Ray Porter
American actor and audiobook narrator
Ray Porter
Born Ray Porter
Nationality American Occupations 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
Television
Video games
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
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b c 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 .
^ Scott, Ryan (April 15, 2019). "Here's Who Zack Snyder Wanted as Darkseid in 'Justice League' " . MovieWeb . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ a b c Hadden, James (May 24, 2020). "Actor Playing Darkseid For Zack Snyder 'Justice League' Cut Confirmed" . Screen Geek . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Williams, Tommy (May 24, 2020). "Darkseid Was Going to Be Played by Ray Porter in 'Justice League' " . Geek Tyrant . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ White, James (August 22, 2023). "First Teaser For Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon" . Empire . Retrieved August 22, 2023 .
^ a b Ellis, Philip (May 27, 2020). "Zack Snyder Reveals First Look at Darkseid in His 'Justice League' Cut" . Yahoo Sports . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
^ McClellan, Scott (April 18, 2021). "Spotlight on Harry J. Lennix" . YouTube . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ "2022 Audie Awards® - APA (en-US)" . www.audiopub.org . Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022 .
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