I won my first voiceover award!
That still feels a little strange to say.
If I am being honest, I always imagined my first award in voiceover might come from one of the places I had thought about for years. Maybe a SOVAS Voice Arts Award. Maybe a OneVoice Award. Maybe a Telly, a Webby, or even an Emmy someday if life decided to get really interesting.
But sometimes milestones arrive in ways you do not see coming…and that is perfectly OK!
For me, that milestone came through a commercial spot called Neptune Shield, produced and directed by Kevin Neff of Kevin Makes Sense Media.
The spot won a 2026 AVA Digital Gold Award for Best Short Form Video | Corporate Image, and I had the privilege of being the voice on it.
So, this became my first award as a voice actor! Hopefully the first of many, but no matter what happens from here, this first one will always matter. What makes it meaningful is not just the award itself. It is the reminder that you never really know which project will become part of your story in a bigger way. Sometimes you step into the booth, record the spot, give it your best, send it off, and move on to the next thing.
Then later, that same piece of work circles back with a little more weight attached to it.
That is what Neptune Shield has become for me.
Kevin has a real gift for creating work that feels polished, intentional, and visually compelling. His projects do not feel like they are just checking a box. They feel like they are built with purpose. The visuals, the pacing, the message, and the direction all came together beautifully on this one. As voice actors, we often talk about wanting to be part of projects that feel meaningful, professional, and creatively rewarding.
This was one of those projects.
I am proud to have lent my voice to an award-winning piece, but this moment truly belongs to Kevin and the creative team who brought it all to life. I am grateful that he trusted me with the voice of the spot, and I am grateful to have played even a small role in helping tell that story.
Awards are funny. You can chase certain ones in your mind for years, then the first one arrives from a direction you did not expect. But it still counts. And this one definitely counts.
Jerry Beharry, The Dulcet One VO, AWARD WINNING Voice Actor! Has a nice ring to it!
See the “Neptune Shield” spot at the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=d7u0seDMKHWc_6LI&v=uH0zhgZbRDs&feature=youtu.be
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