Jim Barclay

Voice Description

My natural voice is warm and friendly "London".
I have an excellent ear for dialect and can reproduce most English and American accents accurately.
I spent much of my childhood on Tyneside and have completed several voice-over assignments using Northumbrian, Tyneside and Wearside dialects. There is a considerable difference between all three!
Other accents I am capable of producing accurately are Scouse, Brum, Estuary, Cockney. I also have a very deep and sexy American voice (which you can hear on my demo).
I have worked as a stand-up comedian and have used a range of different voices in the act.
I can give my voice a real comic edge or sound authoritative on presentations.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American
• English - South African

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• British Equity

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Lewisham, South East London, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

London, Cockney and Estuary, RP
Geordie (Tyneside, Northumbrian and Teesside)
Glaswegian, Edinburgh and most other Scottish
Ulster and Southern Irish
Welsh
Cornish, Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Cotswolds,, Brum, Black Country
Norfolk, Lincs.,
Lancs, Yorks, Mancunian
South African, Australian, Italian, Spanish, Scandinavian, Russian, Polish.
"Camp"
American: Southern, Texas, New York.

My Voice Experience

I have been a professional voice-over artist, actor and stand-up comedian since 1969.
As a voice-over artist I have recorded a number of commercials (Taco Bell - Mexican dialect, Barclays bank - English authoritative, Newcastle Ex Beer - Geordie), voice-over narrations for documentary films (Doc. on Scandinavian Link) and Talking Books ("True" by Michael Corry).
I have made many TV appearances and created the title role in BBC TV's "Jossy's Giants". Other TV work includes "The Bill", "Grange Hill" and "New Tricks".
My stage career includes a three year spell with the National theatre (where I appeared as all 5 Rivetti brothers in Ayckbourn's "Small Family Business".
I am a stand-up Comedian and have performed my act in many UK venues, including compering the Comedy Store for a year.
I co-wrote and appeared in Channel 4's Comedy series "Interference".

My Training

I was trained at the New College of Speech and Drama (now Middx. Uni.) from 1966-69 and received the gold medal for Acting on graduating. I was also a member of the National Youth Theatre.

My Studio Equipment

I have "Audacity" Sound programme, and can record and upload and download in most formats.

Additional Skills

I have worked extensively in the "corporate" field as an actor, forum theatre facilator and actor, director and writer with the Garnett Foundation and several other companies. I have also worked for a number of theatre-in-education companies as an actor-teacher/deviser/director. I am good at "thinking on my feet" and "work" an audience. I have also used my communication skills as a Cricket Coach and Teacher.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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