Neil Ross (December 31, 1944, London, England) is an English-born voice actor and announcer, now resident in the United States, working in Los Angeles. He has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably Voltron, G.I. Joe and Transformers. He has also done voice work in numerous video games, including Mass Effect and Leisure Suit Larry 6 and 7. Ross has also provided voice roles (such as radio announcers) for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, Quiz Show, and Being John Malkovich.
Neil Ross was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards Telecast in 2003, and the Emmy Awards Telecast in 2004. He has also narrated numerous episodes of A&E's Biography, and many editions of NOVA on PBS (including Mars – Dead or Alive, which was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004).
He started working in radio when he finished school. His first station was KMUR in Salt Lake City, Utah. Following this, he moved on to KORL, KGMB and KKUA in Honolulu, Hawaii, before moving to KCBQ in San Diego in 1969. He stayed in California, working on KYA San Francisco and KMPC Los Angeles. He made his last broadcast in 1985.
He began his voice-over work in 1978 when he moved to Los Angeles. His first role was as a salesman in an episode of Richie Rich for Hanna-Barbera. Ross has voiced radio and television commercials for companies including Wal-Mart, AT&T, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola, Mattel, Goodyear, Disney, Hoover, Anheuser-Busch, Southwest Airlines, and Kelloggs, and has done promos for CBS, NBC, ABC, TBS and Fox Kids, using an American accent in all performances.
From 1989–1990, he was the announcer for Signal Research's (later Signal/ABC Research, as a result of a merger between Signal Research and the ABC Television Network) Game Player's Gametape VHS series, which was a home video counterpart of the defunct magazine publication of the same name.
Neil Ross lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 
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Colonel Yevgeny Borosovich | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
| 2002 | 
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Dr. Edwin Lindsey | Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem |
| 1995-1997 | 
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Mitch Kellaway | The Mask: Animated Series |
| 1993 | 
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Pout the Elf | The Town Santa Forgot |
| 1985-1990 | 
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Duane | Kissyfur |
| 1987 | 
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Prince Prag (Right Head) | The Little Troll Prince |
| 1987 | 
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Leoric | Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light |
| 1986 | 
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Roary | MoonDreamers |
| 1986 | 
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John Rambo | Rambo: The Force of Freedom |
| 1983-1986 | 
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Shipwreck | G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero |
| 1982-1984 | 
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Clyde | Pac-Man |
| 1982 | 
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Clyde | Christmas Comes to Pac-Land |