

One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. James will be happy to arrange your first Acting lesson.
James
One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. James will be happy to arrange your first Acting lesson.
- Rate $137
- Response 2h
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Students50+
Number of students James has accompanied since arriving at Superprof
Number of students James has accompanied since arriving at Superprof

$137/hr
- Acting
- Drama School Entrance
Online acting and accent/dialect coach for preparation in auditions/roles, both LAMDA and KTS trained. Founding director of: Monday Club and The Accent Centre
- Acting
- Drama School Entrance
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One of our best tutors. Quality profile, experience in their field, verified qualifications and a great response time. James will be happy to arrange your first Acting lesson.
About James
After graduating from Magdalen College Oxford in 2008 having read Archaeology and Anthropology, I trained as an actor on the 3 year BA at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), graduating in 2013. Since then, I have played snooker player, Jimmy White, in the BBC drama, ‘The Rack Pack’, and have had roles in a number of television series including ‘Call the Midwife’ (BBC), ‘Grantchester’ (ITV) and Park Chan-Wook’s, ‘The Little Drummer Girl’. I furthered my accent training as a coach through LA based Knight Thompson Speechwork (KTS), an internationally renowned accent and dialect organisation that continues the professional development of coaches. Through KTS, I completed the courses: ‘Experiencing Speech’, ‘Phonetics Intensive’ and ‘Experiencing Accents’, before completing their qualification in accent coaching. Check us out at (concealed information)
About the lesson
- All Levels
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
ACCENT/DIALECT COACHING For me, finding a character’s voice can go a long way to finding the character themselves. I am a qualified accent teacher, accredited by Knight Thompson Speechwork (KTS). Prior to this qualification, I completed courses in ‘Experiencing Speech’, ‘Phonetics Intensive’ and ‘Experiencing Accents’, through KTS, which are designed as further, advanced training for accent/dialect coaches. In our session(s), we will explore the 4 P’s: PEOPLE - briefly discussing the culture of the individuals who share a particular accent; POSTURE - exploring where specific parts of the vocal tract sit when relaxed, thus affecting pronunciation (a commonly overlooked feature); PRONUNCIATION - how to move from one’s own accent into the specific sounds that are made within another accent, using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); PROSODY - application of the musical features that are unique to an accent, such as common pitch patterns and rhythm. Sessions can typically run between 1-2 hours, and will continue until you, independently, or we, together, feel that your goal has been achieved. ACTING COACHING I trained on the 3 year BA in acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), and have been working professionally as an actor since graduating in 2013. I have been teaching acting since this time. I prepare actors for auditions for professional roles and for drama schools. I work through a series of bespoke acting methodologies to help bring out the sense of character within the given circumstances, with a focus on specificity. Methods might include working from the outside physical life of the character inwards, or from the inside out, with a primary focus on the text and how this informs choices. Often, a mixture of both is the most effective. Lessons are typically anything between 1-2 hours, and, depending on the goal, may run for either a few sessions, or on a weekly basis for an extended period of months or years.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
My work with James was thoroughly successful in achieving my primary goal of improving on dexterity in speech. We worked through several parts of speech in detail, including breath support, jaw release and tongue dexterity. Isolating these aspects really helped me to understand how the voice works and can be adjusted, and gave me the tools to make improvements alone. I use the tools we worked on regularly in my work. I would highly recommend working with James if you have the opportunity.
James led myself and a number of others in vocal work in group sessions over a two year period. I was highly impressed with his knowledge and the variety of exercises he called upon to help develop our skills. James designed the nature of his workshops with the general needs of the group in mind, but ensured that each individual received notes specific to their needs. I particularly enjoyed the application of the work to text, which revealed how effective the exercises were when put into practice. I have no hesitation in recommending James.
I recently used James’ service to produce some promotional videos for my company and found his training and tips on presentation to be invaluable in terms of engaging an audience. I am now in a position to put these new skills into practice on a regular basis and have no doubt that my business will expand as a result. His fees are fantastic value for money and I do not hesitate to recommend his services.
James is a highly dedicated teacher. We built a rapport quickly, which made sessions enjoyable and engaging. In our sessions, he was attentive to detail, and took into account my past experience (or lack of) in his field in order to generate a bespoke approach towards my needs. James helped me to feel confident in communicating my thoughts intelligibly with my clients. He intuitively knew how to resolve challenges I faced when dealing with technical aspects of phonetics. I would highly recommend him and have indeed recommended him to others.
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- 10h: $1369
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