My name is Courtney Steele and I'm a non-union voice actor currently based in Toledo, Ohio. I'm experienced in commercial, narration, IVR, video game, animation and ADR, having the privilege to lend my voice to a variety of projects with clients like LendingTree, Western University, Lilith Games, Hi-Rez Studios and Rocket Sound. I’m able to record for clients like these from my broadcast quality home studio, utilizing an Austrian Audio OC18 XLR microphone, SSL2 interface and Adobe Audition with RX8.
I am a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, identifying as a bisexual woman utilizing, she/her pronouns. I am conversationally fluent in Japanese, having minored in the language in college and lived in Japan for over a year, studying the language, culture and history. As such, I am confident in my ability to pronounce Japanese terms correctly and as authentically as possible. I excel at portraying youthful, sassy females, college and high school students authentically. I am able to combine the humor and tone of Gen Z and millennials into my performances, as I am right on the cusp of both generations.
Formazione
I began learning the art of acting in middle school all the way through college, having participated in numerous musicals and plays as leads, bit-parts, understudies and ensemble. Upon attending university, I briefly majored in theatre and spent one year honing my on-stage skills. After graduation in 2017 I continued with community theatre but began looking more into voice-over work, By January 2020 I bought all of my equipment and spent the last three years diving into VO workshops, classes and private coaching with a variety of talented professionals, including Tony Oliver, Richard Tatum, Wendee Lee, Mami Okada and Cassandra Lee Morris. I have also continued private commercial coaching with Richard Tatum and private character coaching with Cassandra Lee Morris and Griffin Puatu. See below for further details on who I've trained with and in what areas!
ADR Training:
Amber Lee Connors, Brittany Lauda, Chris Rager, Jason Lord, Kyle Phillips, Mami Okada, Tia Ballard, Tyler Walker, Sean Schemmel, Sonny Strait, Wendee Lee
Video Game/Interactive Training:
Ashley DeWitt, Bruce Carey, Cassandra Lee Morris, Christian LaMonte, Dorah Fine, Grin Puatu, Ivy Isenberg, Julia Bianco Schoeing, Joel McDonald, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Morgan Berry, Patrick Seitz, Philip Bache, Rachael Messer, Tony Oliver
Commercial and Narration:
Andy Field, Emily Latka, Richard Tatum, Suzanne Spaziani
Esperienza
I've been honored to lend my voice to ADR work through Universal Cinergia in projects like Enfermeras English Dub and The Huns English Dub.
I portray the playable character Switchblade in the video game Rogue Company by Hi-Rez Studios.
I portray The Magnificent Sol skin in the video game SMITE by Hi-Rez Studios.
I've also worked on a variety of commercial, narration and paid broadcast projects with clients like LendingTree, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., Amazon, Texas Wesleyan University, and Western University.
Peculiarità
IPA, Dialects: Standard American, Received Pronunciation, Chicago Midwest,
Conversational Japanese language (5 years of experience), infant noises, improv, driver's license, passport, knower of random Titanic facts