Oscars and Audio Books – Part 3
And finally, the third part of my series of Hollywood-actors-turned-narrators: the Brits! These are the actors from across the pond who have brought their unique voices to the spoken word. 
1) You can’t talk about actors who narrate without mentioning Kenneth Branagh. He’s reknowned for his love to Shakespearean works in movies and stage, and so its not surprising he’s done Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, but then he’s also lent his voice to the Chronicles of Narnia Adult Box Set. Its amazing the man has time for anything else!
2) Famous for playing the villan, it was kind of odd to find out that Jeremy Irons has narrated one of the most beloved kids books of all time – James and the Giant Peach. He’s also narrated The Alchemist and Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita.
3) Like Mr. Irons, Alan Rickman falls into the category of “Actors Who Have Been Villans in Die Hard Movies” and like Mr. Branagh, he also falls into the category of “Actors Who Have Been Villans in Harry Potter Movies”. Thus, he’s in good company with his narration of The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy.
4) Finally, my favorite X-Man Ian McKellan has brushed off some classics of his own including The Tempest by Shakespeare.
Happy Oscar Night, Simply Audiobooks readers!
