This Year in Voice-Acting

It was another really great year doing a job that I absolutely love. Even after 20 years, it still blows my mind that I get to make a living doing voice over. My passion and love for it has only grown with time and each year I unlock new things to learn and new genres to tackle.

Adding Animation to my Toolbox

One of my goals for this year was to create an animation demo. I had been seeing more and more animation auditions land in my inbox and was having an absolute blast tackling that material.

Not only did I create my first animation demo (with the fantastic Kristin Paiva) but I booked my first TWO animation jobs!

Connecting to Voice Over Industry Professionals

Another goal I had set for myself in 2025 was to make an effort to meet and train with more industry pros. I took a multitude of fantastic workshops with casting directors, voice directors, agents, and other industry giants. Not only did I learn a ton of valuable information but I also just got myself “on the radar” with so many voice over folks that make the decisions.

I learned that introducing myself and demonstrating to casting professionals that–not only does my voice over demo sound great–but I can actually take direction and deliver in a live session, makes a huge difference. After all, casting directors are putting their careers on the line when they recommend voice actors for gigs. It’s so important that they feel confidant that the voice talent can take direction, will be easy to work with, and can deliver the goods in the session.

Reel of my Voice Over work in 2025

I sent out an end-of-year newsletter to many of my voice over contacts this year. I wanted to include a reel of some of my work from this past year so I created one and capped it at 3 minutes max.

It was a really useful exercise for me because I tend to brush off my so-called “wins” and focus more on the jobs I didn’t get (a terrible habit).

But going through my work form 2025 forced me to acknowledge that a) I had a lot of work to choose from, and b) this work was extremely varied and covered pretty much every possible genre of voice-acting.

I allowed myself to feel proud of that fact–at least for a few moments 😉

Below is the video of just a small handful of the voice over gigs I had the pleasure of voicing this year.

Voice-acting Goals for 2026

I can only hope that I have an equally large and varied amount of work to look back on this next year.

In 2026 I want to continue my mission of networking and introducing myself and my work to more folks in the industry. I would also like to do a better job of maintaining confidence and self-belief in the face of WHATEVER happens in my career this year. There are so many factors at play, but my value as a voice talent should never be in question.

I will focus on the things I can control: continued training, top-level service, a great attitude, self-marking, etc. and try and leave the rest to fate.

Happy New Year everyone. May it be happy, healthy, and rewarding for you all!