Need a memorable voice for an animated character, advert, game or branded film? I’m Darren Altman, an award-winning British character voice actor with more than 20 years of experience creating original voices, accents and comic performances for animation, video games, TV commercials, radio adverts and branded content.
From cartoon voices and comedy characters to accents, celebrity impressions or a realistic sports commentator voice, I can develop a voice from your brief or work with you in a live directed session.
I record from my broadcast-quality London studio and am happy to provide a custom read before you book.
Listen to my character and animation reels below. They cover original characters, comedy voices, accents and performances for animation, commercials, games and branded content.
Have a play with my fun soundboard! Explore a wide range of original character voices, accents, comedy characters and sports commentator styles. Click any play icon to listen.
Looking for a particular character voice? Tell me what you need and I’ll be happy to discuss the options and record a sample for you.
Selected video game voice acting credits include:
• Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
• Worms W.M.D., voicing Worm characters for Team17
• The Lord of the Rings Online, including Samwise Gamgee, Haradrim and Orc characters
• Batman: Arkham, voicing US and Russian characters for Rocksteady Studios
• BBC Bitesize: Significant People, voicing multiple characters
• Bullseye, voicing Jim Bowen as the game host
• MotoGP Arcade Game, in-game announcer and race commentator
Selected character voice credits for cartoons, animation, toys and audio include:
• Peppa Pig World Florida, Grampy Rabbit and Grandpa Pig
• The Mr. Men series, Mr Jelly
• Voice of the official Paddington Bear toy
• Voicing Numberblocks characters for Toniesplay
• The Sandman: Act IV, voicing several characters for Audible
• Here Comes the Grump for Netflix
• The Tories, voicing multiple political figures for an Audible audio drama
Recognition for my character voice acting, animation and commercial work includes:
• Winner, Best Radio and TV Commercial, One Voice Awards 2022
• Finalist, Best Radio Commercial, VOX Awards 2021
• Winner, Best Retail and Service Message, VOX Awards 2019
• Winner, Best Voiceover Showreel, One Voice Awards 2019
• Winner, Best Animation Performance, One Voice Awards 2018
• Britain’s Got Talent live semi-finalist, performing celebrity impressions
Let me know what character voice you require and I’ll be happy to chat it through with you, suggest some options and record a sample, so you get exactly the right style and tone for your project.