Meet the Instructors

 

Mike Kirby

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

Eizabeth Lennie

Elizabeth Lennie

ELIZABETH LENNIEis currently 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, Sick Kids, 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.

Katie Griffin

katie-griffin A film and television performer for over 20 years. Katie recently played a supporting role opposite Rob Lowe, in the TV movie of the week, "Too Late To Say Goodbye". Voice credits include the character, Sailor Mars from the popular cartoon "Sailor Moon", Ruby from "Max and Ruby", Julie from "Bakugan" and Hikaru from "Beyblade", to name a few. Katie has also voiced hundreds of radio and television commercials, and is currently the voice of "Clean and Clear", "Listerine" and "Mattel". ACTRA.

Nicky Guadagni

Nicky Guadagni NICKY GUADAGNI, an award-winning actress, voice coach, teacher and communications consultant, has coached many on-air reporters such as Brian Stewart, John McGrath, and Dr. Greg Wells. Nicky has been an actress for 35 years in film, TV, stage and radio, has narrated numerous documentaries, provided the voice for many TV and radio ads, read "The Stone Carvers" for CBC's "Between the Covers', won 2 Gemini Awards for television acting (nominated for five Gemini awards). She was originally trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and now teaches acting at the University of Toronto.

Susan Hart

Susan Hart SUSAN HART.Voice Director & Casting, previous experience TV & Film casting, agent, actor. Some of her animation credits include 'The 99', 'Cat in the Hat', 'Stella and Sam', 'Misers Christmas', 'World of Quest', 'Busytown', 'Carl Squared', 'Brats of the Lost Nebula', 'Turtle Island'- pilots Nerdland, Chinatown Cops- guest director- Life’s a Zoo, G2G -Video game director & Toronto producer for over 25 Capcom/Sony games.

Ellen Ray Hennessy

Ellen Hennessy Ellen Ray Hennessy, Cartoon Voice Actor, Director, Writer has just completed writing her third animation feature film for Paramount Pictures, cast and directed Z-BAW, an animation feature for Imagination Films and is currently script doctoring a new animation series called Mad Cow! "I help performers to lift copy and create a new language, unleash inherent lost story tellers to the art of freefalling, and reconnect the stifled child and forgotten spirit of the 'LAUGH'".

Julie Lemieux

JULIE LEMIEUX - 2010 ACTRA Award for Best Voice Performance for Spliced. has voiced recurring roles in numerous animated series, including Rupert the Bear (Rupert), Spliced (Fuzzy Snuggums), Wilbur (Wilbur),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), Atomic Betty (Nuclea), Angela Anaconda (Bunny Manoir), Max and Ruby (Louise), Bakugan (Runo)... and lots more... ACTRA, UDA .

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 has been a consistently active part of the animation/commercial voice industry for over 40 years. As an actor, voice director, casting supervisor and teacher, John stays constantly busy, principally in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.

Jesse Thomson

JESSIE THOMSON has over 20 years experience as Cartoon Voice and Casting Director. Recent Voice Directing credits include Babar in 3-D and Franklin in 3-D for Nelvana, My Big Big Friend for Breakthrough, Wibbly Pig (North American voices) for 9story. Voice and Casting Direction credits include Jane and the Dragon, and the EMMY AWARD-WINNING series Rolie Polie Olie. Additional credits..., The World of Quest, Pippi Longstocking, Anatole, Anne Of Green Gables, Robo Roach, Dog City, Red Wall, Gerald McBoing Boing, Miss BG, Captain Flamingo...

Debra Toffan

Debra Toffan

DEBRA TOFFAN winner of 4 Emmy's for Voice Directing "Arthur" and "Peep and The Big Wide World", has voice directed and cast over 60 animation series such as Total Drama Island, Erky Perky, Busytown Mysterys, Rupert The Bear, TinTin, Babar, Max & Ruby ...Debra is based out of Toronto

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.