Meet the Instructors

 

Mike Kirby

Mike Kirby Visit his website at http://www.mikekirby.ca

Eizabeth Lennie

Elizabeth Lennie ELIZABETH LENNIE is currently the station voice of TVO, was the narrator of the award-winning series Bathroom Divas for Bravo, and her voice-over clients have included, Toyota, Lindt, IBM, Honda, Ontario College of Pharmacists, and narrations for Science North, the Hazelton Hotel, The Royal Amwaj.
She appears as an actress regularly in film and television. Elizabeth aka Libby also paints and is collected in Canada and the UK. http://www.elizabethlennie.com

Eva Almos

EVA ALMOS. Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Series for writing and producing Duckman Eva has worked on both sides of the studio glass. Throughout her career she has voiced thousands of commercials in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles, including KFC, Jello, Dove, McDonalds and Arbys, and, worked as an on air announcer at CKFM and Q-107. Eva is very familiar with the creativity it takes to not only be a successful voice-over artist; she knows what producers are looking for.

John Evans

John Evans JOHN EVANS.John Evans, Signature Voice for History Television, countless commercial V-O and documentary narrations. Actor/Producer/Director, Dora Mavor Moore Award Best Performance in True West. On screen credits include La Femme Nikita, Due South, Escape Clause, F/X the Series, The Relic Hunter, Warehouse 13, The Listener, feature films Big Town, Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang, The Museum Project...Producer/Director of over 30 recognition events for IBM Canada in Hawaii, Bermuda, Halifax, Montreal and Toronto. John also presents a seminar called Stage Presence, applying theatre techniques to business presenters including The Ontario Young Lawyers Association, and the Conflict Consensus Institute. ACTRA, Equity

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman BARRY FLATMAN - Appeared in dozens of feature films and television movies, a dozen TV series, created many voice characters for animation, voice-over and on-camera commercial credits. Mr. Flatman has produced, written, directed and taught for stage, TV, film and radio, has a Gold Record, been nominated for Juno and Gemini awards, elected and served on the National, Guild and Toronto executives of ACTRA, received the honorary title of President Emeritus for Toronto. Recent credits include "Hell on Heels - the Mary Kay Story", "Hanssen", "Monk", "Blue Murder", a recurring lead in "Odyssey Five"... ACTRA, Equity.

Susan Hart

SUSAN HART. Voice Director, Casting Director, Session Producer for dozens of feature films, cartoon series, video games, webisodes. Credits include The 99, Cat in the Hat, Stella and Sam, Nerdland, Chinatown Cops, Life’s a Zoo, World of Quest, Busytown, Yam Roll, Carl Squared, X-Men vs. Marvel 1 & 11, Brats of the Lost Nebula, Diabolik, Turtle Island, plus over 25 games for Playstation 1&2, and has worked with major International animation studios.

Jeffrey Knight

JEFFREY KNIGHT. Actor, recognised on TV for the Award-winning Take A Look At Us Now campaign for Ford, Jeff created the voice for the evil Col Morder for X-Box 360's new game "The Outfit". Voice clients include Sony Play Station (Crash Bandicoot), Moosehead Dry Beer, Esso, Bell Sympatico, Kellogs, TD Waterhouse, Rogers, Gov't of Ontario, Westjet, Neopets...

Julie Lemieux

JULIE LEMIEUX has voiced recurring roles in Rupert the Bear (Rupert), Wilbur (Wilbur), Gemma (Gemma), Growing Up Creepie (Carolena, Mrs. Monserrate), MagiNation (Evu), The Wumblers (Bertram), Clang Invasion (Robin) Busytown Mysteries (PigWill/Hilda Hippo), Monster By Mistake (Warren), What It's Like Being Alone (Beasly & Byron, Sammy Fishboy), Spider Riders (Hunter), Jacob Two Two (Renee, Nurse Bunion), CareBears Movies 1, 11, 111 (Funshine Bear, Love-a-Lot Bear), Atomic Betty (Nuclea), Angela Anaconda (Bunny Manoir), Max and Ruby, Bakugan... and millions more... ACTRA, UDA .

Karl Pruner

Karl Pruner KARL PRUNER is well known to Canadian audiences as TV reporter Dan Watson in the CTV series' ENG, as Ian Farve, in Showtime's Total Recall 2070 and as John Turner in the widely acclaimed CBC mini-series, Trudeau. More recent credits include the upcoming CBC movie, Chasing Cain II, and the feature film, The Recruit, starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. Karl is currently the voice of Lotto 649, the Salvation Army Winter Appeal as well as Acura, Coppertone and, in the U.S., Covad. ACTRA, Equity

Jim Rankin

JIM RANKIN 2002 Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance in a Children's Series, for Doozie in Scoop and Doozie, Jim is an Actor, Puppeteer and Cartoon Voice Performer with regular voices on Super Mario, Dog City, Bad Dog, Franklin the Turtle, Richard Scarry Stories, Rupert the Bear, Pippi Longstocking, Bedtime Primetime Classics, Freaky Stories, Noddy and Puppets Who Kill which airs for the Comedy Channel. ACTRA, Equity.

John Stocker

John Stocker JOHN STOCKER From Beastly in Care Bears, to Basil in Babar, Bugsy in Dog City to Father Cat in Richard Scarry, through X-Men, Mini-Man, Roboroach and Reg, to Voice Directing for Sailor Moon, Medabots and Beyblade, John has had continuing roles in all of these and more. John has also voiced thousands of TV and radio commercials, narrations, industrial voice-overs and dubbing sessions and is happy to live in the serenity of Bowmanville where he pursues his passion for landscaping. ACTRA

Jesse Thomson

JESSIE THOMSON has over 18 years experience as Cartoon Voice and Casting Director. Recent Voice Directing credits include Grossology, The Future is Wild for Nelvana, The Word of Quest, Gerald McBoing Boing for Cookie Jar, Miss BG, Captain Flamingo for Breaththrough. Voice and Casting Direction credits include Jane and the Dragon, Rolie Polie Olie and the EMMYAWARD-WINNING series Franklin the Turtle. Additional credits...Pippi Longstocking, Anatole, Anne Of Green Gables, Robo Roach, Dog City, Red Wall.

Debra Toffan

DEBRA TOFFAN Winner of 2 Emmy Awards for Voice Directing the popular animated series Arthur, Debra has directed features like Mischief City and over 50 series including Braceface, Mona the Vampire, Rupert the Bear, Babar, Peep and the Big Wide World, Country Mouse and City Mouse Adventures, Tin Tin, George and Martha.... Debra works regularly in Toronto, Los Angeles and London England..

Robin Ward

Robin Ward ROBIN WARD, Actor, narrator, musician, The Alan Ward Trio, on-camera host, CTV and The Weather Network. Robin's voice is recognized as narrator for Situation Critical and Forensic Factor for The Discovery Channel, off-camera host of Twilight Zone, PSI Factor, commercial voice of Esso and Lays Potato Chips.