Dave McRae

Dave McRae
Born (1979-05-24) 24 May 1979
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Professional Voice Artist, Actor and Filmmaker
Years active 2001 - present
Website TheVoiceMann

Dave McRae (born May 24, 1979) is a full time professional voice over artist and independent filmmaker based out of Toronto Canada.[1][2] His voice over specialties include Movie and Game Trailers, Network Promos, Radio, Television, and Online Commercials, Narration and Animation.[3]

Career

McRae started his career an on camera actor appearing in bit parts in docudramas that eventually led to a successful career in voice overs. From the dark and creepy movie trailer voice, to the guy next door, to fun and wacky cartoon characters, McRae's voice and vocal versatility has been heard across North America and around the world in thousands of movie and game trailers, network promos, radio and television commercials, IVR's, narration and animation.[1][4]

McRae is a 2015 Voice Arts Award Nominee for Outstanding National TV Promo, Best Voiceover, for his work with the Canadian network Travel and Escape (T&E).[5][6]

McRae is currently the network promo and imaging voice for the national networks Travel and Escape (T&E) and Smithsonian Channel (Canada).[7] He is also the voice of SCENE Card and is heard nationally in Cineplex Entertainment theaters during the pre-show presentation. SCENE is the second largest Canadian Loyalty Program with over 5 million members.[8] McRae also narrates the lifestyle program What's For Sale? With A View, and is the current voice of Gareth Griffiths and Chief Fire Officer Boyce on the US version of the children's cartoon Fireman Sam.

McRae teaches a one day introductory workshop into the world of professional voice over at LIFT in Toronto several times a year.[9]


Some of his movie trailer credits include

Some of his television narration credits include

McRae has voiced Television promos for the following networks

McRae is also a filmmaker who creates original narratives and fan films. McRae writes, directs, shoots, produces and edits all of his productions. All of his fan films pay tribute to the John Carpenter classic horror film Halloween (1978 film). McRae also plays the main antagonist Michael Myers in every one of the films. Collectively, his fan films have been viewed over five hundred thousand times on YouTube.[10][11][12][13]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Voice Arts Award Outstanding National TV Promo, Best Voiceover A Haunting Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "Dave McRae". voxtalent.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ http://ihorror.com/john-carpenter-halloween-fan-films/
  3. ↑ "Male Voice-Over Talents – The Voice-Over Guys! DAVE MCRAE - Male Voice-Over Talents - The Voice-Over Guys!". Male Voice-Over Talents - The Voice-Over Guys!. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Male Voice-Over Talents – The Voice-Over Guys! MEDIA RELEASE - Gang of Crazed Male Voice Actors Build Voice-Over Oasis - Male Voice-Over Talents - The Voice-Over Guys!". Male Voice-Over Talents - The Voice-Over Guys!. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "VoiceOverXtra - 2nd Annual Voice Arts Awards Competition Nominees". voiceoverxtra.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "2015 Winner & Nominees - sovas". sovas.org. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Male Voice-Over Talents – The Voice-Over Guys! DAVE MCRAE - Male Voice-Over Talents - The Voice-Over Guys!". Male Voice-Over Talents - The Voice-Over Guys!. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  8. ↑ http://elementalinc.com/#!/Case-Study/SCENE. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Voice-Over Techniques - Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto". lift.ca. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Landon Evanson. "The John Carpenter of Halloween fan films". iHorror. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "FAN FILM OF THE DAY- HALLOWEEN:BLACK EYES". FANBOY THEATRE - FAN FILM NEWS & REVIEWS. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Michael Myers wins again with "Fall Stalking"". bgsu.edu. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "Halloween: Red Harvest". Fan Film Follies. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

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