Ray Porter

For the U.S. Army general, see Ray E. Porter. For other people, see Roy Porter (disambiguation).

Ray Porter
Born	Ray Porter
Nationality	American
Occupations	Actor Audiobook narrator
Years active	1990–present

Ray Porter is an American actor and audiobook narrator who is most widely known for portraying the DC Comics villain Darkseid in Zack Snyder's Justice League. He also did some voice acting work for The Scarecrow, The Path of Atticus: Gods and Monsters, and The Little Engine That Could.

Career

After appearing in many 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.^[1] However, Darkseid did not appear in the theatrical cut,^[2] meaning Zack Snyder's Justice League marked the character's first appearance in a live-action film.^[3] Porter played Darkseid through the use of motion capture^[4] and "went through a few different vocal gymnastics trying to figure out the voice".^[5] In February 2022, he was cast in Snyder's film Rebel Moon.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Almost Famous	Roadie Mick[7]
	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[8]
2011	The Little Engine That Could	Nightmare Train	Voice, direct-to-video
2012	Argo	First A.D.[7]
2021	Zack Snyder's Justice League	Darkseid[9][10][11][12]	Voice and motion capture
2023	Rebel Moon: Part One – A Child of Fire	Hickman	[13]

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"[14]
2009	The Closer	Adrian Beck	Episode: "Strike Three"
2010	Justified	Hestler Jones	3 episodes[7]
2010	Sons of Anarchy	Head Red	Episode: "Home"[9]
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"[9]
2014	The Mentalist	Wick Ammon	Episode: "Nothing But Blue Skies"[14]
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	Bolverkr	Voice, 3 episodes[15]
TBA	Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas	TBA	Voice[16]

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	Notes
2008	And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks	All characters
2008	Hell House	All characters
2009	The Amityville Horror	All characters
2010	Patient Zero	All characters	Joe Ledger, Book 1
2011	The Four Hour Workweek	Timothy Ferris
2014	Half-Off Ragnarok	All characters (except Verity Price)	InCryptid, Book 3
2015	Pocket Apocalypse	All characters	InCryptid, Book 4
2016	We are Legion (We are Bob)	All characters	Bobiverse, Book 1
2017	For We Are Many	All characters	Bobiverse, Book 2
2017	All These Worlds	All characters	Bobiverse, Book 3
2018	The Terminal List	All characters	The Terminal List Series, Book 1
2019	True Believer	All characters	The Terminal List Series, Book 2
2020	Savage Son	All characters	The Terminal List Series, Book 3
2020	The Sandman	Gilbert / Martin Tenbones / Wesley Dodds / Hector Hall / Beelzebub / Security Guard / Richard Burbage / Griffin / Mark / Mulligan
2021	Heaven's River	All characters	Bobiverse, Book 4
2021	The Devil's Hand	All characters	The Terminal List Series, Book 4
2021	Project Hail Mary	All characters
2021	The Bridge Sequence Lost Contact	All characters
2021	The Apollo Murders	All characters	Apollo Murders, Book 1
2021	The Bridge Sequence Lost Time	All characters
2022	Roadkill	All characters
2022	In The Blood	All characters	The Terminal List Series, Book 5
2023	Only the Dead	All characters	The Terminal List Series, Book 6
2023	The Defector	All characters	Apollo Murders, Book 2

Awards and nominations

Audiobook narration

Year	Award	Work	Result
2011	Audie Award for Business and Personal Development	The 4-Hour Workweek	Nominated
2013	Audie Award for Science Fiction	14	Nominated
2014	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Extinction Machine	Nominated
2015	Audible Narrator of the Year[17]	N/A	Won
2017	Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections	The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	Nominated
2018	Audie Award for Paranormal	Nights of the Living Dead: An Anthology	Nominated
2019	Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense	The Terminal List	Nominated
2021	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Heaven's River	Nominated
2021	Audie Award for Business and Personal Development	Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers	Nominated
2022	Audie Award for Science Fiction	Project Hail Mary	Won
2022	Audie Audiobook of the Year[18]	Project Hail Mary	Won

References

1. Porter, Ray [@Ray_Porter] (May 22, 2020). "That said, and because I've been given permission... Hi, I'm Ray. I played Darkseid in Zack Snyder's "Justice League". There. It's out now" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
2. Kit, Borys (May 20, 2020). ""It Will Be an Entirely New Thing": Zack Snyder's $20M-Plus 'Justice League' Cut Plans Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
3. Beasley, Tom (May 28, 2020). "Zack Snyder unveils first look at Darkseid in the Snyder Cut of 'Justice League'". Yahoo.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
4. Jirak, Jamie (May 24, 2020). "Ray Porter Confirms He Worked With Steppenwolf Actor Ciaran Hinds on Zack Snyder's 'Justice League'". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
5. Chichizola, Corey (June 3, 2020). "The Snyder Cut's Darkseid Actor Reveals How He Played The Iconic Villain In 'Justice League'". CinemaBlend. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
6. Kit, Borys (February 9, 2022). "Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Bae Doona, Ray Fisher Join Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
7. Fisher, Jessica (May 25, 2020). "Actor Ray Porter Opens Up About Playing Darkseid in Zack Snyder's 'Justice League'". Geek Tyrant. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
8. Scott, Ryan (April 15, 2019). "Here's Who Zack Snyder Wanted as Darkseid in 'Justice League'". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
9. Hadden, James (May 24, 2020). "Actor Playing Darkseid For Zack Snyder 'Justice League' Cut Confirmed". Screen Geek. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
10. Lederer, Donnie (July 25, 2020). "Darkseid Actor Ray Porter Teases Snyder Cut Big Bad: He 'Doesn't See Himself As The Villain'". Syfy Wire. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
11. Bonomolo, Cameron (May 24, 2020). "Zack Snyder's 'Justice League' Actor Ray Porter Recalls "Harsh" Online Comments Over Darkseid Casting". Comicbook.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
12. Williams, Tommy (May 24, 2020). "Darkseid Was Going to Be Played by Ray Porter in 'Justice League'". Geek Tyrant. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
13. White, James (August 22, 2023). "First Teaser For Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon". Empire. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
14. Ellis, Philip (May 27, 2020). "Zack Snyder Reveals First Look at Darkseid in His 'Justice League' Cut". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
15. "Bolverkr Voice". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
16. McClellan, Scott (April 18, 2021). "Spotlight on Harry J. Lennix". YouTube. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
17. Journey, The Working Actor’s (April 13, 2019). "Ep #16: Ray Porter (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 300+ Audiobooks) on Delivering the Mail, Being…". Medium. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
18. "2022 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US)". www.audiopub.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

External links

• Ray Porter at IMDb