Jay Mawhinney

Very good with regional, East, Southern and some Western American, British RP and with a little prep Irish and Scottish, German, Spanish

Studied in San Diego with James Alburger for 2+ years in workshops and then in a weekly professional level copy workouts. Also did Advanced Voice Acting workshop with Marc Cashman in Los Angeles. I can easily apply my years of advanced professional training at Beverly Hills Playhouse to voice acting as well as my years of experience as a professional actor. As a note, I have a B.S. in Zoology from Penn State University, a V.M.D. (doctor of veterinary medicine) from University of Pennsylvania and over 30 years experience in Veterinary medicine which makes me very comfortable with technical jargon. B.S. in Zoology from Penn State University (studied Shakespearean Literature and Theatre Arts) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (V.M.D.) from University of Pennsylvania Beverly Hills Playhouse: with Milton Katselas, Richard Lawson, Alan Barton, Art Cohan VO Professional level; Marc Cashman, James Alburger Scene Studies: Mark Teschner Audition Technique Eddie Foy III, Daniel Rojo Coaching through Monologues: Sebastian Brook Fundamental Method and acting training: Doug Jacobs, Todd Salovey, Jonathan McMurtry (Shakespeare) On-Camera Film/TV Acting: Actors Workshops Studios in San Diego Musical Theatre: Leigh Scarritt Classical Voice: Robert Schmorr, Jennifer Michael Audacity software, MXL 990 with microphone stand, M Audio pre amp, Windows 7 HP laptop, I have been a small animal veterinarian for over 30 years and am quite knowledgeable in medical science. I love literature and am a skilled stage and film actor/singer in dramatic and comedy rolls alike. I perform on stage, for TV and independent films. I sang in 5 productions with the San Diego Comic Opera, and Sang in Evita at the Starlight Amphitheatre in San Diego as well. I am perfect for a wide range of projects from science, narrative to short fun comical quips and everything in between.