Helen Ayres
- Voiceover Artist
- English
Female / Kent
Credits
| Year | Role / Type | Name of Production / Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Actor Spoken word / Performance poetry | Pandemic Poems - Lockdown Poetry |
| 2018 - 2020 | Vocal Coach Coaching | Authors On Tour |
| 2020 | Poetry Reader Podcast | The Stubborn Light Of Things |
| 2000 - 2020 | BBC Radio Drama Rep - 250+ roles Radio | Drama, Comedy, Factual, Features. |
| 2019 | Audiobook Reader Audiobook | All Among The Barley |
| 2018 | Sayeeda Warsi Radio | Armistice 1819 series |
| 2018 | Beatrice Webb Radio | Armistice 1819 series |
| 2018 | Kathe Kollwitz Radio | Armistice 1819 series |
| 2016 - 2017 | Ranee Documentary | Kew's Forgotten Queen |
| 2017 | Florence Nightingale Events | Historic London app |
| 2015 | Audiobook Narrator Audiobook | Songhunter |
| 2013 | Audiobook Narrator Audiobook | Secret FC |
| 2009 | Maria von Trapp Radio | The Real Sound of Music |
| 2008 - 2009 | Evelyn Bellard Computer Game | Anno 1404 Mark Estdale |
| 2009 | Lone Villager Computer Game | Venetica Mark Estdale |
| 2009 | Femme Fatale Computer Game | Venetica Mark Estdale |
| 2008 | Emma Darwin Corporate | Darwin Bicentennial for Down House Lisa O'Neill |
Education
Year Qualification Where 2000 2 yr. Acting Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Equipment
- I own (and can operate):
- sE Electronics sE-T2 Titan 2 Microphone, ipDTL, Audient ID44 USB Audio Interface, Pro Tools Perpetual License, Twisted Wave, G-Tech G-Drive 10TB Flash Drive, Samsung SSD T5 2TB, KRK KNS 8400 Professional closed-cup Dynamic Headphones, Cables XR cables 3-pin, sE Electronics SPACE High Quality Portable Reflection Filter, Global Truss 1000mm Boom ar
- Available for hire, I have:
- sE Electronics sE-T2 Titan 2 Microphone, ipDTL, Audient ID44 USB Audio Interface, G-Tech G-Drive 10TB Flash Drive, Samsung SSD T5 2TB, KRK KNS 8400 Professional closed-cup Dynamic Headphones, Cables XR cables 3-pin, sE Electronics SPACE High Quality Portable Reflection Filter, Global Truss 1000mm Boom ar
Industry Awards
BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Award Winner.
Sony Award nominee.
Additional Skills
"Helen is a vocal chamaeleon" - she's an excellent mimic, plays children convincingly, has a wide vocal character range from evil villain, and femme fatale, via a plum pudding and alarmed pigeon.
While always well-prepared, Helen is a talented improviser, well known for pulling rabbits out of vocal hats – at a moment's notice if necessary.
As a writer, she's also good with w̶o̶r̶m̶s̶ words, so will bring - should you wish - additional creative flair to your copy, ensuring every word counts.
Short description of my voice
Authoritative, reassuring corporate, to evil, cute or plain weird Gaming/Animation characters. Excellent mimic. RP, Native Westcountry.
""Helen is a dream to edit"" - Lisa O'Neill, Centre Screen Productions.
Referees
Costa Nominated, Times and Guardian author and journalist – Melissa Harrison - 2020
(@M_Z_Harrison or via agent Jenny Hewson at Lutyens and Rubinstein www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk/)
Additional Information
Broadcast quality Home Studio - output to BBC standards.
Can offer full 'Virtual Studio' remote service, via ipDTL, where you can live direct, should you wish.
Competent editor - Twisted Wave.
Skills
- Accents (North American)
- Boston
- Californian
- Canadian
- General American
- Midwest Farm & Ranch
- New York City
- Southern American
- Standard American
- Texas
- Upper-Class Massachusetts
- Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- Home Studio
- Yes
- ISDN Line
- No
- Media Specialism
- Audiobooks
- Cartoons
- CD Rom
- Commercials
- Corporate
- Documentary
- E-learning
- Events
- Jingles
- Lip Synch / ADR
- Multimedia
- Narration
- Podcasts
- Radio
- Spoken word & performance poetry
- Teacher / Voice Coach
- Telephony systems
- Video Games
- Voice Direction
- Work Permits
- EU
- Age Range
- Children
- Under 20
- 20 - 30
- 30 - 45
- 45+
- Native accent
- English
- Voice Style
- Angry
- Announcer
- Arrogant
- Artistic
- Authoritative
- Bubbly
- Charismatic
- Cold
- Concerned
- Dangerous
- Deep
- Dopy
- Dry / Sarcastic
- Empathic
- Energetic
- Friendly
- Fun
- Glamorous
- Happy
- Informed
- Innocent
- Light
- Luxurious / Smooth
- Natural
- Reassuring
- Rich
- Scary / Intimidating
- Sexy
- Soft / Gentle
- Sophisticated
- Versatile
- Warm
- Whiny
- Young
- ipDTL
- Yes
- Organisation Memberships
- BAFTA (UK)
- Equity
- Equity (UK)
- Accents (UK)
- Birmingham
- Black Country
- Cheshire
- Cockney
- Cornish
- Devon
- Dorset
- Essex
- Lancashire
- Liverpool
- London
- Norfolk
- Northern England
- Northern Irish
- Northern Working Class
- RP
- Scottish Highlands
- Scottish, Standard
- Somerset
- South London
- Southern England
- Welsh, Standard
- Wiltshire
- Yorkshire
- Accents (International)
- Australian
- Dublin
- French
- German
- Irish
- Italian
- Specific Singing Skills
- Mezzo-Soprano
- Years in industry
- 6+ years
