Scott Brick

Scott Brick (born January 30, 1966 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor, writer and award-winning narrator of over 800 audiobooks, including popular titles such as Washington: A Life, Moneyball, Cloud Atlas, A Princess of Mars, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Atlas Shrugged, Sideways, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (filmed as Blade Runner), I, Robot, Mystic River, Helter Skelter, Patriot Games, Bid Time Return (filmed as Somewhere in Time), In Cold Blood, the Dune series, Ender's Game, and Fahrenheit 451. He has narrated works for a number of high-profile authors, including Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Michael Crichton, John Grisham, Clive Cussler, Stephen J. Cannell, William Faulkner, Nelson DeMille, Brad Meltzer, Harlan Coben, Gregg Hurwitz, David Baldacci, Orson Scott Card, Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Joseph Finder, Stephen R. Donaldson, Nathaniel Philbrick, Terry Brooks, Steve Berry, Gene Wilder, Philip K. Dick, Dennis Lehane, Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Ayn Rand,  Justin Cronin and Isaac Asimov, among others.

Early life
Brick studied acting and writing at UCLA before embarking on his professional career in 1989.

Audiobooks
In 1999, Brick began narrating audiobooks and found himself a popular choice for top publishers and authors. After recording some 250 titles in five years, AudioFile magazine named Brick “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy", and proclaimed him a "Golden Voice", a reputation solidified by a November 2004 article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. Publishers Weekly then went on to honor Brick as Narrator of the Year in 2007 and 2011. To date, he has won over 50 Earphone Awards, two Audie Awards and a nomination for a Grammy Award.

He opened his own audiobook recording studio and publishing company, Brick By Brick Audiobooks, with the goals of streamlining production and ensuring consistency throughout his body of work. (Taking a note from DVDs, many of Brick By Brick's titles also include extra features, such as interviews and illustrations.) On May 16, 2008, Brick By Brick Audiobooks released its first title: Lord Foul's Bane, from Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series. By April 4, 2009, Brick had narrated and released the other two titles in the initial trilogy (The Illearth War and The Power That Preserves), along with Fatal Revenant, the eighth book in the series. When completed, this debut project will result in new unabridged audio narrations of all 10 titles of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series. The first trilogy, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, was released in print from 1977 to 1979; The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant was released in print from 1980 to 1983; and The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant tetralogy was released in print and audio format from 2004 to 2013.

Brick By Brick Audiobooks has since grown to include the unabridged recordings of M. K. Wren's three-volume The Phoenix Legacy (Sword of the Lamb, Shadow of the Swan and House of the Wolf), as well as literary classics such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The CD version of the latter includes four audio discs, as well as a fifth disc of bonus material which includes the original 1843 First Edition illustrations by John Leech (caricaturist) and a photo of Brick playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a 1995 stage production of A Christmas Carol.

In October 2009, Brick compiled and released Gothic Horror: Bloodcurdling Tales from the World’s Greatest Authors, a collection of short stories from famous authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley and more. In an innovative twist, every All Hallow’s Eve hence a new story by a new author will be added to the Gothic Horror library, giving listeners an ever-growing collection of classic horror on audio.

Brick cites as his favorite audiobook readings Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (released under the film adaptation's title, Blade Runner) and Budd Schulberg's What Makes Sammy Run? "I would have them back just so I could redo them year after year after year. Because they never get old for me."

Stage and cinema
Brick spent 10 years with the LA-based traveling Shakespeare troupe Will and Company, performing for schools throughout California. He has appeared as Cyrano, Hamlet, and Macbeth in productions throughout the country. In 2005, he collaborated with author Orson Scott Card to adapt a collection of the author’s short stories for the stage in a production titled Posing as People.

In 2008, Brick appeared in "The Delivery", a short film from Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle DeCuir and Skyboat Films starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Michael York, John Rubinstein, Stephanie Zimbalist, Harlan Ellison and Orson Scott Card, among others. The Delivery won First Place in Fantasy at the 2008 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival. The trailer for The Delivery can be viewed online. In 2010, Brick appeared as Agent Frank Donnolly in the independent film, Hit Parade, written and directed by comic book writer Joe Casey. The trailer for Hit Parade can be viewed online. The DVD can be purchased on Amazon or watched via Amazon Online.

Writing
In 2000, Brick was hired to adapt Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama for the big screen by Morgan Freeman and Revelations Entertainment with David Fincher attached to direct.

Brick has written articles in a variety of comic book, science fiction and toy-related subjects for publications such as Wizard Magazine, ToyFare, Comics Buyer's Guide, Creative Screenwriting and others.

In 2012 Brick completed his first novel, a modern-day supernatural thriller based on an 18th-century murder in New England. He is also writing an instructional guide, Narrating Audiobooks by Scott Brick.

Selected bibliography

 * Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
 * The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever (The First Chronicles):
 * Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson
 * The Illearth War by Stephen R. Donaldson
 * The Power that Preserves by Stephen R. Donaldson
 * Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (author)
 * Dune Series by Frank Herbert
 * Dune by Frank Herbert
 * Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
 * Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
 * Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert
 * Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert
 * Legends of Dune Prequel Series:
 * Dune: The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (2003 Audie Award-Winner)
 * Dune: The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
 * Dune: The Battle of Corrin by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
 * Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
 * Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
 * The Firm by John Grisham
 * The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer
 * Foundation by Isaac Asimov
 * The Godfather Returns by Mark Winegardner
 * Halo series
 * Halo: Broken Circle by John Shirley
 * Halo: New Blood by Matt Forbeck
 * Halo: Hunters in the Dark by Peter David
 * Halo: Fractures by several authors
 * Halo: Shadow of Intent by Joseph Staten
 * Halo: Saint's Testimony by Frank O'Connor
 * Halo: Last Light by Troy Denning
 * Halo: Smoke and Shadow by Kelly Gay
 * Halo: Envoy by Tobias S. Buckell
 * Halo: Retribution by Troy Denning
 * I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
 * In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
 * The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
 * It's Superman by Tom De Haven
 * Jason Bourne Original Trilogy:
 * The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
 * The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
 * The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
 * Light in August by William Faulkner
 * Moneyball by Michael Lewis
 * Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
 * The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
 * The Passage by Justin Cronin
 * Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
 * Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss
 * Shannara Series - Initial Prequel and Original Shannara Trilogy:
 * First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks
 * The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
 * The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
 * The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
 * Sideways by Rex Pickett
 * The Twelve (novel) by Justin Cronin
 * The Amber Room by Steve Berry (2003)
 * Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (2003)
 * The Third Secret by Steve Berry (2005)
 * Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (2005)
 * The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry (2006)
 * The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry (2007)
 * The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry (2008)
 * The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry (2008)
 * The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry (2009)
 * The Emperor's Tomb by Steve Berry (2010)
 * The Balkan Escape (Short Story): A Cassiopeia Vit Adventure (2010)
 * The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry (2011)
 * The Devil's Gold (Short Story) Steve Berry (2011)
 * The Columbus Affair by Steve Berry (2012)
 * The Admiral's Mark (Short Story) by Steve Berry (2012)
 * The Tudor Plot: A Cotton Malone Novella by Steve Berry (2013)
 * The King's Deception by Steve Berry (2013)
 * The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry (2014)
 * The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry (2015)
 * Dead Wake by Erik Larson (2015)