James R. CheathamHe/Him

Clear, creative, concise

United States · Marion, IA

Native American English (General)

LitRPG / GameLit Third person, male narrating female

About

James is a grounded, genre‑savvy narrator whose voice carries the weight of real experience; warm, steady, and quietly commanding, with the ability to shift into intensity, vulnerability, or grit as the story demands. A veteran with global mileage, a lifelong gamer, and a storyteller at heart, he brings authenticity to military roles, curiosity to speculative worlds, and emotional clarity to character‑driven fiction. He’s become a trusted voice in sci‑fi, fantasy, LitRPG, thrillers, romance, horror, and nonfiction.

Training: Johnny Heller: Narration training
Shannon Parks: narration training, character building
2022 SOVAS Award Winner: Best Romance Narration, Best Audiobook Narration
Audiobooks at Sea 2024

Find online: Personal website ↗ · Audible ↗ · Libro.fm ↗ · LinkedIn ↗

Voice and range

Proficient accents

UK RP / Standard British UK Cockney UK Scouse / Liverpool Scottish Irish (Republic) US Standard American US Southern US Appalachian US New York US Midwestern US Texan US Cajun Australian Caribbean (general) French German Italian Russian Arabic (general) Mandarin Chinese Japanese Vietnamese Old-fashioned American (1920s-40s)

Voice ages

13 to 19 (teen) 20 to 39 (young to mid-adult) 40 to 59 (mid-adult) 60 to 79 (senior)

Languages

English

Voice presentation

Male / masc-presenting

Heritage / identity

White / European

Selected credits

7 listed · More than 100 narrated

Shattered Worlds

by Doug Lohse · 2026 · narrator

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Contested Stars

by Doug Lohse · 2026 · narrator

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Arcane Tides: A Journey Within

by Lance Krautlarger · 2026 · narrator

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Hostile Skies

by Doug Lohse · 2025 · narrator

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War and Dungeons

by Doug Lohse · 2025 · narrator

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The One Who Changes the Future #1

by Boris Romanovsky · 2025 · narrator

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Elsewhere

by Doug Lohse · 2025 · narrator

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Genres

Children's Young Adult Comedy Fantasy Science fiction LitRPG / GameLit Horror Thriller Mystery (general) Cozy mystery Murder mystery Romance (clean) Romance (contemporary) Romance (paranormal) Biography and memoir History Business Self-development Health and fitness Religion and spirituality Science and technology Sports Instructional / how-to

Multi-cast Dual narration

More samples

3 total

Science fiction Sci-Fi thriller, third person

Children's Third person, children's book, male narrating young boy

Working details

Experience

More than 100 audiobooks

8 years narrating

Studio

Home studio · edits at home

DAW: DAW: Reaper

Rates

$300 to $350 PFH

RS offered · RS Plus $100 to $200 PFH portion

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