Jim France

Many English, Scots, Irish and European plus Southern US accents. Normal American accent is "mid-Atlantic". Flexibility of character is a great strength,

I have been a voice over actor for some 12 years. I was the voice of "Downton Abbey's" 6th season promotion on WGBH and WETA. I am the "Voice of God" in 5 of Sight & Sound Theatres spectacular productions - "Noah", "The Miracle of Christmas", "Jonah", "Moses" and their most recent "Samson." I have just completed my 11th season narrating the Outdoor Life Network’s “Dangerous Hunts”, an annual series dedicated to Big Game Hunting in a variety of worldwide destinations, in particular in African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Botswana. I have done a number of radio commercials ranging from the New Hampshire Symphony to high-end jewellery stores and Real Estate Developments. Voice-over and American Accents Sharon Feingold Commercial Casting Brian Beegle Voice-over Acting Lisa Biggs Auditions on Camera Timothy O’Keefe On Camera Studies Jon Menick Character Relationship Building Timothy O’Keefe Scene Analysis Lyn Nihart Character and Scene Analysis Chris Lynn Singing/Musical Theatre Debbie Anderson Singing/Acting Joanna Beck Tap Dancing Urban Dance Factory/Marla Alexander I will go to any designated studio in my area • The studio I generally use has a Phone Patch • ISDN can be readily made a available. • 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 I am also a film and theatre actor. Samples of my work may be seen and heard on my website at http://www.jimfrance.com and at https://www.youtube.com/user/JimFranceActor/videos. Among the movies in which I was involved recently are "Selma" with David Oyellowo; "Bastards" with Owen Wilson; and also three TV series - "The Inspectors"; "TURN - Washington's Spies"; "Your Pretty Face is going to Hell." My most recent theatrical roles include Scrooge in a self-written and produced one-man show known as "Three Spirits;"three seasons as Scrooge in the Alan Menken operetta version of "A Christmas Carol;" Fagin in "Oliver!"; Theodore Roosevelt in "Bully! The play" a one-man show; Uncle Willie in "The Philadelphia Story"; two seasons as Scrooge in the Springer Opera Houses musical version of “A Christmas Carol;” five seasons in "The Confession" as Fulton Taylor - the Butler (and catalyst); Senex in “A Funny Thing happened on the way to the Forum”; the “aged” Shakespearean Actor Henry Albertson in “The Fantasticks”.