Jim Barclay

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.

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