Hello and Welcome

Hello and Welcome to my website. My name is Johnathan Rufus Welsh and I am an Audiobook Narrator and a Voice Over Artist. Let me tell you a little bit about myself and how I came into this Wonderful Industry. I was born in the British Military Hospital in Gibraltar to an English Father, a Yorkshireman and a Spanish Mother from Lucena, Southern Spain. My formative years were spent in Germany, until my parents went to live in Hong Kong in the Far East. I was then put in boarding school in Ramsgate, Kent, England, where I remained until I left, when I was 18.

After a career in Psychiatric nursing and as a Cognitive Behavioural therapist involving a lot of talking, I embarked initially on trying my hand at voice over. Having been told for years that my deep voice might suit voice over or audiobook narration, I began in late 2018.

With some success in voice over, I turned to audiobook narration which has become my passion. To date, January 2022, I have narrated with Tantor Media and independent writers. I particularly enjoy non-fiction and as such I have been coached by the inimitable Sean Pratt. I also continue to produce voice overs. I am married and live near Belfast Northern Ireland.

On a lighter note, whilst recording a gospel singing album in Atlanta USA, my producer commented, “Man you sound like a tug boat.” And my wife often calls me “the fog horn.”