Leigh Alexandra Purves

Northern lilt, can do Mancunian, Liverpudlian, Glaswegian, Geordie, Welsh, Northern Irish, Lancastrian, RP.

Once a full time news anchor and then Commercial Radio presenter, I was soon inundated with Voiceover requests. From commercials for special events and nightclub promotions for on air activity, to lending my voice to promote certain shops and shopping centers and narrating several stories over the festive period for an international event, I've always recorded my own work be it in local studios or via my ISDN. Acting work includes credits on Byker Grove, Emmerdale, plus broadcast work on Sky, ITV2, BBC3 and E4. I have a Distinction in acting and a 2.1 BA (hons) in Media Performance. Along side my degree I have had substantial voice training at several well known London drama schools and continue to build on this now. Along side my voiceover work, I have worked as a journalist for 10 years in both newspapers and magazines. I also regularly voice TV shows and work with TV developers on programme content. ISDN Easy to access studios, London and Manchester based. I have a strong commercial background and deliver to deadline nothing but the best. As well as acting, I regulalry work presenting on radio, a plethora of TV shows and record hundreds of Voiceover items.