A trained voice for documentary and brand.
For years, Joshua was a professional voice over artist, narrating audiobooks, voicing commercials, animated features, film trailers, and long form documentary narration.
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Joshua's voice has carried documentaries, animated features, film trailers, national commercials, and audiobooks. His baritone is warm and authoritative, with the precision needed for long form narration and the range required for character work.
Whether the project calls for observational documentary storytelling, brand commercial reads, scripture narration, or character performance, the goal is the same: bring the script to life with clarity, conviction, and care.
Word of Promise Audio Bible — Titus
Joshua plays "Titus" in the Word of Promise Audio Bible alongside Stacy Keech.
McDonald's “I'm Lovin' It” Campaign
Joshua was the voice of McDonald's for four years during the “I'm Lovin' It” campaign. This sample features a few of his brand reads from that run.
Mazda CX-7
Joshua voiced countless television commercials, including this spot for the Mazda CX-7.
The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
Joshua was the narrator for the popular Pseudonymous Bosch series, an award winning young adult book series. This sample features his narration from the series.
Starz Television Network
Joshua voiced promo spots for the Starz television network. This sample is one example from that campaign work.
An award winning voice behind the books you love.
Joshua is a five time Earphones Award winning narrator, named one of the "Best Voices of 2010" by AudioFile magazine for his work in the young adult genre. His audiobook catalog for Penguin Random House includes Rick Riordan's bestselling Heroes of Olympus series, with The Son of Neptune, The Mark of Athena, and The Demigod Diaries among more than a hundred titles he has brought to life.
“Unflappable Joshua Swanson narrates with aplomb. His brisk delivery moves the fast paced adventure along… Such an engaging recording!”
“Narrator Joshua Swanson makes this harsh dystopian world all too believable. He adjusts the pacing to fit the intensity of the action… superb listening for teens, and adults too.”
“Joshua Swanson depicts Jace's toughness and frustration with an edge of bitterness… The power of story and narration comes in the hero's tortured struggles.”
Acting work across film and television.
Before the newsroom, Joshua built a career in front of the camera, with appearances on ABC, NBC, Lifetime, and Hallmark, feature film roles, and performances in animation and video games. His credits include the feature film Elsewhere alongside Anna Kendrick and Paul Wesley, network television roles on General Hospital, The Cape, Dragnet, and Providence, and the voice of characters in Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai.
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