William Durfis

About

Multi award-winning professional voice actor and narrator of countless audio books. He is perhaps best known for voicing the titular character, among others, on the long-running animated children's series Bob the Builder. He has also dubbed anime films such as Appleseed, Angel Cop, and Venus Wars. He's recorded audiobooks including The Pendragon Adventure series and Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Before Fame

He launched his vocal performing career in London by performing in BBC Radio plays with co-stars including Kathleen Turner and Helena Bonham Carter. These led to his being cast in audio drama productions of titles such as Spider-Man, Judge Dredd, and An American Werewolf in London. He co-founded the audio production company The Story Circle, Ltd. He also founded Mind's Eye Productions, the Rocky Coast Radio Theatre, and The AudioComics Company.

Trivia

He was nominated for 12 Audio Publishers Association's Audie Awards. He has been the recipient of 24 Golden Earphones Awards through Audio File Magazine. Audio File also named him, "One of the Best Voices of the End of the Century."

Family Life

He was married to his wife Maria Reuillard until his unfortunate passing of esophageal cancer in March of 2020, when he was just 62 years old.

Associated With

In the year 2008, his performance of the Neal Stephenson novel, "Anathem" was touted as a, "delight for the ears" by Publishers Weekly Magazine. He has also recorded audiobooks of the works of novelists like Mark Twain, Stephen King, and Dashiell Hammett.