About
Bill Ratner is a published author and one of America’s best known voice actors: “Flint” in 52 episodes of the TV cartoon, G.I. Joe, “Donnel Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3, Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Baldur’s Gate, King’s Quest, Narrator in 22 seasons of Air Disasters on The Smithsonian Channel, and is heard around the globe on TV, radio, movie trailers, and online.
Bill has three books of poems published by poetry presses: Slow Lightning Lit, Finishing Line Press, and Alien Buddha Press, dozens of poems and stories in literary journals, and the non-fiction book Parenting for the Digital Age: Media’s Effect on Children and What to Do About It from Familius Books.
"Ratner is a master-builder at work... a man who shapes words out of airy nothing and commands them to speak."
— Jack Grapes, Last of the Outsiders, Chatwin Press
"Bill Ratner’s vocation is words. He knows what happens when they bump up against each other."
— Jill Alexander Essbaum, Would-Land, Cooper Dillon Books
Bill Ratner - "Greatest Voiceovers/Narrators/Storytellers of All Time"
— IMDB.com
"I've worked with a LOT of voiceover talent over the years - the best in the business - but it does not get better than Bill. He seems to nail every read."
— Oren Sarch, Bloomberg News
"The first time I heard Bill's pipes on AIR DISASTERS I said, Wow! This guy has one of the best voices I've ever heard."
— Ken Rosato, WABC-TV/New York
"This Disaster Documentary Is More Popular Than Most Animated Films On Disney+" "Bill Ratner is particularly recognizable ... Learn more about a famous disaster while listening to his recognizable voice, find Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster streaming now on Disney+."
— WeGotThisCovered.com
Bill’s voice is heard world-wide on movie trailers, TV cartoons, computer games, documentaries, commercials, TV promos, and singing in his shower
PUBLISHED WRITING:
● Poetry collection: Fear of Fish (Alien Buddha Press)
● Poetry chapbook: To Decorate a Casket (Finishing Line Press)
● Book: Parenting For The Digital Age: The Truth Behind Media's Effect On Children And What To Do About It (Familius Books)
● Best of the Net Poetry Nominee (Lascaux Review)
● Bill's writing appears in Best Small Fictions 2021 (Sonder Press)
● Missouri Review (audio)
● Baltimore Review
● Chiron Review
● Feminine Collective
and other journals...
● 9-time Winner: The Moth StorySLAM Los Angeles
● 2-time Winner: Best of The Hollywood Fringe Extension Award for Solo Performance
● Top Six Audio Poetry Entry for The Plaza Audio Poetry Prize - U.K. 2024
● Live readings featured on National Public Radio’s Good Food, The Business, and KCRW’s Strangers
● Volunteer grief counselor
● Voice actor: “Donnell Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3, “Flint” in G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken, Community, and Family Guy
● Poets & Writers Readings and Workshops Grant recipient
● Teaches voiceover for the Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA Foundation, and Poetry, Storytelling, and Media Awareness for the Los Angeles Unified School District
About
Bill Ratner is a published author and one of America’s best known voice actors: “Flint” in 52 episodes of the TV cartoon, G.I. Joe, “Donnel Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3, Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Baldur’s Gate, King’s Quest, Narrator in 22 seasons of Air Disasters on The Smithsonian Channel, and is heard around the globe on TV, radio, movie trailers, and online.
Bill has three books of poems published by poetry presses: Slow Lightning Lit, Finishing Line Press, and Alien Buddha Press, dozens of poems and stories in literary journals, and the non-fiction book Parenting for the Digital Age: Media’s Effect on Children and What to Do About It from Familius Books.
"Ratner is a master-builder at work... a man who shapes words out of airy nothing and commands them to speak."
— Jack Grapes, Last of the Outsiders, Chatwin Press
"Bill Ratner’s vocation is words. He knows what happens when they bump up against each other."
— Jill Alexander Essbaum, Would-Land, Cooper Dillon Books
Bill Ratner - "Greatest Voiceovers/Narrators/Storytellers of All Time"
— IMDB.com
"I've worked with a LOT of voiceover talent over the years - the best in the business - but it does not get better than Bill. He seems to nail every read."
— Oren Sarch, Bloomberg News
"The first time I heard Bill's pipes on AIR DISASTERS I said, Wow! This guy has one of the best voices I've ever heard."
— Ken Rosato, WABC-TV/New York
"This Disaster Documentary Is More Popular Than Most Animated Films On Disney+" "Bill Ratner is particularly recognizable ... Learn more about a famous disaster while listening to his recognizable voice, find Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster streaming now on Disney+."
— WeGotThisCovered.com
Bill’s voice is heard world-wide on movie trailers, TV cartoons, computer games, documentaries, commercials, TV promos, and singing in his shower
● Poetry collection: Fear of Fish (Alien Buddha Press)
● Poetry chapbook: To Decorate a Casket (Finishing Line Press)
● Book: Parenting For The Digital Age: The Truth Behind Media's Effect On Children And What To Do About It (Familius Books)
● Best of the Net Poetry Nominee (Lascaux Review)
● Bill's writing appears in Best Small Fictions 2021 (Sonder Press)
● Missouri Review (audio)
● Baltimore Review
● Chiron Review
● Feminine Collective
and other journals...
● 9-time Winner: The Moth StorySLAM Los Angeles
● 2-time Winner: Best of The Hollywood Fringe Extension Award for Solo Performance
● Live readings featured on National Public Radio’s Good Food, The Business, and KCRW’s Strangers.
● Volunteer grief counselor
● Voice actor: “Donnell Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3, “Flint” in G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken, Community, and Family Guy
● Poets & Writers Readings and Workshops Grant recipient
● Teaches voiceover for the Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA Foundation, and Poetry, Storytelling, and Media Awareness for the Los Angeles Unified School District
About
Bill Ratner is a published author and one of America’s best known voice actors: “Flint” in 52 episodes of the TV cartoon, G.I. Joe, “Donnel Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 & 3, Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, Robot Chicken, Family Guy, Baldur’s Gate, King’s Quest, Narrator in 22 seasons of Air Disasters on The Smithsonian Channel, and is heard around the globe on TV, radio, movie trailers, and online.
Bill has three books of poems published by poetry presses: Slow Lightning Lit, Finishing Line Press, and Alien Buddha Press, dozens of poems and stories in literary journals, and the non-fiction book Parenting for the Digital Age: Media’s Effect on Children and What to Do About It from Familius Books.
"Ratner is a master-builder at work... a man who shapes words out of airy nothing and commands them to speak."
— Jack Grapes, Last of the Outsiders, Chatwin Press
"Bill Ratner’s vocation is words. He knows what happens when they bump up against each other."
— Jill Alexander Essbaum, Would-Land, Cooper Dillon Books
Bill Ratner - "Greatest Voiceovers/Narrators/Storytellers of All Time"
— IMDB.com
"I've worked with a LOT of voiceover talent over the years - the best in the business - but it does not get better than Bill. He seems to nail every read."
— Oren Sarch, Bloomberg News
"The first time I heard Bill's pipes on AIR DISASTERS I said, Wow! This guy has one of the best voices I've ever heard."
— Ken Rosato, WABC-TV/New York
"This Disaster Documentary Is More Popular Than Most Animated Films On Disney+" "Bill Ratner is particularly recognizable ... Learn more about a famous disaster while listening to his recognizable voice, find Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster streaming now on Disney+."
— WeGotThisCovered.com
Bill’s voice is heard world-wide on movie trailers, TV cartoons, computer games, documentaries, commercials, TV promos, and singing in his shower
● Poetry collection: Fear of Fish (Alien Buddha Press)
● Poetry chapbook: To Decorate a Casket (Finishing Line Press)
● Book: Parenting For The Digital Age: The Truth Behind Media's Effect On Children And What To Do About It (Familius Books)
● Best of the Net Poetry Nominee (Lascaux Review)
● Bill's writing appears in Best Small Fictions 2021 (Sonder Press)
● Missouri Review (audio)
● Baltimore Review
● Chiron Review
● Feminine Collective
and other journals...
● 9-time Winner:
The Moth StorySLAM
Los Angeles
● 2-time Winner: Best of The Hollywood Fringe Extension Award for Solo Performance
● Live readings featured on National Public Radio’s Good Food, The Business, and KCRW’s Strangers.
● Volunteer grief counselor
● Voice actor: “Donnell Udina” in Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3, “Flint” in G.I. Joe, Robot Chicken, Community, and Family Guy
● Poets & Writers Readings and Workshops Grant recipient
● Teaches voiceover for the Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA Foundation, and Poetry, Storytelling, and Media Awareness for the Los Angeles Unified School District