BIOGRAPHY
Scottish (from Edinburgh) London-based voiceover actor, with 30 years experience as a professionally trained actor. I have voiced for Pfizer, Virgin Media Business, Inchcape, STV & BBC Scotland amongst others. I also have ADR experience. Recent voiceover projects include voicing various characters in several audio drama episodes from 'Leithers: One Family'. All episodes were adapted from the novel of the same name by Edinburgh writer William Haddow, and produced by Edinburgh-based Citadel Arts.Group. I also played the leading role of Chairman in the animated feature film 'A Bear Named Wojtek' for Illuminated Film Company. The film won Best Long Form award at the British Animation Awards 2024. I have a broadcast quality home studio. Microphone: Sennheiser MK4 Editor/Daw: Adobe Audition PC: AMD Ryzen 5 Processor, 16GB, 512GB SSD (Windows 11) Studio headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 770
PROFILE GALLERY
DEMO REELS
Gaming Reel
Animation Reel
Commercial montage Reel
Corporate Clip 'Zonza'
Documentary narration clip 'Jim Clark'
Narrative montage
| CONTACT DETAILS | VOICE PROFILE |
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Email: jamsmurray64@yahoo.co.uk Business number: +44 7909 526263 Mobile number: 07909 526263 Website: jamesscottishvoice.com |
Gender: Male Location: London Description of voice: My vocal quality is deep, gravelly, textured, convincing, grounded, and trustworthy. Sounding Age(s): 31 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 60, 61 - 70 Languages: English (UK) Accents: General American, Southern American, Glasgow, Highland Scottish, Yorkshire, Newcastle, Northern and Southern Irish. Expertise: Animation, Commercial, Corporate, Narration |
AGENT(S)
CREDITS
| Year | Project | Project Contact | Role | Company | Details |
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| 2024 | A Bear Named Wojtek | Iain Gardner | Chairman | Illuminated Films | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Er-xDtXnw |
| Year | Project | Project Contact | Role | Company | Details |
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| 2019 | TV Trailer for British Championship Boxing | Jamie Cole | VO Announcer | BBC Scotland | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2VnBcQ7bY |
| Year | Project | Voiceover Category | Company | Details |
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| 2024 | Islay Mist Whisky | Corporate | Pacific Audio Ltd | |
| 2021 | Leithers: One Family | Dramatic Work | Citadel Arts Group | https://www.citadelgoesviral.com/ |
| 2021 | Continuous Controls Monitoring | Corporate | Quod Orbis | https://youtu.be/soPvOFmeLd4 |
| 2017 | Sutent AR Experience | Corporate | Pfizer | For staff training purposes |
| 2015 | Ecosurety | Promo | Join My Journey | Promoting travel through caring for the environment |
| 2014 | Virgin Media Business | Corporate | Virgin Media Business | |
| 2013 | Living Inchcapeness and Heartbeat | E-Learning | Inchcape | Internal Staff training Programme |
| 2013 | Two Halfs | Narration | Impro Productions | Narrating the role of Chairman of HM Prison Commissioners for a feature film trailer |
| 2008 | Quantum Claims | Commercial | Mallinson TV Productions | Narrating the role of Scottish Knight in a TV commercial for accident insurance |
SKILLS
| Acting | I am a professional actor, having trained at Rose Bruford College in Kent, graduating in 1995. Spotlight registered and Equity member. I have performed in many theatre productions, from drama to comedy, classical to contemporary. I also have extensive experience in film, TV, short, and corporate training films. |
| Singing | A strong bass/baritone with experience of singing solo in various stage productions including panto. |
| ADR | I have voiced ADR on various TV projects in the past. |
Kube broadcast-quality home recording studio booth
| Software: | Adobe Audition |
| Video Sync Available: | Yes |
| Remote connectivity: | Cleanfeed, ipDTL, Session Link PRO, Skype, Zoom |
| Microphones: | Sennheiser MK4 |
| Studio demo sample |
TRAINING
| Acting School | BA (hons) Degree in Acting (3 year training). 1995. Rose Bruford College, Kent. Various Scotvec Modules gained in Acting (1 year training). 1991. Telford College, Edinburgh. |
| Voiceover training with Gravy for the Brain where I have so far completed training modules in Voiceover for Beginners, Home Recording Studio, Create Amazing Demo Reels, How to Compress Vocal Recordings, Voiceover for Gaming, Character Acting for Voiceovers. | I have been partaking in Gravy for the Brain's on-line training programme since 2018. |
| Voiceover training | Workshop training with Cut Glass Voices and voiceover artist and coach, Lara Parmiani. |