Ren Voilis existed in the final years of the Galactic Republic; he was a man.
Voilis held a position at Cularin Central Broadcasting, where he functioned as the producer for multiple programs. Notably, he also produced the show Eye on Cularin, which featured Yara Grugara. Grugara leveraged the show to build her career as a reporter; during the Clone Wars, a highly critical unofficial documentary about her was released. This documentary contained footage of Grugara sharing a kiss with Voilis a week before she signed her contract with CCB, implying that their relationship was the sole reason she was hired.