Hi!
I’m Kat
I'm Kat, an Australian actor, audiobook narrator and dialect coach based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
the work that excites me
Books that surprise me are my favourite to record: a metaphor I didn't see coming, a narrator who's a mess (on purpose), a joke landing right next to the heartbreak. I love first-person voices, especially snarky, wounded characters who use humour as armour. I get genuinely excited by a puzzle, whether that's no punctuation, unnamed characters, or working out exactly which corner of the UK your character grew up in. As a neurodivergent (ADHD), queer, non-binary (she/they pronouns) actor, I bring empathy and delight to roles that are aligned with my experience. I'm also a triplet, and would love to voice more stories about sisterhood and the strange reality of being a multiple.
Brainy sci-fi, queer and feminist fantasy, rich literary fiction and chatty nonfiction are where I'm happiest. I narrate YA, queer fiction, literary fiction, dramedy and sci-fi.
what i do
Audiobook narration. Complex, funny, character-driven books, with the accents done properly. Hear the demos on the Voice Over page.
Dialect and production coaching for theatre. Recent credits include Emilia and Wonderful Town at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), Chancers with Dayton Theatre Guild, and Over the River and Through the Woods with Village Players.
Private coaching for actors. Accents, character voice and verse, one-on-one or in small workshops.
Corporate presence training and gender-affirming voice coaching.
training and Recognition
Who is Katherine Littrell? An Australian actor, audiobook narrator and dialect coach based in Cincinnati, Ohio, with an MFA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Do you coach accents for theatre productions? Yes. I've coached dialects, voice and verse for productions at CCM, Rose Bruford College, Dayton Theatre Guild and Village Players.
What books do you narrate? YA, queer fiction, literary fiction, dramedy and sci-fi, especially anything with a distinctive voice, a tricky structure or an accent that needs pinning down.
MFA in Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching (Distinction), Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, 2025
Knight-Thompson Speechwork trained
I teach acting and voice at CCM at the University of Cincinnati
2026 Audie Award nominee for Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, 2023 Audie Award nominee for Horse by Geraldine Brooks, and eight Kirkus Earphones Awards
a little more about me
I was born in Sydney, grew up near Wollongong, and have lived in Australia, the US and the UK. As an Australian-American dual citizen I've always felt a bit like an outsider, which is probably why I'm drawn to stories about misfits and people looking for home. I'm a neurodivergent, queer, non-binary artist (she/they), a triplet (yes, really), and Co-chair of Academy Programming for QueerVox.
I think of voice as dramaturgy. A person’s voice is their biography. Where someone grew up, who they're performing for and what they're hiding all show up in how they sound. Scottish criminals, WWII land girls, fantasy princesses: I love working out where a character comes from and then making it audible.