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About Me...

Personal Statistics:

Height 6'5"

Waist 36"

Chest 48"

Weight 210lbs

Shoe size 11UK

 

Ethnicity: White/Anglo Background

Voice profile: Reassuring, Inspiring, Conversational

Accents: Native Southern American Appalachian Accent

Training

VO Coach - Emily Jardine                                                             (2022-Present)

  • Winner of the 2022 coach of the year award at the One Voice Conference, London. 

Edinburgh Acting School                                                                (2021-Present)

  • Part-time drama school

  • Focusing on vocal skills, script reading, improv, clowning and character development.
     

Acting 
Experience

Film:​​

  • Nothing Happened (2023) - Independent drama directed by Emma Gray

  • Devil Souls (1996) - Werewolf Hunter - Independent VHS horror directed by Jeffery Scott Buckles

Theater:

  • The Walking Theater Company (2023) 

    • Santa Clause in Perth (Scotland) town Christmas​

    • Sherif Bandy Legs - Dinner theater production

    • Willy Wonka walkabout experience - Glasgow

  • Rent a Dinosaur (2023) - Improv Children's Theater (paid)

  • The Crucible (1996) - Giles Cory in high school production

  • The Lottery (1998) - Bill Hutchison - University Theater production

Stand-up Comedy (Atumn 2019 - Spring 2020)​

  • House comedian and MC for weekly variety show

  • Two 20 minuets comedy sets along with compèring

Voiceover Experience

Youtube Videos

  • Life of a Plug 

    • Youtube channel for the sneaker reselling community. 

    • Contracted for ongoing video series that posts twice weekly

  • A Radical Guide - Narrated a story about an Appalachian anarchist

 

Corporate   

  • TripAdvisor

    • VO for the TripAdvisor “Take me Asheville” Amazon Alexa interface

  • IVR - Ace Borders

 

Other Experience
Lecturing

  • Lectured at two major Scottish Universities to large crowd of students​

Compering

  • Compere for a six month run of a Friday/Saturday night dinnertime variety show involving live music and comedy

  • Host for bi-weekly open-mic music nights

© 2023 by Jonavan Barnes. 

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