Aileen Downey

Native Southern Irish accent (soft or strong), RP. Character Voices for children's cartoons, animation and storytelling. Character Voices for 'Lord of the Rings' themed or similar videogames

After a Pure English Degree from University College Dublin, Aileen trained as an actress at the Rose Bruford College of  Theatre and Performance.  An MA in Radio Production and Broadcasting from Goldsmiths, University of London, followed.  She says: "By then I realised just how much I love doing voice work and what a finely tuned instrument the voice can be, capable of evoking all sorts of emotions and ideas by the subtlest change of tone and pace". Her versatility and experience extends to work in all voiceover fields, from commercials (Avon, Antistax, Charmin, Corsodyl, Disprin, Gaviscon, Guinness, Gillette, Visit London, Match.com, Pepcid2, SMA, Pampers, Spontex etc.), documentaries (Portrait of Courage etc.) and audio description (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Mystic River, Chronicles of Narnia, full list on my website), radio drama (The Rector's Daughter, Circle of Delirium), promos (National Geographic Channel, Teachers TV and Eden)and continuity (Channel Voice of EDEN (UKTV, SKY 532, Virgin Media 208).   BA Hons Pure English, University College Dublin BA Hons Acting, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, Sidcup, Kent MA Radio and Broadcast, Goldsmiths College, University of London Voice Workshops, Actors Centre Voice Workshop with Andrew Wade, RSC Areas of interest, folklore and storytelling, Children's literature. Adapting literary text for radio drama