Voice Description

Primary Language

English (North American)

Languages

English, English (North American), English (British), English (Irish), English (Scottish), English (Australian)

Accents

Australian, Standard British, French, Spanish, Scottish, Irish, Italian, Russo/Eastern European plus many animated character voices!

Ages

Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior

Credentials

Education

David honed his acting craft with such profound teachers as Squire Fridell (the preeminent commercial actor and gentleman farmer), pioneering director and actress Joan Darling, and the illustrious and insightful Carnegie Mellon / A.C.T. Alum Ray Reinhardt.

David’s television and film experience includes HBO’s “Vietnam War Stories”, AFI’s “The Wall”, “The Young & The Restless”, “General Hospital” and the cult classic “The White Shadow”. His stage credits include “Terra Nova”, “As You Like It”, “Comedy of Errors”, “Harvey”, “The Serpent” , “Our Town”, “The Robber Bridegroom” and a play with one of the longest names ever, “The Miss Hamford Beauty Pageant and Battle of the Bands” which won the prized “Scotsman Award” at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland! Yes, that is where he learned to love the bagpipes and fine single malt scotch.

His image has also graced print advertisements for Kraft Foods, Seafirst Bank, and Go Incognito Sunglasses.

ACTING:
Joan Darling / Squire Fridell
Ray Reinhardt (A.C.T.) / Mark Murphey (A.C.T.)
Carol Gil (LADA)/ Barry Kyle (RSC)
Jean Korf - California Rep RHC

VOICE-OVER:
Don LaFontaine / Lynda McCarrell / Ginny McSwain Cynthia Songe / Joyce Castellanos
Cathy Kalmenson / Laurel Van der Linde
Gabrielle de Cuir / Leigh Gilbert / Davida Bloom
Mary Lynn Wissner / Cyndy Akers / Dolores Diehl Thom Pinto & Nick Omana

EDUCATION:
University of Santa Monica, Spiritual Psychology
San Francisco State University, Theatre Arts
American Conservatory Theatre -
London Academy Dramatic Arts, Berkeley
Rio Hondo College, Theatre Arts

Experience

David brings to every voice-over project an effusive heartfelt voice and an array of voice-over styles. His highly versatile voice runs the gamut from energetic, cool, hip, fun and edgy to conversational, warm, genuine, natural, confident and caring, as well as, an arsenal of animated character voices and impressions!

In addition, David also works on the “other side of the microphone” for a network On-Air Promo department, directing and continuously learning from, some of the top names in the voice-over world including, the late Don LaFontaine, Joe Cipriano, Tress MacNeille, Tony Rodgers, Rino Romano, Tom Kane, Scott Rummell, Roger Rose, Jonathan Cook, Ben Patrick Johnson, Vanessa Marshall, Stew Herrera, Miguel and Rafael Ferrer, Rob Paulsen George DelHoyo and Gary Owens just to name drop a few. Prior to this, David also worked for a number of years producing theatrical trailers and worked on such a campaigns as "A Few Good Men", "Thelma & Louise", "The Two Jakes", "Edward Scissorhands", "The Remains of the Day", "The Indian Runner" and many others.

As a consultant/career coach to voice-over talent, David coaches privately, conducts workshops and produces demos. He is also available to "Guest Direct" your next Promo/Trailer workshop or workout group in your city or town.

Years of Experience

More than 16 years