Richard Usher
Overview
- Ethnicity
- White / European Descent
- Age Range
- 39 - 51
- Height
- 5' 11" (1m 80cm)
- Weight
- 11st. 6lb. (73kg)
- Hair Colour
- Blonde
- Eye Colour
- Blue
- Build
- Slim
Images
Audio
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audio fileRichard Usher Character Voice Showreel
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audio fileRichard Usher Voice-Over Showreel
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2023 |
Thomas Carnacki/Narrator
Theatre |
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder! Horse of the Invisible - UK Ghost Story Festival 2023 Dave Freak / NeuNoir Theatre Company |
Museum of Making, Derby |
2022 |
Dennis Price (No.1) and Commander Shaw
Theatre |
The Navy Lark! Sally J Davey / Primrose Productions |
UK Theatre Tour |
2021 |
Thomas Carnacki/Narrator
Theatre |
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder! Horse of the Invisible Dave Freak / NeuNoir Theatre Company |
Wollaston Studio, Stourbridge Town Hall |
2018 |
Peter Sellers, Kenneth Connor and Sydney Taffler
Theatre |
The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot Dave Freak / Birmingham Comedy Festival |
The British Library, London |
2018 |
Peter Sellers, Kenneth Connor and Sydney Taffler
Theatre |
The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot Dave Freak / Birmingham Comedy Festival |
Borough Halls, Dudley |
2018 |
Spike Milligan & Bernard Miles
Theatre |
The Goon Show Les Drew / The Goon Show Preservation Society |
The Bell Inn, Ticehurst |
2017 |
Peter Sellers, Kenneth Connor and Sydney Taffler
Theatre |
The Lost Hancocks: Vacant Lot Dave Freak / Birmingham Comedy Festival |
Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton |
2017 |
Peter Sellers
Theatre |
The Goon Show Robert F. Ball / FRED Theatre Company for Birmingham Comedy Festival |
Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford upon Avon |
2017 |
Peter Sellers
Theatre |
The Goon Show Robert F. Ball / FRED Theatre Company for Birmingham Comedy Festival |
The Bear Pit Theatre, Stratford |
2016 |
Voice-Over Artist
Voiceover |
Introducing YOPA - National TV Commercial Eddie Sternberg / Superplex Pictures |
Grand Chapel Studios |
2016 |
Charlie
Film |
Dead Meet Daniel J. Brant / Enborne River Productions |
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2015 |
BBC Radio Announcer
Voiceover |
Breathe Freely Julian Wagstaff / Linn Records |
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2014 |
Peter Sellers
Theatre |
The Goon Show Robert F. Ball / FRED Theatre Company for Birmingham Comedy Festival |
Old Join Stock Theatre, Birmingham and The Spread Eagle Theatre, Croydon |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2000 | Media Production | University of Lincoln |
About me
I am an actor and voice artist with a great love for radio comedy. I have stepped into the shoes of my hero Peter Sellers for two tours of ‘The Goon Show’ and then as Spike Milligan and Bernard Miles opposite Jeffrey Holland in a special production celebrating Spike's centenary. I also took on roles destined for Peter Sellers and Kenneth Connor in the world premieres of Larry Stephens’ ‘Vacant Lot’,an unmade pilot show written for Tony Hancock. In 2016 I appeared as Charlie, an assassin's boss, in the award winning short film 'Dead Meet' (Directed by Daniel J. Brant).My voice-over work includes an immersive exhibition 'Titanic and Liverpool', playing Joseph Boxhall, a national TV campaign for YOPA, plus a collection of ‘Shakespeare Children's Stories’ and the 2015 Chamber Opera 'Breathe Freely'. I have over twenty years experience as a broadcaster and teach an 'Introduction to Radio' at the Bridge Theatre Training Company in London.
I work as a Supporting Artiste for film and television, including 'The Crown', 'Downton Abbey' and as a bewigged clerk in the OSCAR festooned ‘Darkest Hour’. This gives me an amazing opportunity to practice my craft and learn from watching the directors and technicians at work.
Additional skills:
Broadcasting, Sound Design & Editing, Teaching, Touch Typist.
Additional information:
I am a writer and presenter with several BBC radio documentaries to my credit, including a programme built around an interview with legendary singer, Tony Bennett. In recent years I have also fronted my own comedy podcast and co-host of 'The Berkshire Business Podcast'. I also perform occasional stand up comedy routines in the guise of my alter-ego, Ben Bernard.
License & Passport
Passport: | Yes |
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Languages Spoken | English |
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Accents/Dialects | American - General, English - General, English - Received Pronunciation, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, Irish |