Barbara Barnes

Barbara Barnes is a native North American, London-based actress.

She is experienced in a range of American and Canadian accents including New York, California, Texas, Mississippi and the Midwest, as well as a softer Mid-Atlantic accent.

Barbara has worked extensively in TV and film including 'Poirot', 'Miss Marple', Rebus', '51st State', 'House of Anubis', 'Archie', as well as in theatre (Royal Exchange Manchester, Riverside Studios, Bush Theatre).

She has created voices for numerous animations including 'Pokey the Puppy', 'Mr Men' and 'Chuggington' and has played warriors, witches, old crones and aristocrats in video games.

Barbara has many radio dramas to her credit including 'Anne of Green Gables', 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Valley of the Dolls' and 'The Big Sleep' as well as readings for 'A Book at Bedtime', 'Poetry Please' and 'Book of the Week'.

She is an experienced audiobook and documentary narrator, in addition to having years of experience in dubbing, ADR and ELT and commercial voice overs.