Welcome New Voices
The past twelve months we have had the pleasure of welcoming some incredible new talent to our books. Please welcome our new voices.
Accent: Midlands
Age: 20s
Gender: Female
Style: Characterful, Comedy, Dry
Lorna is an award-winning character comedian, writer, actor and improviser, whose arrival on the scene has been remarkable.
Last summer, she made her much anticipated Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with her nonsensical escapist character show – SKIN PIGEON and won the prestigious ‘Dave’s Best Joke of the Fringe’ award. Alongside her award-winning live work, Lorna has made waves with her viral TikTok and Instagram sketches – which have amassed over 2 million likes and millions more views. As an actor, she has appeared in THE EMILY ATACK SHOW for ITV, and voiced the Snake in an advert for PETA with Blink Ink with Jessie Cave. Lorna has written for radio, stage and online, including BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, and BBC Radio 4 Extra. She can currently be heard in Jazz Emu’s The Sound of Us of BBC Radio 4, and Katy Wix’s Nora Meadow’s Week of Wellness on BBC Radio 4. Lorna is also a seasoned improvisor, performing with Improvised True Crime Documentary: Criminally Untrue as well as an alumnus of the Improverts, Edinburgh's longest running improvisation troupe.
Accent: London
Age: 30s
Gender: Male
Style: Blokey, Conversational, Warm
Ash is a wonderful actor who works across a range of mediums, having played the titular role of 'Macbeth' at Leeds Playhouse, as well as performing in the National Theatre’s Grenfell: in the Words of Survivors. He has also had a recurring role in series 2 of Alma’s Not Normal and was a guest lead in series 4 of Grace.
Accent: Welsh
Age: 20s
Gender: Female
Style: Bright, Friendly, Warm
Leisa is a dynamic young actor who already has a fair bit of experience in the voiceover world, lending her talents to projects in her home of North Wales. Her VO credits include Peter Rabbit/Guto Gwningen (Sain Recordiau), Numberblocks (Sain Recordiau) and Paw Patrol (Cwmni Da). In 2024 Leisa took to the stage in Love and Information at Out of Pocket Theatre - The Cockpit and was a series lead in Itopia (Boom Cymru). Leisa is bilingual with English and North Welsh both being her native languages.
Accent: Midlands, Nottingham
Age: 20s
Gender: Male
Style: Engaging, Friendly, Storytelling
Jake trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is best known for playing the lead role in the Disney+ series The Ballad of Renegade Nell.
While studying, Jake shot Joe Barton’s Netflix series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, Lisa Clarkson’s short film Muse, and the series Get Even.
Since graduating, Dunn has amassed an impressive body of work, collaborating with leading production companies such as Roughcut TV / Channel 4 on Big Boys, Netflix on Rebel Cheer Squad.
Accent: Danish,Neutral
Age: 20s
Gender: Female
Style: Husky, Rich, Soft
Clara Rugaard was born on in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress and producer, known for Love Gets a Room (2021), I Am Mother (2019) and Black Mirror (2011). She was also the Danish voice of Moana in Moana (2016) and Moana 2 (2024).
Accent: Neutral
Age: 60s+
Gender: Male
Style: Distinctive, Rich, Warm
Douglas Hodge is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle award winning actor, composer, director and writer. Recent films include Alfred in Joker, Gemini man The Report and Red Sparrow. Recent TV includes The Great, Black Mirror, Lost In Space, Catastrophe and Penny Dreadful. Tony and Olivier awards on Broadway and the West End for La Cage Aux Folles and originated the role of Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Drury Lane in London's West End. Ten years working as an actor and director with Harold Pinter. Major Shakespearean and classical roles at the Royal National Theatre and R.S.C. and The Globe. New plays by Pinter, Barker, Penhall, Johnson and more at the RoyalCourt, Almeida, Classic Stage and Donmar Associate Director at Donmar Theatre and director of many plays on West End and on Broadway Stiles and Drewe Best Song Award and composer and lyricist of 101 Dalmatians, Meantime and Wigmaker on the West End. Trained at RADA and a council member alumni of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain for many years.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Gary Gersh
Accent: Neutral, RP
Age: 30s
Gender: Female
Style: Engaging, Storytelling, Warm
Samantha played Abigail in Yaël Farber's seminal production of The Crucible at The Old Vic.
She starred opposite Johnny Flynn, Emily Watson and Geoffrey Rush in the Emmy award-winning Genius: Einstein as Mileva Marić- and later opposite Antonio Banderas in Genius: Picasso as Dora Marr.
Accent: Essex, Neutral
Age: 20s
Gender: Male
Style: Comedy, Conversational, Upbeat
John is an Actor and comedian from Essex. Winner of 2Northdown's New Act Competition 2022 and made his Edinburgh debut the following year with The Last Living Libertine. He is currently touring his comedy show, Thank God This Lasts Forever, around the UK.
Accent: Mancunian, Northern
Age: 30s
Gender: Female
Style: Bright, Friendly, Warm
Charley Webb is a British actress who had done some stage work before joining Emmerdale at the age of 15. Charley played the role of Debbie, Cain (Jeff Hordley) and Charity's (Emma Atkins) daughter. Charley participated in some huge storylines in her time there. Charley left the show in December 2020. More recently, she played Channel 5’s Ellis playing Abbie Peterson.
Accent: Neutral
Age: 40s
Gender: Male
Style: Characterful, Friendly, Versatile
Paul comes to us with a wealth of voiceover experience alongside his acting career. He has recorded a new of radio comedy show, Hennikay, starring Bill Bailey, has provided character voices for David Baddiel’s children’s book, Small Fry and can be heard as a series regulars Peso and Tracker in Octonauts on Netflix. He has also recently filmed an episode of Mandrake for ITV and filmed Unforgotten series 6.
Accent: Irish(S)
Age: 30s, 40s
Gender: Female
Style: Friendly, Reassuring, Warm
Jessica is no stranger to the world of acting and storytelling, but she has recently turned her hand to creating her own work, with her brilliant conversation starter of a show, 16 Postcodes. In this funny yet touching piece, Jessica revisits her past through her London postcodes, touching on relationships, milestones, heartbreak and even paranormal activity.
Bringing with her a wealth of experience, Jessica is a familiar face in the voiceover world, having worked on a range of projects, including commercials, video games and audiobooks to name but a few.
Accent: Neutral
Age: 40s
Gender: Male
Style: Blokey, Cool, Reassuring
Max left United Voices several years ago but missed us so much he has decided to come back and we are thrilled!
Most recently, Max has played Michael Summerton in ITV’s Nolly, Sam Gillespie in Sister Boniface Mysteries and Oliver Johnson in the TV Movie, Valley of Love. He has several upcoming projects, including My Sister’s Bones, and The Wizard Hunter: The Hunt for Evangelion Crowley.