Mark Kalita

This year (2012) marks my 10th year in the Internet audio drama community. During that time my voice has invaded thousands of iPods across the planet and helped me forge great friendships with many wonderful people. It has also brought me opportunities to work with assorted great writers and directors to help me hone my craft and keep me from the shadows of obscurity. It even gained me the unofficial moniker of Internet audio's "Kevin Bacon" on The Sonic Society after a listener called in to marvel at how often he heard me in a production or had known people who had worked with me -- or worked with people who had worked with me to assorted degrees of separation. Come to think of it, I've even had the pleasure of helping found two fantastic audio groups which went on to spawn even more.

I have played a variety of action heroes in sci-fi and old time pulp radio settings and am noted for character impersonations of Roddy McDowell, John Huston, Jack Nicholson, Sean Connery, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Christopher Lee, Patrick Stewart, Brian Blessed, John Rhys Davies, Ewan MacGregor (as Alec Guinness), Tom Baker & Kurt Russell.

My most frequently requested characters include: Italian/American gangsters, noir detectives, snooty Englishmen, various fantasy characters (sorcerers, barbarians, etc.), surfer dudes, anime characters, action heroes, grizzled ex-soldiers, regular Joes, cowboys, fanboys, mysterious enigmatic characters, punk rockers, small town sheriffs, assorted aliens and strange supernatural creatures.

2011
Winner: Sir Julius K. Vogel Award for Best Fan Production
"Doctor Who" (lead role), BrokenSea Audio Productions

Finalist: Parsec Awards - Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)
"Doctor Who" (lead role), BrokenSea Audio Productions

2010
Finalist: Parsec Awards - Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast
"Zombie Astronaut's Frequency of Fear" (played Doc Defiant)

2009
Finalist: Parsec Awards - Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)
"Doctor Who" (lead role), BrokenSea Audio Productions

2008
Finalist: Parsec Awards - Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form including Independents)
"Maudelayne" (played Percy Atherton), BrokenSea Audio Productions