Voice Over Bio

I love exploring the power of the voice, it's range and subtlety.


Experience:

I've worked on prestige reads as well as more fast paced 'hard sell' type stuff (e.g. Xtra-Vision). I've done a lot of demos for ad agencies preparing presentations. I recently did some sponsorship bumpers for 'Full Tilt Poker' on Channel 4

Background:

I first got into voice-overs by narrating children's stories for an educational charity, who then used me for several documentaries. I moved into advertising when I came to Ireland in 2006. I think my skills come from funding my university days doing commission-only telesales (it concentrates the mind).

Strengths:

I'm strong at RP and upper class English due to my brief public school education but also picked up a good grounding in London and Northern English accents while living there. Experience as an improviser means I'm good at comic and exaggerated stuff too.


Biography:

My other jobs are acting and writing. I recently appeared in 'Macbeth' at the Abbey Theatre.

I was born in the UK. Expelled from public school for being a punk. Failed to become next William Burroughs but got into drama school. Wrote 'The Bill' between acting jobs. Got disillusioned and joined Buddhist order for ten years. Decided on reaching forty that I'd become equivalent of the local Buddhist vicar and went back to precariousness of the arts. Moved to Dublin because I liked the energy of the city. Met a beautiful red headed Galway girl, and we now have two children.