simon needham

Voice Description

HIGHLY VERSATILE U.K. voice! British native, conservatory-trained talent. Commanding & exciting sports narrator; upscale & smooth for commercials; intelligent and articulate for presentations; magical period voice for story telling; lower class and comical for characters or cartoons.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• English - British

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• 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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

orlando, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

fun reproductions of famous voices: droll John Cleese (any upper British), macho Sean Connery, sensitive Shrek (any Scottish), outrageous Crocodile Hunter

My Voice Experience

partial VO list:
DISNEY: New Years eve countdown announcer (MGM); “British Invasion” lead-in for EPCOT; The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian press events promos; Disney cruise lines pirate scavenger/principal pirate; Star Wars Jedi knight radio guest interviewee. TOKYO DISNEY: Journey To the Center of the Earth ride announcer.
GOLF CHANNEL: 2003-2007 program announcer UK, European tour international announcer.
BBC: BBC radio drama: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” as Dorian Gray; “Lady Windemere’s Fan” as Lord Darlington; radio campaign/ Sunday shopping series, Granada television- program announcer.
other: Singapore Science Center: info technology exhibit Professor Babbel; Aaraydevlk: on-line stock trading instructional; Orlando Sentinel used car radio spot; Tabu nightclub radio spot, various housing community spots.

My Training

Birmingham School of Drama, UK

My Studio Equipment

famous local stage actor, has performed lead roles with Disney for many years, most notably all the UK characters at the Adventurer's Club. Has classical training in Theatre, and toured Internationally acclaimed Shakespearean troupe, Illyria. Has appeared in many tv/films as comedian (Larry the Cable Guy) and as bad guy (Sheena).

Additional Skills

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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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