Matthew Quinn Forbes

An expert mimic with an excellent ear for accents and dialects. Can swiftly emulate any regional accent/dialect requested with the utmost attention paid to cadence and nuance. Specializing in a wide array of upper and lower class British accents; various French accents (Parisian, Quebecois, Acadian) Irish; Scottish, German; Russian; Bronx; Southern; Texan; Chicagoan; Newfoundlander, Native Canadian, among others. A true character man. Also specialize in celebrity and political impersonations, including established character franchises (Family Guy, The Simpsons, etc.)

BFA in Drama from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. During my time in Los Angeles, I trained extensively with the Emmy Award-winning animation veterans, Ginny McSwain and Charlie Adler. I also trained privately with Peter Rofe, of PDR Voice Inc. in New York City. As an actor, I have trained at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City, at The Second City Training Center in Chicago and with The Groundlings in Los Angeles. In addition to the above acting training, I am also a classically trained singer, having worked with David Sabella-Mills in New York City. Although a Canadian citizen, I currently reside in Los Angeles. I presently have a valid work permit to accept work in the United States.