Ryan Andes
Actor, Singer & Voice Actor Ryan Andes is a NYC-based actor, singer, and voice artist known for originating Karl the Giant on Broadway (Big Fish) and voicing Grimlock and Shockwave in Transformers: Cyberverse. From anime to video games to national brands, his voice is everywhere, including Paramount/Audible’s Witness.
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Ryan Andes has been working as a professional Actor, Singer, and Voice Actor for the past 20 years in NYC. He came to the city by way of LA and Philadelphia to follow in his Grandfather Keith Andes' footsteps and make it to Broadway, which he did in 2013 as the original Karl the Giant in Big Fish.
He continued the family legacy by working on TV (YOU, The Path, Elementary, Person of Interest) which, also like his Grandfather, eventually led to Voice Acting. He booked his first anime jobs on YuGiOh and Pokemon. He then landed the main roles of both Grimlock and Shockwave on Transformers: Cyberverse. Since then, he has done scores of work as a voice actor, working as a professional dub artist for multiple cartoons and anime, and creating character voices for video games. He also is a pro dub artist for foreign live action films, including The 800 and Nelly Rapp.He was recently cast as the lead role of John Book in a Paramount and Audible produced audio drama adaptation of the film Witness, which was nominated for a Webby Award. I
In the past year, he has been the brand voice for Kinder Bueno, Jack's Links, Madern Woodmen, Trolli, Saia Trucking, Brightspeed, and many more. And he can be seen on camera as a principal for International Brokers, Merck, SpotOn, and Sling TV.
