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Biography
Robert Petkoff is an award-winning American stage actor, singer, television and film actor, and narrator known for his work on Broadway, the West End, regional theatre, and work in film and television. He has narrated over 100 AudioBooks.

In 2014 Robert appeared as Hubert Humphrey in ALL THE WAY at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York, with Bryan Cranston, who starred as LBJ, in the script written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. He also starred as Teyve in “FIDDLER ON A ROOF” at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in December 2014.

Petkoff also starred as King Arthur in the TUTS production of CAMELOT; performed in ANYTHING GOES on Broadway as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh; performed as Buddy in FOLLIES with the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre; starred on Broadway in the musical revival of RAGTIME, as Tateh; joined the national tour of SPAMALOT as Sir Robin, and then played the role on Broadway; and cast as Perchik in the 2004 Broadway revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. His first Broadway appearance was in EPIC PROPORTIONS starring Kirsten Chenoweth.

Petkoff's work off-Broadway includes The New York Premiere of AVOW by Bill Davis, MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION and MORE STATELY MANSIONS; the musical THE BLUE FLOWER at The Prospect Theatre Company and in 2009 he appeared in HAPPINESS at Lincoln Center. Sir Peter Hall cast him in the starring role of Algernon in the national tour of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST with Lynn Redgrave.

Petkoff has worked in regional theaters including the Mark Taper Forum, the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C., the Hartford Stage, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and the Cincinnati Playhouse. He has appeared in the title roles of THE COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY, as Romeo in ROMEO AND JULIET, with Calista Flockhart as Juliet, HAMLET, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, and SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.

Petkoff has also appeared on screen with guest appearances on Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife, The Chappelle Show, Hack, Forever and Tantalus: Behind the Mask, a TV movie. He's also appeared in three movies: Milk and Money, Game Day, and a voice in the animated film The Secret of Anastasia.


Awards and Honors
2002 After Dark Award –SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Chicago Shakespeare Theater

2002 Robby Award Best Actor, Drama –COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY, Old Globe Theatre

2005 Jeff Nomination – ROMEO AND JULIET, Chicago Shakespeare Theater

2010 15th Annual AUDIES® Nomination – Solo Narration — Male, BEAT THE REAPER, by Josh Bazell, Hachette Audio

2010 October, Winner, Audiofile Earphone Award for Narration of SO COLD THE RIVER

2011 April, Finalist, Nominated by The Audio Publishers Association for the 16th Annual AUDIES® Nomination for two categories:

2011 October, AUDIES® Judge’s Award: Paranormal: Narration of SO COLD THE RIVER, by Michael Koryta, narrated by Robert Petkoff (Hachette Audio);

2011 October, AUDIES® Multi-voiced Performance: Narration of ROOM, by Emma Donoghue, narrated by Michael Friedman, Ellen Archer Robert Petkoff and Suzanne Toren (Hachette Audio);

2011 June, Winner, Earphone Award for Narration of THE EVOLUTION OF BRUNO LITTLEMORE, by Benjamen Hale, Audiofile Earphone Award

2015 June, Winner AUDIES® Judge’s Award: Thriller/ Suspense: Narration of THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, by Michael Koryta

Audiography*
Immortal After Dark series by Kresley Cole
So Cold the River by Michael Koryta
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
The Ridge by Michael Koryta
The Prophet by Michael Koryta
Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta
Last Words by Michael Koryta
Penn Cage series by Greg Iles
Death Wears a Beauty Mask and other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark
The Broom of the System by David Foster Wallace
Girl with Curious Hair by David Foster Wallace
The Pale King by David Foster Wallace
Pleading Guilty by Scott Turow
Room by Emma Donoghue
Astray by Emma Donoghue
Westward the Tide by Louis L'Amour
The Riders of High Rock by Louis L'Amour
Hopalong Cassidy series by Louis L'Amour
The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore by Benjamin Hale
Dr. Lou Welcome series by Michael Palmer
A Heartbeat Away by Michael Palmer
Political Suicide by Michael Palmer
Oath of Office by Michael Palmer
Testimony by Anita Shreve
Ravens by George Dawes Green
The School of Night by Louis Bayard
Go, Mutants! by Larry Doyle
Shade of Vampire series by Bella Forrest
Nikki Heat series by Richard Castle
Derrick Storm series by Richard Castle
Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald
Indiscretion by Charles Dubow
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash
Dr. Peter Brown series by Josh Bazell
The Confidant by Helene Gremillon
The Mountain Can Wait by Sarah Leipciger
Doing Harm by Kelly Parsons
The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography by Michael Schnayerson
Fiddler on the Roof by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Cast recording)
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell
Purity by Jonathan Franzen
BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker
The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor by Colin Tudge
Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Hitler's Last Days by Bill O'Reilly
Killing Reagan by Bill O'Reilly
Michael Jackson: The Final Years by J. Randy Taraborrelli
The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli
After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family - 1968 to the Present by J. Randy Taraborrelli
The Secret series by Pseudonymous Bosch

*This list is not comprehensive as Petkoff is a narrator in demand and narrates quite a bit of non fiction books. I think I've captured all of his fiction work, at least what's available on Audible.

I actually have BoneMan's Daughters by Ted Dekker.

i'm going to hit up the next IAD i think as my treadmill listen (which can have dangerous consequences with him narrating..weak knees and all)

I listened to his narration of Koryta's Those Who Wish Me Dead and it was fantastic. I'm trying to decide if I'll listen to the next up in IAD or another Koryta.

i've heard really good things about Koryta's books - i need to dig through my audible archives

Check out this Simon & Schuster link for IAD ringtones featuring Robert Petkoff

http://www.simonandschusterpublishing...

love it!

Finished BoneMan's Daughters. Loved the narrator! The story was kind of weak in my opinion.

How cute he looks in that pic.

I'd like to join but I'm caught up in IAD and nothing my library has really calls out to me. I'll check and see if there's something with a whispersync discount that I feel like reading.

Just started Shadow's Claim for this challenge.

i'm almost done with Dreams of a Dark Warrior - was looking forward to regan's story and Cole didn't disappoint...I have to backtrack to bk 10 (Demon from the Dark) before moving on (bk 11 fit a challenge, bk 10 didn't)...but i'm getting there

Finished Shadow's Claim. Robert Petkoff was terrific as usual and is responsible for at least a star and a half boost to my overall rating of 4 stars. Story was just so-so for me.

I finished Shadows Claim the other day and loved it.

I have to thank D.G for pushing me to read this series as it's turning into one of my favourites :○)

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Enjoy! One of my favorites.

I finished No Rest for the Wicked and it was such fun! I loved Sebastian and Kaderin together. It was so interesting to me how she thought he was such a catch when he was human but he was actually very unsure of himself back then. I can't wait to see what is going to happen with the other Wroth brothers too. That whole family is interesting.

And what's with the valkyries all hooking up all of a sudden?

Definitely enjoyed Petkoff's narration in this. It really brought the book to life for me.

I love him in this series!

I listened to Beat The Reaper". Thought it was a very strange book.

One of my fave narrators. I enjoyed listening to IAD series because of him.

He is my favorite #1 narrator ever. I love me some Robert Petkoff.

You have a lot of company, Rose. He'd make the phone book sound interesting.

Love that guy lol. I love the fact that he can do accents so well and is really good at diferentiating between the characters and keeping them consistant throughout the series. That's hard to do, and he's def one of my top 5 fav narrators. Lol and doesnt hurt that his voice is sexy as hell!

Yes he has several very sexy voices!!!!

He is an inspiration! I love the IAD series in ebook but once I discovered him on the audiobooks, I made it a point to collect them all. Soon I'll start checking out his other work. What a talent. He is my favorite narrator.

Stevie, I immediately switched from reading IAD in ebook format to the audio after hearing him narrate another author's book. I'll never go back:)

I'm now listening to Before the Fall by Noah Hawley, narrated by Robert Petkoff.

Title: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
Hours listened: 13 hours
Date Completed: 11/10/16
Rating: ★★★★