Simon Taylor - British English Shakespearean Character Actor/Lead

British English Shakespearean Character Actor/Lead

• Simon Taylor is registered with Voice123 since Oct 10, 2005.
• Simon Taylor started his/her voice over career in 2005.
• Currently Simon Taylor is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Simon Taylor was last active on Voice123 77 days ago

Voice Description

Strong, clear, warm British voice with deep undercurrents and natural delivery. Capable of broad range of styles and accents. Shakespearean style RP a clear speciality. Character actor and lead actor who can deliver a natural non-forced sounding recording whatever the requirement. Warm, deep and clear for narrations, characterful for audio books and animations, sexy and exciting for commercials. Takes direction well.

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

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• 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

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project

My Home Base

Manchester, United Kingdom

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

RP, Native Mancunian, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cockney, 'Yokel', Irish (North, South and Dublin), South African. Australian and some American accents to some degree.

My Voice Experience

Huge amount of Theatrical experience. Have worked in Theatre for over 15 years. Performed everything from small, intimate productions in the round through to huge Open Air Shakespeare productions. Shakespearean roles include: Henry V, Richard III, Bottom, Tybalt, Dr Caius and Oliver. Other roles include Tom in A Glass Menagerie, various Ayckbourn roles, Dancing at Lughnasa, various Neil Simon plays, etc, etc. Voice work includes award winning animated productions, audio books and corporate voice-overs. Own my own audio book company and take commissions as required.

My Training

LAMDA. Plus 15+ years of theatre work and multiple award-winning audio books and animations.

My Studio Equipment

Professional studio setup with various different mic setups dependent upon requirements. Adobe Audition primary tool of choice along with Sony and other software solutions for creation of the total soundscape.