacob Morgan might work. I’ve listened to a few of his narrations and didnt realise it was the same person, until I was looking it up. His female voices are pretty good to, so much so I prefer his female voice to that of the female narrator he is sometimes paired with. Most of what I listen to is romance so he fits category wise as well. Good luck with the search!
The pictures arent what I visualized for Augustine, but it works and is now in my brain!
Happy Birthday Ilona.
Hope everyone has a Happy New Year 😊
What about Steve West!? Gives me the shivers all the time. Not sure on the American accent though.
LOVE Steve West. But he’s Hugh, not Augustine. And yeah, he’s much too European.
I do love when we reach out to GA actors
Squealing with excitement. Thank you for the image, Mod R.
I hope you had a good break. I am very chalant about a book about pancakes!! Especially as it is not a cookbook. ❤️
Scott Brick. Not young but I get vibes when he reads a book.
My absolute favorite narrator is Greg Tremblay/Boudreaux. He is an amazing voice actor and I don’t hate his female voices and accents. Everything sounds natural.
Greg Tremblay / Greg Boudreaux Audiobook Narrator – Greg@gtremblayvoice.com
I totally agree. Greg Trembley/Boudreau is my favorite audible performer…and I have over 500 Audible books on my account!
I sometimes choose a book solely because he is the performer He is a performer…not just a narrator. He does accents and genders very well in my opinion.
Samples: Smokescreen by Sam Burns, Woods of the Raven by Mary Calmes, The Watchman by Arthur Bradley.
Oooh, love these Pancakes. I have no suggestions. Just wishing everyone a Happy New Year filled with sanity, happiness, a lack of war, and affordable groceries.
I’m a big fan of Robert Petkof and Holter Graham
I was going to say Holter Graham as well. Doesn’t meet the age, but hits every other bullet.
Kid suggested Alejandro Saab and Paul Castro Jr. Will add more possibiles after.
Robert Petcoff +1000
Also love Holter Graham as well. Definitely my Charles Cornick
Will Damron and Dan Bittner are two that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed recently.
Happy New Year from the horde!
Saskia Maarleveld is a superb audiobook reader with great range of voiced characters. Take a listen to her “A Short Walk Through a Wide World.”
Love Pancakes! So excited to see more of his story!
Seth Podowitz. Absolutely fantastic and perfect voice for it. He’s the voice of Damien in AK Caggiano’s A Throne in the Dark.
OMG Anthony Palmini easy!!! It will be perfect 🤩
I know it sounds crazy but Fluffy can do just about any voice.
Check out Richard Epcar! Lots of voice acting experience, Raiden, The Joker, Batou.
Michael Ferraiuolo would be absolutely perfect! he does an incredible range of tones and accents for the Goliaths of Wrestling series by Lily Mayne.
I’ve heard him do Texan, a cultured British, other various European accents, a really deep sexy voice, and lighter but still masculine tones along with a good range of females. I always know which character is talking and his comedic timing is impeccable.
Ive been checking out the recommendations so I can make a vote and definitely second michael ferraiuolo for augustine!
ModR, you are a gem, thank you!
I think my comment went under someone elses. How do I move it? Sorry 😞
Sebastian York immediately came to mind. I’d have said Shane East, but Augustine isn’t British. Or maybe Zach Webber, who has good range and is delightful to listen to?
Ahhh, hello Pancakes!
CJ Mission would fit, I think. Or JF Harding?
Seeing this I now hear the voice of Percival DeRolo from the Legend of Vox Machina.
That is Taliesin Jaffe. I have watch a lot of critical Role but I have never heard him do a female voice, so I do not know how his female voice would sound
I adore Danny Gavigan! He narrates my Conduit World books but also Sean in the graphic audio for Innkeeper!
Augustine is one character I have absolutely no visualization for. Whatever I think of, he then does something different! 🙂
LaMont Ridgell played Augustine in graphic audio adaptations and I think he did a great job. It would be glad to hear him again❤️
Andrea Parsneau isn’t male, but she does amazing male, female, and “other” voices. In the Wandering Inn (LitRPG), she even had a special dialect for Ants. There aren’t many voice actors who can match her range of characters.
Most versatile favorite narrator of all time is Jeff Hayes. I also love John Kielty for the sophisticated vibe and I think he’s pretty versatile too.
+1 for Jeff Hayes. Might not be available though.
+1 to Greg Tremblay and Michael Ferriauolo.
I immediately thought of them.
Ohhhhh excellent choices!
Squeeeeee!!!!!!!! I love the Hidden Legacy series and cannot wait!!!! *fans self*
Raynor Gabriel. He’s done all sorts of characters for Graphic Audio (credit search says 323 titles). In one book for K.F. Breen, his character turns out to be someone else completely. He was able to shift his characterization so you still knew it was the same actor but it was also clear that he had dropped his mask.
I absolutely love Scott Brick. He does the Clive Cussler books and is absolutely amazing! 🤩
Jeff Hayes who does all the Dungeon Crawler Carl books. (And heck the whole sound booth audio team)
Here is my recommendation:
https://www.instagram.com/chrisnaturallyrp?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
The best voice actor/reader in my opinion is Alex Knox. He does the audio Arcane Casebook series by Dan Willis except for the first book. Alex took over for the second book and has done all eleven audio books of that series with another one coming in February. There are female characters that you would swear were done by female readers but all done by Alex Knox. His voice range is unbelievable- it’s that good. All the characters have a distinct voice. There is no confusion on which character is being acted
I second this recommendation after giving him a listen
+1 to Alex Knox (i suggested him further down before thinking to see whom others have suggested)
I have never wished for Travis Willingham to be an audio narrator until this moment…
I have every faith in whoever is selected and I may never recover from this art 👀 my goodness
oooo yes to this and Laura has stated in the past she is a fan of Ilona, so its a win for everyone in the end.
Thank you so much for sharing & Happy New Year to all of us!
Hate to be negative, but whoever the chosen narrator will be, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don’t let him be the guy voicing him on Graphic Audio. That was a hideous choice and made Pancakes sound like a 60-year-old retired car sales dude with exactly as much sex- and other appeals! Ugh! I’m still incensed about him.
Zachary Weber wouldn’t be a bad choice, methinks.
I agree. Too much talking through the nose.
Without a doubt, Jon Vertullo who did the voice of George in the Innkeeper chronicles. He’s also done Cassian in ACOTAR and Caleb in Zodiac Academy. Cultured and urbane? Check. Dry humor? Check, check. Wide range from deep to female voices? Check, check and CHECK!
Happy New Year everyone!!
Another mention for Greg Tremblay/Boudreaux or Michael Ferraiuolo – they both have great range. Joel Leslie and Michael Lesley are also really good.
Steve West…… but he is and will always be Hugh. When you listen to Iron and Magic, it is unbelievable the range of voices he has.
That being said…Ray Porter did an excellent job on Project Hail Mary.
Male, female, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, etc
Also love Barton Welch (Everyone In This Family Has Killed Someone)
I love Ray Porter and his range is excellent, but as a dutch native: his dutch accent is so wrong it nearly killed my immersion 😀
this is a very good explanation about tbe dutch accent 🙂
https://youtube.com/shorts/1nrc4-QSuX0?si=SYCjpv2CxD_W2UqO
So, Jeff Hays in an immensely talented voice actor. I found him from the Dungeon crawler Carl series and he’s fabulous.
Off topic😊
Will we find out what Augustine really looks like?
MMMMMMMMMM…Pancakes!!!!
Happy New Year! All Hail the Great ModR for her giving ways!
Eddie Redmayne in The Day of the Jackal seems close to your wishes
Omg is that a SNOW LEOPARD TAIL sneaking in at the bottom of the frame??!?!
I liked Iggy Toma in guild codex warped. There are a few important female voices and he did them very well.
The art is gorgeous btw
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…… *GASP*… EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE <3
Okay now for business:
A voice for Pancakes – I recommend Alex Knox. He's FANTASTIC. I know him from does the Arcane Casebook series and have shared a snippet with a coworker who swooned at just a few sentences.
Additional Suggestion:
I’m also listening to Luke Daniels read a book and I do keep mentally checking that its only a single narrator… this book is from 2013 so I don’t know if his voice has matured, however he was also the reader for the Iron Druid series that narrator alone didn’t hold me (so i haven’t listened recently) among others and so I haven’t listened to his recent recordings and he might have a very busy schedule.
Love this — I always think of Augustine as buttoned up — It is great to see him more casual….
David Bennett of Steam Powered Giraffe might work, or his twin sister Isabella. But that might give her dysphoria.
I know Steam Powered Giraffe! From the old days when my daughter was obsessed with them. 2012ish. We saw them several times live. Such a fun group.
Michael Kramer is my favorite narrator, I’m always amazed at his range of voices and accents.
Possibly out of budget, and I’m not sure he fits your checklist. However, the best voice actor I have ever had the pleasure of hearing is Matt Mercer. He’s _incredibly_ versatile! 😍
James Masters
Do you mean James Marsters? I like his voice for augustine too
Bronson Pinchot is one of the best at voicing many character types in one book (going toward the idea that Augustine changes all aspects when he does an illusion). He’d be amazing, but he’s probably booked up to 2035.
Oliver Wyman is great with multiple characters as well.
The guy who does Hugh in the Kate GAs is also really good. I don’t know what his name is, but he did show a multitude of levels throughout the series.
I have no suggestions for the Horde.
Happy New Year! Be safe everyone!
Pancakes…yum. 😁🍽
Love you Mod R, Happy New Year!
Sorry, no recommendations
I really like Holter Graham’s voice talents. I think he could do all that the Augustine character requires.
SO excited about having an Augustine POV story! I’m hoping it grows to novella length (at least).
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Here’s hoping 2026 treats House Andrews and the BDH well!
Robert Petcoff is an insanely good voice actor. He is likely older, but his range is just unbelievable. He can do different sexes, accents, vibes… He does all of Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark novels. He’s just amazing.
happy Birthday to Ilona! I never could quite picture Augustine, so this helps! oh, wow.
Kobra Holdbrook-Smith who does the Rivers of London audio books. He’s older but sounds younger, the main character is in his 30s. He does a fantastic range of voices and accents.
Happy Birthday Ilona!
I don’t know that he is right for the way Augustine normally presents himself, but I love listening to Joel Richardson. He manages to find the emotion and humor in the characters and situations he reads. He even does subtle sarcasm well, which is definitely Augustine. Try Paladin’s Grace to hear him.
Happy New Year! 🎉
Thank you for the sneak peak and snippet and – yup – thanks!
Happy Birthday Ilona. And Happy New Year to everyone.